The record-union., 1895-04-16
CONTRACT TO IMPROVE ] STREET.
1t Was Awarded Last Night by the
City Trustees.
Bitumfnous Pavement as Far as Fif-
teenth street-A New Patrol
Wagon to be Built.

The City Board of Trustees held its
weekly meeting last night, Trustees
Wachhorst, Kent, Davis, Bragg, Tozer,
DeVine, Pennish and Leonard being
present.
MESSAGES FROM THE MAYOR.
The following messages from the
Mayor were read:
CITY TREASURY NEEDED.
To the Board Of Trustees: l desire to
call the attention of your board to the fol-
lowing provision contained in Section AZ
of The charter: Whenever the city
Rhall provide proper vault and safes for
keeping the city money, the Treasurer
shall keep said moneys in said vault, and
he shall not thereafter, under any circum-
stances, deposit with any person, cor
poration or bank any of the moneys of
the city, or allow the same Except of
payment of demands against the city, to
pass out of his custody. If he shall Yio-
late any of the provisions of this section
he shall forfeit his office and be forever
disqualified from holding any position in
the service OF the city. As soon as possi-
BILE after the adoption of this charter the
Board Of Trustees shall provide suitable
vaults and safes for the use of the Treas
urer."
AS the charter contemplates that the
Kept separate, and in vaults, under the
control OF the Treasurer, 1 ask that your
BOARD take the necessary and proper steps
TO have suitable vault constructed lor
this purpose. Respectfully submitted,
b. y. STEINMAN, Mayor.
MONEYS ON HAND.
To the Board Of Trustees: I respect
fully report that in conjunction with w,
ID. Lawton, President of the Board of
A.
torney, l counted the cash in the City
Treasury on April lst, and found the
same 10 agree with the amount required
by the Auditors books.
The following is an account of the
moneys received and disbursed by the
City treasurer during the month OF
March:
1870 .S247,176 27
Receipts during month ..... 23,537 o.
Warrants paid......~S44,8II 81 ~ -
Coupons paid. 749 90
Total disbursements .................. 45.56o "a
Balance on hand April /, 1895 -S225,l52 70
Respectfully submitted,
b. \. STEINNAN, Mayor.
Certified to by President Lawton and
City Attorney Brown.
WATER FOR IRRIGATING.
To the Board Of Trustees: l am in
formed that proposition has been sub
mitted to your board by one of your
members TO dispense with the collection
OF water rates for irrigation purposes. In
this connection | desire 10 call your at
tentlon 10 the fact that during the season
OF 1894 nearly the sum of 50, 900 was col
lected Tor this purpose. do not believe
1t would De wise to abolish the collection
because the city cannot afford to lose the
revenue, aud, further, the free use OF
water for this purpose would cause a Sc
we're strain upon the capacity of our
present pumps. Respectfully submitted,
b. l. STEINMAN, Mayor.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Devine OF the Street Committee re-
ported ia favor of allowing property
owners OH b street, between Ninth and
Tenth, to improve the street in front OF
their property by private contract.
He also said that the property at
Fourth and l streets could be secured for
market-place at So per month.
Kent said number of prOperty-owners
near Second and y streets com plain about
the bad state OF the sewer into which is
drained the waste water from their
houses. The matter was referred to the
superintendent of Streets and Sewerage
Committee.
Leonard of the Fire Department Com
mittee reported that fire-alarm box has
been placed at Fifteenth and d streets.
PUMP SPECIFICATIONS.
The Clerk then read the new specitica-
tions for 5,OOu, O0-gallon pump for the
Water Works.
Pennish wanted to know who wrote
the specifications.
Leonard wanted to know why the test
pressure was increased from thirty five
TO forty pounds.
Iozer said the specifications should
nave been submitted to the xpert9 before
being presented to the board
DAVIS sad the change was made on the
recommendation of NJ. i. Horn
On motion of Tozer further considera-
ton OF the specifications was postponed
until w Wednesday evening for the purpose
OF comforting with the experts.
a JUST ASSESSMENT
The Water Assessor reported that he
had investigated the assessment OF 81 5C
on Mrs. Taylor, of Z2lO ii street, for water
used IN 1891, and considers the assess
ment just. The report was adopted.
APPROPRIATION ASKED.
c. \. Post, on behalf of the n. s. G. w
requested the board to appropriate 500
toward having the celebration of Adnis-
sion Day, on the 9th of Septem Der, take
place IN this city. MIR. Post said if the
celebration was secured for this city 4, ,OgC
people from various parts of the State
would be in attendance. Everyone OF
them, he said, would average in his ex-
penditures here about SO or SI5.
IoZer said the board had provided for
the Grand Army Eucampment and
Fourth of July celebration, and together
with the amount that will be needed for
new pump he did not see how the city
could appropriate any money.
ON motion OF Devine the matter was
laid over until Wednesday evening.
WANTS THE ALLEYS CHANGED.
a. Miller said he would like to see the
city reduce the width OF all alleys from
twenty TO sixteen feet, with two-fooI
walk on either side
CITY OFFICIALS REPORTS.
City Collector Mckee presented his re.
port for the quarter ending March 18th
as follows: City licenses on hand Janu.
airy I, 1898, Sl0,655; dog licenses, S439 80
city licenses received since, $40, $50; total
81, ,944 80; city licenses sold, $, ,952; dos
licenses, Sl52; total, 50. l04; city license,
on hand March 30th, So, 553; dog licenses
S2S7; total, S2S7 80.
lie also presented his report OF money
collected for the week as follows: CITY
taxes, 1888 Il; Is per cent penalty
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