The record-union., 1894-06-19
COAL-OIL DAYS COME AGAIN.
Lamps to be Used in the Various
City Offices.
The City Trustees After Corporation
Counsel Devlin's Scalp-Proposed
New Ordinances.


When President Lawton called the
Board of City Trustees to order last night
he informed the members that hereafter
if any one of them were not present
when the roll was called a fine would be
entered against them.
The following communications were
received from the Mayor:
THE QUESTION OF AUTHORITY.
To the Board Of Trustees: There seems
to be a conflict between the legislative
and executive branches of this city as 10
how certain provisions of the charter
should be construed and as to the proper
scope of the powers of the Mayor and the
Board of Trustees.
While am thoroughly convinced that
the spirit OF the charter intends that the
Mayor should be the chief executive
officer OF the city, and should be response
BILE for the management OF the different
departments, and that your board shall
be the supervising and auditing body,
still 1 do not dispute your right to differ
from these views, but meanwhile the in
terests of the city are suffering.
For the purpose of having the matter
speedily settled / make the following
offer: That your board and myself sub
NIT the matters in dispute to both Judges
of the Superior Court of this county, sit
ting in bank, for decision, without argu-
ment and without counsel, and that we
agree to abide by the decision and inter
probation of the charter given by them,
whatever it may be-
In this manner the question can be
speedily settled without expense to the
city or to any one. Respectfully SUBJ
mitted. b. L. STEINMAN. Mayor.
THE SLOT MACHINES.
To the Board Of Trustees: l herewith
transmit to your honorable body, with
my approval Endorsed thereon, Ordinance
No. :, entitled ITO prohibit gambling
by means of automatic quotation exhibit
ors. slot machines, or any similar con-
trivance or imitation thereof or by any
other device or scheme" Respectfully
submitted, B. q. STEINMAN, Mayor.
WATER WORKS FIREMAN.
To the Board of Trustees: / hereby
notify your honorable body that on June
IA, 1894, j. A. Haiden filed in this office
his written resignation as fireman of the
Water Works, to take effect Immediately,
and that l have appointed George Gibbs
in his place and stead until a successor
is appointed and confirmed.
l hereby nominate and by and with
your consent l hereby appoint George
Gibbs to be fireman at the Water Works.
vice J. a. Haiden, resigned. Respect
fully submitted,
b. Z. STEINMAN, Mayor.
FIRE DEPARTMENT SUPPLIES.
To the Board Of Trustees 1t has been
the custom of the Fire Department TO
purchase enough hay and straw to last 1t
for a season. There is ample storage
capacity at the engine-house on Nine
teenth street, between l. and NJ.
There is enough hay to last the depart
ment until November but l deem 1t adj
visable 10 recommend that your board
ask for bids for hay and straw to be used
during next, season.
The Chief Engineer informs me that
the department uses about forty tons OF
hay and about 300 bales of straw annu-
ally.
l therefore recommend that your board
advertise for bids for this amount OF hay
and straw. Respectfully submitted,
B. L. STEINMAN, Mayor.
SPECIAL POLICEMEN.
To the Board of Trustees: 1 hereby
nominate and, by and with your consent,
l hereby appoint the following named
persons to the following named offices
and positions:
Edward Falltrick, to be special police
man for the locality of the car repair shop
and The passenger coach yard OF the
Southern Pacific Company.
George Beeler to be special policeman
for the locality of the steamer shed of the
Southern Pacific Company at Front and
l. streets. Respectfully submitted,
3. U. STEINAAN, Mayor.
IMPROVEMENT OF ] STREET.
To the Board Of Trustees: / desire to
make the following recommendation:
That J street, from Second to Third
streets. be improved by laying btu
minous pavement, and that the granite
blocks removed from this block be
placed on street from Front to Second,
in place of the cObbles now thereon;
that the necessary steps be taken so that
the work may commence at once. Re-
spectfully submitted,
b. U. STEINMAN. Mayor.
LOW LOTS MUST BE FILLED.
On motion of Devine the Clerk was
instructed to notify Sanitary Inspector
Herr to arrest all persons maintaining
low lots in the city.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
The Street Committee was granted
weeks further time to report on the mat
ter of opening the alley between NJ and
and n, Twenty eighth and Twenty ninth
streets.
Bragg was instructed to get bids to
place in proper condition the windows
in the proposed women's cells at the City
Prison.
On account of the lack of funds all the
bids for the construction of a new Office
at the City Cemetery were rejected.
S. Rosenfeld appeared before the board
ana SalQ LldL III I6uON10R Two SNOW
windows on his property on J street. be-
tween Third and Fourth, holes were left
in the sidewalk and when he attempted
TO repair the walk he was stopped in his
work by police officer. He desired the
board TO give him permission to repair
the sidewalk.
President Lawton said it would be nee
essary to repeal the ordinance in order to
grant the request. No further action was
taken in the matter.
Hugo Hornlein desired the board to
allow him to retain the railing on short
awning in front of his building on X
street, between Eighth and Ninth streets.
The request was referred to the Strees
Committee.
The matter of the claim of B. Labs,
who claims that part of the Twelfth-street
road encroaches on his property, was re-
ferred to the Street Committee.
j. II. Allen asked the board to construct
the bridge over the canal within the
blocks bounded by V and W, Thirty-firs
and Thirty-fourth streets. The matter
was referred to the Street Committee.
A man named Rawles asked the board
to remit his water license, as he was un-
able TO pay it. The request was referred
to the Water Committee.
1t was decided TO purchase a horse for