The record-union., 1894-02-27
AssEssoR,s nrp1-r1rs

UIeN his request ana the matter went
over.
ASSISTANT CITY TAPER.
Trustee Kent offered a resolution Great
ing the position OF Assistant City Taper
at a salary of SIS per month.
The resolution was adopted, but on
motion OF Trustee Pennish. the position
having been just created, the appoint
ment was laid over for one week.
CHIEFS APPOINTMENT POSTPONED.
The matter of confirmation of the
Mayors appointments was then taken
up and Trustee ToZer moved that the
matter be laid over one week.
Trustee Leonard could not see any rea-
son for postponing it. as the members had
had chance 10 examine the appoint
ments for the past week.
Trustee Devine thought some of the
members would prefer more time before
voting on the Chief of Police, but the
other nominees could be voted on.
1t was decided to defer the confirma-
ton Of Chief of Police and vote on the
others.
OTHER APPOINTEEs.
The nomination of W. p. Harlow for
policeman was refused confirmation by .
nays 10 ayes.
DIR. @. B. CLOVIS appointments as mem
Der Of the Board OF Health was confirmed
l. t.
goner was also confirmed, 6ayes to nays.
THE LIGHTING CONTRACT.
The opinion of City Attorney Brown
was called for and he rendered it, quot
ing the provisions of the charter, prohib-
iting any officer Of the city from being
concerned In any contract in which he
was directly or indirectly interested.
be was OF the opinion that If any third
party should make a contract with the
city, and should make a contract with the
gas company to furnish light tor him, it
would be illegal, as the gas company be-
ing interested the Mayor would also be.
His opinion was that as long as the
Mayor IS interested in the gas company,
the city cannot make legal contract with
it. That while the Mayor is interested in
the gas company the city cannot enter
into a contract with party who prOcures
the requisite lights from that company.
That the contract heretofore existing be-
| tween the gas company and the city tor
lighting the streets is suspended and not
in force since the new charter went into
effect.
THE CITY PHYSICIAN.
Trustee Devine called up the ordinance
| introduced by him 10 reduce the salary or
City Physician TO 81 200 per year, ana
spoke IN favor Of it, urging that it was in
the interest of economy.
Trustee Pennish moved to amend by
making ii 81, 500, but met with no second.
The ordinance was passed, Trustees
Bragg and Pennish voting no.
NEW ORDINANCES PROPOSED.
An ordinance for collecting water rents
was then read, making some changes in
the old ordinance, Trustee Leonard in the
chair, the President being excused on ac-
count OF indisposition.
An ordinance governing the attaching
OF service pipes 10 the mains was also
read.
An ordinance TO promote the efficiency
of the fire department by putting into
service the extra hook aud ladder truck
was also read.
All three were laid over for one week.
\ resolution asking the Mayor 10 ap-
point i competent bOOkkeeper for the
Superintendent OF Streets was referred to
the Street Committee.
One liking the rates Of advertising was
laid over one week.
STREETS AND ALLEYS.
A petition was received from property
owners on the alley between and P,
Fourth and Fifth, asking for its i'm
proyement.
one was also received protesting
against improving the alley between IL
and l, Sixth and seventh.
SALOON LICENSES.
J. B. Costello and Gregario Cifuentes
applied to have their license to keep a
saloon at Second and NJ streets transferred
To sixth and | streets.
Trustee Bragg said that as the new To-
cation was in his ward he would like to
have the matter laid over for one week so
that he could see if those living in the
neighborhood OF Sixth and l were will
ing 10 have d new saloon there.
The matter was laid over one week.
the application OF ogelin u Rudy for
license to keep a saloon at go l. street
was granted unanimously.
That Of Herman Fisher to keep a saloon
at Twenty eighth and y streets came up.
Trustee Tozer said he had understood
that it was proposed to have a side en-
trance, and he thought that no more of
that kind were wanted in this city.
Trustee Pennish said he had not seen
any such sign, but did not vouch for the
fact that it was not proposed to keep one.
The license was granted as the Chief of
Police had recommended it.
\ license was also granted to Ed. NJ
Donelly 10 keep a saloon at Tenth and X
streets, where one had been conducted.
STREET sUPERINTENDENT's REPORT.
Trustee Devine asked if the Street
superintendent had yet made his report,
in accordance with the notice sent last
week to the Mayor.
Clerk Flint stated that he had written
to the Mayor as directed, but had re-
ceived no answer.
1t was decided unanimously to reject
all bills sent i'll by the Street Superin-
tendent until he sent in his report.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The usual bills were audited and al
lowed.
Resolutions Of intention were passed
for improving Seventeenth street from J
to p, Eighteenth street from { to p, and
Nineteenth street from & to r, where not
already improved. Resolutions were
passed, also, for improving the alleys be-
tween q and II, Sixth and Seventh; | and
}, Seventh and Eighth; II and i, Sixth
and Seventh; l. and NJ, Ninth and Tenth;
n and \, Ninth and Tenth, and II and |,
| Eleventh and Fourteenth.
y Trustee Devine indicated that he would
offer a resolution to dispense with the
City Treasurer but was informed that he
was an elected officer
Action was deferred on a petition for
the extension of water mains between L
and NJ, Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth
streets.
The bond of Michael Fisher as police
man was approved, and the board adj
journed.
SAD ACCIDENT.