The record-union., 1895-12-10

for the street cars, and he hoped the
board would have it replaced, as it is
a great public convenience.
The light was ordered replaced.
Davis said that one place had been
overlooked, which was a very important
one. That was at Sixth and l. streets,
near which are two churches, Armory
Hall, Masonic Temple and the old Pa
vilion, to which places many people go
at night, and the street should GER
tainly be lighted.
The light was ordered placed there, as
well as one at Twenty-sixth and Q.
OFFICIALS REPORTS.
The following is the report of City
Collector Mckee for the month of No
vember: City taxes received, $119,-
4o1 AZ; city licenses, S1,6o1 so; dog
licenses, $25 ~; cemetery dues, SOTO;
harbor dues, $115; water rates, 3d.
629 %; water taps, $154.
Chief or Police Drew reported lot
arrests for the month, and 929 meals
and 40 lodgings furnished.
Water Assessor Solomon reported 4o
new water takers listed during the
month.
Chief Engineer Guthrie of the Fire
Department reported the pole of En-
CINE No. broken by an accident, and
one of the horses on Engine No. tenn
porarily out of service on account OF
the removal of a tumor from its
shoulder.
Poundmaster Cooksley reported Is
horses, cows and ISL dogs impounded
during the month. Of these, 20 cattle
killed Fees collected amounted to
S36
Police Clerk Desmond reported
$612 30 of fines imposed during the
month and $227 80 collected.
Superintendent of Cemeteries Ficks
reported 60 interments, 800 collected
for sale of lots, S1S6 for opening graves
and SOB for permits, besides S9l from
the Helvetia Cemetery. The City Sur
veyor reported recommending that
when the sidewalks of non-residents
are condemned the procedure be the
same as in the case of residents, so
that the improvement may become a
lien on the property.
PenniSh in the chair)
The ordinance relating to the tear
ing up of the streets and requiring a
deposit or bond from contractors or
corporations doing it, which was intro
duced at the last meeting by Lawton,
was read and adopted unanimously.
The ordinance regulating auctions
| and auctioneerS, and the bonds and Ii
| censes required, was read.
Wachhorst said the ordinance had
been thoroughly revised by the Corpor-
alton Counsel and pronounced legal
one 1t was intended to keep out the out
Siders who come here annually before
holidays to sell their stuff in opposition
| to those who live here and pay taxes.
Tozer asked if it would prevent an
auctioneer from selling out lot OF
| household furniture without moving 1t
| from the residence where it had been
used.
Wachhorst said that the auctioneer
could get permission from the board to
| do So The ordinance was passed.
| A motion to change the roll-call so as
to commence at the First Ward excited
some discussion and was defeated by a
vote of to t.
Lawton said the contract for pumping
| the sewage at Eighth and streets
will expire on the first of the month.
Some action should therefore be taken
| toward a new contract, as the parties
| pumping at present do not care 10 go
on with the contract.
Leonard moved that the Sewerage
Committee be instructed to advertise
| for bids for pumping py steam or cleo
| tricity for six months or year.
Kent moved that the contract specify
twenty-four hours a day for the first
! five months of the year. Under pres
| enI COnQlIlOHS every pOuIu VI OOai liio
the contractor can save is clear gain
| to him.
A discussion ensued on advertising
| for running the pump by electricity
and also on Kent's amendment, 1T be-
| ing stated that the old contract re-
quired the contractor to keep the water
down and that they had to pump all
the time in the winter to do it.
| Leonards motion was carried, and
| advertised
| twenty days.
| Devine moved that, as the present
contract would expire before that time,
| the present contractors be authorized
| to go on pumping until a new contract
be signed. So ordered
| Leonard moved that the Chief Engi-
neer of the Fire Department be in
structed to prepare an ordinance such
as is in force in other cities, requiring
people to clean their chimneys at stated
! intervals So ordered.
The bond of C. C. Robertson, as Col
| lector. was approved, with the follow
| ing sureties: Hugh Casey, George
| Wissemann and II. Weinrich for so,
600 each; NJ. Cronan, Isidor Cohen.
George K. Rider, w. D. Comstock, Fred
Kolliker. Pat Kelly, F. S. Smith, b.
Dieterle. John Black, e. A. Crouch, G.
! Feldhusen, Theodore Labhardt and j.
| Olsen for $4,000 each, and T. d. Scri-
yer for $1,000.
The bond of J. D. Young, as Auditor,
was approved, with NJ. Cronan, Isidor
| Cohen, H Gribble, L. c. Chandler,
Charles Sellinger, George K. Rider, J.
W. Wilson, Fred Kolliker, E. Dieterle
and Pat Kelly as sureties for So,OOo
each.
The bond of j. Frank Brown, as City
Attorney, was approved, with William
| Geary and Gus Lavenson as suretles
for s.. 900 each.
The bond of J. D. Young, as City AS
SCISSOR. was approved, with M. 'Cronan
Isidor Cohen, II. Gribble, L. c. Chan
der. Charles Sellinger, George K. Rider
and w. D. Comstock as sureties fol
$1,000 each.
| Resolutions ordering new sideWalk
constructed on the east half of lot 1, [
and NJ, Sixth and Seventh streets, ano
the laying of a sewer in the alley be-
tween n and O, Fourteenth and Six
teenth streets, were passed.
A license was granted to Krogh q
Iund to keep a saloon at 90 K street
and the board adjourned till 1:3t
tomorrow night
Articles of Incorporation.