The record-union., 1895-02-12

uary, 1888:
Balance on hand January C. IS95.. .S31I ,524 81
hecelIls during the month from
IhS lO,332 81
TotaL........ s82S,o57 Il
Warrants paid......... S23, ,s}5I 5S
coupons palu................. 5l2 10
Total disbursements. 23,S63 58
Balance on hand February l, 1S95~... S3Ol, 1913 50
Respectfully submitted,
b. U. STEINMAN, Mayor.
We certify that we were present when
the cash IN the treasury was counted and
assisted in the counting OF the same, and,
further, that the above report is correct.
w. d. LAWToN,
President Board of Trustees.
j. FRANK BROWN, City Attorney.
EXTRA WARD POLICE.
To the Board Of Trustees: I hereby
nominate, and, by and with your consent,
/ hereby appoint the following
persons 10 the efollowing-named ed positions:
7. c. May, residing al 2lO q street. to
be Ward Policeman for the Second Ward,
vice George W heeler, not confirmed.
j. y. Payne, residing at 1912 IL street,
to be Ward Policeman for the Eighth
Ward, vice Milton +. Brady, not con-
hTmed. Respectfully submitted,
b. u. STEINMAN, Mayor.
The bill of Kreuzberger d Harvie for
work done on the mOrtuary chapel at the
City Cemetery was referred to the Cor
poration Counsel.
THE WATER WORKS ROW.
Davis, of the committee to which was
referred the charges of Engineer CoffeY
at the Water W orks against Fireman
Gibbs, said it was decided to refer the
charges to the Mayor. 1t was the duty
OF the Mayor to have suspended Gibbs
and then report the matter to the Trus-
tees.
Davis moved that the charges be re-
ferred 10 the Mayor.
Devine moved, as an amendment, that
the board decide on date on which to
hear the charges.
Leonard agreed with Davis that the
charges should be sent back to the Mayor.
Davis motion was carried.
on motion or Kent Of the Levee Com
mittee, the superintendent of Streets was
directed 10 repair the levee at Eighth
and \ streets.
CEMETERY MATTERS,
The committee to which was referred
the report of the city expert submitted
the following report:
In reviewing the work of Expert
Dunn, and his work upon the books of
the City Cemetery, it has been impossible
for this committee to give the work more
than a CursOry scrutiny, but in compar-
ing his report with what has been pointed
out upon the books, il is found that aside
from the State plat the present value of
which is estimated at 1000, there seems
To have been lots sold during the last
thirty-nine years TO the value of about
8, 600, OF which no record appears where
the purchase price has been received into
the City Treasury. Whether or not such
amount has been withheld Irom the city
il is difficult to determine and il IS
q f11l Z / J, 3
covered at this time. We recommend
that the Mayor place the matter with the
proper officials, and direct such officials
10 push the collection of all such claims.
I'm regard to the State plat, we deem
1t uuwise Tor the city to take any action
looking TO the recovery OF the supposed
purchase price, or Tor any amount. on
the contrary, we recommend that the
Mayor be REQ uested TO make and execute
deed 10 the State, as was doubtless orig
inally intended. We also favor the adop-
tion by the Mayor of the following rec
Ommendatlons made by Expert Dunn, to
wit:
First The history oflots made by the
expert should be made IN duplicate, of
good paper and well bound, one OF which
should be kept at the cemetery by the
superintendent, the other at the City
Hall.
''Second-The superintendent should
aud issue receipts in payment for lois
the receipt TO show pages OF the n!o,ter
aud lot on index book. Before the Mayor
and Clerk issue deed Tor the same. il
should be entered in the duplicate his
tory kept under the direction OF the
Mayor. By this method the Superinten-
dent cannot fail 10 first make tue proper
entries on the book a. the cemetery, and
Ihe city Will be III possession OF two sets
of valuable records.
"Ihird-A map-Dook should be made
for the purpose OF locating each grave
1t may not be possible 10 locate all who
are now buried, but II viii be valuable In
the future. The paper sufficient for the
work is at the cemetery.
"Fourth-The Health officer should he
furnished 4 duplicate blank book OF the
daily death record HOW kept at the ceme-
terry, ss well as blank burial permits in
stub, ana shipping permits, which latter
should be issued IN triplicste.
"Fiith-Ihe passage OF an ordinance
controlling the transfer of lots in the
cemetery, in accordance with the SUCCESS
tion in the report; also closing the aIlevs
on the two runs, Laurel, Ash ana Willow
avenues south 10 Olive avenue and set
ting price on the same.
'SixIh-Ihat W. c. Farnsworth be al
lowed TO cancel the receipts he issued as
mentioned IN the report
''Seventh-Thst the board set a yalns
on the different lots in the different runs
and have an inventory made OF lots or
parts Of lots unsoid, and charge the same
10 the superintendent, as suggested in
the report.
The cost of work performed by the
expert and already paid amounts 10
S517 90, and there remains 10 be paid
S577 90, making a total of SS25 As 10
whether the results attained Justify so
large an expense is to this committee a
matter of serious doubt. ii the board
desires further inquiry into that partic-
ular point it Will be necessary TO appro-
pirate from S25 10 so 10 defray the ex-
peuse OF making an intelligent investi-
cation. Considering the adverse criti-
cisms this work received from some
members OF this board during its pro-
gress, on the one hand, and the promise
of startling developments 10 be made by
those fsvoring the work, on the other
hand, the final result has forced the con-
ciusion that the interests of tho city have
been sadly overlooked, ii not willfully
disrsgarded, in authorizing or permitting