The record-union., 1895-04-27
PASSED over THE MAYORS VETO.
The Ordinance Consolidating Two
City Offices.
One Person to be Plumbing and sani-
tary Inspector-sprinkIIn Con-
tractors Back Out.

An adjourned meeting of the City Trus-
tees was held last night, Messrs. Wach
horst, Kent, Davis, Bragg, Tozer, Leon
ard. Devine, Pennish and President Law
ton being present.
AdOlph Heilbron addressed the board
in reference to the bids of Henry Neider-.
haus and J. Mohrwinkle, who were
awarded contracts for sprinkling the
eighth and ninth districts. Mr.. Heilbron
said they thought they could do the work
for $3.50 each and with one team, but since
then they have ascertained that they
could not do the work with two teams.
Furthermore, be said, they could not
make the contract because they could not
get the necessary bondsmen. They
wanted to withdraw their bid, said Mr..
Heilbron.
On motion of Devine, the action of the
board awarding Neiderhaus and Mohr-
Wrinkle the contracts to do the sprinkling
was rescinded, and the Corporation Coun-
sci will be asked to render an opinion
next Monday evening whether they can
withdraw their bids.
The superintendent of Streets was di-
rected to report TO the board the necessary
repairs to the Twelfth-street bridge.
De Rosa and Silva, contractors, were
allowed to pave the incline at Front and
n streets with cobbles instead of mac
adam.
BAD SEWER.
Leonard said complaint was made
about the obnoxious odors from the
sewer at the police station. The waste
from the station is carried into the river,
and when the river is high the sewer be-
comes chOked up. The board decided to
look into the matter.
A VETO MESSAGE.
a message from the Mayor disapprov-
ing the ordinance consolidating the Of
fees of Building and Sanitary Inspector
and Plumb bing Inspector was then taken
up. 1t read:
To the Board Of Trustees: 1 herewith
transmit to your honorable body, with
my disapproval indorsed thereon, Ordi-
nance No. -, entitled, IAN ordinance
disseminating the office Of Sanitary and
Building Inspector, and requiring the
Inspector of Plumbing and Drainage TO
perform the duties thereof"
My reasons for disappearing this ordi-
nance are as follows:
l. The proposed ordinance is framed
under Section 2l5 of the charter which
contains the following provision: "When-
ever in the judgment OF the Board of
tinuation of any office created or pro-
vided for by this charter, said board, by
an ordinance for that purpose, adopted
by not less than seven affirmative votes,
may discontinue such office"
This provision was evidently inserted
for the purpose of allowing the Board of
Trustees TO discontinue any Office. which
would in course of time become unneces-
sary, either because there were no duties
to be performed or because the duties
were unlmpOrtant and could be dis
pensed with, but 1 do not understand
that IL gives your board the power TO con-
solidate two offices, which by the
charter are made separate, and the duties
OF which are separately enumerated. (See
Sections l8I, I82 and lS3 the charter
2. AS the citizens OF our city by the
adoption of the present charter have
deemed that there existed a necessity for
both these offices, l know OF nothing
which has occurred since then to show
that no necessity exists now. On the
contrary, l am convinced that there is
more necessity now for both these offices
than there was at the time of the adop-
ton of the charter, because OF the in
creased number of buildings being
erected and the large amount of i'm
provements being made.
s. The ordinance itself shows upon it's
face that there is necessity for both these
OulC6Ss lOIy NAII6 III SOULFUL IL Is stated
that no necessity exists tor the continual
ton OF the office Of Sanitary and Build
ing Inspector, still in Section il is stated
that the duties heretofore performed by
said officer shall hereafter be performed
by the Inspector of Plumbing and Drain
age. If there a duties TO be performed
q necessity exists for the office.
t. AS both these offices are under the
control of the Board OF Health, l think it
would have been but an act OF courtesy TO
have consulted it before one OF them was
discontinued. | have heard Of no recon-
mendation from the Board OF Health, nor
any demand from our citizens for the dis
continuance OF this office. 1t is therefore
nv belief that no necessity exists for the
discontinuanCe of said Office.
D. The duties OF the Sanitary and Build
ing Inspector are very important. He is
reQuired to ''see that all buildings bal
comics, porches awnings, signs, and all
fixtures appertainiug to buildings are
constructed in a safe and substantial man
ner and according to the requirements of
law and city ordinances"
While it may be possible to select a
person for Inspector of Plum bing and
Drainage whose abilities will be so versa
tile that he can attend TO the duties of
both, still I am OF the opinion that if he
discharges his duties as Inspector of
Plumbing and Drainage as he should, he
will nave no time for anything else.
1t is very important that all buildings