The record-union., 1893-02-21
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
Demands Made for Money for Leyee
Ground.
Tho Trustees Refuse to Allow Them
Until the Right of Way is Fully
Given the City.

The City Board of Trustees session
yesterday was busy one. Mrs Fred
LIndner asked the board if the streets at
Twenty-fourth and NJ could not be re-
heved of the water which had accumu-
lated there and which was now worse
than ever.
The Street Commissioner said he would
try to remedy it.
a remonstrance was received from
property-owners on the alley between
G and H, Eighteenth and Nineteeth
streets, protesting against the improve
ment of said alley by grading, and
graveling, and as it represented a major
lily OF the property, it was granted.
A petition was read from property
holders asking the board to remove the
fence erected by Carter on the corner of
the alley between L and U, Tenth and
Eleventh streets.
NJ. Colombo asked to have the money
paid for his saloon license refunded. He
was burned out February Ist, at 1928
Front street, and did not intend when he
rebuilt to continue the business.
A similar case of John Wohlck was
mentioned by the Mayor.
Trustee Conklin moved that the unused
portion of both these licenses be re-
funded, and it was so ordered.
A Melster asked the board for relief
from the overflow of cesspools, by fixing
the alley between Il and +, Eighth and
Ninth streets. The matter was referred
10 the street Commissioner to report on
next week.
Il. Ellis asked how it was that property
owners on Ninth, between p and O
streets, had to fix their sidewalks. if the
School Directors on the opposite side of
the street could put down plank side
walks as they are doing.
trustee Green explained that it was
only temporary and that no sidewalk
was being built at present, as it was
impossible to get dirt.
RESOLUTIONS of intention were adopted
Tor the improvement of the alley between
Al and \, Seventeenth to Nineteenth
streets, by constructing an S-inch sewer
with 6-lnch connections; Seventh street
from the south line of e to the north line
OF i street, by grading and grayeling;
Elghth street from the south line of to
the north line of r. by grading and
gravellng, and Sixth street from the
south Line OF \ to the north line of @
street, by grading andgraveling.
The Mayor called attention to the re-
quest OF Mrs. Carley that some action be
taken to provide a female nurse for fe-
male prisoners, or those brought to the
Heceiying Hospital. He thought the
Guy SnOulu pay IOf the nurse.
on smotion of Trustee Conklin, the
Mayor was authorized to employ a nurse
for Mrs FOrtier.
a petition was received and referred to
the Street Commissioner, to open the
alley between B and c, Eighteenth and
Nineteenth streets.
The Street Commissioner reported that
the amounts claimed for damages and
art used IN repairing the levee from r to
\ streets, were: +. 4. Miller, SIlO; w.
Il. Terry, $500; I. Hagus, 500; besides
payment for dirt hauled last wear The
Gas Company, Pioneer Box Factory and
w. II. knights IL Co. claim no damage.
>. Cechitinni asks 5000, which Com
missioner Green recommends he ra-
duced to $3.50 in full of all damages.
In the matter of damage in the con-
struction of the Y-street leYee, MIR. Pierce
asks $3.50, and the Chinese lessees, $3.50.
ON motion of Trustee Conklin that no
warrants for the damages recommended
in the Street Commissioners reDort on
the levee work shall be drawn until the
parties grant right of way to the citv.
it was so ordered.
The Auditor called the attention of the
board to the fact that fifteen polling-places
must be selected for the coming election.
and the matter will be taken up at the
next meeting.
+. S. Zoller complained that boys were
lnJurlng his property at No. S07 Eighth
street, and he wanted the thing stopped.
a communication from the TRANSMITS
slssippi Congress was read, similar 10
that received by the Supervisors last
week, and stating that the city was en-
titled to one delegate for each 5000 OF
population, and that the Mayor was ex
ofhcio delegate. 1t was laid over for
further action.
The usual bills were audited and al
lowed.