The record-union., 1894-07-24


side road. In my Judgment they are too
narrow and the grade is too steep.
l respectfully suggest you consider the
matter and authorize the work to be done.
Respectfully submitted,
B. u. STEINMAN, Mayor.
ASSISTANT PHYSICIAN.
To the Board Of Trustees: 1 herewith
transmit to your honorable body, with
my approval indorsed thereon, Ordinance
No. =, entitled An ordinance author
izing the City Board OF Health to appoint
an assistant to the City Physician" Re-
spectfully submitted,
b. u. STEINMAN, Mayor.
WATER FOR COUNTRY ROADS.
Chairman Morrison of the Board of
Supervisors addressed the board on the
subject of furnishing water to sprinkle
the roads outside OF the city. 1t had been
customary for years for the city TO allow
water to be used to sprinkle the country
roads adjacent to the city. Last night
one of tie men who are sprinkling the
roads Just outside the city limits was
arrested for taking water at Thirty first
and / streets. He came in and paid 81 so
fine in the Police Court. OF course the
Supervisors can, if the Trustees object to
the water being taken, put up windmllls,
but it will cost about 500, and the city
must bear its portion of the cost.
Devine moved that the contractors be
permitted to take what water is neees-
sary.
Morrison said that he did not ask that
they should have the privilege at all
times, as if the city should be short at
any time it would want is own water.
Street Superintendent Murray stated
that the only difficulty was that the coun-
try wagons take the water in the morn
ing at the same time the city contractors
want to use it.
Lawton said that the Supervisors had
shown disposition to help the city IN
the matter OF the City DispenSary, and
he thought it no more than right the
board should reciprocate III this matter.
It is q benefit to the city to have the
country roads sprinkied.
1t was decided that the country con-
tractors may take water between the
hours OF A. NJ. and a. NJ.
A KICK ON WATER.
Peter Flaherty of the Windsor Hotel
presented a protest against the increase
OF water rates for that house to over SO
per month, as the house is not doing
Iand-office business in these times and
did not receive such large prices from
their guests as some of the other hotels.
He said that lodging-houses were only
charged ten cents a month per room,
while hotels are charged twenty cents
per room. He thought that it took as
much water to wash man in one house
as the other.
William Land said he had been paying
$50 per month for the Western Hotel,
although a large number of the rooms lie
idle. The new rate will double and his
business could not stand it. He had an
offer from San Francisco firm to put in
an artesian well and pump that would
give him clear water for his house and
baths at a cost that would in two years
paw for itself at the rates charged for
water under the new law.
Messrs. Pennish and Davis engaged in
some humorous reparks as to the re-
spective merits of the Water and Sewer
age Committees, and President Lawton
declared the question referred to the
Water Committee, and suggested that the
hotel men confer with them.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Pennish of the Sewerage Committee,
said that there was considerable work
which needed to be done on the sewers,
and Street Superintendent Murray could
explain to the board the condition in
which they were.
Mr.. Murray said that he thought that
the present time would be good one to
clean out the Seventeenth-street sewer
from S to Y which would probably cost
$3.50. as he thought it would be needed
next winter as an outlet. There are also
sewers on the high grade that have not
been cleaned tor several years. There are
many idle men just now and they could
probably be hired cheap.
motion was made that it be referred
! to the Sewerage Committee as to whether
the work had better be done now or later
! in the season, and that the committee re-
| mort back to the board as to the possible
! cost. 1t was so ordered.
on request of Leonard, the bid for fire
alarm poles was read again. He moved
| that the bid be accepted, as he had exam
| ined into the matter and thought it rea-
| sonable one. It was so ordered.
! Pennish said the Levee Committee had
not vet reported on the fence being built
| on the Y-street leYee. He would like to
know what was being done and what was
the probable cost.
| Kent said that Mr.. Pennish could ride
out any day and examine the progress
| that had been made.
The Levee Committee invites the
| Sewerage Committee TO inspect the levee," :"
said the President.
On motion the Clerk was ordered to adj
yertise for supplies as per list prepared.
| b. Wilson addressed the board on the
| ordinance which demands that the iron
stairs which are on the outside of the
| building occupied by him be removed.
/ To do this WOulQ entail on MIN an 6X-
pense of s., 800 or 5000. it being the only
| way TO get up stairs without making an
addition 10 the building.
| S. Wasserman made similar plea. He
had been allowed by the former board TO
put up the stairs.
Deyine said that he had examined the
premises and found that MIR. Wilson
rented his premises from two different
parties, and he could not therefore very
well put in stairs on the inside. To take
them down, therefore, would be to make
! him leave tie upper story vacant. He
| did not see, however, how these citizens
can be granted privileges which have
been denied to others.
After some discussion the matter vas
| postponed for one week.
Lincoln White asked permission to
speak on the matter of the obstructions
on Sixth street.
Tozer objected. He thought the matter
should be taken up at a special meeting,
at whicn both sides could be heard. There
are many property holders on that street
who should be heard and Mr.. White
obiectors are in the minority.
ON motion OF Deyine, the matter will
/ be taken up st an adjourned meeting FRI
day night.
4 large number of bills were allowed.
When the bills for specild officers were
read Leonard asked whether any of theai
were amongst those hitherto rejected by