The record-union., 1895-04-02
CITY PRISON PORTER.

b1uS W0T0 T9CelV9O 1OT t16 improve
ment of the alley between M and n,
Ninth and Tenth streets, and they were
referred to the City Surveyor for exam
lnation.
Bids for the improvement of street,
from Eleventh to Fifteenth, with BIZ
tumen, were received from r. G. Mat
tingly, the City Street improvement
Company, James Touhey, and similarly
referred.
Bids from the City Street Improve
ment Company and James Touhey for the
improvement of street from Fifteenth
to Sixteenth with bitumen were similarly
referred, as were those of Antoine King,
A. l.. Rosa and A. L. Silva Tor filling in
| at the city wharf.
SALOON LICENSES.
The application of Cunah 81 Silva for
license to keep open saloon at 20l L street
from midnight till 5 A. NJ. was read and
Pennlsh moved to lay it on the table, but
the motion was lost by vote OF TO t.
DeVlne moved TO refer it to the Chief of
Police.
Pennish said he was surprised at the
motion, as Mr.. Devine had in open board,
couple of months ago, said that he
would advocate a midnight closing ordi-
nance after a April 1st.
Devine said that he was given to DracLi- :
cal Jokes on April lst, and this was one
of them.
Kent said if the board wanted to drive
people out of town and make business
any duIler than il now is, this is a good
way to do it,
Pennish said the all-night saloon was
temptation To the workingman who had
been out through the evening to enter
and spend his money.
to t.
Pennlsh moved that the application be
rejected, and the motion was carried.
Inc application of Philip Il. Steiner to
Keep an all-night saloon at 1918 Fifth
street was rejected.
Inc application of McCaw IL Snider for
Incense 10 Keep saloon at the Mechanics
Exchange, L street, between Front and
second, was referred to the Chief of
Police.
The Chief of Police recommended the
granting OF licenses to H. w. Coleman,
on Inc southeast corner of Seventh and X
streets, and the New William Tell House,
on street, between Eighth and Ninth
Inc licenses We're granted
Inc private contract of fproperty-owners
with George y. DaintOn TO lay sewers in
Ine alley between \ and Q. Nineteenth 10
1Wenty-second, was brought up, and
DeYlne said that I. J. Clunie intended to
pulld tWenty-four houses on his block
between TWenty-tirst and TWenty-sec-
Pennish thought it would be we'll tn
wait, in that case
hent hoped that the contract would be
a4oWed, and the board so voted.
HENRY's SUIT.
LaWton brought up the matter of J. II,
aenry's suit against the city, and said
that Judge Mchune had offered to de-
Ighu the sult Tor not mere than $780, He
,LaWton) had consulted with the Mayor.
q hon ID -
QeT 10 avoid continuous litigation, to offer
Mr.. Henry y, 800 to dismiss the suit. He
wished to know II the board thought best
TO authorize the Mayor to make the offer.
ozer and DeYlne were opposed TO any
oHer OF compromise, as q number of citi-
Zens intend to employ counsel at private
expense to hight Mr.. Henry,
Lawton SAID he would report to the
Mayor that the board had no wish to
compromise.
SIA-FEET SIDEWALKS.
Lawton introduced an ordinance AL
lowing sIx-teet sidewalks to be con-
structed on the streets north of G, east of
twentieth and south OF y streets, He
dld not think eight-feet walks were
needed in those localities, and many of
the residents are men of limited means.
DeyIne moved TO amend the ordinance
so as to include all that portion of the city
east of Twelfth street.
IoZer favored the amendment in ali
blocks where there were no eight-feet
walks.
Leonard said he did not want to see the
city dIstgured, and it would not look
well to see one lot with a six-feet walk
and the next with an eight-feet walk
Kent said he was opposed to six-feet
walks. People could not walk four
abreast on them. He favored uniform
sidewalks. He had seen offers to con-
struct walks at Y cents per foot.
Davis also favored uniform walks,
Inc matter was laid over till this after
noon.
MACADAMIzED STREETS.
Lawton said there was a law that
would help out people who were unable
to pay for street improvement. He raad
the law providing for serial bonds
which make payment for such
improvement payable in instalIments
and explained its advantages
Considerable debate on the subject en-
sued and the matter was laid over for
week.
CONTRACTS AWARDED.
The contracts for street Improvement
were awarded as follows:
For Improving street from Fifteenth
to Sixteenth. to the City Improvement
Company.
For improving the wharf to A. L.
Rosa.
For the alley between Ninth and
Tenth, NJ and \ streets, A. King was the
lowest bidder, but the matter was Iaif
over till to-day, as the board is not salts
fed with Kings actions in past contracts.
James Touhey objected 10 the bid of
the City improvement Company, on the
ground tnat the contract called for over
$1,000 while the check was for only
$1,000, which was not in accordance with
the advertisement, and the bid was,
therefore, not legal.
The matter was referred to the Corpora
ton Counsel.
Leonard moved that the Superintendent
OF Cemeteries be instructed to appear aud
explain 10 the board why the walks are
not kept in better order. Carried.
The board then adjourned till 2 p. N.
to-day. '