The record-union., 1896-06-02

/ Devine asked for further time in re-
lation to the companies who charged
| the mover of the Christian Church for
| cutting wires, and it was granted.
In relation to the bids of Henry DEM
| for improving the alleys between n ana
o, Fifth and Sixth, and NJ and n,
Eighth and Ninth, he recommended
| that they be rejected, as Folsom rock
can soon be procured cheaper
| R. c. Irvine stated that rock could De
| shipped from Folsom next week, ana
| the bids were rejected.
Superintendent Croly asked If the
! city had made any arrangement with
the county allowing it to use city water
| for the roads running out from M ana
| P streets. He had found country
sprinkling wagons taking city water 10
sprinkle the roads with.
Kent said that two years ago an
agreement was made with the Super
visors for two loads a day.
Mr.. Croly said the men wanted four
loads, and the matter was referred to
the Street Committee.
Pennish said the music-stand in the
Plaza needed painting, as did the
seats.
Mckay said that tramps had taken
possession of the seats and made
lodging house of the park.
Leonard said the board had nothing
to do with that There was a special
officer there.
Mckay said the officer had asked
him as to his duty in the matter.
The stand and seats were ordered
painted.
Kent asked further time on the bill
of w. H. 10th, who, it was charged,
was not on the city register.
Mckay said 10th had been resident
of the city for more than a year.
The milk inspection ordinance was
laid over for a week.
A communication was read from the
, Corporation Counsel in relation to the
| refusal of the District Attorney to
cancel claims against delinquent tax
payers, the taxes collected by M. r.
Beard, unless the fees due him were
paid to him. In his opinion the District
| Attorneys position was right and he
was entitled to his percentage.
Pennish thought Boards commission
was only to be 40 per cent, but the
Clerk said the contract was for 80 per
cent. The matter was referred to the
President of the board.
lveyor to make an estimate of the cost
of improving Nineteenth street, from
D to R, with macadam, and the issu-
ing Of serial bonds to pay for it, came
up, and Devine opposed it. 1t was car
Iried, all the members voting for it ex-
cept Devine
The bill of E. c. Hart, for acting as
City Attorney during the absence of
/ (NitU fo
the Corporation Counsel
Devine said he thought the city should
pay for the street-sweeping machine,
which has done satisfactory work. He
moved that it be accepted and paid for.
So ordered
The Clerk was instructed to advertise
for bids for running the sweeper and re-
moving the dirt, the sweeping to be
done at night after 10 o'clock, and to
draw up specifications before so doing,
the streets to be sprinkled before being
swept.
The Clerk was instructed to advertise
for sprinkling the Tenth District, from
Twenty-first to Thirty-frst, R to Y,
| Mckay and Tozer declining to vote the
latter's amendment restricting it to the
graded streets having been defeated by
a tie vote.
BIDS FOR BOILERS.
| Bids for boilers for the Water Works
were opened, and were as follows: ].
a. Cunningham, cylinder boilers for
| $6,720, S6350 and $1,000. and Bah
| cock & Wilcox water-tube boilers at
| 81 2O9; Risdon Iron Works. sc. 400. So
490 and So, 100, for water-tube boilers;
Babcock & Wilcox Co, water-tube boil
/ OF ST 11S.
ers, $6,215; P F. Dundan, cylinder boil
ers, $5,677
Mckay moved to refer the bids to the
| Water Committee, to select experts to
pass on the bids.
Devine thought that the whole board
should select the experts, and that the
committee should be at least partially
from the last one.
Leonard thought the board could
just as we'll decide as to appoint ex-
perts, as they have been through all
this matter once.
Devine moved that the board meet
in executive session tomorrow CTues-
day) night at Z o'clock to decide the
matter in the Mayors room, and it was
so ordered.
MISCELLANEOUS.
n. Dingley was allowed to repair his
cement sidewalk on I street, between
Front and Second.
! The petition of property-owners for
the laying of a water pipe between c.
and d, Nineteenth and Twentieth
streets, was referred to the Mayor.
/ The Clerk reported fifty-three all
night saloons in the city.
The petition of Rhodes & Fay to keep
saloon at the Eldred House was
granted, and that of A. F. Schlumpf to
keep saloon at 1923 Third street was
referred to the Chief of Police.
The Hartford B,uer Inspector Com
pany reported that the boilers at the
Water Works were in good order, but
recommended that the pressure be re-
duced to seventy pounds So ordered.
The Superintendent of Streets was in
ed that part of Oak avenue needed re-
pairs, the bulkheads having given way.
As Devine said the alley had been ac-
cepted, and property owners say the
city must pay for repairs, the matter
was referred TO the Corporation Coun-
sci.
The Superintendent of Streets was in
structed to buy 200 feet of Seal Rock
hose for the sprinkling wagons.
r. Hellman's request for the use of
city water with which to sprinkle East
Park, as in the past, was referred to the
Water Committee
On motion of Devine, the resolution
requiring laborers on the streets to
draw their own warrants was rescinded,
and the men required to come and swear