The record-union., 1892-07-06
RODGERS ULTIMATJM.
He Accepts the Appointment, But
Not the Courts Decision.
Violations of the Awning Ordinance
Sidewalks Conference.-The Street
Ordered Up at Last.

Police and thanking the board for the
same. Continuing, he says: 81 have
qualified as required by law under this
appointment, but in doing so 1 do not
wish to be understood as in any way
waving my claim to the Office by the
election held March s, 1892 I have APP
pealed to the Supreme Court from the de-
clslon OF Judge Van Fleet, and L claim
that was eligible to the Office by the
peoples will. In accepting your appoint
ment l do not waive or abandon my
claim and title to the Office by virtue
of that election. This communication,
as you will readily understand. is to pre-
vent any act of mine appearing as aeaui-
escing in the decision of the Superior
Court"
The communication was placed on file
NUMEROUS REPORTS.
The board received quite batch of re-
ports from various city officials.
r. II. Singleton, Superintendent of
City Cemeteries, reported that there were
thirty-four deaths in the city during
here for interment. He collected $193 80
In dues.
John Wiseman, the Harbormaster, re-
ported that he collected 1924 for leyee
dues during June.
Samuel Gerrish, Secretary of the Board
OF Library Trustees, submitted his an
nual report Of finances for the year end
ing July 1st. 1t shows that the board
has on hand 1914 Is. Accompanying
the Secretary's statement was COM
munication from Caroline @. Hancock,
Librarian, In which she says the library
was open 347 days during the year. The
number of books issued during that time
ll 400 F1hpn Shn wont tn classify
the books sent out. 1t will be sufficient
TO put in the figures for fiction, which
shows the taste of the general reading
public. In this class, 81, 1888 volumes
were issued. Two hundred and seventy
nine people called for religious works.
There are l0,l07 names on the register.
Only twenty-five books were lost. Fines
amounting to Sll2 so were collected. Nine
catalogues were sold.
THE LEvEEs.
f. r. Dray, j. 0. Coleman and B. Z.
Eteinman, as q committee, called the
boards attention to a meeting of citizens,
held few nights ago, at which resolu-
tons were adopted requesting the City
Trustees to order a survey and make an
estimate of the cost of improving and
strengthening the levee system. The
board received the resolutions and Or
dered them placed on file.
George Putnam, City Collector, re-
ported that he had collected Sl3, l2I so for
the quarter ending June 30th. He has
city licenses on hand amounting to So, 832.
II. A. Renwick, Chief Engineer of the
Waters Works, reported that 43,770,000
gallons of water were pumped Tor the
week ending July Sd. The Holly pump
was run IS and the Stevens pump 157
hours.
Poundmaster McNulty submitted his
report for June. During that month he
lF,gly1 nd
dogs. Two hundred and eighteen of the
dogs were killed. He collected $40 in
fees.
ORDINANCE VIOLAToRS.
Building Inspector Nichols appeared
before the board and reported that he had
condemned the awnings at 3l7 and $40 j
street. There was some question. though.
as to whether his orders would be obeyed
by the property owners. He had re-
Gently had an experience, he said, on this
point. j. ID. Tate had put up an awning
on l street. in Chinatown in violation of
the law, and after he had been warned
not to do so.
Commissioner Green said great many
persons took a delight in defying the law.
lie was getting tired, he said, of notify
ing people to fix their sidewalks or avn
ings, and having them laugh at him. If
the law was ofvany force, he was in favor
OF making an example Of somebody.
Mayor Comstock did not think it would
be wise to have the awnings pulled down
now, on account of the warm weather.
IL would be better to wait while.
ANOTHER PROSPECTIVE FRANCHISE.
The Central Electric Railway Company
fled a formal acceptance of the franchise
recently granted it TO run a road on Tenth
street, from p to the City Cemetery.
The company also filed petition for a
new franchise to run q branch line from
4, ~. zzN4r, H..
@, and out the latter street to Twentieth
Mayor Comstock Immediately made
speech against the proposed new road
He was resident of q street, and knew
of his own knowledge that seven eighths
OF the property along the pro-
posed route were opposed to the road.
Mr.. Conklin said it was 40 more than
right that the petition should take the
usual course, and not be squelched at the
start. 1t should be read the first time.
and laid over week for further consid-
Grafton.
AN EARLY KICK.
o. P. Willis addressed the board in OBJ
position to the road. A remonstrance had
been gotten up, he said, but the impres-
had abandoned the idea of asking for a
franchise, and the remonstrance was
dropped.
J. II. Henry, President of the com
pany, said some people were crying be-
fore they were hurt. The remonstrance
had been gotten up before it was known
that the road intended to apply for fran
chise. While some people were opposed
to the branch, many favored it. The COM
pany was DESTROYS of completing its sys-
tenn of railways by putting in one more
cross road. The lines were now three
blocks apart, and by putting the new
road on @ street the lines would be in
ex-Stor,, Ia order IT wOrld ba
UNwIsE TO PARALLEL
One Of the present roads within two
blocks, and for this reason the company
did not desire TO equip the H-street line,
which was purchased from the Carey
system. The proposed new branch
would be q great convenience during the
State Fair, and would accommodate shop
men who live in the northeastern part of
the city.
Mr.. Willis put in another objection,
and that was that the proposed new
branch would not be operated after
O'Clock in the evening.
Mr.: Henry said he would run the cars
after O'Clock if they would pay.
Alter some further talk the franchise
was laid over for week.
The matter of improving two blocks
on tenth street. in front of the Capitol,
with bituminous rock, was laid over for
further consideration until 7:30 o'clock
this evening, when the Trustees. con-
tractors and property-owners will meet
and look into the matter.
Q-sTREET AT LAST.
T. C. May, the Q-street Improvement
chanpion.ap appeared before the board again
and made his usual demand that that
street be graded and graveled.
The usual excuse was made nv tbe
board that the city could not nav its
one-fourth of the cost, as the street bonds
he'd not been sold.
.'I'll agree" said Mr.. May, to take the