, 1891-03-18
SHORT N SWEET.
The City Council Quickly Transacts
Its Business.
An Adjourned Meeting Today to
Consider the Bonds.
Councilman HeIlman Failed to Find
Mr.. Van TasseII.

The city council held its regular meet
ing last night, Mayor Bresnaheu in the
chair and all the members present except
ing Councilman Ross who was detained
at home by the grippe.
NEW ENGINE.
The water committee recommended,
after due consideration, that the bid of
the Holly Water company to furnish a
new engine for the water system at a cost
of $40, 900 be accepted. The report was
adopted by the council.
WANTS TO BUILD.
Ben Ekdall presented a petition asking
for a permit to build a corrugated iron ad-
dition to the Key City hotel. The petit
ton was referred to the proper committee.
BATHER DISAPPOINTING.
The bids for the vladuct, water, and
water ~refunding bonds were rather disap,
pointing as the bidders, excepting one,
bid par for the bonds aud then asked
commission in varying sums for selling
them.
The follow nG were the bids presented:
Rollins Investment company of Denver,
1925, 900; viaduct aud water bonds at par
and 500, 900 water refunding bonds at par
charging "a per cent commission for
making the sale.
N. U. Harris of Chicago for S2l3, 900
worth at par aud will charge u per cent
on the sale.
W. j. Hayes of Cleveland, Ohio,
1928, 900 water and viadact bonds at par
aud will charge ct per cent commission
for making the sale.
Splitter & Co. would take the whole
amount OF bonds at par charging 10 per
cent on the sale of sl25. 900 worth and 6
per cent on $Ss, 900 worth of bonds.
Parson. Leach & Co., OF New York
were the only ones whose bid could be
accepted under the ordinance, but their
bid was not accompanied by the required
check. They offered l0I per cent for the
bonds.
The Fidelity Trust company of Kansas
City offered Sls7,4 for the whole lot.
The matter was referred to the finance
committee for examination as the council
could accept hone of the bids under the
ordinance.
NEW HOSE.
Councilman Bond asked permission
from the council to purchase l 800 feet of
Hose and a ne@ fire bell for the South
Side. Councilman Robins made an OBJ
lection to any extra expense as the non
selling of the bonds would probably rem.
der it necessary to cut down expenses.
The motion for the purchasing Of the
new hose. however, was passed.
NO VARIETIES.
Mayor Bresnahen notified the council
that he had approved the ordinance re-
%pealing the ordinance granting licenses to
variety theaters.
ANOTHER ORDINANCE
Councilman jerks introduced an ordl-
dlnance amending the ordinance concern
ing the use Of water. The ordinance pro-
vides that water shall be used for irrigat-
ing during the season only between the
hours of ( D. IN. and 9p, m. and that the
irrigating season shall extend from the
LIST of May to the lst OF October. Dur
ing other portion OF the year water shall
be used tor irrigatinG only on Saturdays
and during the hours between 4 p. m.
and 9 D. M. No yard fountain shall be
used longer than six hours per day and
not after 9 o'clock p. IN. The ordinance
was laid over under the rules.
THoMEs STREET vIADUCT.
Councilman Harrington made a motion,
which was passed, iustructinG the city en-
gineer at his earliest convenience to draw
plans and specifications Tor the Themes
street viaduct. The motion was adopted
and the engineer so instructed by the
mayor.
FIRE CHIEF MATTER.
The committee on the FIRE department
made a report on the fire chief muddle.
They explained that neither they MOI the
council had any authority to call on the
secretary of the Hook and Ladder com
pany for the books aud list of members
so as to investigate the subject. They
had made a request for the books and
had been refused, therefore they begged
to be excused from further consideration
OF the question.
RHOAD II PLUMBER.
The bends of o. F. Rhoads as a
plumber we're approved.
HELLMANs D]ERELICTIoN.
The mayor suggested hat a report from
the police commute, who had been APP
pointed to interview Mr.. Van Tassell
and see if he would accept the position of
marshal, if confirmed, was due. Mr..
Hellmau, chairman OF the committee,
had not seen Mr.. Van Tassell to talk to
him, Therefore, could not report. The
mayor thought it strange that as Mr..
Van Tassell was passing Mr.. Hellman's
store every day that he could not see him.
He announced that the action of the
police committee would have no effect on
his future course Of action in regard to
the matter.
AN ADJOURNED MEETING.
As the city clerk has te%leQraphed to
Messrs. Parson, Leach & Co. in regard
to the certified check required as a
guarantee for bidders for the bonds and
they are understood to be good men who
will probably be heard from today the
council decided to adjourn till 3 p. IN. to.
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