The record-union., 1894-08-14
f1cations for brick work on the plans al
ready drawn, and the motion was carried.

fications for brick work on the plans al
ready drawn, and the motion was carried.
AN ABANDONED LINE.
Devine thought that the City Electrician
should be instructed To remove the poles
and wires OF the abandoned telephone
line, which are dangerous to the public.
he moved the matter be referred to the
Fire Department Committee, with pow er
to act, and 1t was so ordered.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Devine also reported that the alley be-
tween Front and Second, \ and o, was
obstructed by stuff from a foundry and
there is dangerous manhole there. He
moved that the Street Com mittee be in
removed and the manhole fixed. 1t was
so ordered.
Pennish moved that the Street Superin-
tendent De instructed to fix the crossing
al Eleventh and Y streets.
! Kent moved that the Surveyor be re-
quested to draw up specifications on
| which the Clerk can advertise for bids.
| The motion was lost.
The request OF Mrs. Conrad, S. Roth
and George Merkel for an extension of
! time OF construction OF their sidewalks
for several months was granted.
Bids for furnishing feed pumps for the
| Water Works boiler were received from
Scbaw, Ingram IL hatcher, \. l.. Fish
and Parke Il Lacy. They were referred
to the Water Committee.
The contract for printing $50 copies of
the Fire Department report was awarded
10 D. Johnston IL Co.
petition for an electric light on Twen-
tieth street at l. or r was referred to the
Street Committee, as was also one for a
light at Ninth and V, which the Gas Com
pany was ordered to put up some time
| ago.
The Peoples party was granted the
privilege OF stretching a banner across
the street at Federated Trades Hall, on
J street.
Leonard moved to accept the street
| sweeping proposition of c. a. Adding
ton at 81 per block for J street, and have
1t swept every other night. but as Adding
| ton said he could not afford to do it on
| those terms the matter was dropped.
Devlne moved TO sustain the veto of the
| Mayor on the ordinance allowing outside
| stairs. The veto was sustained, Davis
! declining To vote.
APPOINTMENT CONFIRMED.
| The appointment of George Blodgett as
! special policeman for the Gas Works was
| confirmed unanimously.
SALOON PETITIONS.
| Petitions to conduct saloons were read
| from Elliott Il Haggerty, Peerless saloon,
adjoining the Clunie Operahouse; r. c.
Meyers, 700 K street; Tindell 81 Bingay,
| sol Seventh street. The petitions were
referred 10 the Chief of Police
ALLEY IMPROVEMENT.
| Resolution of intention No. 239, to i'm
| prove the alley between II and o, Thir-
| teenth and Seventeenth streets, was
| brought up, but action thereon was post
| poned for week.
COLD COMFORT FOR MARTIN DEvINE.
The bill of S43 20 of Martin Devine for
| typewriting the City Experts report
was then brought up for consideration.
Trustees Leonard and Tozer were op-
posed TO the payment of the bill on the
ground that Devlne was not authorized
by the board 10 do the work.
Martin Devine, who was present,
atated that if the bill was not allowed, he
desired the return of the report as the
paper on which it was written was
| bought and paid for by him. He also did
| the typewriting.
| No further action was taken in the
matter, and the board adjourned.