The herald., 1896-07-15
tnor,t,es. and that their action was

| thorities, and that their action was
wholly unauthorized.
Chief Glass stated that he had investi-
gated the matter, and found that the
officers were Reynolds. Mclean and Ba-
ker They were not acting under the
| orders of their superior officers, and
took the action on their own responsi-
| bility. They we're probably carried away
with patriotism and were urged on by
| the crowd.
Commissioners Long and Wirsching
said that the offense was a very serious
| one. and one that could not be lightly
passed over. They thought that the
officers should at least be suspended for
some time.
Commissioner Barham did not feel like
taking summary action, and thought
| that the men should be given a nearing
| to ascertain whether there were any eX-
tenuating circumstances.
| Finally on motion of Commissioner
| Long. the three officers were suspended,
and ordered to appear before the poaro
at the next meeting and present tneir
| cases, when the matter wouio pe hnaiis
| acted upon.
| Commissioner Long then brought up
the matter of furnishing park foremen
with regular stars, and stated that the
| foreman of Central park had oniy d
| special star. 1t was stated that ne
could control the park as well under a
| SDeCial star as Will n iCS uieti
| badge. and when Mayor RAIDER facetious-
| ly remarked that if this thing kept up
| II would be in order to issue a star TO
every citizen. that he might ride on the
street cars and go into the theaters, the
| matter was dropped.
Commissioner Barham incldentaiiy
called attention to the practice of some
officers dropping into the theater while
on duty. and also going into barber shops
to get shaved while they were supposed
TO be walking their beats No formal ac-
tion was taken on the matter, as the
commission had adjourned
ASSESSOR'S EXPENSES
CITY Assessor Hull yesterday hled
his estimate of the expenses OF his once
for the coming year with the auditor,
as required by the charter. Mr Hun
asks for SO $50. as follows; salary OIL
assessor, S2400; salary OF cnlet uePuaS'
SlOSO; five deputies two months, sSU9'
eighteen deputies four montns' so'oo'
mans of annexed territory, $3.50; assess
ment roll Sl65; field books, $50; station
ary, $50; stamps, $40; printing. $oO liv-
ery hire for looking up Improvements,
etc, for city and annexed territory, S4o.
Total, s10,650.
BUILDING PERMITS.
Among the building permits issued
Yesterday were the following for pulld-
ings costing $1,000 and over:
d. VI.
near Tenth street, two-story brick build
ing, $500,
ferson and Royal streets, two-story
frame residence, s45oo
Mrs. l.. l.. Newell, north side of Belle
vue avenue, between EdSware road ana
Kingston street, one-story frame build
ing, $1S6l.
j. Is. jacobson, east side of Birch street
between Twelfth and Fourteenth, one and
one-half story frame building, S1O75.
DISPOSING OF THE GARBAGE
Complaint having been made at The
Herald office that the contractors Tor
disposing of the city garbage were neg
lecting their duty, an INVESTIGATION was
made yesterday. 1t was stated that the
contractors, instead of burning the re-
fuse as was required under the contract,
were dumping the same on vacant lots.
AT the health office it was stated tEat no
complaints had been registered. 1t was
stated that while the contractors might
be a little too technical in insisting that
the regulations be carried out there was
no complaint that the requirements
were not being carried out as TO cremat-
ing the same. The health authorities
said that they would see that the law
was complied with.
Charley Alexander, one OF the con
tractors, was also seen. He said that
they We're burning all the refuse that
was collected, except the old tin cans ana
bottles. He said that he had rented a
lot in the river bottom, and on TINS was
deposited the matter that could not be
burned He invited the fullest investl-
CATION, and said that he was prepared
to take anyone to the crematory ana al
low them to inspect its workings. Inc
board of health had investigated the
matter. and they were satisfied with the
way in which the garbage was being
L.. .1nf. a ~ a
one interested could inspect the same.
At the health office it was stated that
the handling of the garbage was not
altogether satisfactory, but this was not
the fault of the contractor. Some
change should be made. but that matter
rested with the council. The following
circular has been issued by the contract
or with the approval of the health office,
and if those having garbage to collect
will observe the rules there viii be no
grounds of complaint:
Garbage means the vegetable and ami
NAL refuse from the kitchen, and does
not include swill or dish water or any
liquid of any kind. Nor does it include
waste paper, broken dishes or bottles, or
any sort of glassware or ironWare, Or
tin cans or ashes. nor any substance OF
any kind except the refuse from the
kitchen and table which naturally ac-
cumulates in ordinary housekeeping.
Ashes and tin cans, when kept in sep
arate receptacles and unmiXed with gar
bage, will be collected by the drivers of
the garbage wagons, but if mixed with
garbage or any of the above e-mentioned
articles, will not be taken away. nor will
garbage he collected where found to
contain anything except the vegetable
and animal refuse from the Kitchen
a city ordinance requires that garbage
must be kept in such receptacles as not
to create a nuisance, and must be COW
cred. They should be tin or other metal,
and should not hold over fifty pounds.