The record-union., 1894-02-20

AS lne \ nlted states Land Otllce Is about
to move out the bank, as the ladies are
not cOnVersant with business, thought it
would help to keep them from loss by
having rooms empty; that was the only
interest it had in the matter. 1t had
granted the ladies lease, in order that
they might sublet it to the city. The
ladies had been good tenants, aud the
bank would like to keep them and not
see them suffer loss from empty rooms.
If the city rents the rooms it will pay its
| rent to the Misses Lynch, and execute its
! lease with them.
The Misses Lynch corrobOrated the
statements of Mr.. Devlin.
NJ. NJ. DREW FOR CHIEF OF POLICE.
The following communications were re-
ceived from the Mayor:
/ TO the Board Of Trustees: l hereby
nominate and, by and with your consent,
l hereby appoint the following-n named
! persons TO the following offices
and positions
/ NJ. NJ. Drew, to be Chief of Police, vice
John b. Rodgers, not confirmed.
/ w. Z. Harlow, TO be member of the
/ permanent police force, vice l. j. Sim
mons, not confirmed.
| DR.. g. b. Glow, to be a member OF the
Board of Health, vice Dr.. j. r. Laine.
| declined.
DR.. 7. r. Waggoner, to be member of
the Board of Health, vice DR.. II. w.
/ Strader, declined.
a TEMPORARY CHIEF.
l hereby notify your honorable body
that | have this day removed John B..
Rodgers as Acting Chief of Police, and in
his place ana stead | have named j. =.
McManus, at present one of the Sergeants
on the police force, to act temporarily
until Chief of Police is appointed, con-
| tirmed and qualified according to law.
| In the place of J. p. McManus, tempo
rarily promotes, l have named Police
man John =. I4ogue to act temporarily as
! Sergeant Of Police.
! In the place of Policeman John p.
! LOgue, temporarily promoted, l have
named George X. Naghel to act tempo
rarIly as a policeman.
B. /. STEINMAN, Mayor.
CHARGE AGAINST OFFICER HIGGINS.
a communication was received from
the Mayor concerning the suspension OF
Policeman Higgins, as follows:
10 the Board Of Trustees: l hereby
notify your honorable body that John b.
Rodgers, the acting Chief of Police of this
! city, has suspended ID. w. Higgins, d
member of the permanent police force,
for alleged neglect OF duty, and has certi-
fed To the said fact with the cause thereof
to me as required by law. 1 transmit
herewith to you the charges preferred
against said Higgins by the acting Chief
OF Police.
With reference to the charges preferred,
I will state that | am informed that it is
the custom for the officers constituting
the day watch to go on duty at A. NJ. and
to go off at P. NJ.
know OF 10 rule of the Police Depart
ment that requires an officer 10 be on duty
! twelve hours without eating.
tn ann ra1 Nv lnn antf mr.
| Chief Of Police refer to no rule by num-
/ Der, and 1 am not aware that any such
! rule exists. The charges appear TO be
! trivial, but as it is my duty to transmit
| them to you L do so.
1 would respectfully suggest that when
Chief of Police is confirmed, your
! board, the chief and myself, meet to-
gether and adopt rules and discipline for
! the Police Department.
b. L. STEINMAN, Mayor.
''HELLO! sUPERINTEFDENT MURRAY ~
The Mayor made the following recon-
mendatiOn to the board:
TO the Board OF Trustees: Respectfully
recommend that the city order a tele-
/ phone placed at the residence OF Superin-
! tendent of Streets Murray There are
many occasions in the night time when the
/ Superintendent must be communicated
with. for at times the work To be done
/ must D5 QOI6 1 ALL
to communicate with him often in the
discharge of my official duties, and it
would certainly be convenient to me, as
well as to the general public, to have a
| telephone at his residence.
B. u. STEINMAN, Mayor.
CEMETERY EMPLOYEES.
10 the Board Of Trustees Under Sec
| ton 1877 of the charter, it is made the duty
Of the Mayor to appoint such employees as
the Board Of Trustees may deem neces-
sary for the proper care Of the cemeteries
| belonging TO the city.
| am advised that at the present time
the following employees are necessary
At the City Cemetery, two grave-diggers
and five labOrers, one of whom should
act as special policeman; at the New
! HeiVetia, one sexton and one labOrer.
| The wages paid at present are as follows
For grave-diggers and laborers, - per
day, with the exception OF the one who
acts as special policeman and the sexton,
who receive S2 30 per day.
AS summertime approaches, tits neces-
! sary to have more men at each cemetely Y
/ in order that the same may be properly
cared for.
Therefore recommend that your board,
by resolution, authorize the employment
| of the above number OF men at the wages
! before stated, and thatin the future, when
7 IL
/ so that the cemeteries may receive proper
attention. -. y. SrEINMAN, Mayor.
TAX LEVY APPROVED.
To the Board OF Trustees 1 herewith
transmit to your honorable body, with
my approval lndorsed thereon, rdnance
! No, -, levying taxes for nine months,
commencing on the first Monday in
April, 1894. B. U. SrEGNMAN. Mayor.
The Mayor also presented communi-
cation to him from l. y. Lauder showing
how many miles OF streets were to be
/ sprinkled and stating that with the num-
Der OF sprinkhng wagons mentioned in
/ his communication OF two weeks ago, the
shrinking could be better done and at
less cost than last year and yet the
wagons would be paid for and be the
property Of the city.
Trustee Bragg moved that the City At
| tornev be instructed to Draw up "a lease
of the rooms from the Misses Lynch in
accordance with the plans formulated by
the committee.
The motion was carried, Trustee Tozel
voting no.
The plans presented by the Building
Committee were adopted.
Trustee Bragg moved that the Presi-
dent be authorized TO sign the lease and
atiix the corporate seal.
Trustee Kent asked to be allowed to
change his vote on tie former motion oi
making the lease. An injunction might
be served on the board 10 prevent them
from paying rent, and then those who
voted for the lease would be held liable.
The President informed him it was toe
late.
\ motion was then made to close the
lease and carried, Tozer and Kent voting
no. and the President asking to be ex.
cused from voting, as he las interested
Trustee Bragg moved that the rent o
the rooms be paid from the general fund
and it was so ordered.
TWENTY-FIRST STREET.
Truslee Devine said he wished to speak