The record-union., 1895-10-04
CITY OFFICIALS REPORTS.

The Superintendent Of Streets reported
expenditures for the month as follows ::
Street repairs, S617 so; street sweeping,
S76 IS: sewer department, 500; street
sprinkling, 81, $40 90 Total, S2,714 70.
The Chief of Police reported 362 arrests
in September, 1900 meals and y lodgings
furnished.
The City Collector reported for the
quarter. City licenses on hand June
18th. Sl3,232; received since, Sl4, 400; dog
licenses, Sl.150. Total, SIS, 1872. City Ii
censes sold. Sll,l44 90; dog licenses,
S746 90. Total. Sll, ,S9l. City licenses on
hand, Sl6.4S7 so; dog licenses, SOB so.
Total. Sl6,8
Davis moved that the Clerk advertise
for bids for 1,500, copies of the city ordi-
nances-3O0 in leather and .200in paper
and 1000 copies OF the charter, 700 in
paper and 300 in leather.
On motion of Kent, r. NJ. Clarken was
instructed TO bring his work into the
board for their examination.
CITY PRISON MATRoN.
A communication was received from a
poor widow, who asked for employment
in taking care of city offices.
Kent said that the Chief of Police stated
that the board had given him no au-
thority to employ a woman whom neces-
sary at the city prison. lie moved that
the Chief be authorized to employ
woman as nurse or matron when neces-
sary.
Devine said that statements had ap-
peared IN the evening paper about the
Receiving Hospital. He considered that
they were un u3t. as the board had never
sarily incurred there.
Davis thOug lit that a matron should be
employed. as females were almost daily
brought there.
kents motion was carried.
AUDITORS VEToES.
communication was received from
the Auditor in relation To the extra ex-
pense over the contract price on the pa
troll wagon. the Mayor having desired
hlm not TO draw a warrant tor The extra
amount AS the contract for extra work
had not received his sanction.
Brown Bros. were directed to present
their bill tor the contract and separate
one for the extra expense.
Inc Auditor also declined 10 draw a
warrant for the salary OF g. ". Herr as
Sanitary Inspector, on the opinion OF the
Corporation Counsel that the office had
not been legally created, Il su Efficient num-
Der OF the Trustees not having voted
tor it,
MISCELLANEOUS.
An ordinance prohibiting tamperinp
The Corporation Counsel advised that
the claim OF Mrs. Sarah Malone of SO. 900
for damages sustained at the Y-street
levee be rel octed, as the city was not liza
bic for any damages sustained there. The
bill was rejected.
The contract between the CITY Street
Improvement Company and the properly
owners tor the improvement of Third
street, from 10 *, was approved
The applications of II. Hoppin to keep
saloon at the southeast corner OF
Seventh and E streets and that of w. II.
Ross TO keep a saloon at ll26 Second
street were referred TO the Chief OF Po-
lice.
The appointment Of Frank Redding as
special policeman on the beat from Sixth
To Tenth and NJ to X was confirmed.
Specifications for piling for the city
wharf repairs were adopted.
Leonard said that it was question
whether the wharf, on account OF an acci-
dent, was not liable to go down at any
time and carry the suction pipes with it.
There was not time to advertise and he
moved that committee be appointed to
give out the work. The motion was car
rled and Tozer, Devine, Kent and Leon
ard were appointed.
Inc petition of property-owners that
the grade of V street, from Twenty-first
to Iwenty-second, be fixed according to
datum vas referred to the City Surveyor.
Ihe board then adjourned till Monday
night and went into executive session,