The record-union., 1891-11-13
TEE CITY TRUSTEES.
They Meet and Consider Levee and
Election Matters.
4 Contract Let to j. c. Pie1son to
Riprap Another Front-Street
SectIon-Six Voting Precincts.

The Board of City Trustees met last
evening for the purpose of awarding the
contract for improving the Front-street
levee, all the members being present.
The Mayor said he was in favor of ac-
cepting the bid of J. C. Pier5on. 1t was
slightly higher than the other, but Mr..
Pierson understood just how to do the
work, and he thought it would be the
better plan to allow him to finish what he
had already commenced.
The other members conceded with this
view, and on motion of Trustee Nc
Laughlin, Mr.. Pierson's proposal was &C.
cepted. It is as follows:
Il propose to furnish the material and
to face the outer slope of such portions of
the front 3evee, between L and Y streets,
as are hereinafter specified, with riprap
OF granite rock, laid to an average depth
of twelve inches, and corresponding with
the work done by me last year between
q and L streets; the rock used to be in
pieces of from fifty to 500 pounds weight,
laid close and even and in good and
workmanlike manner. The face of the
leVee to be first made sufficiently smooth
and uniform by cutting down the high
places and filling the low ones to prop
ar:y bed the rock.
''Ihe portion of the levee embraced in
this proposal, consisting of two sections
OF 500 feet each, are described as follows:
The first beginning at the south line of y
street and extending up stream 500 feet to
the lower end of the present riprap at the
foot of w street. In this section the outer
slope ofthe levee is to be faced from high
water mark down to the bench land ly-
ing in front of the levee, distance Of
font
The second section begins at the lower
end Of the present riprap, sixty feet
north of the north line OF L street, and
extends 500 feet down stream. Over this
section the riprap is TO be laid from
high-water mark to lOwwater mark, an
average width of siXty-fiVe feet. The
whole for the sum of 81, 800 to be paid as
the work progresses, as follows: Partial
payments of 10 per cent of the amount of
work completed to be paid for weekly,
the balance to be paid on completion of
the work, as above described, in United
States gold coin. The work to begin i'm
mediately and to continue without inter
ruption unless high water preventS) to
final completion"
The Mayor was empowered to enter
into "a contract with Mr.. PierSon.
THE CITY ELECTION.
Preparations for the coming election
We're discussed, and the board decided to
have six voting precincts-one III the
First Ward, one in the Second, two in the
Third and two in the Fourth. The board
will fix some night when it will meet to
issue the call, designate the polling places
and boundaries and appoint the election
officers.
CONCERNING CHARTER FREEROLDERS.
City Auditor Young stated that next
Monday was the last day within which
the different political parties can submit
names to fill the vacancies in the lists of
Freeholders. The nominations have been
made by the conventions, but since that
time several of the gentlemen selected
have Withdrawn.
y few bills were allowed, and the board
adjourned.