The record-union., 1892-03-08
CITY TRUSTEES.
Preliminary Action on the Submission
of the Charter.
Reports Submitted by Various Officials
Extra Policemen for Duty at
the Polling-Places.

At yesterdays session of the City
Trustees the matter of the advertising or
publication of the new city charter was
taken up for action. When the bids for
city printing for the year were submitted
recently each of the three daily papers
put in bids for publishing the new
charter, which the law requires TO be
published in two daily papers of general
circulation. The Bee was the lowest bid
der and secured the contract for the city
advertising and also for the publication
of the new charter, which it agreed to do
at very low figure.
When the matter of ordering the publi-
cation in another paper was taken up
yesterday Trustee Conklin moved that
the publication be made in the RECORD
UNION at the same figure as that allowed
the Bee. As the charter was to be pub
lished in one evening paper, he held that
the other publication should be in the
morning paper, as it was desired that the
fullest possible publication be made.
Mayor Comstock said he preferred to
leave the matter open for further compe-
titIOn between the other two papers.
Trustee C0nklin said that, in his opin-
ion, the possible saving of 800 or 5000
should not be the first consideration in
so important a matter as this. The law
contemplates thorough publication of
the charter, that the public might be
made familiar with its provisions, and it
should be published in the morning
paper at price not to exceed that named
IN the Bees contract.
The motion was carried. Subsequently,
on motion Of Trustee COnklin, the Mayor
was authorized to sign contract with
the RECORD UNION that such publication
should be made on that basis, in order
that there might be no mistake as to
terms. a contract to that effect was
drawn up and signed by the Mayor and
business manager of the RECORD UNION
5. B. Smith, on behalf of the Free
holders, submitted a number OF demands
for expenses incurred during their de
iberations, amounting in all to $S7S 90.
The bills were ordered paid.
Clinton l.. White of the Freeholders
read to the board the provisions of the
law governing the preparation and pub
lication of the new charter, its sub
mission to the voters and Legislature for
approval, etc. Its first publication must
be made within twenty days after its re-
turn to the Trustees, and it must be pub
liShed for thirty days. Within thirty
days thereafter the charter must be sub
mitted to the people for their approval or
rejection.
Mr. White presented the draft of an
ordinance embracing these provisions,
also the two alternative propositions sub
mitted by him to the F'reehOlders and by
that body adoptedD enabling the voters
to determine the question as to the reten-
ton or removal of the Funded Debt Com
mission.
The ordinance was laid over for one
week, under the rule.
MR. PIERCE AND THE IEVEE
Everett Pierce requested that certain
improvements be made to the Y-street
levee in front of his property, and it was
so ordered, the expense not to exceed
SO.
MORE ELECTION CHANGES.
w. 0. Bowers, H. NJ. Woods and J. w.
Hughes, Inspector, Judge and Clerk, re-
spectively, in Precinct ,, District l, re-
signed, and other persons were substi-
tuted in their stead.
Chief of Police Drew asked that he be
allowed to appoint ten special policemen
for duty on election day. The request
was granted.
OFFICIAL REPORTS.
The annual reports of the Fire Com
missioners and Chief Engineer of the
Fire Department for the past year were
submitted and placed on file.
W. e. Gerber, the City Treasurer, sub
mitted his financial statement for the
month of February, as follows:
Balance February lst...........-.. S7O,567 5S
Receipts during month....-........... $3.50 IS
S79,318 40
Warrants paid......~. S7,818 "a
Total disbursements,............,...~ S7,81s "a
Balance March 1st..."................ S71,5O4 81
Philip O'Neil, the Poundmaster. re-
ported that during the month of Febru-
airy he impounded three horses, four COWS
and 140 dogs. He killed 135 of the ca
mines. The fees for the month amounted
to $50 so.
Joseph Judd, Chief Engineer of the
Water Works, reported that %, 80, 900 GAL