The record-union., 1896-12-22
MUST PAY THEIR DEBTS.
Ordinance Passed Affecting City En-
ployeS.
Bids for Lighting the

NIy.
The City Board of Trustees met In
regular weekly session last night, Trus-
tees Leonard, Wachhorst, Kent, Davis,
Mckay, Devine, Bentley, Tozer anu
Pennish being present.
w. E. Lovda1 addressed the board ON
behalf of Reclamation District No 53o,
just below the city. He understood
that the board wished to run the drain
age water from the Thirty-first-s street
canal down upon the district. 1t was
likely that some arrangement would be
made by the Board of Supervisors to
give them relief The residents wish
to make an amicable arrangement, ana
think it no more than fair, if the city'S
water is run down there, that 1t should
pay part of the cost of pumping it out.
Devine moved that the matter be re-
ferred to the Sewer Committee, which
was done.
Mckay, Chairman of the Sewage
Committee, said he did not know what
he could do. The Board of Supervisors
has refused to contribute toward clean.
ing the canal, on the ground that the
water belonged to the city and it should
take care of it. The city, he believed,
had secured the right to run the water
down the canal to Snodgrass Slough.
Mr.. Iovdal said that the residents of
the district We're aware of the rights
of the city in the matter of the canal,
but the canal is all choked UP with
tUles and the water will not run
through it. The city can run the water
through the canal, but must keep it
within the banks. 1t has no right to
run it over the land of the residents.
As it is now, the water will not go to
Snodgrass Slough, and in the winter
time the water backs up and flood
gates have to be closed. If the city
wishes to clean out and raise the banks
Of the canal so that it will carry the
water the residents of the district will
not object, but they do not want the
water to spread over their land.
LIGHTING CONTRACT.
The matter of a new contract for
lighting the city came next, and Kent
offered a resolution directing the Clerk
to advertise for bids for lighting and
providing a penalty for each night the
numbero lights called for under the
contract was deficient
Devine asked that if it would not cost
tCo much, the contract should call for
lighting the city every night in the
month, and Tozer said that bids had
always been called for in that way, as
well as under a. moonlight schedule.
The resolution was then adopted.
A number of salaries and bills were
allowed.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Mckay reported that he had inter-
viewed the Board of Supervisors, and
they had refused to contribute anything
to cleaning the canal outside the city,
claiming that in the opinion of the Dis
trict Attorney the city must take care
of it's own water.
Devine said the water was from the
county which should take care of it,
and Mckay said Jenkins had threat
ened to cut the Thirty y-first-street levee
if the water was not taken care of.
Devine did not think Jenkins would
do so.
The matter was referred to the Cor
pcration Counsel for his opinion as to
the law.
Devine said that property owners are
inquiring why the alley between Sew
enth and Eighth, l., and NJ, was not
being macadamized.
Street superintendent Croly said the
contractor claimed that the ground was
too soft to work to advantage, and also
that he could not get the necessary
rock
Devine said the alley ought to be
finished, as its present state is a dam
age to the property owners.
On motion of Devine, the Superintend-
ent of Streets was directed to have the
holes in the street at the corner of Sew
enth and X streets fixed Immediately.
The board ordered the expenditure of
$50 in fixing the walks in the Plaza
that need repairing.
Pennish reported adversely to the
proposed Harbormaster ordinance, and
on motion of Kent it was laid on the
table. and the Levee Commissioner was
instructed to prepare a suitable one.
On motion of Devine. the Corporation
Counsel was instructed to ascertain
and report the exact state of the city's
rights to the levee along the whole river
front.
Pennish said the Mayor had been
conferring with the railroad company,
which did not lay claim TO any of the
front below l. street.
Davis, for the Water Committee, re-
ported several cases of citizens who
were behind with their water rates, be-
Ing out of work and who asked further
time in which 10 pay. The requests
We're granted.
Bentley reported, asking further time
in the matter of employing legal assist
ance in the bond suit, which was
granted.
Leonard stated in relation to the
Cemetery vault that superintendent
FYcks reported that if a new vault were
built the bricks. etc, in the old one
could be used in other places, and
enough could be realized from the sale
of the lot on which ii stands to nearly
paw for finishing the new one.
Pennish thought the unfinished vault