The record-union., 1894-11-28
PASSED OVER The MAYORS VETO.
The Board of Trustees Amend the
Water Ordinance.
Contract for Street Sweeping Let--The
General Fund Is Liable TO
Run Short.

Trustee Tozer presided at the opening
of the meeting, in the absence of Presi
dent Lawton.
J. NJ. Henderson presented a petition
for license to keep saloon on Fourth
street, between l. and NJ (Kenny's old
saloon, of which the board last week re-
voked the license), but the residences of
the signers were not given and it was
sent back to him.
The applications for license of Il. Cam
enzind and j. Emmon at 229 street, and
Michael Torrance at 1923 Front street,
were referred to the Chief of Police.
Devine moved that the board recon
slider the action taken the night before
with reference TO the Salvation Army
barracks petition.
Leonard said he hoped that little more
time would be given to members to look
into it and satisfy themselves.
Il. Wharton appeared on behalf of the
army, and presented the plans for the
building, which were for a building OF
corrugated iron shingles on wood, look
ing very well on paper. He showed that
the windows would afford ample ingress
to the building in case of fire, and stated
that the building would always be occu-
pied, reducing the danger OF ire.
A petition from residents between Six
was read, asking for the opening of the
closed streets in that portion OF the city,
stating that the growth OF the city de-
manded that they be opened, III order that
property might be put on the market and
developed. The matter was referred to
the Street Committee, to be reported on
next Monday night.
Now Chung ~ Co. were granted a IL
cense TO keep a saloon at 923 Third street.
Resolutions of intention to improve
street, from Eleventh to Fifteenth, with
bituminous rock, and also the same
street from Fifteenth TO Sixteenth with
the same material, were passed.
The City Surveyor reported on the re-
. monstrance against the Improvement of
Tenth street, from j TO l., that the re-
monstrants represented more than half
the frontage, and would, therefore, defer
the work Tor six months. The report
was received,
CONTRACTS AWARDED.
Bids for sweeping the streets by hand
were opened, and q. Corregino offered to
sweep the bituminous streets with ma
chimes every day for $500 per month, and
every other day for S295. w. j. Thomp-
sons bid was for SOB per month from
the City Treasury, sweeping every day.
George Betz's bid was for 221 blocks at
81 40 per block, every day or every third
day. Charles h. Addington offered to do
the work every day for $40 per month.
George e. Dainton offered to do it for
81 40 per block every day or 81 10 per
block three times week. Renken IL
Curran offered to do the work every day
for S2l5 per month and Sl49 three times a
week, and the contract was awarded to
them as the lowest bidders.
On motion of Lawton, their bond was
fixed at 500, the contract to commence
on December I'd.
The bids for repairing the boiler of No.
! engine were: NJ. j. cLane, S94j; Root,
Nelson q Co., $500; Frank NJ. Mckeev
S9iS; j. a. Cunningham, $3.50.
The contract was awarded to Mr.. Gun
niugham.
THE Y-sTREET PUMP.
A resolution that the Clerk be in
structed to advertise for bids for running
the 9-street pump for the next year the
city reserving the right to cancel the con-
tract at the expiration of nine months if
it so chose, was adopted.
On motion OF LawtOn, the Chair an
pointed Lawton, Leonard and Pennish
as a committee OF three to draw up speci-
fications regulating the running of the
pump.
THE WATER ORDINANCE.
The water ordinance, which was We
toed by the Mayor. was brought up and
partially read. a discussion ensued, and
Leonard moved to pass it over the
Mayors veto, stating that the new rate
was made in order to make it bear more
lightly on poor people who occupy small
houses.
Devine said the ordinance would work
an injustice on those who might be alb
sent from the city, and have perhaps
only one person living in the house TO
take care OF Il.
Lawton said the amendment simply
gave relief TO very poor people who can
not afford four-room house.
The ordinance was then passed over
the Mayors veto, Tozer and Pennish de-
clining to vote.
Kent said there was much complaint
from people that they did not have q
chance to know what the ordinances were
and he moved that the ordinance be pub
lished three times each in the RECORD
UNION and Bee.
Devlne moved to amend by advertising
it once in each of the three daily papers.
+. Tozer SAID there was DOUBT as to
whether the advertisement could be
legally inserted in the Times, it not vet
being year old. The amendment was
passed.
MICELLANEoUS.
Bragg moved that $500 be transferred
from the general fund to the street fund.
as the bills allowed last night overdrew
the street fund 500. The motion was
carried.
Pennish said he would like TO know
what the expert at the City Cemetery was
doing and how long his work was TO last,
lie moved that he be instructed 10 make
report at the next meeting.
Devine moved that The matter be re-
ferred to the Mayor.
Kent moved as an amendment that the
Mayor request the expert to make a re-
port TO the Board at its next meeting. Ii
was so ordered.
Lawton SAID he thought the reports of
city officials which are sent in on the
first of the month should be read when
sent in, so the people could know what
they were.
n motion was made by Kent that tho
intersections on L street at Second
Fourth, Sixth and Front streets be filed
in with sediment oy the Street Commits
sioDer.
rawton said that, in conversation with
the Auditor, the latter stated that there
were some doubts as TO whether the cjty
could pull through till the Ist OF January
without leaving the city in debt, and the
new charter is very explicit on tnat point
Devine argued i'll favor of the motion,
and it was passed, Lawton voting no.
Devine moved that the Superintendent
of Streets be instructed To put gratngs at
the front of the water conductors on
and X streets, but met with no second.
CITY OFFICIALS REPORTS.
City Treasurer Porter presented his re-
port for October, as follows: Balance on
hand October 1st, Sl5l,S34 %; receipts
during the month, S4S, 043 y. Total,
Slg9, ,S7S "a. Warrants paid. ST., il.
Balance on hand November lst, Sl72,-
7}9 50.
City Collector Mckee reported taxes
collected, SIS, 445 81; licenses, S1.l21; dog
licenses, So; cemetery dues, S5s3 %; eX-
humation. ss5; harbor dues, s0o; water