The record-union., 1894-06-12

IN reference to the Twelfth-street bridge.
In the construction of the bridge last
year the city had helped itself to part or
the property of B. Labs, to the extent OF
800 feet. He said Labs was willing to
compromise on the value of the land ap-
propriated, but if the board took no ac-
ton the city would have to pay about
$1,000 to construct new grade.
The matter was referred to the Street
Committee.
WORK OF THE CITY PHYSICIAN.
DR.. NJ. Gardner of the City Board of
Health addressed the board and stated
that at the last meeting OF the Board of
Health a resolution was adopted request
ing the Trustees to provide al assistant
to the City Physician. During the month
OF April 42S cases were treated by the
City Physician, and in May 394 were
treated. The official has to attend to
everybody brought to the Receiving Hos
pital for treatment in addition to his own
practice, and the work is so great at times
that an assistant is urgently needed. He
hoped the Trustees would comply with
the request Of the Board of Health.
DR.. Gardner referred 10 the hospital at
the police station as not fit to treat
Chinaman in. The place, he said is
disgrace to the city. Men and women
were treated at the same time in one
room, something that was not known In
any other city in the United States. Sep
arate rooms should be provided for men
and women.
The request for an Assistant City
Physician was referred to Trustees Law
ton, Leonard and Bragg.
DR.. Gardner also reported that woman
was afflicted with leprosy at Fourteenth
and @ streets, and some action should be
taken in the matter.
The same committee was instructed to
take proper action in the case.
FIRE-ALARM POLES.
The bids for furnishing the city with
fre-alarm poles were then opened and
read.
President Lawton objected to the con-
sideration Of the bids on account OF their
being too high, and Oh his motion all of
them were rejected.
The board then proceeded to the con-
sideration of bills against the city.
STREET REPAIR MATERIAL.
superintendent of Streets Murray had
number of bills before the board that
were not accompanied by orders from
any OF the Trustees, and he was told that
orders would have to accompany all bills
for the purchase of materials used in his
department.
Murray hared up at this announce
ment and said he would resign first be-
fore he would be compelled TO run TO
member of the board every time he re-
quired board or something 10 fix any,
thing requiring immediate attention.
Mr.. Murray was told that in San Fran
cisco an order went with every bill, and
that was the rule of the Board of Trus-
tees of this city.
When vote was about to be taken on
the passage of the bills Trustee Pennish
wanted the bills to be read.
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Committee examined the bills and audited
them, and they were considered correct.
Pennlsh said every member of the
board was entitled to know what every
bill was for.
Davis said he examined them and knew
they were all right.
All the bills accompanied by orders
from the members OF the board were al
lowed. Some OF those not accompanied
by orders were rejected and action on
some OF the others was deferred,
A bill from j. a. NJ. Martin, amount
ing to 81 80, for material issued to Gar
dener Ward Of the Plaza, was rejected be-
cause Ward had not obtained an order
from member of the board.
OTHER BILLS DISCUSSED.
President Lawton said that employees
of the city had no right to incur any in
debtedness against the city without the
SdHCtiOu VI d iI0IH Dof OI IDO DOarQ.
When the bill of the Capital Gas Com
pany for gas was read Trustee Tozer said
the bills ought to be paid, whether an in
demnity bond was executed by the COM
pany or not.
The payment of the bill was deferred
until an Indemnity bond was executed
by the gas company.
q. A. Stoddard was allowed So for ex-
aminlng the Newbery plan of sewerage.
When the bill OF j. II. Miller for $40
for making map of the city, was read,
President LaWton wanted to know who
ordered the work done.
superintendent of Cemeteries Ficks
said that when the map was ordered made
the work done by Miller was part OF the
arrangement. 1t was necessary that a
book or map be made whereby the loca-
ton of every grave could be located.
without having to search the cemetery
over.
He said there never was such a bad set
of books in the cemetery office. and it
was only the other day that he corrected
an error made over thirty-five years ago.
Payment of the bill was deferred one
week.
When the bill of George w. Ficks.
amounting to $2 for stamps, was read.
President Lawton moved that it be re-
jected, because the stamps were pur-
chased without an order.
Mr.. Eicks said he had paid the money.
and did not care whether the board al
lowed the bill or not. The stamps had to
be used for public business, and he did
not have time to get an order.
The board adjourned without taking
any action on the bill