The record-union., 1894-10-05
If the City Fills Them 1t VIII Be a
Lien or Them.
Policemen VIII Now Have to Report
on Defective Street Lights
Saloon Licenses.


granted 4 license.
Dunn d Labadie were granted license
to keep a saloon at $50 n street, Bragg
and Tozer voting no.
A. L. Hart appeared in behalf of John
Stock, who asks for license to keep a
saloon at Tenth and " streets. The Chief
of Police has reported adversely on the
ground that it was near the cemetery.
Mr.. Hart said that the saloon was 925 feet
away from the cemetery, and Mr.. Stock
said that his property would be ruined if
he were not allowed to keep saloon
there.
Leonard said that he did not think it
would do any hurt ii the matter were
laid over for few days, and, on his mo-
tion, it was postponed till Monday night.
Applications for licenses were received
from NJ. f. and d. Shelley at 2lS street,
ID. Ii. Gullion, 200l X, Roscoe IL Fogle,
S024 *, and Frank p. Hunrich, 1916
Sixth street, and were referred 10 the
Chief of Police.
A number of applications for saloon
licenses had been sent up by the Chief OF
Police to the Trustees rooms, but disap-
peared from the Clerks desk before he
came down in the morning and he had
been unable to find them. The Clerk
was directed to notify the petitioners to
prepare new ones.
ELECTRIC LIGHTS.
On motion of Kent, the electric light
bill for August was ordered paid.
Leonard said he wanted the Clerk to
make note that there were no lights ct
Fourth and * streets, and also on j, west
of Thirteenth and east of Second for an
hour and a half on September 9th.
ON motion of Kent, all policemen were
instructed to keep account Of ali lights
not burning on their beats and report
them, with the time they did not burn.
CEMETERY VAULT.
Leonard said that the bondsmen of the
contractor on the cemetery vault had
promised to go on and complete the vault
immediately. but had not done SO. The
matter should be attended TO at once, be-
fore the rains SET in.
On motion OF Devine the Mayor was
requested TO notify the bondsmen that
they must finish the vault at once, and
was also requested to report the result on
Monday night.
AUDITORS VETO.
a communication was received from
the Auditor, refusing to draw a warrant
Tor the bin of B. Lucy for rebate of Sl5
OH his license. After some discussion, it
was laid over for week.
QUEER PROCEEDING.
\ remonsirance from property owners,
protesting against the improvement OF
the alley between = and q, Tenth and
Eleventh, by putting in sewer, was
read.
Kent said that it seemed that some of
these property owners are trying to fool
the board by signing petition for im-
provemeut and putting the city TO s40 or
500 expense and then signing renlon-
Sirance against ii.
An investigation showed names on the
protest that appeared on the petition.
The matter Was referred to the City
Surveyor 10 report NJ onday night.
oRDINANCE ADOPTED.
An ordinance providing for filling up
lots. or parts of lots, covered by stagnant
water, by the city, when owners refuse to
ill them, and making it q lien upon the
lots, was introduced and read.
Leonard moved that the ordinance be
adopted. lie said there were Il number
of lots III his ward that were covered with
stagnant water, breeding disease in the
vicinity, and The owners defy the city to
make them till them up.
The ordinance was adopted unani-
mously.
DISPOSAL OF DRAINAGE.
Pennish said the matter of discharge
pipes had been left to the Sewerage Com-
mIttee, and Engineer Wolf states that the
present pump and pipe cannot do the
work. In that case it will need new
pump and engine.
Leonard said he had intended to invite
the board to go down at 8 o'clock Sunday
mornng and look over the ground.
1t was decided that the board would go
down.
NOTICE OF AUDITING.
The Clerk was instructed to put a
notice in the papers stating the dates on
which the Auditing Committee meets to
audit bills.
The bill for the Y-street pumping was
allowed.
CITY OFFICIALS REPORTS.
The City Treasurer reported the bal
ance on hand September Ist, SI4S, 433 IS;
receipts during the month, S37, 123 50; to-
tai, SlS5, ,557 Oh; warrants paid, S23, ,g47 80:
street improvement bonds, 50. 900: cou-
pons paid, S4,775; total disbursements
S33. I'D 10; balance on hand October lst,
Sl5i,S34 52.
Collector Mckee presented his report
for the quarter as follows: City licenses
on hand June 29th, Sl3.993 30; received
since, SD, 100: dog licenses, $3.50; total,
SIG. .S53 80; city licenses sold, ST. 953: dog
licenses, S649 50 total, SI3.602 50: city
licenses on hand September 29th, Sl3,-
O50 so; dog licenses, 500 80; total, Sl3, ,25i.
He also presented his report for the
month as follows: City licenses, 81, ,243 80;
dog licenses. @27; cemetery dues, S5l7 80;
exhumation dues, Sl6l; harbor dues, $3.50;
water rates, S9,254 80; water taps, Sl24;
total receipts, Sll.5IT %.
Police Clerk Desmond reported fines
imposed, S2oU; collected, Sl75.
Chief of Police Drew reported 4l9 ar
rests for September; meals furnished.
1,3l9; lodgings. p.
W. ID. Cooksley, Poundmaster, reported
II horses, cows and % dogs inponnded:
81 dogs were killed, 6 redeemed, and IA
head of stock redeemed. Received ior
impounding. 227 %.
The Plumbing inspector and City Tap
per also presented their reports.
The Water Assessor reported 2 restau-
ranfs. ) irrigationists, 8 new dwellings, |
saloon and l foundry added to his list,
aud | hotel raised ST per month.
The City Surveyor also reported the
state of different improvements through
ont the city, and the work done by him
during the month:
The Superintendent OF Streets reported
exnendittres for the month as follows:
street repairs, $3.50 90; sewer department.
S23t;. levee department, Si2; street sprin-
kliuc. S2,Il0 II; miscellaneous bills,
SIl As: total, S2,5o9 20.
X Keut moved that the Clerk look up the
amount of water collections for the cor
responding quarter last year, for COM
parison, and il was so ordered.
The CIV Surveyor presented the fol-
lowing list of sidewalks. which he recon-
,nended to he condemned. last night at
the meeting of the Board of Trustees ::
The east three-quarters OF lot ., II and /,
Sixth and Seventh; north side oi lot l.,
west tilrea-auarters of lot ) and all of lot
2, q and Ii, Sixth and Seventh; west haif
of lot and all of lots ) and i, u and IL,
a,,1 Ifinsifi. lot , (r and ii