The record-union., 1895-04-10
TIE SERIAL IMPROVEMENT BONDS.
Trustee Lawton Wants to See the
Plan Adopted.
Resolution Prohibiting the Bonded
Bonds without Permission.

Bonds without Permission.
The City Board of Trustees held an adj
Journed meeting yesterday evening,
Trustees Lawton. Wachhorst, Kent,
Davis, Bragg. Deyine, Lawton, Pennish
and Tozer being present, Kent in the
chair.
Bawton addressed the board on the
question of serial bonds for street inn
provement. He said he had talked with
a number of citizens, both those who
were poor and those who were well-to-do,
and all seemed to look on the project
tavorably. 1t required a resolution of
intention stating in regard TO the bonds,
but in other respects it was like the old
way of proceeding. He thought the adop-
ton of the system would greatly facilitate
the improvement of the streets.
He offered a resolution for the improve
ment of Seventeenth street, from to P,
with macadam. The new system, he
said, would allow any one to pay all cash
for the improvement, if he wished. If
he was not able to pay, the City Treas
urer could issue bond, payable in five
or ten years, certifying to the amount
The bonds will run not to exceed ten
years, and may be made to run for less
time at the option of the property
1t gives the man whose property is mort
gagged chance to pay his assessment,
which he might otherwise often find diff
cult to do
Tozer thought it would be well to defer
action on the resolution until it was dis
covered how much the improvement was
TO cost, so that estimates could be made.
Devine said he would favor the resolu
ton If the property could have
the privilege of paying off the bonds
whenever he was able. He did not pro-
pose to put any man where he would
nave to pay interest Tor long term OF
years to the shylocks why would buy the
bonds.
Lawton said that the bonds would
enable the property-owners to keep out
OF the hands OF the shylocks, as Mr.. De-
vine called them.
The matter was laid over for week.
THE BLOCK BOOK.
The appointment of John n. Miller, to
complete the block book of the cemetery,
was unanimously confirmed.
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
A resolution was introduced that the
City Surveyor be authorized TO make the
necessary surveys for the Improvement
of Eighteenth street, from G to z; Seven
teenth street, from j to p; X street, from
Fourteenth to Thirty-frst, with macadam;
Seventh street, from j to K, with btu
men.
Tozer said he did not see why there was
any need of calling up these streets just
now. 1t would be better to wait till the
State is ready to furnish cheap macadam.
The resolution was lost by vote of
five to two, and Kent gave notice of re-
consideration.
The Surveyor was instructed to notify
property-owners on Tenth street, be-
tween * and L, TO appear before the
board and show cause why that street
should not be improved.
A resolution TO improve L street with
bitumen from Tenth 10 Fifteenth was
adopted. Resolutions to improve \
street from Tenth to Fifteenth, and
Fifteenth street from L to n, with btu
men, were also adopted.
A resolution to improve I street from
Eighth to Ninth with macadam was re-
ferred to the Street Committee.
a resolution to put sewer in the alley
between o and P, Twenty-first and
Twenty streets, was adopted.
a resolution to macadamiZe the alley
between Fourth and Sixth, NJ and Y
streets, was laid over one week.
A resolution to improve the alley be-
tween Il and L, Ninth and Tenth streets
with macadaIn was adopted.
A resolution to improve y street from
Ninth TO Tenth by grading was similarl Y
referred.
MAINS AND FIRE PLUGS.
The report of the committee with re-
gard to the laying of mains and placing
of fire plugs was taken up, but was laid
over for further consideration.
SEWER REMoNsTRANCE.
A petition against laying the sewer
pipes IN the alley between Twenty-sec-
ond and Twenty-sixth, L and NJ, was re-
ceived and referred to the Sewer Com
mittee.
SALOON LICENSE.
The petition for a saloon license from
John Rasmussen, for 324 h street, was
referred to the Chief of Police.
sPRINKLING WAGONS.
On motion of Devine, the sprinklinp
wagons made by j. +. Hill were accepted
Rnd his bill allowed.
ALL-NIGHT LICEN NsEs,
Steiner IL Imhof presented a petition
for an all-night saloon for the New Will
lam Tell House, which was granted.
One for the Reception Saloon at Saw
enth and X streets, to William Coleman.
was presented.
Leonard said that he had supposed that
all all-night licenses were TO be revoked
after April lst. If some uptown saloons
were 10 be favored this way, and a few
picked out, he should vote to grant IL
censes to the two who were refused last
week. He proposed to treat them all
alike.
Devine said If the saloons were to be
closed up the business of the town would
be gone, and the people might as well
move out. There would be nothing but
churches left, and they would not support
the town.
Pennish spoke strongly against the all
night licenses, and said the city could
We'll spare the saloons.
Deylne said as there seemed to be dis
posltlon 10 keep the man from making
ms rent, he would move to lay the matter
over for week.
The motion was Lost
Inc question being on the granting of
the license, Kent, the Chairman, sug-
gested that Devine could withdraw his
motlon TO grant the license, and DevIne
did so.
Pennish said that was a pretty raw de-
clsion, and he would move, in order to
bring the matter before the board again,
that the license be granted.
ne motlon was lost and Kent gave
notice OF reconsideration.
On recommendation OF the Chief of
romeo, McCaw d Snyder were granted a
incense TO keep saloon at the Mechanics
I LAISeeyange, on l street, between Front
THE WOOD MARKET.
An ordinance to repeal the hay and
"ooo market ordinance was introd uced