The record-union., 1891-06-23
AFFAIRS OF THE CITY.
No Public Funds Available for the
Fourth of July.
More Streets Ordered Irnproyed-The
Board of Health and the
City Plumbers.

At yesterdays session of the City Trus-
tees T. L. Enright and w. r. Knights, Jr.,
appeared and asked donation for prop
erly celebrating the Fourth of July.
The Mayor could not see any money in
sight at present, and so informed the gem
tlemen.
They left, but promised to return again
| and renew their request.
The board accepted an invitation to par
ticipate in the celebration on the Fourth.
AGAINST IMPROVING.
A remonstrance was received against
grading and graveling NJ street from
Fifteenth to Twentieth. The Street Com
missioner reported that it was signed by
majority of property-owners.
A remonstrance was also received
against improving Seventh street from L
to III.
THE CITY NOT y PASTURE.
An ordinance to prevent animals from
running at large on the streets and alleys
was read the first time. 1t provides that
no person shall permit any horse, mule.
| ass, kline, hog, sheep or goat to be at large
| or loose, or tied or held by ropes for the
purpose Of grazing upon any Of the
! streets or alleys, except when securely
| tied or held by ropes not to exceed ten
| feet long and III front of the owners
premises, and in such manner as to in no
way Inconvenience people passing on the
street or sidewalk. Any person violating
the ordinance shall be punished by fine
not exceeding 500, or by Imprisonment
not exceeding ten days, or by both such
| fine and Imprisonment.
BOND FILED-SALOON PETITION.
The bond Of Jessie Slaughter, as City
! Scayenger, with G. c. Brown and d. j.
Considine as sureties, was approved.
! The petition Of Louis Lock to conduct
a saloon at 207 K street, was granted. His
! bond, with Elmer Brothers and Il. G.
| Blauth as suretieS, was approved.
MR.. BURR's ECONOMY.
+. a. Burr objected to the payment of a
! bill Of S2S, contracted by the board 1t
was presented by W. II. jennings for
! painting the band-stand and the foun-
! tains in the Plaza. Mr.. Burr said he was
| taxpayer, and did not want to see his
| money squandered in such manner. The
| job could have been done for SIT, and he
opposed allowing the claim for S2S
The blu was unanimously allowed,
despite the objections.
a recess was then taken till l:30 P. NJ.
ASSIGNMENT OF CONTRACTS.
When the board met in the afternoon
| it formally acquiesced in the transfer of
| the P-street contract from Bassett 81
! TOuhey to the Street Improvement Com
! pany, and Of the contract for improving
! Tenth street, from @ TO l, by the I'M
| provement Company to Bassett II Tou-
| ney.
Similar action was taken in the matter
| of the assignment by H. c. Ewing to B.
| Labs of the contract for improving
| Eleventh street, from G to II.
WHARF TO BE REPAIRED.
| Trustee Conklin moved that the matter
| of the Improvement Of the small piece of
wharf at the foot of \ street, belonging to
the city, be referred TO the Street Com
missioner. SO ordered.
SANITARY PLUMBING.
Health Officer Nichols submitted sew
eral amendments to the plumbing ordi-
nance, relating to waste and ventilating
pipes, their size, character of material:
also regulating the powers and duties of
the Plumbing Inspector, aad providing
for the registration of all journeymen
plumbers. The amendments were rec
commended by the Board of Health
AT the suggestion of Trustee McLaugh-
| lin, the matter was referred to the Board
of Health to prepare an ordinance in
| proper shape, to be presented to the
! board at its next session.
| Trustee Conklin stated that John We'll
| had complained to him that the electric
cars were run at too high rate Of speed
! on Saturday night, while the Turner's
| procession was parading through street.
| The gentleman named thought some
| thing should be done to regulate the rate
! OF speed at which cars should be permit
| ted to be run on such occasions.
THE CONDEMNED JAIL BUILDING.
| Trustee Conklin also called up the mat
! ter OF the disposal of the old Water Works
! building. Something, he said, should be
! done to relieve the Water Works pump
| ing machinery, and he thought the best
| thing to do would be to erect a stand
| pipe to replace the old water-tank. The
| sooner some action was taken the better.
| Trustee Mclaughlin said he did not
! think 1t right to keep the police and pris-
oners in the old building and allow others
| to remove.
1t was agreed that something should
be done at the earliest possible moment.
STREET IMPROVEMENT
On motion of Trustee Mclaughlin, the
| resolution of intention to grade and
! gravel Sixteenth street, from g to 2. was
rescinded and another introduced to inn
| prove the entire street, from the north
| levee to X street.
Mayor Comstock was afraid it would
make too deep a hole in the street inn
! prOvement fund, but the Street Commits
! sioner replied that after all existing con-
! tracts were paid there would still be
| S40,0 900 in the fund.
| The work was ordered.
Resolutions of intention were also
| passed for the Improvement of Eleventh
street, from 0 to r Except where already
| improyed); also, II street, from Sixth to
! Seventh, and Thirteenth street, from C
! to K.
SIDEWALKS ORDERED.
New sidewalks were ordered on the
| south side OF J street, between Twelfth
and Thirteenth, from 100 feet east of
| Twelfth TO within 100 feet of Thirteenth
and on the south side of X street. between
Second and Third, on the east quarter of
lot L.
! CONCERNING GAMING.
The anti-gaming ordinance introduced
! several weeks ago by Mayor Comstocl1
was called up and read.
| Mr.. Conklin said he was weary of pass
| ing ordinances that were mere repeti-
tions of laws already in force. There are
| general laws against gaming, and if en-
| forced there would be no necessity for
| new ones.
| Mr.. Mclaughlin expressed similar
views. He said Misunderstood that games
were running, and if the Police Commits
sioners would say they haven't law
enough on the subject he would vote for
the ordinance proposed.
| Mayor Comstock said he would bring
the matter before the Police Commis2
sioners, and the subject was dropped.
THE SEWAGE SUBJECT AGAIN.
The Mayor brought up the subject of
| disposing of the city sewage. He did not
blame the people south of the CITY for
objecting to having the sewage dumped
down upon them, and had no doubt thew
| could and would enjoin the city from
pursuing the custom.
| Trustee Conklin agreed with the Mayor
| and suggested that he look into the nint