The record-union., 1891-05-12
THEY LIVE HIGH.
The City Prison Uses Twenty-four
Dozen Eggs in a Month.
a Law Library for the Police Court
Other Matters Before the Board
of Trustees.

j. E. Camp, John Rooney, William
pointed by the Farmers Alliance of |
Brighton, appeared and urged the board |
to contribute something towards keeping |
the M-street road leading out of the city |
in proper repair. They claimed that one |
hundred teams, doing street work for the |
city, had cut up the road considerably, |
and it requires sprinkling during the |
summer.
After considerable discussion of the |
subject, the matter was referred to the |
Superintendent Of the Water Works.
ANTI-sALooN PROTEST.
A protest was filed against the granting |
of a saloon license to NJ. Hauser, who |
wishes to establish a saloon on Twentieth
and NJ streets. Referred to the Mayor.
THE CHANDLER SIDEWALK.
Two bids were received from cement
sidewalk contractors for putting down
walk in front Of L. G. Chandler's prop
erty on o street, between Eleventh and
Twelfth. Chandler refused to do the
work at present, and the trustees ordered
IL done and called for bids.
At the request of the Mayor, the open
ing of the bids was postponed for one
week.
J-sTREET COBBLE PAVEMENT.
Vi. ~.
Burke, w. p. Coleman, A. a. Van Noor-
HES, G. Eisen and A. Abbott, appointed
by the board to examine the condition of
j street, from Third to Fourth, submitted
their report. In their judgment the worst
part Of the street is that portion which
the street railway company is required TO
keep in proper repair. The cObbleS be-
tween the rails are irregularly laid and
uneven, but it was the cOmpany's buSi-
ness, the committee thought, to put them
in as they should be.
The report was placed on file.
CITY TREAsURER's REPORT.
The following report was submitted by
The City Treasurer:
Balance April 1st,.....:.............. S59,046 a
Warrants paid.s45o66 40 ~ 30 80
Coupons paid. "a ,2S8 90
Total bursements.................. 69,354 40
Balance May 1st....................... s78,488 50
LoNG-FELT WANT SUPPLIED.
John Friel was granted a license to
conduct q saloon in the block bounded by
Front and Second, NJ and n streets.
POLICE COURT CLERK.
Alex. Dunn, Clerk of the Police Court,
submitted report for the month of
April, showing the amount of fines i'm
posed, He also presented his bill of $3.50
Tor one month $ salary.
Trustee Conklin moved that the salary
be allowed Mayor Comstock was also
in favor of paying it, but Trustee Nc
laughing objected, and asked that action
be postponed until the afternoon session.
a recess was taken until l:&0 P. NJ.
Afternoon Session.
At the afternoon session of the board
notice was received from the City Board
of Health, announcing that it had APP
pointed DR.. c. 3. Nichols for Health
Officer
The appointment was confirmed.
A. II. Starr, Building and Sanitary IN
spector, reported that he had condemned
the following awnings: Southwest corner
OF Second and J streets: III front Of the
Mechanics Exchange on ] street. be-
tween Front and Second; in front of 323
j street; also, sol, sos, 5I2 and 5I4 street.
POLICE COURT CLERKS SALARY.
After some discussion, during which
City Attorney Hart said the law passed
by the last Legislature authorizing the
payment of the Police Court Clerks
salary was valid, the board, on motion of
the Mayor, voted to pay the salary of
Police Court Clerk Alexander Dunn.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
The matter Of the appointment of
City Scavenger was laid over for one
week.
a remorstrance was received from
property Owners on Third street, between
q and r, against stone crOSs-wallls on
that block.
Street superintendent Mclaughlin said
the remonstrance had come too late, as
the contract had already been let.
GOOD CROP OF DEAD CATS.
A note was received from the Health
Officer stating that he had found twenty
three dead animals in the alleys during
I n n a,.gt
to hasten the appointment of a Scavenger
20 remove such nuisances.
RELIEF FOR WILLIAM NAGLE.
The Mayor reported against allowing
the demand Of William Nagle for S25 for
alleged injury to his property, resulting
from the attempt of a person to commit
suicide.
1t was decided to allow Mr. Nagle So.
WHO GETS AWAY WITH THE EGGS?
The grocery bill for the month of April
for the city Jail was found to include a
charge for twenty-iour dozen eggs, and it
was laid over for one week in order to
give some one an opportunity to ascer-
tain what use was made of so many eggs
IN that institution.
CONTROL OF FUNDS.
Mayor Comstocll entered modest OBJ
lection 10 the Street Commissioner hav-
ing several hundred loads of gravel
placed on Y street and charging it TO the
levee fund. He remarked that all MEM
bers of the board were Levee Commits
siOners, and should have a voice in the
matter of improvements on the levees.
Mr.. Mclaughlin said that Y street was
n regular street and the Street Commits
sioner had authority to look after it.
YES" said the Mayor, but you put
the expense on the levee fund, and that
1sn't right"
CONCERNING STREET REPAIRS.
Tho city's cost of improving Tenth
street, from y to r, was, after some dis
cussiOn, assessed-one-fourth to the ex-
humati0n fund. one-fourth to the street
repair fund, and one-fourth TO the gem
sral fund
a resolution of intention was adopted
Tor the grading and graveling Of Thir-
tecnth street, from c TO l..
Also, that + street be graded and gray-
SIed from Sixth to Eleventh street.
Also, that Sixteenth street, from & to
ing.
It was ordered that Fourteenth street,
from q 10 l., be improved by grading and
gTayeling.
POLICE COURT LIBRARY.
The matter Of providing the Police
Judge with law books to the amount of
S3l2 90, was brought up.
Mayor Comstock thought that $3.50
worth Of books would do for the present,
but Judge Cravens said his Office need ed
oil that he had asked for
Trustee Conklin said il was hardly
worth while 10 make two bites of y
cherry, and moved that the books asked
for be purchased, and it was so ordered.
STREET ADVERTISEMENTS.
of Mr. T,T