The herald., 1893-12-28
THE COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
The First-Strect Widening is
in the C0ns0mme.
The Redondo Railway Wants to
CPo.s Jefferson Street.
The $1,000 Heqaisitions on Engine No.
Are Thrown Out, and Thoir
Payment Becomes Indofi-
nitoly Delayed.

Nickel. Strohm, Munson, Campbell and
Peseel.
The first business taken up was the
REPORT OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS.
The clerk read commun cation from
/ the board Of fire commissioners concern
ing the $l6l0 bill oi repairs on engine
! No. 2. The report stated that when the
repairs were begun it was supposed that
the cost wouId not excesd "A 10 to $500
But on taking the engine apart IT, WAY
found that the boiler WAS in very bad
| repair, 30 when repairs were undertaken
it cost more than what had beea antici.
pated. The engine was now in good
shape and will be good and seiv ce .ble
one tor years to come.
Mr.. Strohm said he did not fancy the
contraction of such 2 debt without hav-
ing advertised for bids. lie had seen
the engine since the work was done, and
he pronounced il to be- in excellent shape
for future use. and he therefore moved
the approval of the requisitions.
| Mr.. Nickel said he was not ready to
vote for payment on this work jnat yet.
| The charter eays that no bill over $500
1
! branch OF its government without adver
tising for proposals.. He doubted if the
bills SO contracted were legal claim
against the city.
| Mr.. Muneon said be had no doubt hut
that the work had been well and faith
fully performed. but he questioned the
right OF the fire commissioners 10 90
ahead in this work and order work over
! 1910 vane done without advertising for
proposals..
The city attorney was now sent for
and delivered mn opinion TO the Effect
that the requsitions had been cut up
into eumu below 1870 for various parts
Of the work performed and he therefore
saw nothing to do but 90 ahead and pay
| it. He believed it to be 2 parallel case
to come cases they had ever since we
mad government in tire city. They
undertook to fspair an engine house at
a cost OF siO0, put before they got
through the job it coat $4,000. lie be-
| lieved that the fire com missioners had
exceeded their authority in Shie case,
but here was al engine already COM
pleted and accepted by the comms-
sioners, go he could see nothing else but
to go ahead and pay it.
Mr. Nolan of he Baker Iron Works
and Major w. G. Furrey were allowed to
speak III reference totheRe repairs per-
formed on this engine. Major Furrey
eaid he delivered his bill OF goods at
factory prices, being satisfied with the
commission from the Amoskeag com
pany. Mr.. Nolan said the engine was
| in dangerous condition when brought
to the foundry and liable to explods her
boiler at any time on the public streets
when in use at tire. She was now in
good condition and the city had now as
good an engine for $500 as when che
was new and cost ths city over $4,000.
Mr.. Munson said he was satisfied the
work had been done we'll and faithfully,
but the ocganc act under which We are
working said no bill over $500 should be
contracted without advertising. 1t was
clear evasion OF the law, and he could
see that all the requisitions bore n date
upon the same day.
The motion of Mr.. Strohm then came
up, to allow the requisitions, and call
OF the roll showed the following:
Ayes-Messrs. Campbell, Strohm and
the president, 3. Nays Messrs. Iuues,
Nickel, Munson, Pessell and Rhodes. 5
The motion was declared TO be lost
Finally Mr.. Nickel moved it be referred
to the finance committee, to consult
with the city attorney.
Mr.. Rhodes thought the supply COM
mittee was the proper one. 1t was
clearly within the province OF the sup
ply committee.
A vote showed ayes to nays, 80 it
went to the finance committee, in spite
OF the protestations of Dr.. Campbell.
THE FIRST STREET MATTER.
The ordinance coming up on special
order, DR.. Kurtz was accorded permis-
sion to speak on the matter of widening
First street. He said the pank of which
he was an officer had removed the build
ings from the corner OF First and Ma n
streets, which paid rental OF $3.50 per
month, and moved them away. They
had then dug an excavation for build.
ing and then had all the p'ans drawn for
brick building. Why did not these
propositions come up before their plans
were drawn? Ii thu street h ad been de-
cided to be widened they could have
their plans modified to conform with
the widening OF First street. Their
building enterprise had already beeu de
layed six months. and 1t seemed as ii
the work would be postponed indeiin-
itely.
Mr.. Pessel moved that the vote by
which the three commissioners were
nominated yesterday be reconsidered
Ayes nays 5.
This ordinance being now before the
council, Mr.. Munson moved to strike out
name oiNDavidson and insert that OF
W. /. Myers. Lost.
Mr.. Rhodes moved to suspend the
rules.
Mir. Nickel said that this was an un-
equal burden. He did not believe that
people should be taxed any further who
had already paid enough. There ehould
be a new district made, not to go north
! of Hill nor south OF Alameda.
The ordinance was then placed on its
passage. Ayes. Messrs. Gaffey, peesel,
Mnnson, Rhodes and Campbell--5;
NAYS, Messrs. lanes. Nickell, Strohm
| and Teed--I. Che ordinance having
tailed TO recelve the required majority,
was declared lost.
Mr.. SIohm now moved 10 vacate the
proceedings this caee. The vote
showed ayos to 4 nays, which was
carried.
REPORT OF TIE CITY ENGINEER.
The following from the city engineer
was read by the c.erk:
hereby present an ordinance for q
sidewalk on Hope street, between Sew
enth and Eighth. Laid over.
| (Mr Nickel in the chair