The record-union., 1896-05-12
BRADLEY WAS TURNED down
He Received Only Two Votes for Chief
Of Police.
Harlow Receives Only Four Votes and
is Therefore Refused Confrma-
ton as a Policeman.

The City Board of Trustees met last
night in regular weekly session, Trus-
tees Leonard, WachhOrst, Kent, Davis,
Mckay, Devine, Bently, Tozer and Pen
niSh being present, and Leonard presid-
ing.
p. S. Driver presented an ordinance
regulating and licensing the photo
graphic business, which he desired the
board should pass. 1t provided that
those doing a business of less than
$1,000 a year must pay license of $40
a quarter; those doing a business of
more than So, 600 and less than $1,000,
q license of $100 a quarter.
Mr.. Driver said he believed the pho
tographers were all in favor of it. The
ordinance was referred to the Corpora
tion Counsel.
w. d. Lawton presented a petition
asking the board to order Nineteenth
street, from C to r, improved with
macadam.
He said most of the property ty-owners
had been seen, and were in favor of
having the street improved, if it could
be done under the serial bond plan, so
that they could pay for it gradually.
w. j. Mitigate asked to be allowed to
remove the boards of his sidewalk and
fill underneath them, but Leonard told
him the Trustees had no right to grant
such permission.
J. 0. Coleman presented a copy of the
resolution passed recently by the Cham
ber of Commerce, relating TO clear
water, the cityS wharf, submitting to
the people the question of appropriating
money for investigating clear water
supply.
He said it was desirable that the city
should have supply of clear water,
and own its own water works. He
hoped the people would be given an op-
portunity to vote on the question.
Devine said he had a friend who had
followed wellboring for years, and had
offered to find the city a supply of clear
water for $500 He did not believe in
spending $1,000 for the information.
The offer had been standing for two
years, but the Board of Trustees for
some reason had not accepted it. He
wanted no bonds.
Mr. Coleman said he did not think the
board had at present $500 to pay for
tests. If the money were voted, how
ever the board would, in another year,
be able to present to the people informa-
ton and estimates as to the cost of a
water SySem in such shape that the
question of having a clear water system
would carry when put TO vote.
William Schaw said that the best
friends of a clear water system con-
tinue in doubt as to the sufficiencyof the
supply of water east of the city, and
it would be we'll to set such doubts at
rest and demonstrate that the quantity
and quality of the water there be what
is desirable. The Chamber felt that the
question should be settled definitely by
thorough examination and analysis be-
fore being submitted to the peoples
vote.
A LITTLE FURRY.
The usual bills were read, and the de-
mand of Pennish for his months full
salary was objected to by Leonard, on
the ground that he had been absent
from a regular meeting and the charter
said the amount must be deducted in
case of absence.
Pennish claimed that was malice on
the part of the Chairman, as he said
the salaries of other members who had
been absent from meetings had been
allowed. He also thought the President
had been lax in allowing other bills.
Leonard denied that he had ever
done so, and defed Pennish to prove
anything Of the sort, and high words
ensued.
Kent said the Mayors were paid for
full time, whether absent or not, and
the provision of the charter docking the
Trustees was unjust, as well as many
others He thought the salary shoulS
be paid.
Mckay also thought the big-selaried
fellows should be docked, and not the
little ones only. He did not believe in
such work.
Leonard informed him that the char
ter was mandatory in one case, and
said nothing in the other.
Pennish agreed to the scaling of the
salary, and it was allowed.
HERR'S BILLS.
The bills of George w Herr, judg-
ment for which has been rendered
against the city, were read, and Devine
moved that they be laid over, but met
with no second.
Mckay moved that they be paid,
but the motion was lost, Devine voting
no. and Davis, Kent and Leonard
refusing to vote.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Devine for the Street Committee,
said that ii had received protests from
several people in relation to condemned
sidewalks, and he thought that next
week it could make a report.
In the matter of the bicycle path pc
titioned for. he also asked further time,
which was granted.
The situation regarding the electric
bell at Tenth and r streets remains
unchanged, as it will only ring when
the train is two blocks away, coming
east, and not until the train going west
gets to II. The Clerk was instructed
to communicate the fact to Superin-
tcndent Wright, and ask him 20 have
IL remedied.
On the report and motion of Wach-
horst, the contract for wiring city Of
fees for electric lights was awarded to
the Central Electric Company.
Bentley, for the Police Committee.
said. in regard to the complaint con-
cerning the tamale man at Tenth and j