Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-01-01
TIE HOSE ROW.
FULL REPORT OF THE WRhk-
GLE In THE BOARD.
Gen Clarke Gives Notice Of
Injunction.
COMMITTEEMAN BGAY'S MINORITY
REPORT.
RULER 4 limit f.
COMMITTEEMAN BHAY'S MINORITY
4 SCH NJ TT X f.
FUSE TO MAKE ANY
COMPROMISE
The Board Takes no Action in
the Matter.

The Board Takes no Action in
the Matter.
The special meeting of the City
Trustees to take under considera
ton the purchase by Muller &
Schmitt of 500 feet of Eureks
Hose was carried to such a late
hour on Thursday night, that only
the result of the meeting was given
in yesterdays APPEAL. AS the
matter has created so much com
ment and discussion throughout
the city, the APPEAL here presents
| full report of both sides Of the
unpleasant controversy:
When the Board was called te
order there were present Messrs
Bray, Muller, Bryson. Klein, and
Kennedy, the President; full
| Board
When the Chairman took his
place there was large crowd Of
taxpayers in the room, gathered t<
see what was to be done.
The report of the Hose Commit
tee was called for.
Mr.. Muller, Chairman, reported
that he had purchased 500 feet Of
hose as contracted by the Board
and stored it in the Curry engine
house.
The Chairman asked if Mr.. Bry
son had any report to make.
| Mr.. Bryson-[ have not. The
matter has been considerably under
cloud, and [ suppose everybody
knows the facts.
Mr.. Bray-1 have a report te
make and | want it understood
that | do not make it either in the
interests of Muller or Rail, but the
taxpayers and citizens of Carson.
ALVEY REPORT.
Mr.. Bray handed the report tc
the Clerk, who read as follows:
CARSON CITY, Dec. 80, 1885.
To the President Of the Board O
| Gin Trustees. GENTLEMEN - As
one of the Committee. appointed te
purchase five hundred feet (5Ol
ft.) of hose for this city, [ beg
leave to make the following re.
port:
The Committee appointed by
the Board were Messrs. Bryson
Muller and Bray. [ called on Mr.
Muller to ascertain what the Com.
mittee should do; he informed me
that he had attended to the matter
[ afterwards asked him again what
he had done. He informed me
that in due time [ should know
The first thing [ knew he had SOC
feet of hose which he had ordered
from the East. He declined te
give me any satisfaction of whom
he had purchased it, he did not
consult me in the matter, and | am
inclined to believe that the hose
purchased by Mr.. Muller is an in
ferior article to that represented by
Mr.. Burton of San Francisco. The
hose IS of a. light quality, only
weighing about 81 or 50 pounds te
the 30 feet, with very heavy coup
lings. The hose represented by the
Eureka Hose Cos agent for this
Coast weighs from SO to 60 pounds
including very light couplings
branded Eureka Hose Co. both or
the hose and couplings. 1t is also
the Mildew Hose.
The hose bought oy Mr.. Muller !
am satisfied is not genuine Eureka
Hose, and 1 am opposed to accept.
ing it. [ am also opposed to pur'
chasing any but the genuine Eu,
reka Hose which was represented
by Mr.. Barton, which can be
bought, and was offered, at 81 %
per foot on time. [ am Informed
that such hose as Mr.. Muller pur-
chased can be laid down here fol-
SO cents per foot; if such is the
case, 500 feet at 81 Is, price named
by Mr.. Muller, would amount to
1913, net profit of $11O; then add
what was asked for at our last
meeting, interest would bring this
hose ap to about 81 20 per foot, be.
ing profit of about $l33; an then
after paying such price you have
the inferior hose. | am opposed tc
such bill. The matter of pur
chasing the hose should have been
transacted through the hands Of
the Committee appointed BY thu