The herald., 1896-02-18
THE GUT IS MADE DEEPER
The Council May Have Done Its
Duty too Well
JUST FIFTY PER CENT OFF
If II Was a Trap Snyder Fell Into 1t In
nocentIy
JUST FIFTY PER CENT OFF
I. W. Heliman Serves Notice That He Wants
the Present Police Station-Garbsge
Bids and lain Street Paving

The council yesterday danced over the
water corpse, fgurativaly speaking, with
both feet, and did the trick so unanimously
as to excite suspicion regarding the good
faith OF some of those who shouted the
loudest while twisting the tail of tine big
octupus.
The report of the water supply commit
tee recommending 331a per cent hori-
zontaI reduction in the rates for 1S96-97,
was presented yesterday afternoon. 1t
Immediately brought every councilman to
his feet, the members falling over each
other to. make themselves heard. Presi-
dent iced was in favor of a 40 per cent re-
.duction, and Councilman Snyder wanted a
80 psr cent cut. Councilman Pessell
wanted to add 5 per cent to the last cut
suggested, but he secured no second. The
so per cent cut was finally adopted with
out opposition.
Some of the directors of the Highland
Park Water company, corporation which
supplies some of the residents of the First
ward, were on hand to protest against the
cut in rates, but were informed that moth
ing could be done for them, as special leg
islation in the matter would be illegal and
void.
FIELD DAY FOR BIDS
1t was field day for tenders to do pub
lie work before the city council yesterday.
The following bids were opened, the first
being to dispose Of garbage for a term of
three years:
Sidney r. Willard proposed to cremate
for the sum of $1449 per month. or will
take garbage out of the city and feed to
hogs the suitable part and burn the remain
der for $1,000 per month.
p. L. Budinger proposed as follows; To
remove and cremate. as per specifications,
At 25 cents per month on the inside limit
Der household; 20 cents per month per
household on the outside limit; special
rates to be made for hotels, etc. To re-
move and cremate in one of the cremato-
ries specified in the advertisement for bids
for the sum of SIS. 500 per annrm. To
gather and bury. not less than two feet
3eep, outside the city limits, for $11, ,9SS
per annum.
Ramish & Marsh proposed to cremate in
Dixon crematory. to cost not less than
$4,000, for the sum Of $21 600 per annum.
T. O'Conneh proposed to cremate in ac-
cordance with specifications for the sum of
$33, 900, payable in equal monthly INSTALL
IIlents; or to collect ami dispose by crema-
tion or otherwise for the sum of S2S 900 to
be paid in equal monthly iilstallments, for
the term of three years.
J. 3. Franklin proposed as follows: To
cremate with the Rider Crematory for
341 900, for the term of three years. With
the Dixon Crematory for S37 800: with
the LIewellyn Crematory for S32 800; or
10 bury not less than four feet from the
surface for $4,000.
To collect and dispose of dead animals
T. O'Connell proposed to collect and cre-
mate at the following prices: For each OK,
COW. steer, horse, mule or other beast of
burden, $2.75; for each sheep, goat, hog
RI nd for
VIM. Peterson proposed to collect and
dispose outside of the city limits according
to such methods as will meet the approval
of the board of health. at the following
prices: For each on, COW, steer, horse,
mule or other beast of burden $l.0O; for
each sheep, goat, hog or dog rs cents; for
each cat 80 cents; for each animal re.
Quired to be disposed Of and condemned
by the inspectors of the health department
or by the county veterinarian $500; for
all diseased meat SO condemned so cents
per hundred weight.
to Eleventh-Robert Sherer proposed :
Grading and graveling, $l.35 per linear
: foot; curb, SO cents per linear foot; gut
rers. IA cents per linear foot sidewalk,
cents per square foot; crosswalks, il per
linear foot.
Putnam & Co. proposed: Grading and
aravsling. $l.2O per linear foot; curb, each
side. 34 cents per linear foot; cutters, each
side, Is cents per linear foot; sidewalk, IL
cents per square foot.
U. G. Baldwin proposed: Grading and
!, graveling $1.S9 per linear foot; curb, 32
cents per linear foot; cutters, 10 cents per
linear foot; sidewalk, II cents per square
foot; or street complete for $4.O3 per lin
ear foot.
To sewer Fourth street and Omar avenue
The following proposals per linear foot
for sewer complete were received: Hyland
4 1nrf1oII a. g. T.,
A. P. Pusich. S6l3 cents; j. Il. White, 93
cents; S. j. Edwards, 9312 cents: George
Banaz. 40 cents; M. Zuretti, $l.14; Lor-
enzi & Genella, % cents; Frick Brothers,
o. cents.
To improve Fourth street from Chicago
TO Fresno-Putnam & Co. proposed: Grad
ing. and graveling $3.OS per linear foot;
ciYb, each side, per linear foot, "a cents;
cutters, each side, per linear foot, cents
sidewalk. per square foot, II cents; cross.
walks, per linear foot. $1.1O.
Robert Sherer proposed: Grading and