The record-union., 1893-09-19
THE CITY FATHERS.
Two Ordinances Passed to Improve
the Looks of the Streets.
The City Advertising to be Divided
Up-No Supplemental Register
VIII be Printed.

The Board of City Trustees met yester-
day morning. passing two ordinances TO
improve the looks of the streets and
transacting variety of business.
Mayor Steinman introduced an ordi-
nance with regard to painting all poles in
the city except the fire-alarm poles. The
rules were suspended, ordinance read
three times, passed and ordered adver-
tised in the RECORD UNION.
He also introduced an ordinance pro-
hibiting advertising in any way on poles,
curbstones, ETC., which was also passed
under suspension of the rules.
A communication was received relative
to Mrs. Van Alstyne's sidewalk at 700 l
street, signed by Siller Bros, r. Butter
field and Thomas Mccartney, stating it
was built by them four years ago and
was in good condition. 1t was referred
to the Street Commissioner.
An assignment by the EUeniRg NeaOS of
its advertising contract with the city to
the RECORD UNION was received, and
Trustee Conklin moved that the assign
ment be recognized, and that the RECoRD
UNION be declared the official paper OF
the city.
Mayor Steinman said that the NeDS
could not assign it's contract, and moved
| that the advertising for the remaining
three months be divided between the
RECORD UNION and the Bee.
Trustee Green seconded Conklin's
motion, saying that the Bee had received
great deal of official advertising and the
RECORD UNION but little, and he thought
it should be given to the latter on the
same terms as the NelCS had.
The Mayor said that would mean that
the RECORD UNION should give four
months free advertising.
Green then withdrew his second and
moved that the board advertise for bids
to De opened the first Of next month.
General Sheehan, Business Manager of
the RECORD UNION, who was present,
said that although the RECORD UNION
would of course like all the advertising,
still the Mayors proposition was per-
fectly satisfactory to him. There would
be only two months, really, under the
NetCS contract, as the year ended Decem-
ber lst.
The Mayors motion to divide the ad-
vertising was then carried.
STREET MATTERS.
The board adopted resolution of in
tention to improve Eighteenth street, be-
tween Nj and n, with gravel, as the two
latter streets are graveled.
Trustee Green suggested getting a
sweeping machine for X and J streets,
but the Mayor favored setting men at
work with brooms and no action was
taken.
A petition was received for opening V
street, from Eleventh to Twelfth. and was
referred to the Street Commissioner.
ODDS AND ENDS.
Frank Reding was granted a license to
keep saloon at 422 * street, where one
already exists.
E. c. Hart obtained permission for the
Chez Kong Tong, religious society, to
hold its annual celebration from the 24th
to the 30th, saying they would not use
tirecraclerS and bombs The did not say
anything about revolvers), but would
only make the melodious strains incident
to such occasions and have street parade.
Bids for the sale of the old engine-house
at Nineteenth and L streets were opened
and Thomas Burns got it for S255.
j. Lang stated that a levee tax for So
| from 1862 stood against his property,
which he bought a short time ago, and
asked that the District Attorney be in
structed to cancel it. 1t was so ordered.
George Murray called attention to the
fact that dirt had been dumped on board
| sidewalk on NJ, between Seventeenth and
Eighteenth streets, instead of making a
new one as ordered. The Street Commits
sioner will look after the matter.
Trustee Conklin moved that the theater
ordinance be printed ten times in the
RECORD UNION, and it was so ordered.
Trustee Conklin moved to print some
supplemental registers for the coming
election, but the board decided it would
be too expensive.
The board then adjourned.