The record-union., 1895-05-07
Allis pump, of the style offered for

Allis pump. Of the style offered for
Expert NJ. B. Horne also reported,
favoring the vertical compound pump
offered by the Allis Company-the same
pump.
The question being on the adoption of
the report, Devine moved to have action
deferred till tonight.
Kent said the Bond Commissioners re-
fuse to lend money to the city for the pur-
chase of the pump, and the charter for
bids the board to purchase anything
costing more money than is in the treas
ury to buy it with. He preferred TO wait
another day, to investigate the funds.
The motion to defer action till tonight
was lost and the report of the committee
| adopted-Ayes. Wachhorst, Davis. Bragg,
Tozer, Leonard, Pennish and Lawtons
noes, Kent and Devine.
PROPOSED ORDINANCES.
The ordinance for requiring insurance
and real estate agents to pay license
was brought up.
Devine said it was designed to createsa
monopoly of the business for few large
firms and freeze out the smaller agents
who were trying TO make a living. lie
moved that the ordinance be postponed
indefinitely.
Leonard said the agents presenting the
poned for week. in order that they
might present it to the Board OF nder-
writers.
Tozer favored the ordinance.
Devine still opposed the creation of
any monopoly in business.
The motion to postpone indefinitely
was lost by vote of 5 10 4, and the ordi-
nance laid over for a week.
The ordinance creating the Office of
Sanitary Inspector was read, and long
discussion ensued over a motion to post
pone it for aweek, which was lost, and
the ordinance was laid on the table.
MISCELLANE EoUS.
The bids for water pipe were opened,
the bidders being Baker Il Hamilton,
Holbrook, Merrill 6C Stetson and Schaw.
Ingram, Batcher IL Co., and the contract
was awarded to the latter on margin of
one-tenth of a cent per foot.
The resolutions In relation TO the
Funded Debt Commissioners were laid
over for one week.
c. +. Fowler, Health officer, reported
in relation to filling lot 4, between ID and
Il, Sixth and Seventh Streets urging that
the board take the proper steps TO have it
filed as soon as possible.
Leonard favored selecting some small
lot and making q test of the law as to the
city's power to fill it and make the ex-
promised TO select such lot
The matter of allowing Neiderhaus and
Mohwinkle to withdraw their bids for
sprinkling two districts came up, and the
board rejected all bids for these districts
as the easiest way TO solve the difficulty,
and bids were ordered advertised for
again.
The application of NJ. ]. Doh erty for a
license to keep saloon at 1929 Eighth
street came up, and long remonstrance
was filed against it.
Mr.. Doherty asked permission to with
draw The application, in defer ence to the
opposition, and was allowed to do so.
a resolution of intention to have Oak
avenue, from Sixth to Seventh. paved
with basalt blocks was adopted.
William j. Hook made IAN application
for an all-nlght license for his saloon at
706 street, which was granted without
the usual reference 10 the Chief OF Po-
lice.
Devine called for the reading of the last
amendment to the funded debt law.
The Commissioners, he said, had defied
the law IN buying bonds without the
consent of the Trustees, and he moved
that the Corporation Counsel be in
structed to inquire OF the Commissioners
why they did not comply with the law
Leonard said the Grand Jury was
about to make report on the commits
sion, and he thought it would be best to
wait for it.
Devine's motion was carried.
Leonard said the Mayor had ordered
down transparency in front of the City
Hotel which the board had given permis-
sion Tor the erection of, in accordance
with the ordinance. He thought it was
an unwarranted interference After a
little discussion, the matter was dropped
The question of what work should be
done in the park at Fifteenth and 2
streets was discussed and no action was
taken.
The board then adjourned.