The record-union., 1895-07-23
Mr.. Beard could not legally collect the

| Inc AUDITOR was instructed to receive
the money from Mr.. Beard.
Pennish said, in relation to the city,s
+, paying for the improvement of Seventh
street in front of the Postoffice, that Con-
| gresham Clunie thought the Govern
| mont would pay the bill if the city pre-
scented it.
Leonard said it had been intended to
put the lamps of the old patrol wagon on
the new one. but they were not fit, and
he moved that new lamps be purchased.
Bragg and Pennish opposed purchasing
them at present, but the motion pre-
! vailed.
The usual bills were allowed.
Inc Dill OF John Wall, for street-sWeep-
ing, was laid over for week. for inyesti
| CATION by the Street Committee.
MAYORS SALARY.
The Mayors salary for the month of
May was laid aside, and Devine said he
did not believe that the board had any
right to reduce the salary Of an officer of
| the city.
Leonard said he did not believe the
Mayor had been serving the city when he
was away on his own business. He had
docke ed other city officers during their alb
senCe. and he Leonard) thought he
should also be locked. He wanted to
see test case made.
Devine said he did not think it was
hIS0 " 90 W LUG CUuIlS VIII SO small
matter, and Kent said that the Mayor
had taken the city into the courts for a
smaller amount.
Deyine moved that the full amount be
allowed, but his motion was lost, and the
bill as cut down WAS allowed.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The petition of property-oWners to
have Fifteenth street opened, from Il to
\, was referred to the Street Committee.
The City Attorney called attention to
the fact that Jacob Stock, had been
granted saloon license at 2231 Tenth
street, but had sold his place some time
ago to one AIundrott. who was running
| the place on Stocks license. The license
of Stock was revoked.
The City Street Improvement Com
pany was granted permission to improve
Third street from TO * by private con-
tract.
AFTER FICKS.
A communication from FL Dorado
Lodge, No. s, l. o. Q. f., asking that the
conduct of George w. Ficks on the occa-
sion OF the burial of Arson c. York be in
Vestlgated by the board, was read.
ii. b. Nielsen said the occurrence hap
pened in the presence of several hundred
people, and copy of the complaint had
been handed to the Mayor
Kent moved that the communication
10 lSCoANSQ dIO p1hCGO Oh lie anu tLaL no
action be taken until the Mayors mes
sageS were received.
Lawton said that the impression seemed
to prevail that charges must be brought
before the Mayor before the board could
act on them.
Leonard, who was in the chair, said
that no charges had been made and sworn
to. They were only resolutions.
The resolutions were received and
filed, Mr.. Nielsen being informed that if
the lodge chose to prefer charges in proper
form the board would investigate them.
a petition of property owners. asking
that j. Z. Soroggs be appointed to over
see the improvements of Tenth street,
from to L, was granted.
SALOON LICENSES.
Schneider q Freigang were granted a
license to run their saloon all night at 906
j street.
The application of Petralli & Labourdie
for license to keep a saloon in the block
between | and J, Front and Second
streets, was referred to the Chief of Po-
lice.
THE CLUNIE SUIT.
Wachhorst introduced resolution that
Judge MCkune be instructed to appeal
the case of the city VS.. T. j. Clunie from
the decision of the Superior Court to the
Supreme Court.
outside attorneys, when it had City At
torney and a Corporation Counsel He
did not believe in blowing in the city's
money to attorneys.
Devlne and Wachhors. favored Me-
Kune's employment. He had said that
he would charge the city nothing if he
lost the suit. He was familiar with the
suit from the beginning and it would be
safe in his hands. If lie could restore to
the city the frontage on the river from
Front to \ streets it could well afford to
pay him a handsome sum-.
Wachhorst suggested that an addition
be made TO bis resolution that if
the suit was lost the attorney should
charge nothing, and if he won his fee
factory, or be submitted TO arbitration by
competent judges.
Kent suggested as arbitratOrs two mem
bers of the board and two attorneys, one
to be chosen by each side.
The resolution as amended was adopted.
A motion to appoint Lawton and PEN
nish as the two memb ers was lost.
sEvENTH-sTREET IMPROVEMENTS.
Devine introduced resolution that
the Hon. Grove l.. Johnson be re-
Quested to ask the Government to paw
the expense of improving the front of
the Postof1ice with bitumen, which WAS
adopted
1t was decided that a bill should be made
out for the amount expended by the city
in improving X street, Seventh street and
the alley back of The Postoffice. and ask
Mr.. johnson to present it.
CONTRIBUTIONS.
The appointment of DR.. Thomas Ross
as member of the City Board of Health
was confirmed unanimously.
L. c. kripp's appointment as a special
officer at the Cemetery was confirmed
unanimously, as was that of Edward
Faltrick as special policeman for the
Southern Pacific repair shops.
The other appointments of special Off
GERS sent in by the Mayor week ago
were confirmed as whole
Devine said that the board had erred in
appointing }. c. Scroggs to superintend
the Jstreet improvement, as the charter
said that the superintendent of Streets
should superintend all street improve
mentS.
Lawton said the charter gave the board
! charge of all public work of every kind.
| He did not know why the Street Super
| intendent should object to another man
! looking after work as we'll as himself
| superintendent Murray read the pro-
| vision of the charter which provides that
| the Street superintendent shall appoint a
man TO oversee such work, and he did
not think the board should appoint any
man. lie could not see that Mr.. Scroggs
| had any special qualifications for super
| intending the work, as il was not in his
| line. There were also some property
| owners who object to Mr. Scroggs.
The matter was dropped, and the board
| adjourned till " ednesday evening.
Wants the Estate.