The record-union., 1891-07-28
Two of Them Have No Candidates
for Harbormaster.
The Electric Railway Company Asks
for Franchise on p and Seventh
Streets-Street Work.

The Mayor said he did not know what
| 1t Yves, as he had not heard of it before.
Mr.. McLaughlin-"Wel we've acted
twice on this electric railway business,
and don't propose that the time of this
board shall be taken up any longer in
considering these proposed franchises.
We have given Mr.. Henry our decision
vice, and / move that the reading of the
franchise be discontinued and that we
proceed with our regular business"
Mr.. Conlklin said he desired to hear the
franchise read, and on the roll-call on
Trustee McLaughlin's motion the Mayor
and Trustee Conklin voted no.
The franchise was then read. 1t called
| for a road Oh Seventh street, from ] to p,
! and thence east along P street to TWENTY
| eighth; also on TWenty-Grst street, from
| o to p.
The franchise was laid over for week,
| under the rules.
| DANGEROUS AWNINGS.
| The awnings in front of the following
| premises were reported to be in danger
Sus condition by the Sanitary and Build
ing lnspector-609 Gil and 81 J street,
and SOL X street.
COMPLAINT ABOUT SPRINKLING.
| James Popert made complaint to the
| board about the manner in which the
Iwenty-tirst street, in the northeastern
part of the city.
Trustee Conklin suggested that all the
| sprinklers be summoned to appear before
the board, and be instructed as to what
was expected of them.
The matter was finally referred to the
Street Commissioner
FUEL FOR THE DRAINAGE PUMPS.
NJ. Hanrahan was awarded the contract
! fI7 h III
pump. He agreed to supply willow wood
for 50 30 per cord. l.. Richardson's bid
was for 81 per cord for pine wood, but
the board considered Hanrahan's bid
better one.
| GASOLINE AND OIL STORAGE.
| Trustee Mclaughlin moved that the
proposed ordinance regulating the stor-
! age Of gasoline and coal oil be referred
back to the committee Of gentlemen who
framed it, with the request that they re-
| port next Monday, and in the meantime
ask the dealers in oil TO come before them
and endeavor to make the ordinance sat-
| isfactory to all parties
The motion was carried.
PLUMBING AND DRAINAGE.
The lengthy ordinance regulating
plumbing and drainage, which was sub
mitted for passage by the Board of Health
at the last meeting, was read second
time.
The Mayor moved that the ordinance
| be rejected
Trustee Conklin said he thought it was
what the city needed, but he wanted it
understood that persons who had com
menced the work of plumbing in their
houses should not be compelled to follow
the directions of the present ordinance.
Trustee Mclaughlin said he wanted to
! let the Board of Health have some
! thing to work on. 1t was the duty of the
/ board to pass all necessary ordinances
that that body presented, and he pro-
! posed to assist them as long as they
showed a disposition to work for the
| city's interest.
Mr.. Mclaughlin moved to amend the
Mayors motion by adopting the ordi-
nance.
The amendment was carried by the
votes of Trustees Mclaughlin and Conk-
lin. The Mayor voted no.
Another proposed ordinance relative TO
! plumbing and specifying the manner in
which taps shall be made, was read the
second time.
..sMr. Conklin asked the board to pass
the ordinance, as it would bea help to the
Water Works, and ought to increase the
| revenue.
The ordinance was unanimously
adopted.
THE NUMEROUS SALOONS.
! proved: ed. Doherty, 1881 Front street;
II. 0. Otto, 905 Second street; Avis
| Ulrich, 120S ] street; c.. H. Meierdiercks,
1850 Twelfth street; J. B. Hoebschaum.
| 5Z7 K street; II. Schaumloeffel, 9lS J
street; Arthur Miller, Second and J
streets; j; w. Keating, 1871 Eleventh
street; William, Letter, 1901 Front street;
Mrs: Rosa Frey. Ninth and r streets: j.
| a. Vogel, 1901 NJ street; F. Eckhart. 5O7
Seventh street; Silyey & Arnold, 1924 Sec
ond street; Mrs. e. Pendergast, Tenth
and streets; Louis CATERS, $50 Second
| street; w. II. Carlow, 700 X street; John
| Didion, 4l4 J street; David Davis, 1922
Fourth street; Hart & Stewart. 724 X
street; Joseph Gering, Twelfth and |
! streets; Adam Damn GIG X street. 7
! Senate, 1923 Third street; Nagele q
| Svensson, 3O2 street; Rood & Johnson,
/ Tenth and * Streets Louis Walker, 728
! * street; J. n. Payne. $50 K street;
| Sweeney & Smitson, Twelfth and Il
streets
NOTICE NOT oBEYED.
| The Auditor informed the board that he
had written to the Central Electric Rail-
way Company asking them to file an
| abandonment of their roau on Nineteenth
street from j TO g, but had received no
reply.
| Trustee Mclaughlin said he intended
| getting up legal form by which the
/ abandoned.
| A recess was taken till l:30 P. NJ.
a HARBoRMAsTER WANTED,
AT the afternoon session a petition
signed by number of citizens was filed,
asking the appointment of A. J. Danis as
Harbormaster.
Trustee Conklin nominated joseph
Wiseman for the office of Harbormaster
| to till the vacancy caused by the death of
| y. A. Kidder.
! An awkward pause'' of several min
utes followed, and finally the Mayor re-
marked that there were quite number
of applicants for the position.
Then another pause ensued, which was
| broken by the Mayor reading a demand
of George Hack for s. 70 for repairing
a bridge across the drainage canal.
| Trustee Conklin moved that the board
donate the amount to Mr.. Hack He was
opposed TO paying any bills for the drain
age canal, as the people down that way
had employed lawyer to see that the
| city be prevented from using the canal.
! The motion was carried.
w. n. Tracy complained that he could
get no water for irrigating purposes OH
| his property at Twenty-fourth and o
streets. He said he did not need the
water for house purposes, as he had a
well, but the clerk of the Water Works
told him he could not turn on the water
without charging for mis- house. He was
| willing TO pay for what water he wanted
| to irrigate his alfalfa.
Trustee Conklin promised to INQUIRE
! into the matter.
! Mayor Comstock remarked that there
| was some unfinished business before the
/ board-the election of Harbormaster
/ Trustee ConlIlin said he had nominated
| candidate, and wanted a ron-call,
Trustee Mel .anphlin SajH 10 had ~