The record-union., 1896-09-15

TO the street fund, and like sum from
the general fund to the sewer fund, to
meet bills now due.
Trustee Kent vigorously objected to
transferring any more money to the
sewer fund, stating that one team
should be sufficient for all purposes.
The bills as read were ordered paid.
ROAD ROLLER BILL.
"A communication was received from
corporation Counsel H. w. Johnson CIV
ing an opinion that the road roller re-
Gently purchased by the city should be
PAID for out of the funds Of the present
nscal year. The city is indebted for the
roller in the sum of $3.50.
MI. Devine wanted to know why the
city could not act in the matter as an
Individual. He thought there was no
reason why the city should not take
the roller or anything else on trial, and
| had he known that the machine would
nave to be paid for out of the present
years funds he should have opposed
| buying 1t. Mr.. McGard, he said, had
verbally agreed to wait until next
year.
President Leonard stated that the
| agreement drawn with McGard, from
whom the roller had been purchased,
bound the city to pay the bill before
the lst Of January, and did the city
| refuse to do 50 McGard could take the
matter into the court any day and get
| judgment for the entire amount with
legal interest upon the sum after due.
| Pennish said the roller in the first
place had been bought to favor a GER
tain contractor, and he did not propose
to hold himself responsible for the pay
! ment of the bill unless the money to
pay it was already in the fund.
| President Leonard stated that the
money was not only in the fund, but
that it could be used for no other pur-
| pose.
Devine denied that any favoritism
had been shown and referred to Trus-
tee ToZer for proof that the question of
a road roller had been agitated for the
past two years. McGard, he said, had
| verbally agreed one way with him,
| and, according to the sidelights, had
| made another agreement with other
members Of the board.
On suggestion of President Leonard
| the bill was laid over one week, and it
was determined to invite Mr. McGard
to be present and explain matters
| SPECIAL POLICEMEN.
Trustee Kent, for the Police Commit
tee, recommended that the special pO-
licemen appointed by the Mayor be al
| lowed to continue to act during the
week. Many Of them, he said, We're
poor devils who had had a hard
time in securing work, while some of
them might be disqualified from serv-
ing were an investigation pressed; he
thought they should be allowed to re-
main.
The position taken by Mr.. Kent re-
ceived the hearty concurrence of the
board, and the specials were allowed
to remain after Kent had stated that
| some of the number should be re-
stricted in their duties.
| POSITION DECLARED VACANT.
The position formerly held by n.
| Stephano, hoseman In the Fire De-
partment, was, on motion of Kent, de-
clared vacant. Stephano was recently
declared insane and placed in the Asy-
lum for Insane at Stockton.
ANOTHER HORSE.
On motion of Kent the horse at
present driven by Chief of the Fire
Department, was ordered sold and an
other bought. The horse driven at
present by the Chief was represented
to be unfit for service, having recently
stumbled and threw its driver from the
cart, nearly killing him, beside kick
ing in the dashboard. The horse was
formerly the property of the genial
janitor," Dr. J. S. Curtis, who at
tempted to explain that the horse was
sound when it left his possession, but
hIrt off hv
DOUBLE DECKER.
Devine stated that q number Of COM
plants had been made to him relating
TO the double deck advertising car used
by the street railway company. A
rumber of runaways, he said had been
occasioned by horses becoming fright
ened by the canvas top, and moved
that the Mayor be requested to orde,
the company to remove the top The
motion prevailed.
The ordinance allowing the City
Board of Education to dispose of the
lot on street, between Ninth and
Tenth streets, formerly used as a pri-
mary school, having been returned
with a favorable opinion from the Cor
poration Counsel, was passed by g
unanimous vote Of the board
The appointment Of George w. John.
son for special policeman was rejected
by a vote Of 4 ayes, noes.
SEWAGE CONTRACT AWARDED
The City Surveyor having made his
calculations upon the bids handed in
for the construction of the S-street sew
age plant, recommended that the con.
tract will awarded to J. w. Mcdonald
for the City Street Improvement Com.
pany, the bid of that company being
lower than any other, footing up S41, ,.
5Sc 10
On motion Of Devine, the recommen.
, dation was approved, and the contrac
granted accordingly.
The contract for the Improvement O.
Twelfth street between o and r street.
was awarded to William Bryan, his bic
being lower than all other competitors
SALOON LICENSE GRANTED
On motion of Trustee Kent, a license
was granted to Jerry Payne to conduc
a saloon at the southwest corner of Sev-
enth and / streets, the place formerly
, occupied for a like purpose by Harry
Gamble. While it is usual to refer al
| applications for licenses to the Chief o.
Police, the board agreed to suspend the
rule in Payne's case on the ground thai
he was well known.
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