The record-union., 1891-10-13
The Election for Charter FreehoIders
To Be Held.
no Pay Yet for the Special Police
men-An opinion From the
City Attorney.

matter, and he was in doubt as to whether
or not it would be policy to vote for the
ordinance. Its passage might interfere
with the work of the Funded Debt Com
mission. At any rate. the city was get
ting along well enough at present, and he
thought ''well enough'' ought to be let
alone. If he were to vote on the ordI-
nance at present he would have to vote
''no," but possibly by next Monday he
might be able to vote ''aye."
Trustee Conklin said it would do no
harm to pass the ordinance and bring the
matter properly before the people. Then
both sides could be heard, and if those
opposed to the ordinance could convince
the board that it would not be for the
city's interest TO pass it, the ordinance
could be rescinded.
The roll was called and Trustees Nc
Laughlin and Conklin voted AYE"
Mayor Comstock voted ''no," and de-
clared the ordinance adopted.
The freeholders will be named by the
board next Monday.
A petition was received from Martin
Halloran and others asking that Folsom
gravel be used in the proposed improve
ment of d street from Eleventh to Thir-
teenth.
The petition was granted.
The petition of property owners that
his alley fence in the block bounded by
L and NJ, Sixteenth and Seventeenth
streets, which petition was referred TO
Trustee Mclaughlin last week, was again
taken up, and at Mr.. McLaughlin's re-
quest he was granted another week to re-
port.
THE SMOKE NUISANCE.
In regard to the nuisance which the
people living in the vicinity of Thirteenth
and j complained of at the last meeting,
namely: the vast volumes of smoke that
poured out of the smokestack at Hills
Wagon Factory, the Mayor said he had
examined the matter and he thought that
it would be amicably settled in the near
future.
WORK OF THE POLICE.
Chief of Police Drew reported that dur
ing September the police had made 249
arrests. The number Of meals furnished
was 1,521, and there were II dodgers
accommodated. The cash balance on
hand October 1st was 80 rs.
IMPROVEMENT OF STREET.
Bids for grading and graveling D street,
from Eleventh to Thirteenth, were
opened and read. r. w. Parker was the
lowest bidder.
GASOLINE AND OIL STORAGE.
An ordinance relative to the storage of
gasoline was read and laid over for
another week.
An ordinance regulating the storage of
petroleum and refined products thereof
was also read for the first time and laid
over under the rules.
a TRANSFER APPROVED.
The board passed an order approving
of the transfer of the Sixteenth street
contract by the Street Improvement
Company to B. Labs. The bond of the
company was Cancelled, and Mr.. Labs
ordered TO furnish a new one.
SPECIAL PoLICEMEN's PAY.
On motion of Trustee ConlIlin the bills
of the special police officers who served
during the State Fair were referred back
TO the Police Commissioners with in
structions that they be made out for
fourteen days services, instead of fif-
teen.
Mr.. Conklin stated that, although the
officers had served fifteen days, the board
had authorized their employment for
only fourteen days. He was in favor of
considering later the question as to
whether or not it was right to pay them
for the extra day.
MORE STREET MATTERS.
John Hughes was granted thirty days
extension of time in which to complete
the work OF grading Twenty-ninth street
from Fto O.
Resolutions of intention were passed to
lay vitritied iron-stone pipe sewers in
the alleys between l. and NJ, Twenty
first and Twenty-second streets; NJ and
y, Sixteenth and Seventeenth streets.
and and q, Third and Fourth streets.
THE OLD AND CRUMBLING JAIL.
Chief of Police Drew appeared before
the board and stated that he desired to
make a formal complaint against the con-
dition Of the old City Jail building. He
said it was a well-known fact that the
building was in very unsafe condition,
and it was inhuman to compel prisoners
10 Ja ocly cd hot
the board proceed Immediately to find
new quarters for the police department
DR.. Z. b. Nichols said that, as Health
Officer he had examined the sanitary
condition of the building, at the request
of Chief Drew, and he found it in a dread
tul condition. 1t was not fit for habita-
ton by any human being, and was in all
filthy and dangerous place. The plumb
ing system was OF the very poorest class.
and ought to be condemned
On the suggestion of Trustee Conklin,
1T was decided that the Mayor should call
q meeting of the board and the Police
Commissioners at an early day for the
purpose Of talking the matter over.
STREET COMMISSIONERS POWERS.
An opinion was given TO the board by
City Attorney Hart in relation TO the
sidewalk ordinance, and the power of the
street Commissioner in the premises.
He said that after sidewalk had once
been condemned by the board the Street
Commissioner had Jurisdiction to carry
out that order, and the board had no
power afterward to say when the work
should be started, or to extend the time.
Jf, when notified by the Street Commits
sioner, a property holder refuses to lay
a walk the Commissioner can call for
bids for doing the work, and have the
sidewalk put down. The cost of the
same shall constitute a lien against the
property, and by proper proceedings in
court the money can be collected.
CONCERNING ELECTRIC RAILRoADING.
Mr.. Conklin brought up the subject of
electric cars, and took occasion to re-
mark that several people had complained
10 him that the cars in this city were run
ming altogether too fast for the safety of
the travelling public.
The Mayor said several farmers had
complained to him that they were timid
now about letting their wives and fami-
lies drive into town alone. The cars
frightened tho horses and did not warn
people as often as they should.
Mr. Conklin said they did not ring the
gongs as often as they did when the cars
first commenced to run. He thought the
Fongs ought 10 be sounded at every
crossing.
AT Mr.. Conklin's suggestion, it was de-
cided that Trustee Mclaughlin should
confer with Messrs. Henry and Lewis,
With a view to having the cars SO run that
there could be no complaint.
a large batch of bills were allowed,
and the board adjourned.