The record-union., 1893-06-27
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
An Animated Session of the CITY
trustees.
The Usual Kicking About Low Lots
Sidewalks and Awnings Con-
demned-Pipe Contracts.


IL streets, complained that disreputable
characters disturbed her at night and rem
dered her unable to sleep. She said the
nuisance had become unbearable, and
that she could not rent her houses. They
congregated in house in the alley-men
and women both-and although she had
complained of it she had received no re-
lief. They had teen arrested and turned
loose again.
The matter was referred to the Police
Commissioners.
SEWER-PIPE CONTRACTS.
The bids for l.5OO feet of six-inch
sewer-pipe were opened and it was found
that Holbrook, Merrill Il Stetson bid
S823, Baker d Hamilton $500 and Hus-
band IL Brooks $3.50.
The contract was awarded to Husband
u Brooks, and the Clerk was directed to
notify them to furnish it as soon as pos
sible.
The bids for furnishing eight-inch
sewer-pipe for the alley between Twelfth
and Thirteenth, L and q streets, were
opened, George Muddox q Son and Will
lam Snarr being the only bidders. The
contract was awarded 70 Muddox Il Son.
OBJECTIONABLE LOTS.
Mr.. Chappell asked the board to take
Iwenty-tourth and Twenty-fifth, l. and
NJ streets. where dead carcasses and refuse
are now thrown, and it was a menace to
health
The Mayor said he rode by the place
lew days ago. and it certainly should be
filled. 1t was ordered tilled last year,
ana the owner promised to fill it, but had
not done so.
The Clerk was directed to notify him
lhat 1t must be filled Immediately.
CHURCHMAN'S STREETS.
Ihos. O'Brien wished to protest against
opening the streets beyond Agricultural
Hafk. There was no need OF il, he
thought, and those who own property in
that vicinity cannot sell it, although they
wished to. He detied Mr.. Churchman to
say who had offered y, 900 to him. There
was verbal agreement i'll former board
that the streets were not to be opened,
and he thought the board should stand
by it,
Thomas O'Brien, his son, stated that
Ihlrtleth street is now open, but the
weeds are all over it aud it Is never trav-
eled. Some streets up in that vicinity
were opened two years ago and Mr.
Churchman or some one else closed them
up.
Mr.. Churchman made a long statement
with regard to the closing up of the
streets, and denied having anything to do
with closing them up. This property has
been closed up for forty years and the
parties owning the blocks have all that
time had the use of the streets, which be-
long to the city. lie wanted to see the
pear trees and asparagus taken out of the
streets; they had no business there.
II. j. kilgarit said there is no need of
opening the streets. 1t would benefit no
one to nave them opened and would hurt
only those who own property. This
movement looks like malice. No one
seems to want it but Mr.. Churchman.
n M ha y -
were accomplished
MIR. Churchman said Mr.. Conklin had
always opposed it, and said when the
matter came up before that If all the citi-
zens in the town signed petition to open
the streets he would oppose it.
Trustee Conklin denied making any
such statement He said he gave the
matter careful attention when it came up
before and he acted conscientiously, as he
did not see where it would do any public
good and would make expense TO the
city. Mr.. Churchman was the only man
who appeared before the board at that
time. There is now an ordinance on the
books declaring those streets closed.
Trustee Green did not believe that the
streets should be closed in the interest of
few parties. The citizens and taxpay-
ers have an interest and rights in the
master and he favored opening the
streets.
Mayor Steinman said that if there was
an ordinance closing the streets it would
take stronger evidence to cOunteract it
with him than he had heard. He had
been over the ground and saw it. On
his motion the matter was laid over for
one week for further consideration.
WANTS 5 STREET OPENED.
James Woods wanted S street opened
from one end to the other. At present it
was nailed up in two places and used as a
COW pasture. People wished to use the
street, but could not. He was willing to
contribute towards the grading OF the
street. People would soon want to haul
sand over it. The low places ought to be
filled up.
Trustee Green said he did not want
teams running over the S-street sewer
pipe; some one had already run over il
and knocked a hole in it, .making a
great deal of trouble. He did not propose
10 have teams driving over it till the
slough was filled in.
Mr.. W oodS was assured that the board
would look into the matter
MUST BE QUICK.
d. Mason said he had been notified to
fix his sidewalk at Third street. between
l and }, but had been away and unable to
attend 10 attend to it. He would X it in
ten days, rs he already had two bids on a
bulkhead, and that would need time to
settle before the sidewalk was laid on it,
The Mayer said he did not need SO much
time, and Mr.. Mason said finally that he
would commence 1t IN two or three days
and get the bulkhead in as soon as he
could.
CONDEMNED AWNINGS AND WALKS
The Sanitary Inspector presented the
following list of awnings for cOndemna-
ton, and they were ordered condemned:
The awning on the southeast corner of X
and Ninth streets, southwest corner of X
and Ninth streets, No. rs X street, 1896
Sixth street, 1910 Sixth street, 500 | street
200 X street, 70S and 7lO X street, south
east corner OF l and Fifth streets, 9O9 Fifth
street, southwest corner Sixth and |
streets, 30l X street.
j. c. Boyd, City Surveyor. recon-
mended the condemnation of the follow
ing sidewalks: Lots ,, 6, Z and in the
block between f and f, Eighth and Ninth
streets; lot and west quarter of lot ,
between L and q, Ninth and Tenth
streets; east quarter of lot and west half
OF lot ., between j and X, Second and
Third streets; west half of east half of LOT
3. } and X, Filth and Sixth streets; west
half of lot D. X and l., Sixth and Seventh
streets; north half OF lot 5, | and j, Sixth
and seventh streets; lot /, J and X, Front
and Second streets; lot 6, and *, Ninth
and Tenth streets: south half of west
three-quarters OF lot s, j and *, Sixth
and Seventh streets: lot l, X and L, Thir-
teenth and Fourteenth streets.
They were ordered condemned.
PUT DOWN NEW PLANKs.
Maurice Haley complained that while
ba had TO put down new sidewalk, a
1,ronertv-owner near him, who was
ibnndantly able TO do so, had recently
ro,aired his sidewalk with plank 1t
~. a miserable sidewalk and ought to