, 1889-03-20
IN A MILD FORM.
A Modification of the Vetoed 0rdi.
nance Enacted.
1t Makes the City Engineers Term
of Office One Year.
Other Matters Considered by the
City Council.
SOMEWHAT DIFFERENT.


A modification of the noted ''numer-
Gus officers ordnance vetoed by Mayor
Riner at the council meeting March 5
was introduced by Alderman Hunt last
evening and passed after a suspension of
the rules Mr.. Altman voted in the neg
alive.
The substance of the original ordinance
has been twice published in THE LEA
DER It's most vital provisions were the
clauses making all employees officers and
comforting upon the mayor greater appoin-
tive power-in short enlarging the ma
chinery of the city government. The sub
stitute says:
1t shall be the duty of the water COM
missioner to attend to the city dam and
the entire system of the water works of
the city, to keep in order all the fences
surrounding the lakes; keep the bitches
in order and report daily to the city mar
shall for orders respecting places where
water should be cut off or turned on. His
salary is fixed at $75 per month.
lue uullec vi Lue euRluetr VI Inc pump
house are defined. He is to be at the
pump house at all hours of the day or
night, he is to give personal attention to
the pumps, engines and machinery. His
salary is fixed at $S5 per month, with use
of pump house free o frent.
The duties of the street commissioner
are defined. He is to have general super
vision of all work done on the streets and
alleys. His salary is to be $75 per month,
The park commissioner is to superin-
tend and take Care of the public parks of
the city, subject to the orders Of the com
mittee on parks. His salary is fixed at
SOS while actually employed.
The engineer of the pump house is to
be appointed by the mayor and confirmed
bp the council.
The water commissioner shall be nomi-
mated by the committe on water and sew
erage. The street commissioner shall be
nominated by the committee IN streets
and alleys; the park commissioner by the
committe on parks.
The city engineer shall be appointed
for one year. His term is now two years.
The appointments of the water commits
sioner, the street commissioner and the
park commissioner shall not be for any
specified time.
ESTIMATES.
The city engineer was instructed to pre-
pare an estimate of the cost of cleaning
and repairing city bitches.
An estimate for the extension of the
water system was referred to the appro-
pirate committee.
City Clerk Kuykendall was instructed
to advertise tor bids for the dyking of Lake
M%innehaha. An estimate for the work
was presented. The park committee will
deal with the contractors.
CRIBS.
The city wishes additional cribs con-
structed at the head of the water system
and bids for the work are to be solicited.
MORE WATER FOB THE CEMETERY.
The water and sewerage committee is
to contract for the laying of 400 feet of
pipe and placing of three additional by
drants in the city cemetery.
LAID OVER
Mr.. McGregor's saloon license ordi-
nance was once more laid over. This
city statute says that the applicant for a
license must have the endorsement of all
property holders on each side of the street
for a block. 1t has been laid over several
times.
RIGHT OF WAY.
An ordinance allowing the Burlington
to lay track on Van Lennen street be-
tween Fifteenth and Sixteenth and in the
fifteenth street alley was passed under
suspension of rules.
N BILL.
Graham, Emler & PASSWORDS bill OF
1921 for a large lawn mower and sweeper
Was allnxed