The record-union., 1892-07-12
EEASPERhTING SPRINKLERS.
The City Trustees After Them to Do
Good Work.
They Threaten to Take Away the
Contracts-Lfncoln's Claim for
Damages-The Sidewalks.

AT every session of the Board of
City Trustees complaints came in about
the negligence of street-sprinkling con-
tractors. And the board has invariably
given the contractors a severe shaking
down" every week.
Yesterdays session was no exception.
A number of the sprinklers were pres
ent, in response to the summons of the
board, and Street Commissioner Green
gave one of them, named King, a lectur-
ing. He accused King of neglecting half
of the streets in his district; of employing
incompetent men, who went to sleep on
their routes, and who wasted the water;
of neglecting the alleys, and of furnish
ing very poor service generally.
KING "sAssEs" BACK.
King claimed that he had been doing
the best he could, and intimated that the
Commissioners accusations were untrue
causing Mr.. Green to get very red in
the face, and to look quite angry.
Deputy Street Commissioner Mccoy
said he had gone over Kings district sew
eral times, and found that the work had
only been half done.
King denied the truth of the deputy's
statements, too.
There was quite a wrangle over the
matter, and King, as we'll as, the other
sprlnklerS, were warned by The board
, that unless there was a marked improve
ment pretty soon the sprinklers would
lose their contracts.
Several property were present
as usual, TO make complaints about the
neglect of the sprinklers and looked on
quite contented while the contractors
were being raked over the Goals.
PREPARING FOR A STIT
Lawyer r. T. Devlin appeared before
the board TO see what had been done with
the bill Of Judge Lincoln, farmer, who
recently put in demand for So 900 against
the city for damages alleged to have been
sustained through the flow OF city sew
age into the pocket" where he owns
land.
Trustee Conlllin informed the attorney
that nothing had been done with the bill;
that it had been simply ignored.
Mr.. Devlin declared that this was not
the proper way to treat a serious propo-
sition. THE law provides" he said,
THAT before suit can be commenced q
formal demand must be made upon our
debtor by the creditor" All we ask is
that you either approve or reject the
bill"
Mr.. Conklin replied that he knew of
no law which compelled the board TO do
one thing or the other.
AhOlC " do II Iiit S)IIlJGu exchange OF
words between the two gentlemen The
matter was finally dropped without any
aclon beng taken. 1t is understood,
though, that the demand is forerunner
FOR suit against the city.
BAD SIDEWALKS.
John Ochsner complained of the condi-
ton of the sidewalk along X street in
front OF the new Postoffice building. He
SAID 1t was almost impossible and danger
Gus to life and limb. The matter was re-
terred to the Street Commissioners
The board passed eight resolutions of
intention to order Reconstruction Of new
concrete sidewalks. 1
The matter of awarding the contract for
improving Tenth street, l. to n, with BIZ
luminous rock, was postponed one week.
On motion of Mr.. Conklin, City En-
gineer Boyd was instructed to make esti-
mates of the cost of raising the levee at
the foot of street.
Bids for grading and crawling @ street
were opened as follows: z. a. Miller.
S17,916 43; B. Labs, S17, 122 II; A. L. Roza.
SlS,OO2 81. Engineer Boyd figured out
that the cost to the property
would be IS 9-l0 cents per lineal foot. The
board awarded the contract to b. Labs.
REGULAR REPORTS.
Chief of Police Rodgers reported that
277 arrests were made in the month of
June, 1854 meals were furnished at the
prison and seventeen dodgers were ac-
commodated.
W. E. Gerber, City Treasurer, submit
ted the following financial statement for
the month of June:
Balance on hand June 1st...., $500 los 46
Receipts during the month"; 1880 O9
Total S277, 3o4 55
Warrants paid.........$79, 1913 50
coupons pa1d.......... 2,916 90
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Total disbursements............-.. $4,000 SO
Balance on hand July 1st..........$1 "a, 1894 10
Chief Engineer Renwick of the CITY
Water Works reported that during the
past week A, 042, 900 gallons of water were
pumped. The Holly pump was run
ninety-three hours and the Stevens pump
$50 hours.
After auditing number of bills the
board adjourned