The record-union., 1896-09-29
THE USUAL KICK MADE.
RlcA Citizens Object to Building New
Sidewalks.
Osvi1s Ventilates His Reasons for
Not Approving Of the Plumb
ing Ordinance.

The City Board of Trustees met last
night In regular weekly session, Trus-
tees Leonard, Wachhorst, Kent, Da-
Wis, Mckay, Devine, Bentley. Tozer and
Pennish being present, and Leonard
presiding.
Fred Burke, one of the Trustees of
the Exempt Firemen's fund, requested
leave Of absence for ninety days, which
was granted.
]. E. Morell appeared before the
board, with others, asking that the
water main in the alley between I and
u streets be extended from Eighteenth
to Ninteenth, as several new residences
have been constructed in the block. He
understood that the board was adver-
Using for six-inch pipe, and he asked
that some of the old four-inch pipe that
Is taken up be laid In the alley. On
motion of Devine, the matter was re-
ferred to the Water Committee, with
power to act.
T. A. w. Shock reported that the
Clark fender, the workings Of which
most Of the members of the board had
seen, had on Sunday saved the life of a
bicyclist who fell with his wheel in
front of an electric car, and was thrown
by the fender off the track. 1t also
picked UP dog uninjured.
Mr.. Shock also offered for the inspec-
ton of the board hot-water heater, to
be used in heating water for the fire
engines, IN order that by always having
it hot time may be saved at fire.
The members Of the. board inspected
the heater very carefully while its op-
GRAFTON was explained, and expressed
themselves as pleased with it's work.
ings, as explained by the agent.
Chief Engineer Guthrie explained
that it took eight minutes to get up
steam at fire from cold water, and
that by having the water thus heated
minutes time.
Mrs. Schuler, at 1929 L street, stated
that she was utterly unable to put down
a new sidewalk, as ordered. The mat
ter was referred to the Street Commit
tee.
Mckay said the committee should get
move on. There were a number of
sidewalks that have been condemned
some time. but no move has been made
toward constructing them. One citi-
zen, who is worth a quarter Of a mill
ion, has paid no attention to the order,
but poor women and other property
owners have been compelled to put
down walks
Maybe his money Is all out at in
terest and he has none to spare" said
Kent.
MAYORS MESSAGES.
Tne following message from the
Mayor was read:
SIDEWALK GRADES.
To the Honorable Board of Trustees:
At a meeting of your board held on July
p, 1896. you requested me to investi-
gate the matter pertaining to a side
walk which had been constructed at
Ninth and l. streets on the property Of
D Dierssen.
On investigation find that the build
ing surrounded by this walk Is con-
siderably above the grade, and to make
1t more convenient to enter the building
Mr.. Dierssen requested permission to
raise the grade Of the walk above the
line furnished by the City Surveyor The
City Surveyor, Street Superintendent
and the Chairman Of the Street Com
mittee viewed the premises and granted
Mr. Dierssen permission to raise the
walk several inches above the official
survey.
some time after this permission was
granted, Mr.. Dierssen requested me to
view the work during its progress, and
explained to me that the contractor in
constructing the walk, had placed It an
lnch or two above the line, and he asked
me at that time whether II yyo,,id no
objectionable. I informed him that II
was not my business to decide such
points, the Street Superintendent
and City Surveyor had charge Of all
such matters, but that did not believe
1hat any person would be injured. or
that the public In general would be in
convenfenced in any way, and that I
o1d not think he would be tnterfere,
with.
DO not think the walk should have
been laid on the present grade brt I
ind that in several places In the citv
walks have been constructed that are
fully as far from the established grade
as this one, and are more of an in
cohVenience to the public who pass over
them.
1t Is difficult at all times to conform
TO the exact lines Of the Surveyor. bnt
Just how far the property-owners
should be permitted to deviate from
these lines is hard to determine.
so far as 1T can be done without in
jury to others or inconvenience TO tbe
public, the officers Of the city should
endeavor to accommodate the property