The record-union., 1896-02-11


to the Corporation Counsel.
Davis reported that he had procured
an abstract Of title to the ten feet pro-
posed to be bought from N. Dingley, on
which to place the new pump. The Cor
poration Counsel reported that he could
not pass the title, as only half of it lay
in Dingley's name, there being an old
tax sale forty years ago.
Bentley moved that the Corporation
Counsel draw up warranty deed, SO
that MIR. Dingley could defend title, If
it were contested. So ordered.
Davis presented to the board a plan
for filtering the city water, according
to the method practiced in Auckland
and the board examined it,
Tozer reported on the ordinances
compiled by r. NJ. CIarken and recon-
mended that they be ordered published.
So ordered
Bentley reported, recommending that
the bids for a safe be declared off, on
account Of an irregularity in the former
call for bids and that they be advertised
for again. So ordered.
/ The question of adopting a sprinkler
for the new sprinkling carts came up,
and Kent said that the Miller & Knob
!
one, while the Studebaker and Winkler
sprinklers could not be bought as cheap
/ ly without the wagons as with them.
He advocated the Miller & Knobloch.
| Devine and Tozer thought the Winkler
was the best
| Kent thought that the contract should
! be furnished to the man that could
/ furnish the best wagon for the price,
! iTrpSnAcfiUa Of %
| A. Meister, Jr., stated that he could
furnish the Winkler sprinkler cheaper
/ than the others could be furnished, and
the board adopted it,
SALOON LICENSES.
! Frank Sprague addressed the board
in relation to the remonstrance against
the granting of a license to George
Jones to keep saloon on Seventh street,
between 1 and j. He said that the pc
tition was in regular form, and that the
remonstrance was signed by persons
who did not reside or own property in
the half-block in which the saloon
would be kept
number of the remonstrants had
Withdrawn from the remonstrance,
leaving only one resident of the half
block upon it.
On motion of Wachhorst the license
was granted, Davis and Tozer refusing
| to vote.
Leon Lewis was granted a license to
keep a saloon at Twelfth and E streets.
A. ]. Silva was granted license to
keep saloon at Fourth and N, Tozer
Bentley and Pennish voting no.
COMBINATIONS
The matter of combinations came up
next.
The appointment of L. ]. Martin as
special policeman for the beat between
M and R, Eighteenth and Thirty-first
streets, was confirmed unanimously.
The confirmation of George D. Irvine
as Superintendent of Cemeteries came
next.
Devine gave notice that next week
he proposed to present a new set of
rules, one Of which would be to change
the ballots from secret to an open one.
WELL" said Davis, "Mr. Devine
seems to be aiming at me. I want to
say right here that when that rule pre-
walls, l shall hand in my resignation.
l do not propose to sacrifice my business
by being boycotted for the sake of $50
month. You will have vacancy if
the rule passes"
Irvine's nomination was defeated by
6 noes to 2 ayes, one vote being blank.
MISCELLANEOUS
The proposition of DR.. GARNER in re-
lation to filtering the water was re-
ferred to the Water Committee and the
Mayor, as the plan submitted gave no
particulars.
Davis said that DR.. GARNER said that
the filtering plant would cost about
$4,000.
Kent said that the board had been
petitioned for water pipe, to be laid be-
tween Twenty-first and Twenty sixth,
V and w streets, and he thought the
people should be supplied. He moved
that the Clerk be instructed to advertise
for 1000 feet of pipe.
Tozer opposed it until the pump mat
ter was settled.
Kent made strong plea for the peo-
pie in that portion of the city, who were
promised this pipe two years ago, he
said.
Pennish moved that the matter be
postponed for one week and the
Finance Committee report on it next
meeting. So ordered.
A resolution by Tozer was adopted, /
IndI the fuIlQGQ DGDL OOIlIIllSSlOLeIS /
be requested to report to the board at
it's next regular meeting the number |
and amount of city bonds and coupons |
of different series which it has pur-
chased during the last thirteen months, |
and the prices paid therefor.
Tozer said that the Clerk was ennbar-
rassed by the order of the board that |
the city should pay only certain rates |
for advertising. He moved that the |
order be rescinded, and it was so or
dered.
Kent moved that the Finance Com |
mittee be instructed to make contracts I
with the papers for a certain amount of I
space as the big advertisers among i
business men do. He thought the Sun
day papers should also have share of
the patronage
Wachhorst thought the German paper |
should also have show.
well, what are you going to do with /
the A P. A. paper? That will want I
some, too" said Devine.
The ordinance allowing the Fair Oaks /
and Orangevale road to carry freight /
through the city was laid over till next
Monday night.
A communication was read from Nc
Kune & George, asking that COM
mittee be appointed to confer with them I
for the purpose Of perfecting an appeal T
in the case Of the city against Clunie, I
two Of the old committee having gone
out of Office.