The record-union., 1891-10-27
CITY TRUSTEES.
They Are Still Unable to Agree on
City Jail Quarters.
An Ordinance to Regulate Gasoline
StoraGe--A List of Charter Free
holders to be Named To-day.

holders to be Named To-day.
The first matter considered at the meet
ing OF the City Trustees yesterday morn
ing was communication from II. p.
Burr, offering to rent his building on the
north side Of street, between Second
and Third, for city jail, for 500 per
month, the city to make the necessary re-
pairs and alterations
n communication was also read from
w. T. Coleman on the same subject. He
offered to rent the Arcade building for
sI35 per month, and agreed to make neces-
sary repairs and changes that the Trustees
would require.
The Mayor thought that if the city
should take either Of the buildings the
owners ought certainly to repair them so
that they viii be fit for occupancy. How
ever, he did not know that either of these
places would be suitable. The Old Pa
vlLion might do, and there was also a
good building at Fifth and ] streets. 1t
might be wise to take the latter place. He
did not like the Second street place, be-
cause there were too many politicians
around and they might cause trouble
sometimes.
Trustee Conklin said he guessed the
politicians could be killed off easily
enough. But, to be serious, he believed
1t was about time for the Trustees to take
action. They had been dilly-dallying
with the subject for three months, and
We're no closer to a decision than when
the subject was first brought up. He was
tired OF this kind Of business and wanted
the Mayor to say what was to be done.
lie was willing TO leave the entire matter
IN the hands OF the Mayor, If, by SO do
ing, all liability Ofcriminal neglect would
be removed from his lConklin's) shoul-
ders. But he understood that it was a
subject which should be handled ana dis
posed of by the board, and he was deter
mined that something must be done very
soon.
The Mayor thought it might be well to
buy some building, but Trustee Conklin
wanted 10 know where the money was
coming from. He was opposed to doing
anything in the line of purchasing at
present.
Trustee Mclaughlin looked over at
School Director j. n. Payne, who was
present, and jokingly suggested that the
city buy back from the School Board the
Perry Seminary building. He said he
believed this was the place for a Jail, and
he presented petition signed by many
residents, asking that the Jail be removed
to the seminary building
The Mayor wanted the matter contin-
ued for day. In the meantime he would
prepare report and submit it. The pc
utlon of Mr.. Mclaughlin could also be
considered at the next meeting
Alter great deal Of discussion it was
decided to postpone action until the re-
port of the Mayor was received. He viii
submit it at a special meeting to be held
to-day at O'Clock.
CONTRACT EXTENDED.
1t was ordered that the time for receiv-
ing bids for a sewer between Ninth and
Tenth, \ and o streets, be extended one
week. There was only one bid sub
mitted.
CONCERNING AN ALLEY.
W. c. Fitch, who resides on Sixteenth
street between ID and 4, complained that.
according TO the surveys which were
made, the corners of the alleys would be
rounded and six feet of his lot would be
cut OH. lie did not believe the city had
any right to do this
Trustee Mclaughlin said the survey
was proper, and to settle the trouble he
asked the board to visit the locality in a
body and see what had been done. 1t was
80 ordered.
GASOLINE STORAGE AGAIN
Trustee Mclaughlin submitted an ordi-
nance which he had prepared in relation
to the storage of gasoline. 1t was read by
I
United two amendments to the Guthrie
ordinance.
Trustee Mclaughlin said that the latter
ordinance was not fair II one firm in
town was allowed to keep 10000 cases he
thought every other business house
should have the same privilege. 1t was
intended to beat some OF the dealers in
coal-0il.
The Mayor wanted to defer action. He
thought it would be better to let the
matter drop for a week or so.
The other two members insisted. how
ever, that action should be taken right
away. They were tired putting things
off.
The roll was called on Trustee Nc
Laughhn's ordinance, and it was lost, the
Mayor and Trustee Conklin voting
against it.
The roll was then called on the amend
ment, and II was carried, Trustee Nc
Laughlin voting no. The Mayor did not
want 10 vote at all, but Mr. Conklin in
sisted that he vote one way or another,
SO he sided with the Third Trustee.
AN ALLEY FENCE.
The petition OF the propertv-owners
asking that the fence of Fred Elliott. in
the alley between l. and NJ, Sixteenth
and Seventeenth streets, be moved, was
read.
Trustee Mclaughlin reported that he
had investigated the matter, and he
thought the fence should remain where i.
was.
NO NEW REGISTER.
The board decided that a new supple-
ment TO the Great Register would moi be
needed at the coming election. The old
one viii be utilized.
WHEN TO BURN RUBBISH.
Health Officer DIR. c. B. Nichols an
peared before the board and presented an
amendment to Ordinance No I42, Section
-. Ii was in reference to the burning of
leaves, rubbish etc. According TO the
amendment it viii be unlawful for anv
person to burn rubbish between the
hours OF 10 4. NJ. and midnight The
penalty for an o1ense of this kind is the
same as IS provided for in Ordinance 20.
I42.
DR.. Nichols stated that there was much
complaint about the burning of leaves,
especially IN the evening. The doctors,
residents and newspapers had COM
planned, and it was no more than right
that persons who were in the habit of get
ting rid of their rubbish in this wav
should be stopped. There was no ordi-
nance at present prohibiting them, and
tho Board Of Health desired the amend
Inent adopted
Under the rules the amendment was
laid over for final action until next Mon
day.
GRADING OF FRONT STREET.
Bids for grading Front street and a por-
ton of the I-street levees, preparatory to
ripraping, were opened. James Touhev
was found TO be the lowest bidder City
Engineer Mulleney's figures call for 4. IS7
yards of earth, and Touhey agrees to do
the work at the rate of twenty-three cents
per yard. This viii make the cost 1868.
The matter of awarding the contract will
be taken up at to-day's meeting.
NO CHARTER FREEHOLDERS YET
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