The record-union., 1895-09-03
on, and that the Clerk invite bids. Car

| rled.
I Pennish being under the weather was
| excused for the evening.
A citizen named Smith appeared In
relation to the line of e street, which has
| been so badly mixed by the lines of the
different surveys. Mr.. Figg, he said.
wanted to put down a sidewalk, but did
not want to have TO move it afterward.
The walks west of HIM are all six-foot
walks, but the Surveyor says he must
make an eight-feet walk, which will
make jog in the walk.
Kent moved that the matter be re-
ferred to the Street Committee with
power to act.
Leonard was opposed to it. The time
Will come. sooner or later, when the street
must be Strengthened and il might as we'll
come one time as another. If we are
| going TO have a city it must be done. Ii
| one has this privilege, others will ask it,
Inc line should be definitely settled,
even II special meeting had TO be held.
! lie moved TO amend that the Street Com
mItiee report TO the board.
IoZer moved that the Street Committee
be authorized to employ Mr.. Winn to
survey street, and see if his survey
agreed with that OF Mr.. Mulleney. Car
rled.
CARNIVAL PARADE.
j. O. Coleman, for the Carnival Com
mlttee, asked that the board would pro-
| VIDE that all building material that would
impede the progress be removed before
carnival night, from Second to Tenth, on
the cross-streets. He also asked, in or
der TO prevent accidents and loss OF life.
the board would by resolution prohibit
the use of all horses, vehicles and BIZ
cycles from the following streets, from
| $50 p. VI. till the close of the procession:
street, from Second to Twentieth; X,
from Second to Tepth: Second, from to
K; Third, Fourth, Filth, Sixth. Seventh,
| Eighth and Ninth, from to Is; Tenth,
from to ID; Twentieth, from II to /. He
| also asked that the committee might have
! permission 10 barricade streets as circum-
stances might demand-say Tenth and X
| and Tenth and j.
Fractions horses, even if they did not
cause loss of life or injury, would do
| much TO mar the beauty and the enjoy
ment OF the procession. The barrlcades
also would result in preventing the crowd
from pressing in at certain points and
interfering with the procession.
IoZer moved that tie Clerk call the
| Mayors attention TO the request, and that
he be requested 10 issue q proclamation
in accordance with it. Carried.
Mr. Coleman said the committee would
| also ask the privilege of turning Off the
intersection lights along the line OF the
parade, IN order to give better effect to it,
| The request was granted.
On motion OF Iozer the Mayor was en-
| powered TO grant any requests made by
the Carnival Committee.
sPRINKLERs' BILLS.
Some street sprinklers' bills were pre-
| sented, and Kent said some of them were
getting very reckless and leaving pud-
dies around the streets. Ii this was not
changed he should move TO lay the next
batch of their bills over for sixty days.
Bragg in the chair.
Leonard said that Kent was right and
he would vote with him. One of them
had several times flooded the street in
front OF his place by car elessness with the
| hydrant.
Devine said he had opposed the re-
movsl OF the old tand-pipes, and the use
of the hydrants.
LAMENTATIONS.
! The Lantern Distributing Company
proposed TO string lanterns around the
Plaza at cost of so. ToZer moved thar
the communication be laid on the table
Carried.
Inc Sisters of Mercy asked for an cleo
trio light at the railroad crossing near
Ridge Home Hospital. and the matter
was referred to the committee which is
making up the list of electric lights.
Frank Lyman asked the privilege of
suspending a decorated illumination
across the street between the Clunie
building at the northeast corner of Eighth
and Il, TO the opposite three-story build
ing. Granted.
WATER BILL.
c. L. Cummings complained that the
water rent on his store was eighteen
months behind. through the negligence
of a tenant, and that he had received no
notice until the water was shut Off He
asked for a reduction.
In, nf =
nation, the bill WAS reduced 10 Sl3.
CITY WATER PIPE.
City Taper Watts notified the board
that the wharf at the suction pipe is in a
dangerous condition, and should have
Immediate attention.
Leonard said that while the railroad
company had the pile driver here was a
good time to do it cheaply.
The matter was referred to the Water
Committee to find out the cost OF driving
the necessary piles.
STREET MATTERS.
Lawton said that K street, east of Four
teenth, and seventeenth streets, south of
j. should be called up for mscadamizing.
he would call up the resolutions of in
| tention.
Kent favored improving K street to
| Sixteenth with bitumen, and there would
be two good bitumen streets to that point
! Lawton accepted the amendment and
/ the resolution as amended was read. call
! ing for serial bonds.
Devine opposed the motion as soon as
| he found that ii involved the question of
serial bonds. He designated The bonds
as the most dangerous in the country.
| he moved TO lay 1t on the table
Lawton said that the serial bonds were
] for the benefit OF the poor people-those
who could not afford to pay the money at
] the time. Only the man VINO wishes to
! pay with a bond will have it placed on
! his property. Any man who wishes TO
/ pay the cash can do so, or he can borrow
| the money elsewhere if he wishes. Los
Angeles aud san Diego have adopted this
! plan and built miles OF streets under it.
| and are well salts lied with the results.
| Davis advocated the bonds, SAYING that
/ the plan was in the interest of the poor
/ man.
! Devine said he had heard bonds. bonds
| bonds ever since be had been on the
! board. Some OF the mem bers seemed to
/ always want TO issue bonds.
| Leonard said there was no commission
! for any man TO give the bonds. He could
! borrow the money anywhere else he
! pleased If he did not like the bonds.
! The resolution to improve X street
I from Sixteenth to Thirty-first. with
macadam. was passed. Devine voting
| no ana Kent not voting.
The resolution TO macadam Seven