The herald., 1894-09-27
ACTION ON THE BOND ELECTION
The City Council Calls for an
Ordinance
Setting Forth the Time and Manner
of Voting Bonds.
School Houses, THIRD Street Tunnel,
Park Extension mud Other Things
Included The jewelers.
Made Happy.

The city council yesterday took the
Issue for the new school houses. Along
with this work also goes the starter for
bonds for the Third street tunnel, the
park extension proposition and the land
for head works for the water system.
The meeting of the council was spec
ial one. President Teed was there but
he did not preside. Mr.. Strohm pre-
sided and Mr.. Teed took his seat among
the common members. Mr.. Teed is
feeling very humble nowadays anyway.
He has just recovered from an attack of
cholera morbus but is all right If he can
keep out Of sight OF watermelons.
Right on the start Mr.. Munson set the
ball to rolling with motion that the
city attorney be instructed to draft an
ordinance calling an election for the
purpose Of voting on the proposition of
issuing bonds for new school houses,
the Third-street tunnel, the purchase of
land for head works for the water sys-
tenn and the several park propositions.
Each proposition is to be voted on
separately, but the idea of having them
all covered at one election was devolved
in Mr.. Munson's massive intellect, and
came from his desire to save the city
unnecessary expense.
The time for holding the election, Mr..
MuEson stated, would be ON the day
following the city election. when all the
booths were in place. That was another
scheme to save expense.
The motion 6f Mr.. Munson carried,
though there was an attempt made by
Councilman Campbell to have the mat
ters referred to three several commits
tees.
Mr.. Smith offered a motion that the
engineer be instructed to repair Lazard
and Center etreets 80 that the storm wa
ter would pass into the river instead OF
into mud. The motion carried, and not
to exceed 5000 is to be expended on the
work.
The contract between the city and J.
J. Mikeel for sprinkling the streets for
three years after January /, at $2S60 per
month, was amended so that the parks
are to be sprinkled for $3.50 per month
additional, and in this form signed.
The next thing in order was the max
ing of the jewelers. happy. The council
go amended the license ordinance that
auctioneering jewelers. will have to pay
license of SIS per day for elk months
in advance. Thus the jeweler who
wishes to sell brass watches at auction
to the highest bidding sucker will have
to pungle up nearly $1,000 before he can
even hang ont red flag.
The council had quite time over this
proposition. 1t was first suggested by
Mr.. Pessel that the licsnee be $50 pei
day. Mr.. Munson figured mentally fol
q moment, and then slowly arose. He
said he thought that a little exorbitent
That would require the jeweler to put
up about $4,000 to start on. Mr.. Rhodes
suggested $25 per day. and Mr.. Innes, in
his quiet way. aplit the difference and
made it SIS, which carried with a whoop.
The discussion of this amendment
brought out an interesting fact. One ol
the wholesale jewellers present said hs
had known an auctoneering jeweler in
this city to sell $1,000 worth of goods in
q day, and, he added, in q sadder tone,
the profit on that was at least one-helf.
Another gentleman who is jeweler,
stated that these cheap goods men could
we'll afford to pay $50 o day license il
they could pay it day by day. The six
months in advance would catch them,
he thought.
An ordinance for the opening and
widening of portion of Buena Vista
street was amended by placing the
names of Alfred Solano, E. 7. Wright
and Wesley Clark On as commissioners
to superintend the work at "a per day
each, and the ordinance passed.
The city attorney presented the drafts
of ordinances for improvements on
Eleventh and Alvarsdo streets.