The record-union., 1896-08-25


CHI. HUBBARD, Mayor.
Leonard said he had been making in
quiries, and satisfied himself that the
city could get along the first week with
out any specials. He thought it would
be waste of money
Mckay moved that the request of the
Mayor be complied with Devine moved
to amend by deferring action for
week, and the amendment was carried.
J. M. Brown reported that he had in
spected the three Heine boilers built in
San Francisco for the Water Works,
and found them built in accordance with
the specifications and that the work was
first-class. The report of the Hartford
Boiler Inspector was to the same effect.
The reports were accepted and
adopted.
Mr. Meade, of the Risdon Iron Works,
| asked for payment of So,4OO On the
boilers, which are completed.
Davis thought it was too much and
Wachhorst moved to make the amount
| So, 600. Devine moved as substitute
| to allow $4,000 to Mr. Meade.
Tozer said he was not sure that the
board could pay anything, and he was
: not prepared to vote.
Devine moved that the Mayor and
President be requested to consult with
| the Corporation Counsel, and If the
money can be legally paid that the
board pay $4,000 on the contract. Lost.
Wachhorst's amendment to pay 80
| 900, subject to the approval OF the Cor
poration Counsel, was passed.
E. H Mckee, who had been requested
to appear and give the board informa-
ton regarding deeds and documents re-
lating to the drainage canal, said the
papers were kept in an envelope in the
office safe when he was City Clerk The
end of the envelope was labeled, but
he was not familiar with the appear
ance of the documents themselves.
| The Clerk read a deed of right of
| way which had been handed him by
Corpora ton Counsel Johnson and which
contained a number of names, and
which had been used in the Lincoln suit.
Leonard said that the Mayor had
called his attention to the ordinance
prohibiting signs less than eleven feet
above the sidewalk. Many of the signs
are curved and the lower part of them
is lower than eleven feet-probably an
average of seven and one-half feet. He
thought that the Corporation Counsel
should be instructed to prepare the or
dinance so that the signs will accord
with it.
Devine thought the ordinance should
| specify that the signs should be fiat
against the buildings.
Davis moved that the Corporation
| Counsel be instructed to draw up an
| ordinance.
Kent moved to amend that the Presi-
dent be instructed to confer with the
Mayor in relation to the ordinance.
| Carried.
| 4 number Of bills were passed, and
Tozer reported, in answer to a question
| by Leonard, that the Sewer Fund was
nearly exhausted, and moved that
81 900 be transferred to it from the Cen
eral Fund, and also $500 from the Gen
eral Fund to the Street Fund. Carried.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
| Tozer for the Committee on Finance
reported that the bill of d. Johnston &
Co. was for Supreme Court printing
and had been ordered by Judge Nc
Kune He did not find the price exces-
siye The bill was ordered paid.
He also reported in favor Of deferring
action on cleaning the drainage canal,
as there are no funds for it.
| He further reported in favor of pay
ing the bills of the Sunday Leader
and Sunday News" for printing the
election proclamation, but wished an
other week in which to report on that of
the "Nord- California Herald"
Wachhorst explained that the procla-
nation took up nearly twice as much
space in the German language as it did
In English.
The bills were all ordered paid
Devine for the Street Committee re-
ported that on account of lack Of funds
| he thought the streets could not be
washed.
Kent for the Fire Committee asked
| further time relating to the Fire De-
partment gong. He also stated that the
| Chief Engineer asked to have some
heaters put in the engine-houses, so
| that steam could be up from the min
ute the engine left the house. In yes
terday's fire he thought that If there
| had been enough water at the begin
ming much property would have been
saved. If the Chief Engineer of the
/ Water Works had had hard coal with
| which to get up steam the pressure
would have been sufficient. He moved
that bin be provided and the Water
Committee instructed to purchase ten
tons Of hard coal for the Engineers use
at such times. Carried.
| Kent said that on account of the
| length of the fair the driver of the
patrol wagon recommended that an ex-
ira team be hired during the time. He
moved that the Police Committee be
authorized to hire a team during the
fair. Carried.
Kent said that the Chief Engineer
was compelled to have a man arrested
for driving over the hose ignorantly,
and If a rope from the hook and ladder
truck were stretched across the street
this could be avoided.
Leonard said there was a contrivance
used in San Francisco that saved the
| hose from being injured when run
over
The report of the Corporation Coun-
sci that he thought the proposed pho
tographer's ordinance would be legal
was received.
John Carlaw reported that L. c.
Chandler was filing one low lot as or
dered and he had two others that need
ed filling as well.
The matter was referred to the Cor
poration Counsel
| The proposed ordinance for licensing
photographers and canvassers was
read
Davis objected to it as still being
prohibitory. as we'll as the one formerly
passed. He did not believe in prohib-
iting a class from making living. and
| offered some amendments which he
thought by reducing the license for cam
vassers would bring some money to the
City Treasury.
Devine thought photographers should