The record-union., 1896-02-18
CROLY Was CONFIRMED.
H6 Will be the Next Superintendent Of
Streets.
Fl. D. Nash Confirmed for Water As
sessor-Several New Ordinances
Passed Last Night.

ard, Wachhorst, Kent. Davis. Mckay,
Devine, Bentley, Tozer and lPennish
being present, and Leonard presiding.
It was half an hour after the time for
meeting before a quorum was present,
and President Leonard called the atten-
ton of the board to the fact that the
rules provided that the meetings, be-
tween October 1st and April 1st, should
commence at p. m. Hereafter, unless
the rules We're changed, he should en-
force the fines for tardiness provided
for by the rules. If the members found
the hour of meeting too early for them.
they should change the rules, so that
they could get to the meeting in time
Kent gave notice of motion next
week to change the time of meeting to
7:30
The following messages from the
Mayor were received:
AGAINST BULLDOGS.
To the Honorable Board of Trustees:
1 herewith return to you, with my ap-
rroval indorsed thereon, Ordinance No.
-, entitled "An ordinance to prevent
and regulate the running at large OF
bulldogs or bull terriers, and prescrib-
ing a penalty for permitting such dogs
to run at large contrary to the provis-
ions of this ordinance" Respectfully
submitted. c. H. HUBBARD,
Mayor.
CEMETERY SUPERINTENDENT
To the Honorable Board of Trustees:
I hereby nominate and by and with
your consent appoint S. B. Smith Su-
perintendent of Cemeteries in place Of
George d. Irvine, not confirmed. Re-
spectfully submitted,
c. H. HUBBARD, Mayor.
WATER FILTRATION.
To the Honorable Board of Trustees:
As requested by your board, / have
examined into the proposition of DR..
NJ GARNER to filter and purify our city
water supply
From my investigation of the subject
I find nothing practical in the PROPOSE
ton He proposes that the city go to
an expense of $50, 900 or more, as an
experiment, and that he direct the
work. He offers no guarantee upon
his part that the proposed plant, If
established, would accomplish the re-
suits desired, but refers to similar work
having been done by him in the city of
Auckland, New Zealand.
However, he has produced nothing to
corroborate his statement, and until he
shall present something definite and
offer some guarantee that his plan
would be successful, it is my opinion
that a further consideration of this
question by your board would be a
waste of time. Respectfully submit
ted. C. H. HUBBARD,
Mayor.
Devine moved to suspend the rules
and take up the matter of amending the
rules, of which he had given notice
last week
Davis moved that the matter be in
definitely postponed.
Bentley made the point that the mat
ter could not be taken up out of order
without the unanimous consent of the
board, and the Chair sustained the
point of order.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Tozer said he had made an investiga-
ton of the finances, in relation to the
purchase of a pumping plant. He
found that there were several items of
difference in the expenditures of last
year and this year, and he did not
think the board could get through the
year with the proposed expenditure for
the pump, costing probably about
$4,000
This year it. is proposed to have some
new spfinkling wagons, water pipes, a
street sweeper and a street roller, and
an appropriation that had not been
united on in the levy had been made
for the Exempt Firemens fund. These
things will leave perhaps $4,000 avail
able for a sewage pump.
Devine reported that it would need
the hauling of about 100 loads of sed-
iment upon the new plaza at Fifteenth
and p streets, in order to grade it prop
efly before it is seeded down to grass
He moved that sediment to that amount
be placed on it.
The motion was lost, and Pennish
suggested that the City Gardener make
specifications for the work needed and
moved that bids be advertised for.
Devine said he had friend who was
perfectly competent to grade up the
park and the dirt could be gathered
from the streets without cost by the
Street superintendent.
Fennish's motion was carried
Devine reported that the cemetery
Office should be repaired and painted
Kent moved that the City Surveyor
be instructed to draw up plans and
specifications for the filling of the Fif-
feenth-street Plaza, and present them
on next Monday night. So ordered
Kent said the water had carried away
the crossings at Second and S streets
He moved that the superintendent of
Streets be instructed to place new
crossings there.
Davis reported that he had given the
City Taper an order to buy boat for
SEQ, in order to use it in looking after the
suction pipes. His action was ratified
Tozer reported that the Bonded Debt
Commissioners would soon report on
purchases of bonds, ETC., as requested.
NEW ORDINANCES.
r. T. Devlin addressed the board.
saying that the proposed ordinance pro-
hibiting hanging awnings within eight
feet Of the street had been changed to
read seven feet.
A communication as read from Cor
poration Counsel johnson on the orli-
nance as at first presented, to the effect
that the board had a right to pass it
il it saw fit
The ordinance as changed was read
snd passed by vote Of I to 2.
The ordinance presented by Wach
horst, requiring the railroad company
to station fiagmen at the Twelfth and r
crossing in the city. and allowing the
company TO place lectric signals at
Twenty-first and r. Tenth and r and
Front and r streets, was read and
passed unanimously.
Leonard's proposed ordinance. pro-
viding for a license on all poolseIling al
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