The record-union., 1896-02-11
IRVINE NOT CONFIRMED.
Trustees Oppose Him for Superintendent
Of Cemeteries.
Dr. Garnier's Proposed Filtering Plant
Would Cost the City About
Thirty Thousand Dollars.

The. City Board of Trustees met in
regular session last night, Trustees
Leonard, Wachhorst, Kent, Davis, Nc
Kay, Devine, Bentley, Tozer and Pen
nish being present, and Leonard pre-
siding.
A. ]. Bruner addressed the board in
regard to the ordinance requiring the
placing of a, f1agman at various street
crossings on the railroad. The COM
pany, he said, was considering the use
of electric bells, and while willing to
comply with any ordinance passed it
wished to secure the best protection
possible at the crossings. 1t would
therefore ask that the matter be con-
tinued till next Monday night. The re-
quest was granted.
A gentleman named Huxley presented
to the boards attention machine that
he guaranteed to repair valves Of all
kinds. He offered it on sixty or ninety
days trial, and the board decided to
order one.
The following messages from the
Mayor were read:
CITY GARDENER.
To the Honorable Board of Trustees:
/ hereby nominate and by and with
your consent appoint Albert Fox to the
position of Gardener at the Plaza, in
stead of A. H. Packard, not confirmed.
Respectfully, c. II. HUBBARD,
Mayor.
SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS.
To the Honorable Board of Trustees:
hereby nominate and by and with your
consent appoint e. J. Croly to the po-
sition of Superintendent of Streets, in
stead Of H. E. Fairman, not confirmed.
Respectfully, c. H. HUBBARD,
Mayor
WATER ASSESSOR.
To the Honorable Board of Trustees:
hereby nominate and by and with your
consent appoint H. D. Nash to the po-
sition of Water Assessor, instead of
George H. Stephenson, not confirmed.
Respectfully, C. H. HUBBARD,
Mayor.
CITY FUNDS.
To the Honorable Board of Trustees:
/ respectfully report that, in company
with c. z. Leonard, President of the
Board of Trustees, and ]. Frank Brown,
City Attorney, on the 9Th day Of Feb
ruary, 1896, I counted the money in
the hands of the City Treasurer.
We found in his possession: Gold,
1924, $50; silver, $5,283 80; warrants
and coupons. So, pa 81; total, $232,-
9o7 Sc.
The above amounts agree with those
on the books Of the City Auditor and
City Treasurer Respectfully submit
ted, C. H. HUBBARD, Mayor.
We certify that we were present when
the cash in the treasury was counted
and assisted in the counting of the
same, and, further, that the above re-
port is correct c. E. LEONARD,
President Of the Board of Trustees.
J. FRANK BROWN,
City Attorney.
The usual bills were allowed, and the
bill Of the Mayor that the board last
year refused to allow on account of his
absence from the city was passed, Kent,
Davis, Mckay and Pennish voting no.
The bill for gas for the Fire Depart
ment was laid over for a week, as Kent
said that the Chief Engineer reported
that the bill was steadily increasing,
although he was burning less gas this
winter than ever before.
The water rate of Mrs. Dooley, at
1928 @ street, was remitted till January
/, 1896, as was that of Mrs. Joseph,
2519 P street.
Mrs. Donnelly, Mrs. Rice and Mrs
Cook made applications for remission
of water rates, and they were referred
to the Water Assessor.
Mrs. Rice is in my ward said Leon
ard to Kent, who presented her re-
quest, "but she did not come to me
about it. How does she come to go
down to your ward?"
"Oh, they always come to the Second
Ward when they want anything i'm
portant," said Kent, amid a general
laugh.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
On motion of Devine, an electric light
was ordered placed at Thirteenth and r
streets. and half dozen sour orange
trees ordered planted at the Plaza, to
replace those broken by boys The
fountain belonging to the city was or
dered set up in the new Plaza and the
ground ordered sown to grass
Devine suggested that the diagonal
walks be laid down in gravel, but PEN
nish advocated their being laid down in
cement The former was ordered.
Kent called attention to the condition
Of the floor and the furniture at the City
Cemetery Office He thought that $50
or $40 would put the floor and place in
good order. The matter was referred
to the Cemetery Committee.
Pennish reported that the railroad
company was taking steps to prevent
the smoke from frightening horses on
the new bridge. He also said that if the
city would furnish an electric lamp at
the incline the company would take care
of It afterward.
The board decided to furnish the
lamp.
Kent also stated that the Superintend-
ent of Fire Alarms needed thirty poles
to replace rotten ones. The poles were
ordered purchased
w. II. Devine presented bill for $50
for an accident caused by his horse be-
ing frightened by a cap being left off