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President Hawkins presided ovsf tse
meeting u TIE Board Il Police aud lare
Commissioners yesterday. Commss-
sioaers Loeiigert, More. Leisea aaa
Hateh were present
Accounts allowed. Poster. Stevens
4 Co., supplies. ss.la; Is. h. taste.
Tor lighting, Sa.oV. same. e. .6s, atle-
phone Co., messages, IS cents. + a.
otualey, supplies. - crn.s A. Mnk.
saaclng, $3.50 Leonard sons a Co.
supplies, 5 cents. r. \. Enllner. rt-
palIs, 49,: Acheim II. Went. rep2irs.
s2.l5; VIM lus.le. supplies, sos Is, , A.
Moran, horse, S-5o.OQ. Comnuniea-
tons weTe read from N. oaudori. oon4-
mltIee GA arrangement for Labor Day.
asking an escort Of police 10 lead tng
i.ne al march, September !, men and
discipline.
Prom J. IL. Taylor, tender OF reSgna-
ton a. part pay p.pemsn. Referred H.
committee on Meu and Dscp pine.
Prom \. Il. Miller. asking pay for
buggy damaged 10y IRE appafat1s Ike
felrod 10 Committee Ga Finance.
From Marshal LEMON, reporting
transfer Of Cesar Pierce, driver Ne.
steamer, to position ot driver 30. 8
chemical, Ia place Of Bliss, resigned.
and substitute Geo. Gotten 10 boz drVer
OF No. steamer. Referred 10 Conn
mlttee on Men aud Discipline.
From Assistant Marshal :. ". Baxter,
asking that the Committee Oh Property
be authorized 10 bay 400 bushels OF
oats. Referred 20 Committee Ga Prop
erty.
From Assistant Marshal Baxter, re-
porting damage done - \. b. Mller's
buggy by fire apparatus While respond
ing 10 an alarm Of IRE Monday evening
last. The accident Was unavoidable on
the part OF the driver Of the machine
owing 10 circumstances. Refered 10
Committee on Finances.
From Assistant Marshal Baxter, re-
porting damage done 10 truck No. > by
the breaking of two spOkes ia the near
hind wheel, while answering call from
box III. Committee Oh Property.
From +. II. Stem, secretary Board Of
/ Education, transmitting resolution, ask
l.g that the Jan.tors Of tue public
schools be invested W b police author
ity. Men and Desclp
From the Ahrous NIg Co., speciii-
cations for steam ylre engine. The
| president was authorized 10 execute
| contract.
From G. +. Daring and NJ. A. Ives,
application for position On the police
| force. Placed on ille.
From the full-tme men Of the FIRE
department. asking az increase ID pay.
Placed on file.
/ Trg,,, Nts,,s Eacsf,,of rernF,gF,7er 4 mo
| that james ID. Young and ". II. Brown
! be confirmed as policemen, having
/ passed the probationary period satsfac-
torily. Men and DISCIPLINE.
From Officer Is. {. Mansfield, asking
! leave of absence from August p Il
! September ., Inclusive. Granted.
From Officer ID. YOungbl0od asking
| leave OF absence from August Is T.
! September g inclusive. Granted.
! The Committee on Finance reported
adversely 10 allowing +. Bliss ths
money paid 10y him towards paying ioi
damage done 10 apparatus which VA
upset while going 10 FIRE. Adopted.
The Committee on Finance recon-
mended that the sum Of $1,000. proceed
/ OF sale OF old hose be turned into ia,
City Treasury.
The final account of Hosken and
Mamber for repairs Of No. 6. Engine
| house was deferred one week 20 accom-
modate the architect.
The parties bidding on heating appar
atus' for No. Engine house asked the
| privilege OF Withdrawing thor buds anC
! presenting others 90 conform with
amended specifications. Granted.
On motion of Committee on Men aDC
| Discipline the Board of Education wa
granted the use Of the engine house
| tor election of school trustees.