The record-union., 1894-10-16
CLOSED STREETS.

ms opinion the Trustees had the right.
II me BOARD wishes to open them they
VIII nave 10 take action for that objecr,
ana they have power to do SO.
THAT SEWER AGAIN.
Il. Oriand complained that Chinaman
mas opened the sewer-pipe at Front and
streets again, and is letting the sewage
run out
The Superintendent of Streets said he
had closed the pipe and did not know it
had been opened.
Inc superintendent of Streets was in
stfucted TO close the pipes and arrest any
one tamporing with them hereafter.
CAN MAKE ROME HOWL.
The Chinese were granted the privilege
OF having street parades, ETC., between
the Ith and I'D OF this month.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Leonard. OF the Fire Committee. asked
that hydrant be placed near the engine
house on Nineteenth street, and that the
superintendent Of Fire Alarms be au-
thorized to go to San Francisco to pick
out good secondhand alarim-bo and
place 1t at Fifteenth and q streets. A
saving 10 the city would result
Lawton said he should vote against
getting "a secondhand box. Leonard
said that unless the box was good one
1t would not be bought. Both requests
hSIO diilGQs
Devine reported that the plank side
walk at 5i7I j street was two inches lower
than The cement sidewalks. 1t was good
walk, anu he moved that the owner, Mrs
hohler, be allowed to raise it even with
the others.
Pepnish raised the point of order that
Ii could not be done under the ordinance.
ana the Chair sustained him.
1ozer thought the ordinance should be
amended and To allow cynOI sid
be raised.
Kent recommended that the bridge
across the H-street canal at Thirty rst
and w streets bo not built. 1t was SO
ordered.
Leonard moved that when the board
aalourn 1t do so to meet again Tuesday
afternoon at o'clock. 1t was so ordered.
MYsTERY.s
Kent thought the bill of Expert Dunn
would rot cost the city anything when
he is through his work. There are a num-
Der OF lots that were supposed to be
sold which have never been sold. His
discoveries will result i'll tue collection by
the city OF $1,000 or more. lie moved it
be paid.
Leonard said that if members of the
board had gone out To see what Mr.. Dunn
IS doing they would ask no questions.
There were discoveries being made that
had better not be made public Just now.
Pennish said that he did not think it
Would pay for MIR. Duun's employment
TO continue till the $1,000 had been used
up. He wanted to'see the report.
Leonard said that il is better that
some things that have been found be not
published just at present, as it would de-
feat the object aimed at.
Lawton suggested that the bill might
be laid over for a week, rather than re-
ject it.
The bill was allowed.
WHO Is II?
Leonard said that there has been much
complaint ut the water works that the
gaslights would not burn properly. One
light absolutely refused TO burn. and
when the burner was taken off and ex-
amlned, II was found that paper had been
stuffed in 1t SO tightly that no gas could
get through. The screws for regulating
the flow OF gas in the burners have been
found screwed up so tight that they could
not be moved with Il monkey wrench.
lie thought that if ihe city has employees
who viii tamper with things thus, it
would be we'll for the board to replace
them with others.
Devine thought if these things occurred
on one watch ii would be well the replace
all on that watch with other men.
Kent moved that the contractor on
Third street be empowered to do the
hOlh OIi tiiO lEJplOdtII ~ 1ulGO ana IL
streets at the same price. So ordered.
STREET MATTERS.
A motion to abandon the contracts ad-
yertised for the improvement OF q street,
from Twenty-hrst TO Thirty-tirst, +
street, from Eighth to Seventeenth. Eigh-
teenth, from G To @, Ninth from ID TO ti-
0 and p, from Fourth TO Fifth, was in
troduced and laid over for one week.
\ remonstrance was received against
f&f
and X, Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets,
and referred to the Surveyor for exam
ination.
Kent said that at the rate Contractor
King is improving t street, it will take
till next July to finish it. He believed
the contract is for ninety days and
thought King should be notified to finish
it immediately. No action was taken.
Bids were received from james Phin-
ney, John Il. Locke, G. NJ. Edwards, Ed
Nathan, j. B. Mccoy, ). ii. H. Davis
and George \. Dainton for building the
fence on the Y-street levee, from Twen-
ty-tirst TO Twenty eighth streets. Davis
got the contract
p. A, Miller and James Touhey were
bidders on the culyerts over the Y-street
canal, and the contract was awarded to
James Touhey for S3,223 10. Leonard Oh
iecting that the brick might not be white
labor brick, and not voting.
Bids for furnishing wood were received
from G. j. Richards, James Gore, Charles
Studarus and NJ. Hanrahan. Richards
got the contract at ST IS per cord for a
carload.
CESSPOOL CLEANERS.
\ communication was received from
the Board of Health, stating that an ordi-
nance accompanying il, in relation to the
filing Of bonds by cesspool cleaners and
to their reports, had been approved by
the board.
Lawton said he thought a committee
should he appointed to confer with the
City Board OF Health, TO find out about
different matters coming before it.
the communication was referred to the
Sewerage Committee.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A communication from the Board of
Health indorsing the modified New
berry plan of sewerage was read and laid
over till to-day's sewerage meeting.
petition for an electric light at
Twenty-third aud L streets was received.
Peniish said that ID. II. GuIlion. whose
petition for saloon license at Twentieth
and X streets was laid over for week.
had by some mistake received a license.
under the supposition il had been granted
ana was selling liquor. lie did not think
that granting a license i'll that part of
town would DO any good TO the morals of
the community.
Deviue thought it should be granted,
but Leonard asked for Information, as he
would not vote for it il there Were any
reasons against il. Lawton said the in
habitants there to whom he had spoken
did not seem TO object. PennIsh said
that when the place was saloon before
rather tough gang hung out there and he
did not think 1t would be q good thing to