The record-union., 1891-09-29
Afternoon Session.

AT the afternoon session Elwood
Bruner informed the board that property
owners on + street, east of Thirteenth,
whom he represented, desired that no
contract be let for the improvement of
that street until the lines thereof shall be
permanently settled, owing to the differ
ence in the width Of the sidewalks. He
said they did not want to go on and i'm
prove the street and later on find that
they had TO change their lines. All they
desired was that final action be taken.
Trustee Conklin said he thought the
present board should be overned by the
report Of the present Engineer. If other
engineers had run different lines he did
not see how the board could be governed
thereby.
OF one property-owner who had extended
his curb to the old line, even after having
been given the correct one.
IL was finally decided that the members
of the board would meet with Mr. Bruner
on Wednesday afternoon, and further
consider the matter.
John Duffy, the eXpressman, who owns
property on the street, presented himself
TO add his name to the Folsom gravel pc
tition.
He was asked by Trustee Mclaughlin
what the trouble on + street was about,
and replied that it was caused by Robert
q. Parker and Charles Heisen Because
p
they were trying to interfere with others.
That's just what thought remarked
Trustee Mclaughlin. Its another gravel
squabble."
DANGEROUS WALLS.
Sanitary and Building Inspector Starr
reported that the ruins of the recent
IRE on / street, between Second and
Third, are menace to the public safety.
The board instructed Mr. Starr onotify
the owners of the property to remove the
walls 0uce.
ONT STREET EXEMPTED.
The .Aended ordinance defining the
awning boundary, so as to permit their
retention on Front street, was passed.
EXTRA PoLICEMEN's SALARIES.
Bills were submitted for the pay of the
extra policemen who served during the
State Fair They were made out for fif-
teen days service, but the members of
the board held that the men were APP
pointed to serve for but fourteen days,
and the demands were laid over for one
week.
COAL OIL AND GASOLINE.
Mayor Comstock read proposed ordi-
nance prepared in accordance with Chief
Engineer Guthrie's advice, for the stor-
age of coal oil, gasoline, etc.
1t provides that dealers may keep 40
gallons lone drum, or tank,) on hand, but
II must be stored in a stone or brick
structure.
The board thought the wording was
somewhat ambiguous, and it was laid
over without action.
JESSE sLAUGHTER's RooKERIEs.
Trustee Mclaughlin thought the city
should take some action regarding the
condition of the Mrs. HoplIins-Searles'
property at Sixth and NJ streets. The
place is an eye-sore to that portion of the
city, and he moved that it be declared a
nuisance and that the representative of
the estate be notified TO remove the old
shanties within six months.
The motion was carried.
DEMAND FOR A CHARTER ELECTION.
Trustee Mclaughlin gave notice that
on next Monday ne would offer a resolu-
lion calling for a special election Ito be
held at the time of the school election in
December} of fifteen freeholders, whose
duty it shall be TO frame a new charter for
the city
BLOCKS TO BE IMPRovED.
d street, from Eleventh to Thirteenth,
and Fifteenth, from o to p, were ordere,.
graded and graveled
The board adjourned till l:80P. NJ. on
Wednesday, when it will consider the e
street matter and the Governors mansion
proposition.