The record-union., 1896-03-10

To the honorable Board or trustees.
I hereby nominate and by and with
your consent appoint c. I. Randall to
act as coal passer at the Water Works
| in the place made vacant by ]. j. Don
ahue, who recently removed from the
city. Respectfully submitted.
c. H. HUBBARD, Mayor.
| 1t was decided to meet tonight at
half-past Z, in response TO the Mayors
| request, to consult with citizens IN
reference to sewage and flood water.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
| Tozer, for the Finance Committee,
reported, favoring the renting of a
room in the building for IS a month for
the Water Assessor, Health Officer and
Plumbing Inspector. It was decided to
rent the room.
| He also reported that the committee
! had not yet been able to see the Corpo-
ration Counsel in relation to the COM
piled ordinances.
| Kent, for the Fire Department, re-
| ported that the committee thought it
would be unwise to remove the old tel
ephones from the engine houses, as
many of the people have not the new
/ telephones in their houses, and it would
operate against their protection. The
committee therefore recommended that
they be retained.
| Devine said that his investigation
had convinced him that to remove the
| telephones would cripple the depart
ment.
Davis opposed the keeping Of them,
and presented a minority report, rec
ommending that they be taken out.
| Devine moved the matter be laid over
| for a week.
| Leonard called Kent to the chair and
seconded the motion. He said that Off
GERS of the new telephone company had
called on him and stated that their
object in moving to put out the old
telephones was to force people to put in
the new ones in order to be connected
with the fire department. The people
1 have rights in the matter, and the
board would do them a great injustice
! if they ordered out the old instru-
ments. He asked for delay, in order to
see what offer the old company would
make to the city.
| The matter was dropped until Mr..
Cunningham, the manager of the old
company could appear before the board.
When Mr.. Cunningham appeared he
|
be referred to the executive board of
his company, and a weeks delay was
therefore determined on.
! Leonard asked Pennish what had
been done in relation to whitewashing
| the fence on the levee, and the later
answered that it was proposed to put
on four men under Street Superintend-
ent Croly's supervision to do 1t by days
work
Leonard said it would come about
| 5000 in that way, but Mckay said it
could be done for $75. 1t was proposed
to have it done by days work in order
to give employment to needy men.
A discussion arose as to whether it
was ordered done by days work at the
| last meeting or. not Pennish insisted
that the minutes were wrong if they
stated that it was not SO ordered.
The Clerk was ordered to advertise
for bids for whitewashing the fence
from the river to Thirty first street, in
accordance with the specifications.
Mckay reported that the gardener at
the Plaza needed some tools for his
work
A report from Health officer Nichols
stated that the garbage on Front street
left by two shipping houses had been
removed by them on his order.
SALOON LICENSE.
On recommendation of the Chief of
! Police, Jacob Schmidt was granted a
license to keep a saloon at 2012 H street.
OPEN VOTING.
Devine's resolution that all confirma-
tions be voted on by roll-call was taken
up.
Leonard said he had experienced a
change of heart, and wished to give his
reasons. He had understood when he
voted to have a secret ballot with the
understanding that when a member
voted he kept his mouth shut after
ward, but members had gone so far as
to publish their votes in a newspaper.
The resolution was lost by vote of
5 ayes to 4 noes, Wachhorst, Davis, Nc
Kay and Bentley voting no.
Leonard said that hereafter if mem
bers stated how they voted on confirm
ations he should refuse to vote at all.
81 move,'' said Davis, that any mem
Der telling how he votes be fined So. /
will stand it."
"It will not be necessary to move SO,
Mr. Davis. All you have to do is to keep
quiet yourself" said Leonard, while a
general laugh arose in the lobby, and he
raped for order.
WATER WORKS BOILERS.
Leonard stated that it had been pro-
fposed to extend the bids for the boilers
for the Water Works, but it was found
| that it could not safely be done, as a
legal proposition. He therefore sug-
gested that it would be necessary to
advertise anew for twenty days.
! Bentley spoke in opposition to delay,
saying that if that were done the vari-
| Gus delays would keep the city from
setting the boilers until May. He sug-
sested that the bids sent in last week
could be accepted for one boiler. thus
1 bringing the expense within $1,000, in
order to obviate the delay of advertis-
Ing again.
The matter was referred to the Corpo-
ration Counsel, to be reported on to-
night.
THE POUND AGAIN.
/ An affidavit of Burrell Taylor was
aaad which stated that no dogs had
heen killed at Daniel Hea1eys place,
and that all dogs brought there had
been tried out with their scalDs on.
Also, that the dogs of the Poundmaster
were brought to Healey's place for
about a month in 1894, and killed there
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