The herald., 1895-12-24
SNYDER FLAYED MUNSON
And the Member From the
Third Ward Replied
A STIRRING COUNCIL MEETING
The Debate Was About Street
Sweeping Demands
A TEMPEST IN A TEAPOT
England and Texas We're Dragged Into
the War
An Effort to Change the School House Speci-
fcations
The Custodian Asks Instructions Regarding
Free Cigars and No Rent for the
EIsct-The City Attorney end
England and Texas We're Dragged Into
the War
An Effort to Change the School House Speci.
fications
The Custodian Asks Instructions Regarding
Free Cigars and No Rent for the
EIsct-The City Attorney end
the Oil Rsfneries

The council yesterday continued the ap-
peal of j. r. Rowan against the warrant
and assessment diagram for the sewering
of Elmyra street for one week. The hear
ing of the appeal against the assessment
warrant for the sewering of Fremont street
was also continued to December 30th.
The draft of the contract for the sewer
ing of Thirtieth street was adopted, and the
contractor given sixty days in which to
complete the job.
The park superintendent reported, in re-
ply to resolution of inquiry, that no teams
are at present at work in the park depart
ment excepting by persons who appear
upon the pay rolls as owners of
such teams. The report was received.
The fire. commissioners reported favoring
the lease of the Hendricks property on
First street. Boyle Heights, for engine
house purposes. the same to take effect
January l. The recommendation was
adopted. The recommendation of the
street superintendent to prevent the Oil
and sludge from the hills to float down
through the streets of the lower districts
was referred to the board of public works,
and the new and amended deed of Clara r.
OlldttOs QculCdtlliR CCitdili iaLoS iOi POI
purposes, was referred to the city attorney
for examination.
The various annual reports filed were re-
ferred to the finance committee and the
reports of the board of public works and
other committees made during the week
previously published we're adopted with
such exceptions as are elsewhere noted.
An attorney representing the owners of
horse corrals throughout the city appeared
with q petition requesting that district
north of Also and east of Alameda streets,
on the river, be set apart for the conduct
of this particular business. The matter
was referred to the board of health.
Councilman Munson objected to the ap-
proval of the minutes of the previous reg
ular meeting. He objected to the unani-
nous vote recorded in the matter Of certain
demands of W. /, Hollingsworth, the street
sweeping contractor. which had for
months been held out because the work
had not been done according to contract.
The records show that every member voted
for the payment of the particular demands.
Munson unlimited that trick had been
perpetrated in slipping the demands
through and he wanted the minutes
changed. Councilman Pessell, who was
in the chair, remarked that he could not
see how there could be any change in the
minutes at this time.
At this point Councilman Snyder arose.
He was pale and shook just bit at the
start, but soon warmed up. Snyder, as a
member of the finance committee, had
been criticized by Munson. for allowing the
demands in question to go through, and
had in return, intimated that the man from
the Fourth ward was continually playing
to the galleries. Snyder, for period of
about twenty minutes, gave Munson the
worst verbal castigatiop ever administered
in the council chamber.
Munson writhed a bit, and once denied
the intimations and accusations Of the
member from the Second ward. Snyder
charged duplicily and double dealing upon
the part of the members of the board of
public works in the whole street-sweeping
controversy from beginning to end. Sny-
der incidentally compare ed the pending dis
pute to the Venezuelan-Englishw war scare,
or the Corbett-Eitz fight. which
called together the Texas legislature. Sny-
der sat down after lie had demanded full
and complete investigation of the matter
under discussion.
Then Munson had his fling in defence of
his action personally upon the subject of
sweeping, and also tha. of his colleagues
upon the board of works.
Chairman Stockwell of the finance COM
mittee asked for the report of the board of
public works. He had not signed the Hol-
lingsworth demands for the $376.66. but
his colleagues upon the committee had in
formed him that the demands ordered paid
were demands which the committee itself
had held up, not the board OF public works.
which action would not, he believed, hold
good in law, and the demands thrown out
by the board had never been paid and
never would be. The report of board of
public works disclosed that Snyder and
Stockwel were right and that Munson was
wrong.
Then was peace declared.
The debate dragged along YEARLY. Coun-
Gilman Kipgery interject ng one of his tedi-
GUS spec eches in which the Queens English
about by the member from The
Fourth ward until half the gallery was
asleep and the other half was very tired.
The official record read by the clerk dis
closed that $l26.05 had been deducted in
April, SSl. 40 in August. S41.10 in May,
$114.l3 in October, $3.50 in September.
not one of which demands had been recon-
mended to be deducted by the board of
public works. AS result of the discus
sion, no demand will hereafter be allowed
until after it has been fully read in detail.
Then the minutes of the last meeting of
the council were again unanimously APP
proved. and everyone was happy ever after
wards.
Major A. w. Furrey came before the
council in the afternoon to plead for a
change in the new school building speciti-
cations. so as to permit closets other than
those provided for in the contracts for the
purpose. Major Furrey took occasion in
his remarks to say that rival concern in
plumbing supplies had threatened to spend
money to accomplish its purpose i'll pre-
venting the change proposed. Attorney j.
H. Mitchell, appearing in a professional
capacity, opposed the change and threat
ened an injunction if the same was made.
Plumbing Inspector Burgoin, who was
called in, said he saw no necessity of any
change, both closets being nearly identical.
Deputy City Attorney Thomas cautioned
the council to go slow as the bondsmen of
the contractors upon the buildings had an
in crest in the matter. The proposed
change was referred to the building COM
mittee.
The following proposals were received,
opened and pub icly declared:
To sewer Fourteenth street, Pico street
and Stanford avenue-B. Lorenzi proposed
for the sum of II cents per lineal foot for
sewer complete; George Banaz proposed
for the sum of 81 cents per lineal foot for
sewer complete; p. M. Darcy propo sed for
the sum Of S41a cents per lineal loot for
sewer complete; Frick Bros. prorosed for
the sum of 044 cents per lineal foot for
sewer complete; Hyland & Cordeil pro-