The record-union., 1891-07-21
BUSINESS OF THE CITY.
Petitions for Saloon Licenses are Now
Rolling In.
The Trustees Postpone the Election OF
MISUNDERSTANDING to Va
cate More Streets.

At the meeting of the Board of City
trustees yesterday the first matter con-
sldered was petition presented by John
Olsen, asking the board to declare va
Gated the streets in the northeastern por-
ton of the city bounded by Twentieth
and Twenty-fourth streets; also A and
North b streets. The petition was re-
terred to the Street Commissioners.
FUEL FOR THE DRAINAGE PUMP.
Bids for supplying wood and coal for
the pump at Eighth and streets were
opened and the awarding of the contract
was deferred until next Monday. Bids
were submitted by j. T. Richardson, N.
Caffield, NJ. Hanrahan, E. NJ. Leitch and
the Sacramento Coal Company.
OIL STORAGE.
1t was decided to postpone final action
on the ordinance in relation to the storage
of coal oil and gasoline until next Mon
day.
The report of City Collector George O..
Putnam showing that some s. 900 of the
special police tax had not vet been paid
In was received and placed on file.
A recess was taken TIL l:30 p. NJ.
THE SEWERAGE sUBJECT AGAIN
At the afternoon session, after allowing
number of bills, the board took up for
consideration the matter of putting in a
new discharge-pipe from the drainage
pump at Eighth and streets TO the river.
Mayor Comstock was inclined to oppose
the purchase of the pipe, which would
not, he thought, answer the desired pur-
pose.
After the usual amount of talk on the
subject the specifications were adopted,
the Mayor adroitly avoiding to vote on
the matter himself
SALOON LICENSES GRANTED.
Applications for saloon licenses were
received as follows: Cunha Il Silva,
northeast corner of Second and L streets:
w. j. TOland, Fifteenth and n streets:
Robert Allen, 1910 Seventh street; w. 0.
Bowers, Golden Eagle Hotel; NJ Noegeli
5l9 X street; Joseph Frisch, 70S X street;
Theo. Blauth, 407 X street; Seth Gainsley,
300 Second street; j. O'Connor, 400 g
street; +. Gabrielli, us l. street; j. G..
Winkler, Twenty-eighth and r streets;
j. I. Barron, southeast corner Second
and l. streets; John Steen, 251l street:
X. Hellman, Twenty-eighth and r
streets; CortitZ Nelson, 5l3 X street; j. b.
Atwood, lois Sixth street; T. j. Buckley,
Twelfth and c streets; j. NJ. Gattman,
Turner Hall; August Roedergerts, Third
and NJ streets; Miller IL Fisher, $40 X
street; Mrs. p. Bryding, fremont House:
Thomas BiUtancourt, Twenty-tirst and O
streets; l.. Nicolaus, Twelfth and | streets:
Jacob Hensler, Twentieth and @ streets;
David Scmidt, 120 | street: A. Radke. $40
X street; Charles Dangler, 1873 Third
street; II. Schmiergee, 307 J street; David
Merrill, Eighth and l streets; Felix Me-
Laughlin, 20l | street; Fred Werner, 931
Second street.
The applications were all granted.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
The sanitary plumbing ordinance was
taken up, read, and laid over for one
week.
Trustee Conklin introduced an ordi
nance enabling the City Taper to so ar
range the house water-pipe system so that
the water can be shut off from any one
story of building without interfering
with the privileges of persons on any
other story. Laid over.
1t was ordered that the time for receiv-
ing bids for the construction of certain
sidewalks be continued for one week.
The sidewalk on the west side of Sixth
street, between | and the alley north. was
ordered replaced by new one.
WANTED-A HARBoRMAsTER.
Trustee CenlSlin called attention to the
fact that the Harbormaster was dead. and
moved that the board elect his successor
to take Office ON the first of the month.
tie nominated Joseph Wiseman for the
position.
The Mayor said he would like further
time in which to think the matter over
a great many persons had been after him
for the place.
Trustee Mclaughlin said he would like
TO have the matter laid over, and as this
suited the Mayor, it was so ordered.
STREET WORK.
a resolution of intention was passed
for the grading and rounding up of
Eighth street, from r to w streets
Bids for the grading and graveiing of
Fifth street, from \ to p, were opened
and read. b. Labs was the lowest bidder.
Adjourned.