The record-union., 1895-02-05
PASSED over THE MAYORS VETO.
Sewerage Bond Ordinance Sustained
by the Trustees
Those Christmas Eve Salarles-Extra
Ward Police-Charges Laid Against
Water Works Fireman.

The CITY Trustees held their regular
meeting last evening, Trustees Bragg,
Davis, Kent, Wachhorst, Tozer, Leonard,
Deyine. Pepnish and President Lawton
being present.
City Attorney Brown addressed the
board in reference TO the resolution
apopted by the board requesting him to
consult with Attorney j. II. McKune and
other attorneys about defending the suit
brought against the city by Henry.
Mr.. Brown said if the membe of the
board knew what they were doing when
they adopted the resolution they would
not have done so. He said he considered
the proposition clearly an unprotessional
one and unreasonable. He refused to
comply with the request.
Tozer said Mr.. Brown was right. The
matter had been arranged, however, at
meeting with the Mayor.
The following messages from the Mayor
were read:
CEMETERY MATTERS.
To the Board Of Trustees: At your
last meeting l transmitted to you the re-
port and books Of Expert 4. u. Dunn on
the records and books of the City Gene
animation of the same l hope you will
return them to me, so that | may pro-
ceed to have the collections made from
the deilnquentS.
In the report it is stated that the city
has never received payment from the
State for what is known as the State
Burial Plat. 1t would be well 10 place
this matter III the hands Of the Corpora
ton Counsel, so that Il bill can be drafted
Tor suitable appropriation, and passed
at this session Of the Legislature. Re-
DpecttuIly submitted,
B. \. STEINMAN, Mayor.
INTERVIEW WITH BoNDuoLDERs.
To the Board Of Trustees: During last
week Messrs. Lawton and TOZer OF your
board and myself visited San Francisco
and held a conference with the holders OF
the old bonded Indebtedness against the
city, and as a result OF our visit we ac-
Complished the purpose Tor which we
went.
Your committee viii undoubtedly re-
port Tonight in reference TO the matter.
Respectfully submitted,
b. I. STEINNIAN, Mayor.
CITY SURVEYORS CLERK.
To the Board Of Trustees: In the
published reports of your last meeting il
appears that some members of your board
stated that the present clerk in the office
of Tie City Sury yeyOr and superintendent
OF Streets bad been appointed by me, or
al my request. The gentlemen who made
these remarks are mistaken. / never ap-
pointed the clerk, nor advised his ap-
poIntment. / trust the members who
gave utteTanCe To these statements will
nave the Kindness to acknowledge their
error.
In this connection I desire TO state that
1t Is absolutely necessary that the officers
above mentioned should have someone
,,5f
are constantly calling there and making
inquiries as 70 matters within their juris-
dlcLlOn. The provisions OF Article Y. Of
tho charter require that the Superiu-
Jeudeut OF Streets shall keep a public
Office and shall keep therein the
records OF his Office, and register of all
streets, alleys, drains ana all Improve
lnents and repairs made thereon, with an
index for easy reference, While under
Section IA II is necessary that his Office
should be kept open Tor business from
S:5o o'clock in the forenoon until
O'clock in the afternoon.
1t needs no argument to demonstrate TO
your board that when the uperlntendent
OF Streets is attending to his outside duties
he cannot keep his office open and attend
10 the citizens calling for Information
concerning the records OF his office. y
clerk Is absolutely necessary for his ottice,
and when the city can employ a clerk
Surveyor, the city cannot be justly
charged with being eEtrayagaut. There
j. no economy IN dispensing with an aD-
sOlute necessity.
In conclusion, desire to add that there
Is As much necessity Tor this clerk 1T the
present time in the offices above men
TONED as there has been a. any time dur
ing the whole OF the last year, when
your board, without objection, regularly
allowed the salary. Respectfully sub
mltteu, u. \. STEINMAN, Mayor.
WATER Assessor.
TO the Board Of Trustees: I hereby
nominate and, by and with your consent.
/ hereby ppoiut Leon Solomon TO be
City Water Assessor, vice himself, term
expired. Respectfully submitted,
Is. l. SrEINMAN, Mayor.
CHARGES AGAINST \ FIREMAN.
To the Board OF Trustees. l herewith
transmit to-your honorable body certain
written charges preferred by Second AS
sistant Engineer Couey against Fireman
George Gibbs of the Water Works De-
partmenI, together with The report of
Thomas Wood, acting Chief Engineer,
upon the same.
Pending an investigation Fireman
Gibbs has not yet been suspended.
The charges and report OF the acting
Chief Engineer upon the same are here
with submitted TO you III accordance with
Section 100 OF the charter. Respectfully
submitted, b. I. STEIN0IAN, Mayor.
OFFICER RUTHEEFoED's CASE.
To the Bourd Qf Trustees: on January
3Oth | received a communication from
your clerk in which / was requested to
report 10 your board concerning the sus-
pension OF Policeman W. Z. Rutherford.
together with the cause thereof, as pro-
vided in Section I24 OF the charter
In y ST.
pend Policeman Rutherford. on that
day Chief OF Police Drew informed me
verbally that lie had suspended him upoD
the complaint OF Benjamin Bailey. Later
on the Chief requested MIR. Bailey 10
place his charges IN the form OF an atli-
dayit and swear 10 the same, but Bailey
refused 20 90 this; whereupOn l ordered
Chief oi Police Drew 10 reiuslate Ruther-
ford, and this was accordingly done. AS
a consequence a deduction from his salary
tor one day appears To have been made.
but atm OF the opinion that no deduc-
uon should have been made. because no
written charges were regularly preferred
against him, and further that your board
should allow and pay .or the deduction
so made from hls salary. Respectfully
submitted, Il. |. SrEINMAN, Mayor.
MINOR MATTERS.
Leonard OF the Fire Department Com
mittee reported that the new hose wagon
would be ready Tor service at the eud OF
the month.
Devine said parties living in the neigh
borhood OF Sixteenth and y streets
wanted a fire alarm box there. Com
plants had been made 10 hun that the
ire plugs in the outlying districts, and
even in the heart OF the city, are at times
clogged with mud. The matter was re-
terred TO the proper committee.
Kent said the grass al the Plaza at
Tenth and j streets needs watering yerv