The record-union., 1895-11-05
COMMITTEE REPORTS

Kent said that as the sprinkling season
is over, the sprinkling wagons should be
stored away out OF the weather.
The matter was referred to the Street
Committee.
on motion Of Bragg, the Fire Depart
ment Committee was added to the Build
ing Committee in the matter of provid-
ing the city buildings with electric lights.
q The matter of Mrs. Landis' cemetery
lot WIS brought up by Deyine. he stating
that the full amount had been paid and
only half the amount paid into the city
treasury.
Lawron said that if any city official had
received money and had not paid it over
to the city, he should be prosecuted.
The Clerk read letter from Cemetery
Superintendent Ficks, dated July 18th.
| in which 1t was stated that in 1885 +. L..
Landes paid to then Superintendent
So 80 and that only half that amount
had been turned into the treasury, also
that a history of the transaction had
been forwarded to the Mayor.
| The matter was referred back to the
| Street Committee.
| Leonard of the special committee on
police reported that he had some evil
| deuce with regard to policemen ming
| ling in politics. but wanted further time
in which to gather more. The request
was granted.
The usual bills were allowed.
The Boiler Inspector reported that he
| had examined the boilers at the Water
! Works and found them in fair condition
under pressure Of sixty pounds.
| A. Anderson addressed the board, ask :
| tween @ and K, Ninth and Tenth, filling
/ it in with dirt, as there were bad holes In
| il. The permission was granted.
| Leonard said that as the railroad COM
| pany had raised its track near the en-
| trance to the patrol wagon stable the
roadway of the wagon should be filled up.
1t was decided to fill it up with cinders.
Tozer called up the matter of bids on
the fence on Y street, saying that the bids
had been rejected under misapprehen-
sion, and he moved that they be taken
up again.
Kent moved that the Clerk be IN
structed to advertise again for bids for
! the work, 20 be opened next Monday
night. There would be other bidders at
lower rates.
Tozer said that would be an injustice to
the former bidders. There were 1,20O
feet more actually bid on before that the
the bids, Other bidders would now know
| how to underbid. He moved to recon
slider the rejection.
The matter was reoonsidered. and Tozer
moved that the contract be award to A.
! Anderson the lowest bidder.
Kent rose to the point of order that the
bids had not been advertised for ten days,
as required.
The Chair ruled Kent's point of order
well taken, and, on motion Of Kent, bids
were ordered advertised for, to be opened
| in two weeks.
| G. w. Railton, for the Citizens Asso-
! citation, asked that the board allow the
| Mayor to appoint fifty special police
men tor election day to preserve order,
without pay.
| Devine opposed allowing any one party
to appoint specials for such purpose. II
any appointments are made they should
| be made from all parties. He did not be-
lieve in allowing any one party to control
the election.
Mr.. Railton said that the men were not
to be appointed on recommendation OF
the Citizens Association, but as the
! Mayors choice.
Kent said that two or three parties had
been trying to get the Sheriff to appoint
special deputies. He moved to amend
that the Mayor might appoint. If he
deemed Il necessary.
The motion as amended was carried,
Lawton saying, laughingly, that his ma
| jority would be SO large that 1t could not
hurt him any.
The office OF special policeman at Tenth
and streets was created.
| Electric lights were ordered placed al
Sixth and II streets, at Fifth, between j
and X, at Fifteenth and l streets and al