The record-union., 1891-02-03
The Board Decides Not to Grant Mr..
Houser a License.
Vigorous Protest of Property Owners
Against the Proposed Construc-
ton OF a Sewer.

Mclaughlin to order Il sewer laid in that
alley. He did not know of one property
owner who was i'll favor of the proposed
work. They all considered that they had
been taxed enough i'll one year on ae-
of grading which had been done on
N and o streets.
Mr.. Mclaughlin said he had not been
requested by any one to construct a
sewer in that particular alley, but re-
quests had been made that those blocks
be connected directly with the N-street
sewer.
The remonstrance was such q formid-
able one that the sewer will not be laid.
SALOON LICENSE REFUSED.
The matter of taking action on the petit
ton of Matt Houser, to be allowed to es-
tablish saloon on the southeast corner
OF Twentieth and NJ streets, was brought
up by the Mayor. He stated that there
was only one course for the board to pur-
sue. The application of MIR. Houser con-
tanned the signatures of eight residents in
the block, and the remonstrance was
signed by seventeen persons living in
the same block. The board had nothing
to do but refuse to issue a license.
Mr.. Mclaughlin said he was not GER
tain whether or not the words block or
square, in the ordinance meant the prop
erty fronting on the street on which the
saloon was to be opened, or the entire
block.
One of the signers Of the remonstrance
said it did not make any difference
whether the board would consider the
whole block, or the property fronting on
NJ street. The remonstrance had ma
jority of signatures, no matter how the
board decided to consider it.
Mr.. Mclaughlin wanted the City At
torney's opinion on the question and the
matter was laid over.
City Attorney Hart was seen shortly
afterward ana gave it as his opinion that
the language of the ordinance could not
be construed to mean anything other
than the entire block
Avote was then taken on the application
of Mr.. Houser and the Mayor and Trus-
tee Wolf voted to refuse to issue the
license.
~ Mr.. Mclaughlin said he was not going
to vote against the application of Mr..
Houser for the reason that the board had
not voted intelligently on several appli-
cations that had been made in the past
two months. License had been issued
when the petitions were presented signed
only by a majority of residents on prop
erty fronting on the street on which the
saloons were to be established.
The Mayor declared that the motion to
refuse the license wa scarried.
MONTHLY REPORTS.
n. A. Kidder, Harbormaster. reported
that he had collected Sl37 from barges and
steamers during the month of January.
Chief of Police Drew reported for the
month of January as follows: Number of
arrests, III; dodgers accommodated. 66:
meals furnished, 1,533; cash balance on
hand February lSt 81 90
X. III. Singleton, Superintendent of the
CityCemetery, reported as follows: Num-
Der of deaths, 81; brought here for inter-
ment, Is. Inferred as follows: City Gem
etery, %; New Helvetia, IA; st. Joseph,
s.; sent one body each to China, Reno,
lected for sale of lots, ST %; permits, S65;
exhumation, $40; total, Sl46 Is.
Poundmaster Philip O'Neil reported
having impounded s horses, cows and
81 dogs during the month of January.
Fifty-six dogs We're killed. All of the
cattle We're redeemed. Twenty-one dol
lars was charged for impounding the said
animals.
QUANTITY AND QUALITY LACKING.
James Popert complained to the board
that the gravel used in the grading of IL
street, near Twenty-first, was of a very
poor quality and worse than mud. Mr..
Carey had raised his street-car track to
the proper grade and placed good gravel
between the rails, and the difference could
readily be seen between the material he
used and that which Bassett tE Touhey.
the contractors, put on the rest Of the
street.
Mr.. Popert also stated that the con-
tractors had not put the required amount
of gravel on the street.
Engineer Pierson was called in and he
stated that the contractors had not put
the required amount of gravel in the
cutters, and some of the material used was
not OF the best quality.
Mr.. Touhey said he proposed to repair
the street in front of Mr.. Popert's prop
erty, so that it would be satisfactory to
him.
You don't need to pay any assessment
until the street is graveled to suit You,
Mr.. Popert," said Trustee Mclaughlin.
This bit of advice highly pleased Mr..
Popert and thanking the board, he
walked out.
FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE SCHOOLS.
Albert Hart, Superintendent of CITY
Schools, submitted a statement of the re,
ceipts and expenditures of the Board of
Education during the year $780, The
total receipts from taxation, non-resi-
dents tuition and other sources were
S97, 795 SO. The expenditures for the year
announced to S94,5l9 30, S75,l64 so of which
went for teachers salaries and the re-
mainder for janitors' salaries, fuel, rent
stationery, insurance, furniture, repairs
library, etc. The board was compelled to
borrow 5000 from moneys due for this
years support. Mr.. Hart estimates that
Sll0,730 will be necessary to run the de-
partment this year and he requests that
thirty-five cents on the 500 be levied for
the support of the schools.
.'HoKEy-PoKEY," ''cRAPs," ETC.
An ordinance was introduced and read
for the first time, making it mis-
demeanor for any person to conduct or
carry on in any saloon, bar-room, club
room or other public or private place, the
games '.hokey-pokey." 'swheel Of for
tune" or craps" The punishment fixed
for violating the ordinance is fine not
less than 500 or more than $500, or inn
prisonment not less than sixty days or
more than six months; or both fine and
imprisonment.
The ordinance will be brought up next
Monday for final action.
STREET WORK.
Bids for the grading of w street from
Eighth to Tenth, were opened, and b.
Labb's bid was found to be the lowest.
Guthrie Bros. were awarded the con-
tract for constructing sewers in the alleys
between and Q, Thirteenth and Fiji
teenth streets, and X and L, Sixteenth
and Seventeenth streets.
The following resolutions of intention
were passed: TO grade and gravel the
alleys between Front and Second. K and
@ streets; to grade and gravel Sixteenth
street, from G to O.; to construct an eight
inch iron-stone sewerpipe in the alleys
between X and L, Thirteenth and Six
teenth streets.
A recess was taken until 1:3O P. NJ
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the afternoon session communities
ton was received from John Hughes, re-
questing permission of the board to grade
and gravel half of the street in front of
lots !. .. 3 and on 2 street hetwean