The record-union., 1891-04-14
The Mayor and Street Commissioners
Go Through the Routine-More
Street Improvement.

PROTESTING PROPERTY OWNERS.
A remonstrance against the grading
and recobbling of j street, from Third TO
Fourth, was received and referred to the
Street Commissioner. 1t was signed by
John j. Bauer, Anna YuIe, S. Rosen-
field, M. Litzberg, ID. w. Quinn, f. w.
Fratt, Locke & Lavenson, Geo. c. Per-
kins, A. A. Van Voorhies, Mrs. Abbie J..
Eitel, Miss Foster, G. Iser, w. p. Cole
man, j. d. Tate and NJ. a, Burke.
WOODEN WALKS GOOD ENOUGH.
S. Dwyer addressed the board and asked
that the specifications for improving Six
teenth street, from G to p, be changed so
that the property-owners would not be
compelled to construct granite cross
walks at the alley crossings. They were
willing to pay for wooden walks
Trustee Mclaughlin promised to have
the specifications changed so as to con-
form to the wish Of the property y-owners.
cows ON THE SIDEWALK
A Miss Waldron complained that
Poundmaster O'Neill took two cows out
of her lots on Twenty-sixth and Y
streets.
Mr. O'Neill happened in the Trustees
Office when the complaint was made, and
he stated that the cows were staked out
with such long ropes that they prevented
people from passing along on the side
walk.
On the suggestion of the Mayor, it was
ordered that the PoundmaSter give up
the cattle upon the payment to him of g.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
Chief Engineer Judd of the Water
works reported that during the past week
z, ,2l8, 600 gallons of water were pumped
the Holly engine working 104 hours and
the Stevens 81 hours.
The bond of w. e. Gerber, City Treas
urer, was approved.
a bill from II. G. Chapman, amounting
to Sl4, for painting sign for Justice
Starr's office, was not allowed, the board
holding that Mr.. Starr should not have
ordered the work done without first con-
sulting one of the Trustees.
IN LIEU OF A PATROL WAGON.
A large number of bills contracted bv
Chief Of Police Drew and members of his
force for cab hire during the months of
| February and March were received and
ordered paid, but not before the Mayor
and Trustee Mclaughlin took occasion to
remark that hack and cab hire had been
getting rather steep for several months
past.
The Mayor thought good deal of it
was unnecessary, and the Chief ought to
be spoken to in regard to the matter.
Trustee Mclaughlin remarked that he
considered the bills too numerous, espec-
tally when the Chief had horse and
buggy which were kept at the expense of
the city.
A recess was taken till 1:30 p. NJ.
PROPOSED STREET IMPROVEMENT.
AT the afternoon session a resolution of
intention was passed to grade and gravel
Eleventh street from G. to II.
A resolution of intention to construct
an elght-lnch iron-stOne pipe sewer in
the alley between Seventh and Eighth, ]
and K streets, was also passed.
Resolutions ordering that Tenth street
from G to /, and Third street from p to
X, be graded and graveled, were adopted.
A resolution was passed ordering the
Clerk TO advertise for bids for sprinkling
the streets of the city for six months, for
nine months, and for year. When the
bids are received the board will decide
upon the length Of the term.
1t was ordered that all of the streets,
including and within the boundaries of
Twenty-seventh and Thirteenth, F and
j, be opened Immediately.
The board then adjourned, after trans
acting some routine business.