The record-union., 1895-01-29
HENRY'S SUIT AGAINST TIE CITY.
The Trustees Looking for an Attorney
to Defend 1t.
An Ambulance Wagon and Constant
Patrol Wagon Service Recon-
mended by the Mayor.

The City Board of Trustees held their
regular weekly meeting yesterday after
noon instead of in the evening" on ac-
count of the inaugural ball. Trustees
Lawton, Wachhorst, Davis, Kent. Bragg,
Devine, Tozer, Leonard and Pennish
were present.
The following messages from the Mayor
were received:
EXPERTS REPORT.
To the Board of Trustees: Felix T.
Dunn, the expert employed by me to eX-
anime the books and records of the City
Cemetery, has filed his report with me,
together with books showing the exact
condition Of each lot.
AS matter OF courtesy and for your
information, l transmit the report and
these books to you. When you have ex-
amlued them please return the same to
me, so / can place the matter in The hands
OF the proper officers TO collect from those
who are delinquent. Respectfully SUBJ
mltted, b. y. STEINMAN, Mayor.
AMBULANCE AND PATROL WAGON.
To the Board Of Trustees: On several
occasions have recommended that the
police patrol wagon be kept in constant
service day and night, but thus far your
board has refused 10 authorize It's service
in the day time.
At the last meeting of your board, on
January 25th, and at which l was present,
your President stated that the different
funds were more than ample for the pur-
poses for which they were created, and
that the surplus could be transferred and
used for other purposes. our President
also made the same statement in a news
paper interview.
There must, therefore, be sufficient
funds to meet the extra expense.
1t needs no argument to show that the
patrol wagon should be kept in constant
service. Necessity demands it.
/, therefore, urgently recommend that
the police patrol wagon be kept IN con-
stant service day ana night, and, also,'
that a suitable ambulance wagon, for the
use of the Police Department, be at once
purchased. Respectfully submitted,
b. I. STEINMAN, Mayor.
EXTRA POLICEMEN.
To the Board Of Trustees: I hereby
nominate and, by and with your consent,
| hereby appoint the following named
persons to the following named positions:
August Wall, residing at 925 Front
street, and w. II. Strader, residing at 5l9
Is street, to be extra policemen Tor the
First Ward. Respectfully submitted,
B. \. STEINMAN, Mayor.
On motion of Devine the experts re-
port was referred TO the Finance Com
mittee To be examined and reported on.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Leonard asked further time for the
Water Committee in some matters that
had been referred to them.
Devine reported on the taking up of the
street railroad track Oh Third street, be-
tween street and the depot, and on Fif-
teenth street, between j and *, and re-
commended that tbs ordinance on that
subject be passed.
In the matter of Sluey Chang, who
asked a reduction in the water rates for
his laundry, Davis, for the Water Com
nittee, reported, stating that he should
stand by the Water Collectors report.
on motion of Kent, the matter was de-
1erred till next week.
Kent, OF the Levee Committee, said
that the two men employed to catch
gophers and stop up the holes made by
them in the north leyee, had caught
forty-tour gophers, an average of about
ten a day, and stopped up their holes.
They are still working near the sugar
beet factory.
DISCUSSION OF BILLS.
The usual number OF bills were read
and allowed. The bill of NJ. A. Lynch OF
81 % for sCavenger work was objected to-
but Trustee Bragg explained that he had
authorized IL, and it was allowed. That
OF L. +. Bassett, for $500 for plans for
sewerage, as the recipient OF the prize
lie w
sented and allowed, with the understand
ing that il be regarded as payment in
full. That OF Rosa IL Silva, TOR extra
work done at Third and X streets, and
not included in their contract, was pre-
sented and the statement made that the
City Surveyor ordered the work done in
order to make the crossing good one for
loaded teams.
Tozer said that Street Superintendent
Murray had, as he supposed, made ar
rangements with the railroad company
Tor fixing the crossing. He found out
afterward, however, that tue company
never pays for gravel, as 1t puts on decom-
posed granite in such places. He thought
Mr.. Mullenny had exceeded his authority
in the matter.
Devine agreed with him, but Kent said
that the man who put it there had right
to take ii away ii 1t was not paid for, and
il he does so, other gravel Will have to be
placed there. lie thought it would be
better to pay for 1t now.
Kent said he thought that while au-
thority had been exceeded in this case it
would not be right Tor the contractor to
lose his work. He thought the City Sur
veyor should be notified not to order such
work hereafter without authority. He
thought if this was a fat lawyers bill for
5000 or $1,000 1t would be paid without
any kicking, as one for s., 800 was paid "A
while ago. He moved that the bill be
allowed.
Bragg thought the bill had not come be-
fore the board in proper shape. When
he hired conveyance TO go down the
river and investigate pumping plant
the bill was objected to and he paid it out
OF his own pocket. There must be au-
thority tor ordering all work done.
Davis agreed with him, and would not
vote for any bills contracted under such
circumstances.
No s
the lawyers bill because it was author
lied by the proper authorities and to save
the city from further litigation.
Silva, who was present, said that he put
the gravel there at the request of the
Street uperintendent, W no said the rail-
road company would pay for it. He bor-
rowed money to pay Tor 1t, and it is worth
over a dollar yard, and if the CITY does
not want TO pay Tor 1t be will take it away.
as the railroad refuses to pay for it,
LawLon said II was the duty OF the COM
pany TO keep It's crossings In good order
lie should vote agalns, the bill.
ON motion OF Leonard, the whole mat
ter went over Tor a week, and the Clerk
was instructed 10 notify the City Sur
yevor 10 order no more work done unless
SO authorized.
WILL WAIT WHILE.
The bill OF CardOZa Il Nathan of New
York for legal services in relation to the
bond suit, filed in New York, against the
CITY, was laid over for week.
The bills of Root, Nelson IL Co. and
several others tor work ordered by the
Mayor were brought up again, and Tozer
and others favored their payment, as thew
did not know OF the order of the board
with regard 10 bills contracted without
the authority of its member
Kent said that the Mayor had thrown
the bill for work done on the leyee by or
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