The record-union., 1894-06-14
TRUSTEES NOT IN GOOD HUMOR.
They Knock Out the Too Prevalent
Slot Machine,
And Aim a Blow at Thirsty Republi-
can Delegates-Strong Criticism
of the Mayor.

/ they went to the City Hall and took a
turn at the ghost dance in their back
yards. At all events, they were in a
4 frame of mind that boded evil to every
proposition not calculated to commend
itself at first glance.
| They sat down with such thud on the
slot machines that the nickel gatherers
were all wrecked, and then they declared
that the weary and thirsty delegates to
the coming State Convention must walk
several blocks if they wish to patronize
saloon while engaged in the neighbor-
/ hood of Fifteenth and \ streets in select
ing candidates for their party.
Later on they executed an imaginary
war dance on Mayor Steinman's ample
| form and left him for dead.
| President Lawton called Trustee Dav is
| to preside, and the first thing done was
to listen to the following recitation rem
dered by w. Ii. Devlin. Clerk to Mayor
Steinman:
10 tie Board of Trustees: I herewith
! transmit to your honorable body letter
this day received by me from c. j. ellis,
agent for the Southern Pacific Company,
requesting that George Beeler, the watch
man at the steamer shed OF the company,
/ be appointed as special policeman. Be-
/ fore the appointment is made, it is neces-
/ sary that your board should create the po-
sition. | recommend that the position be
created as requested. Respectfully sub
| mitted b. Z. STEINMAN, Mayor.
The Mayors letter was placed on file,
and the board proceeded to vote on the
confirmation of Robert I. Devlin, whom
the Mayor had appointed as Corporation
| Counsel. Mr.. Devlin was confirmed by
vote Of five ayes to three noes. there be-
ing one blank ballot cast.
EXIT SLOT MACHINES.
The ordinance to prohibit gambling by
| the use of the automatic contrivances COM
monty known as Observation-Disclosures ma
chimes, was then taken up.
Trustee Leonard, who introduced the
ordinance, said there was great deal OF
! harm done by the slot machines. They
! induce boys TO get nickels i'll any way
they can and squander the money by
putting 1t in the machines.
The ordinance was adopted by the
votes of Davis, ToZer, Devine. Leonard,
! Pennish and LawtOn. Wachhorst and
Kent did not vote, because they thought
the ordinance was ambiguous.
J STREET PAVEMENT.
Action on the ordinance for the accept
ance of the Improvement OF street. from
| Third to Eleventh street, was deferred
until next Monday evening.
A LICENSE REFUSED.
Henry J.. Buckley presented petition
from Arthur Miller, asking that license
be issued to him to conduct saloon en-
the northeast corner of the alley between
NJ and \, Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets,
opposite the new Pavilion, during the
meeting of the Republican State Conven-
ton.
Leonard was opposed to the granting of
the license. There are two or three
saloons in the neighborhood, he said, for
which licenses have been paid for long
time, and he did not think the board
would be doing Justice to the proprietors
to allow anybody else to conduct saloon
in order TO reap the harvest that would
ensue during the meeting Of the conven-
ton.
Devine said he would prefer Miller
| closing his saloon at Seventh and j
streets and then conduct the saloon where
he desired it TO be located.
The license was refused, Davis, Bragg,
Leonard and Lawton voting against it.
and Wachhorst, Devine and Pennish
voting in favor of granting the petition.
Kent and Tozer refused to vote.
WATER RATES.
The action of the Mayor in vetoing the
ordinances fixing the water rates and
providing for the collection Of the same,
on account OF their bad phraseology, was
sustained
The ordinances as corrected were
adopted.
KICK AT THE POUNDMAsTER.
George Dainton addressed the board in
reference to the action of the Poundmas-
ter in impOunding his horse, which Dain-
ton said was tied to post by his son.
| lie claimed that the Poundmaster had no
right to take the horse, when it was tied,
and wanted the board to grant him relief
in the premises. He was referred to the
Mayor.
IMPROVEMENTS AT THE JAIL.
Leonard of the Building Committee
said that two rooms were fitted up in the
City Prison for women, but they were
not furnished. There was no protection
TO the glass windows in the rooms, and
| iron screens should be put up so that in
case drunken women were confined there
they could not injure themselves by
| breaking the glass.
The matter was referred to the Build
ing Committee.
COAL CONTRACT AWARDED.
The contract for furnishing coal to the
| Water Works for a year, commencing
Immediately. was awarded to the lone
Coal and Iron Company at 81 Is per ton.
IN CONFLICT WITH THE MAYOR.
The following resolution was submitted
| by Trustee Leonard:
WHEREAS, 1t having come to the no.
tice of the Board OF Trustees that the
| Mayor has given notice to heads of the
several different departments of the city
government that he will hereafter order
all material to be used in their depart
! ments and has given orders for material
I and placed men at work on repairs at the
| Water Works without an order from the
| Water Committee, all of which, we be-
lieve, is contrary to the provisions of the
city charter, such as Section 81, and
| others; and such sections that give the
Board OF Trustees the power of organizing
and maintaining the different depart
ments OF the city government; be il
ReS0l0ed, That the City Clerk shall no.
tify the heads of the different depart
ments of the city government that the
| Board of Trustees do not concede the
right to the Mayor to purchase any ma
terial for the use OF the city. or the right
TO place men at work on temporary re-
pairs, nor in any temporary case, except
to I'LL vacancy; be it further
/ RgSoLUed, That the City Clerk insert a
notice in the daily papers to the public,
| that the board will not allow any bill for
material That is not accompanied by an
order signed by member of the Board
OF Trustees, for material on the bill.
! The resolutions were adopted by the
votes of LawtOn, Kent. Davis, Devine.
| Tozer, Leonard and Wachborst. Pennish
voted against the resolutions, and Bragg
was not present when the vote was taken.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
The ordinance providing for the con-
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