The record-union., 1896-03-17

I referred TO the LeVee COMMITTEE.
CONTRIBUTIONS DEFERRED.
The confirmation of Officer Taylor as
Police Captain was deferred till next
week, as was that of G. F. Randall for
coal-passer.
THE POUND ORDINANCE.
A Pound ordinance presented by De-
vine, intended to do away with dog
scalp fees, and only allowing him what
ne receives for redemption of dogs i'm
pounded, was taken up.
Devine said that another ordinance
offered by him would provide a salary
for the Poundmaster that would give
him decent living and do away with
the temptation that the scalps have
hitherto been.
The ordinance, which was read pro-
vided for a salary of $50 per month.
Devine said he would be willing to in
crease the salary to 500 a month-he
wanted to do away with the scalps.
Tozer moved that the salary be fixed
at S15 month.
Davis and Wachhorst said that 800
was little enough. The Poundmaster
will have to provide feed for the ami
mails, and for wagons and men to carry
on his business. There would be no
dogs killed under the proposed ordi-
nance.
Mckay said that scalps might have
been turned in fraudulently in the past
but Cooksley had never done so.
Cooksley stated that his fees for
scalps, redemption and all have only
amounted to about $40 a month. The
pound expenses will run from 800 to
$3.50 a month, and the place cannot be
run for $75 d month. 1t takes two men
TO help him.
Kent thought that $50 was plenty, in
addition to the redemption fees.
The motion to make the salary 500
was lost, and the salary was fixed at
S15, and the ordinance adopted, as was
the other Pound ordinance
MILK INSPECTOR.
The ordinances providing for inspec-
ton of milk and dairies and creating the
office of Milk Inspector were referred to
the Finance Committee, to be reported
on in two weeks.
WHITEWASHING BIDS.
The bids for whitewashing the fence
On the Y-street levee were opened and
were as follows: Bartholomew Roach.
$6T so; Antoine Gregory, $129; Henry
Dehn, 81 a block; Joseph H. Hawkey,
$110; William Slaughter, 500; James
A. Stewart, $40; E. C. OConnell, $65 rs;
Jesse Slaughter, SIS; George A. War
ner, $74; John A. Donnell, $12O; Joseph
Connolly, $74; T. IRVINE, 500 for one
ccat, $50 for two; Stephen Addison,
so; William jerks, $100
discussion arose as to whether the
work should be done by spraying or
brush, and Stewart was called on and
stated that he proposed to do the work
with brush. The contract was then
awarded to him, as the lowest bidder
BIDS FOR CITY TAPS.
Bids for city taps were next opened,
and were as follows: Warren f. Drew,
$3.50; Holbrook, Merrill & Stetson, $210;
Schaw, Ingram, hatcher & Co., $1SS Is.
The contract was awarded to the latter.
WATER PIPE BIDS.
The bids on 1000 feet of water pipe
were: From Holbrook. Merrill & Stet-
son, SO, 493; Baker & Hamilton, S32 25
a ton; Schaw, Ingram, hatcher & Co.,
$32 ton. Schaw, Ingram, hatcher &
Co.'S bid, being So, $50, was accepted
A SEWER PROTEST.
The protesting property owners
against the proposed sewer between
NJ and N, Eighteenth and Twentieth
streets, appeared before the board
They wished to wait until a new sys-
tenn of sewerage is adopted.
Leonard asked if, in case the board
proves by securing a sufficient outlet,
that the present system is a good one,
there would still exist an objection to
the sewer, and was answered that it
probably would not and that they
would be willing to wait awhile
Devine moved that the proposition
of the board to meet the Chamber of
Commerce for the discussion of the sew
erage question be rescinded in order
that the meeting might be held on Wed
nesday night.
ToZer said that would be child's play
as the members of the chamber had al
ready met them and the matter had
been postponed once
The motion was lost, Mckay, Tozer
Pennish and Leonard voting no.
We'll" said Kent, "St Patrick has
not many friends in this board; that
is plain
The board decided to take no action
on the remonstrance.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Trustee Bentley was granted leave of
absence for six weeks.
superintendent of Streets CroIy called
attention to the need of hose for the
sewer men, sprinkling wagons, and
said that every time a sprinkling wagon
is loaded from forty to seventy-five
gallons of water is wasted. He could
suggest to the Street Commit
tee an Improvement that would
preserve the hose, and the sewer men
should have rubber hose instead of the
cotton hose. The matter was referred
to the Street Committee.
Mckay said that if he lived within
two blocks Of the city dumping grounds
he would stand there with a shotgun
to prevent anyone from dumping there.
Mr.. Croly said that the smell was
worse by far than that from the Seven
teenth-street sewer, as the present les
see of the ground does not cover the
garbage, as he has agreed to do. The
citizens have godd ground for com
plaint
Superintendent Croly was instructed
to see that the lessee keeps his contract.
A petition was received from property
owners asking for an electric light at
Eighth and L streets. Devine argued
for the light, but as there were two
lights within block, the request was
not granted.
The remonstrance against the i'm
provement of Seventeenth street, from
] to Q, was reported by the City Sur
veyor to be sufficient to block the i'm
provement for six months