The record-union., 1891-12-08
SINNERS BY CHOICE.
Made Angels by Order of the City
Fathers.
Another Delay in the P-street Fran
chise-Whose Competing Line is
Now in Dangers

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sci for the many saloon-keepers who have
been arrested for violating the midnight
closing ordinance. He asked the board
10 authorize the dismissal of the suits, in
G.smuch as the ordinance which they had
violated had been abrogated. and the de-
PENDANTS had complied with the amend
Inent to it, requiring them to pay special
license to keep their places of business
open after midnight.
Mr.. Anderson further stated that Judge
Crayens had refused to dismiss the cases
unless requested to do SO by the City
Trustees, and he asked the board to pass
I'm order instructing him to do so, be-
cause the ordinance which the defendants
were charged with violating is now dead.
He said that Heinrich, Cook, Tamo,
Ellsworth and Kohne had all taken out
the new licenses allowing them to keep
open after midnight, and City Collector
Putnam was called in and verified this
statement
The Mayor remarked that he knew the
ordinance was dead. but it was once alive.
On motion Of Trustee Mclaughlin, sec
onded by Mr.. Conklin, the order re-
quested by Mr.. Anderson was adopted by
q unanimous vote.
INVADING THE FIRE LIMIT.
Chief Engineer Guthrie, of the Fire
Department, informed the board that a
building was being constructed on the
north side of K street, between Sixth and
Seventh, which was not strictly in con-
5Ormity with the fire ordinance. The
builders were getting around the ordi-
nance by putting some non-cOmbuStlble
material on the front of the building, but
IN ali respects the place was not safe for
Iremen in case of contiagration there.
The supports were wooden posts, and
should fire break out there, there would
De great danger of the entire building
collapsing while the firemen were at
york.
The Chief further said he had notified
She owners that they were not building
the place according to the provisions Of
the ire ordinance, but they paid no at
tention to his communication, and went
right along with the work.
On motion of Trustee Mclaughlin the
Clerk of the board was instructed to
notify the proprietors to cease work until
the board could ascertain whether or
not the ordinance was being complied
with.
COAL OIL AND GASOLINE STORAGE.
The Chief Engineer of the the Fire De-
Dartment was instructed to make tour
Of the business houses where coal oil and
gasoline was sold, and ascertain whether
ordinance in regard to the amount they
kept on hand.
WITHOUT HIS AUTHORITY.
Edwin K Alsip stated to the board
chat his signature had been forged to
Tenonstrance against laying a brick
sewer in the alley between Third and
Fourth, @ and r streets. He said he
signed petition for the sewer, and some
body forged his signature to the remon-
frf- Il In, 4 - l.
clerks, because he had asked all of them
il they had signed the document, and
they all said no.
Mr. Rosenfeld, who presented the
petition, said he went to Mr. Alsip's
Office and one of the men there signed the
remOnstranco.
After further discussion the matter was
dropped and the Street Commissioners
was given one weeks further time in
which to report as to whether or not a
sewer was necessary in the alley.
CITY LIGHTING CONTRACT.
On motion of Trustee Mclaughlin the
bid of the Capital Gas Company for light
ing the streets of the city for two years
was accepted.
Mr.. Mclaughlin then wanted to know
if the old company could not, in some
way, be made to pay to the city S1S56 for
the non-performance of its contract a
couple of years ago, when the Gas Com
pany commenced to furnish new lights
Nobody present excepting the mem
bers of the Gas Company, B. u. Stein
man and j. G. Pierson, seemed to under
stand the situation.
On motion of Mr.. Mclaughlin how
over, it was ordered that bill for $3.50
be presented to Joseph Redding of the
Electric Light Company.
STREET RAILWAY FRANCHISES.
The Mayor was about to have the pro-
posed franchise of the Central Electric
hallway Company on Third and on p
streets read, when Trustee Conklin sug-
gested that action be deferred for another
week. He said he was not fully satisfied
yet as to just what the property-owner
wanted, and he was not prepared to vote
ut present.
c. A. Luhrs told the board what would
be the advantages of a road on p street,
ana William Coyne informed the board
how it would benefit people living in the
southwestern portion of the city below 2
street. He claimed that he could get up a
petition that would be unanimous in Ia
Yor of a road on p street.
Elijah Comstock claimed that Mr..
Coyne could not do this. He would find
a great many people on p street object
zng. Neither they nor the people on 0
street wanted to be carried away down to
Third street if they wished to trade at
any of the uptown stores. They would
De landed by a roundabout way at Third
and J streets, and then be compelled TO
walk back. He believed that if road
were run on p street and Third street the
company would find people all walking
over to NJ street to catch the cars that ran
down street.
a heated debate was in progress be-
tween Mr.. Comstock and Z. c.. Nav
when Trustee Mclaughlin shut down on
The subject by calling up Trustee Conk-
Inns motion to defer action. The motion
vas carried unanimously, and action was
delayed until next Monday.
DAMAGES ALLOWED.
Henry Tither and James l.. Scott were
allowed $3.50 each for damages to their
property outside of the Ievee near Front
and \ streets, by reason of the work
being done by the contractors on the river
ievee.
Trustee Mclaughlin opposed allowing
Shese amounts, but the opinions of the
Mayor and Trustee Conzlin prevailed.
OFFICIAL REPORTS.
The Chief Engineer of the Water Works
reported that during the past week 26.-
l44, coo gallons OF water had been pumped.
The Holly engine was in operation 96l
hours and the Stevens 695 hours.
Harbormaster John II. Wiseman re-
ported having collected Sl32 so from
steamers, bargeS and the fish market dur
ing the month of November.
Il. H. Singleton, Superintendent Of the
City Cemetery, submitted his report for
the month of November as follows:
Number of deaths ~, brought here for
lnterment y. Interments were made as
follows: City Cemetery So, Jewish l. New
Helyetia Z, ST. Joseph 9, New Masonic 3.
Sent one body each to Wheatland, Lin
coin, Lemoore, San Francisco, Colorado,
Latrobe, Pleasant Grove and St. Helena,
Collected for sale of lots S3l6 %. permits
ss5T. exhumations $40, vault dues 50.