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in favor of giving the matter further
consideration, and on his motion fur
ther action was postponed until next
Friday evening.
The Water Committee was instructed
to confer with the Mayor and the City
Taper relative to the quantity of
water pipe required to be laid where
now desired.
CONTRIBUTIONS
The board then voted on the nomina-
tion of Edward c. Rutherford as Clerk
of the Police Court He was confirmed
by vote of eight ayes to one no.
The nomination of Hiram w. Johnson
to be Corporation Counsel was not
acted upon.
Wachhorst moved that action on the
nomination be postponed one week. The
motion was carried by the votes of
Wachhorst, Kent, Devine, Pennish and
Leonard. Davis, Mckay, Tozer and
Bentley voted against postponement
Wachhorst said his reason for making
the motion was that an important suit
in which the city is interested is now
before the Supreme Court, and that the
present Corporation Counsel should
handle the case until its determine
ton.
Leonard and Kent said their reasons
for voting for postponement were be-
cause there are cert ain things IN con-
nection with the duties of the Office
that they wanted to inquire into.
ALMOST A SCRAP.
r. Platnauer, attorney for Antonio
King, the contractor, who graded Tenth
street from to G, the payment for
which the property-owners protested
against, addressed the board in the in
terest Of King. He said that the record
does not show that a newspaper was
designated in which the resolution of
intention should be printed when it was
passed, and said the board did desig-
nate the Record Union as the paper
in which the resolution should be
printed, although the minutes of March
19, 1895, did not show that had been
done by the board He held that unless
the record showed that the paper was
designated King cannot collect a cent
of the money he claims is due him. He
asked that the minutes of the board
on the date be changed so as to show
that the Record Union" was the paper
designated.
Lawyers c. L. White, ]. w. Hughes
and A. M. Seymour represented the
property y-owners. Mr.. Seymour said he
had two witnesses present to prove that
the resolution referred to by Mr.. Plat
nauer was never adopted by the board
Mr.. Seymour in unnistakable terms
accused Platnauer of literally attempt
ing to falsify the records.
THAT is not so,'' said Platnauer.
TT is So" replied Seymour THAT is
what you are trying to dol"
You tell me that down stairs!" re-
torted Platnauer, as he approached
nearer to Seymour.
Before the attorneys could say any
thing else to each other they were COM
manded by President Leonard to be-
have themselves
After considerable desultory discus
sion, further action on the matter was
postponed until next Monday evening,
and the Corporation Counsel was in
structed to investigate the matter and
to submit his report next Monday even
ing.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Bids were read for furnishing supplies
to the city They were referred to the
Finance Committee.
On motion of Bentley, the motion by
which the nickle-i -the-slot machine
ordinance was laid over week was re-
considered.
1t was then on motion of Devine,
adopted.
The City Auditor was directed to re-
move from the assessment roll the
Bailey block at Fourth and K streets,
known as the Old Postoffice building, as
the property is mortgaged by the State
and therefore is not taxable.
A resolution was adopted employing
W. D. Lawton to compile the ordinances
passed in 1894 and 1895 at an expense
to the city not to exceed $100
The bond of E. c. Rutherford, Clerk
of the Police Court, for $4,000, with
William Land and George H. Clark as
sureties, was read and approved.
The Superintendent of Streets was in
structed to place granite crossings on o
street at Tweuty-fifth and Twenty
sixth
SALOON LICENSES.
The following petitions for saloon
licenses were referred to the Chief of
Police: Egan & Hanlon, 700 K street;
Purcell & Pearle, 1900 I street; A. L.
Rosa, Q and r, Second and Third
streets; John Vogel, 2S00 N street; Sam
Gamble, $50 l street; L. Caffero Second
street, between G and H; Fred Eckhart,
] and K, Tenth and Eleventh streets.
Edward Boone was granted an all
night license.
VARIOUS MATTERS.
The bonds of Henry Balsz and J. Fitz-
gerald, patrol wagon drivers, were ap-
proved.
O1,ioo+;ox, - A. LIN - CSt.a,.1.1 rT.;---.
was withdrawn and it was allowed.
1t was decided not to act on any more
street resolutions until new blank forms
are printed The matter was referred
to the Corporation Counsel, Street Com
mittee and the City Surveyor.
The board then adjourned until next
Friday evening.
COOmRS AcOnftted.