The herald., 1893-01-24


by your honorable body.
The report was adopted.
In accordance with the recommends
tions OF The clerk it was decided to re
enact the ordinance of intention as to
the various street improvements con.
tanned in his report and others now
pending, 30 they could be published
wholly in the HERALD, under the new
contract.
HOPE STREET GRADE,
A report from the city engineer in the
matter of the H,pe street grade, be-
tween FIRST and Third streets, showed
that the protest against such work rep
resents a frontage of HOO feet, or a
majority of 20 eet. Also that signers of
the original petition for this work, rep
resenting $50 feet, had also signed the
remOnstrance.
Judge Brousseau, Mr.. Bulinch and @.
p Dorland spoke in reference to this
matter. The judge said if this grade
were established it would cut off travel
on Second street as well as ipjure the
most of property on Hope street. The
mere fact that some people wish to have
their property improved, is no reason
why other peoples property should be
jeopardized.
Mr.. Dorland followed Judge Brousseau
and said that he was one of those who
had signed the original petition for grad
ing on certain line. The contractors
then went to work and filled it in on
another line to which he was vehement
ly opposed, and that was why he signed
the protest.
Mr.. Bul6nch said the whole thing was
mass of Interpretations There
was not nor ever had been a major
ity of frontage signed to the petition, go
far as actual ownership was concerned.
People had signed that petition that
never owned a foot on those streets.
They were merely agents for the prop
erty, whose owners were absent from
the state. He believed the street should
be graded, but not to the detriment of
the property owners.
The whole. subject was referred to the
sewer committee.
THE SEWER EMPLOYEES. t4
The sewer committee reported that
they had recommended as inspectors for
work done upon the outfall the follow
ing persons: M. J. Darcy, l. FL. Smith,
Charles Dsrly and H. L. Ryan. Frank
Harburt was appointed to take charge
OF all cement owned by the CITY.
BOGUS EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES.
A communication was received from
J. M. Glass, chief of police, stating that
during the past year he had been fire.
quently called upon by workingmen
who complsined they had been swin-
died out Of their money by spurious
Intelligence Offices" who collected
fees in advance from them and then sent
them 10 people whose wants had long
since been supplied; and that they
knew such to be the case when they
sent these men out there to 60 to work.
He referred to the arrest and imprison-
ment of Smith and Gallagher for obtain
ing workingmen's money IN this way,
and asked that some check be placed
upon the indiscriminate manner in
which licenses have been issued TO
people of whose antecedents nothing is
known.
These applications for licenses should
either be referred to the mayor, the
police commissioners, or even the chief ;
and report from such officers be filed
with the clerk, before the issuance OF
such licenses. He assured The council
| vi bu0 uIkVAU HCGCrbiby Vi q LAaAkO Al
this respect. The matter was referred
for investigation to select committee
of Mesers. Nickell, Cam pbell and Pessel
AMENDMENT TO THE RULES.
The only thing that looked like q
breeze was on report of the committee
on rules, presented by Mr.. Campbell. 1t
merely favored the adoption of the rules
of the old council and Clerk Lucken bach
began to call the roll. He got nearly to
the foot of the call when Mr. Rhodes
rose in his seat. He said he was not
ready to vote for the adoption of the re.
port entire but would give notice of al
amendment. He talked at eueh length
over this matter that Mr.. Innes finally
asked him whv he did not state his
amendment. Mr.. Rhodes then offered
the following amendment:
THAI tine committee rooms of this
council shall be as all times open TO the
members of this council during the ses
sions of such committees
Mr. Nickel objected The clerk hat
already begar tocall the roll and amend
ments were not now in order
Mr.. Rhodes protested that he hat
nothing but the good OF the council a
heart in making this motion to amend
Mr. Innes wanted to know, yor
know" if Mr.. Rhodes had ever been ex
cnded or debarred from hearing the de
liberations of any committee of this Of
the preceding council.
Mr.. Rhodes declined to answer posi-
lively. He wanted the rules SO amended
as to make such results an iInpossibility
Seeing that the majority OF the counci
was against him, Mr.. Rhodes voted with
4 the majority SO as to move sreconsidera
ton The motion was then adopted
and Mr. Rhodes moved reconsideration
H. Mr. NicKell moved to lay on the table
j The motion prevailed h
The council then totk q recess until
p. m. 8E4 M ~ ,
AftsrnD6n Session.
There We're eight members present oil
the reassembling. The first busines;
taken up was the Second-s,reet property
holders appeal from the action of thr
street. superintendent. After consider
4 able discussion the subject matter wa
made the special order for y. m., Mon
day next.
H. On motion Of Mr. Rhodee, it was or
dered that the council 70 on Tuesday /,
inspect the head worBsof the the Git,
Water company.
REPORT OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS
LA message from The board of fir,
commissioners was read, recommendin,
that any and ali bids for the chemica
6re enigma ba r. eipcted for want n