The record-union., 1893-01-24
SLhUdHTER'S SHAHTIEN.
They Pass the Inspection of Sanitary
and Other Experts,
Despite the Public's Condemnation Of
the VilIage-City Trustees Accept
the M-Street Crawling.

Staughterville won temporary victory
before the City Board of Trustees yester-
day. After the board had learned how
much water the city had consumed dur
ing the preceding week, and granted the
request of J. w. Kaeding to be allowed
to withdraw from Poundmaster Nc
Nulty's official bond, Mayor Comstock
called up the matter of the complaint
against Jesse Slaughter, for the alleged
maintenance of nuisance. The Mayor
said he did not see how the board could
compel Slaughter to remove his build
ings unless he had violated the law.
Chief Engineer Guthrie reported that
there was only one thing over which he
had jurisdiction, and that was the matter
of seeing that Slaughter had his stove
pipes fixed according to law, which re-
quires that they be three feet above the
roof The place complained of is outside
the fire limits, and if the stovepipes are
properly taken care OF and made 10 con-
form TO the law, the Chief Engineer could
do nothing.
Sanitary Inspector 6. w. Nichols re-
ported that he inspected the plumbing,
and he and Plumbing Inspector Mahoney
pipes and put in plumbing according to
law. Slaughter is now engaged in do
ing 1t. The place needs considerable
cleaning up
The Mayor and Trustee Conklin did
not see how the board could interfere if
Slaughter was complying with all the
laws regarding health and fire.
trustee Conklin moved the reports of
the Chief Engineer and Sanitary In
speetor be accepted, and that the Sanitary
inspector be Instructed to follow up the
matter and see that the work is properly
done.
ELECTRIC LIGHT WANTED.
J. w. Kaeding asked that an electric
light be placed at Eleventh and Il streets.
The matter was referred to the Street
Com missioner to see if he could not ad
just the position of the lights so as to ac-
eommodate all parties concerned.
sILURIANs To THE FRONT.
a communication was received from
the Board OF Health, stating that they
wished sewers put in the alleys between
q and p, Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets,
and between Twenty-first and Twenty
second, J and X streets.
4 remonstrance was received stating
that sewer between Sixteenth and
Seventeenth, 0 and = Streets was not
needed, and @. j. Cross threatened an in
junction if the work was proceeded with.
LC illdtltI WAS i64GII6u 10 me SlIeGB
Commissioner, to report on it next Mon
day.
ANTOINE KING's SUIT.
The complaint of Antoine King against
the city, in his suit for the recovery of
certain moneys which he claims to be due
on sprinkllng contracts, was read, and on
mouou Of Trustee Conkln the Mayor
and Street Commissioner were instructed
TO look after the matter.
THEY WANT THE EARTH.
Surveyor Boyd presented report with
regard to land used in repairing levees
trom Cechatina, Grondona, Hagen,
Terry, Capital Gas Company and +.
Pierce, making total of about an acre.
The matter was referred to the Street
Commissioner to see if he could not OBJ
tain settlement of the claims.
M-sTREET IMPROVEMENT.
The remonstrance of the M-street
property-oWners against accepting the
grading done on that street east of Fif-
teenth was then taken up.
Surveyor Boyd reported that the north
half of the intersection at NJ and Twenty
seventh streets was not included in the
assessment roll, and also the blocks be-
tween TwentY-siXth and Twenty-eighth
streets. Philip Scheld had improved
one-half of the two blocks, from Twenty
sixth TO Twenty streets. This
work was done before the bonds were
issued, and as the law required that the
rating per foot must be uniform, he could
not segregate the amounts due.
Mr.. Boyd said it made no difference to
the property-Owners, as the work is not
counted in and no assessment made on
them for it. The only hardship worked
is on Mr.. Scheld.
Clinton l.. White appeared for Mr..
Labs, the contractor, and said he hoped
10 hear what the objections were, as none
had been specified.
X. p. Burr stated that one of the obiec-
tions was the excessive charges Of the
City Engineer The survey cost over
$500, while that Of L street, two blocks
more, cost only 5000. There was also n
discrepancy in the bids, that bid of Labs
being SlI, l5S 43 and the present demand
being for upward of $1,000 He would
like to have the work tested. as some ofthe
stakes show above the gravel, and he did
not think there was depth enough of
gravel.
Surveyor Boyd replied that the amount
per block could not be gauged by the dis
lance, but only by the work done His
1ees were charged at S6 per day, the rate
fixed by law. He had put in nearly a
weeks more time than he charged for.
The fact that there We're three contractors
would make the work somewhat more
costly than if there were only one. Work
was done IN various places, but a single
ObAttd dttoI NouiU nave ldQ Inc right TO
work IN as many places as he wished,
However, 1t made more work for the sur
Veyor, as he could not begin at one and
go straight through. He explained the
method of doing the survey work and
calculating from the sub-grade as a basis.
The rate on NJ street was about Sal per
hneal foot, and the intersections from SIS
to SD each.
street Commissioner Green thought the
work had been done all right, and that
Contractor Labs had really put on more
gravel than his contract called for. 1t
could not have well been done more
evenly.
Contractor Labs said he had put on $50
cuolc yards more than his contract called
for. and for which no charge was made.
Surveyor Boyd thought Labs had ex-
ceeded the amount required.
Clinton l.. White said that thew were
perfectly willing that Mr.. Scheld should
be put on the assessment roll, but be
thought the city would lose by il as
Scheld would then have bill against
the city for improving the streets and
keeping them in repair.
Trustee Conklin thought it would be
we'll to put Mr.. Scheld on the assessment
roll and credit him with his improve
ment, but said it must be understood
that the CITY would not pay the one-quar-
ter to Mr.. Scheld.
Trustee Conklin moved the action Of
the Street Commissioner be accepted
after he has made the proper corrections
and it was so ordered.
c. L. White asked that the board order
that Scheld be placed on the assessment
roll. His case was different from that of
the street from Twenty to Twenty
second. He wished to guard Mr.. Labs
from loss through technicalities. The
board should direct the Street Commits
sloner what corrections to make.