The record-union., 1896-06-09

referred to the Building Committee.
with power to act
Devine, for the Street Committee,
asked further time in the matter of
| cutting wires to allow moving build
lngs, and it was granted.
Davis, for the Water Committee, re-
ported that the Water Assessor found
nc cause for raising the rates for ele-
| vators
He also reported in favor of allowing
the lessee at East Park to sprinkle the
driveway there.
Superintendent Croiy arose and said
| he would like to ask the Water Com
mittee question. President Leonard
said that Mr.. Croly was not a member
CT the board and had no right to speak
unless requested by the board, and
| would not be recognized unless so re-
quested
| Mckay said that he would like to hear
from Croly
| Mr.. Croly explained that all he had
! desired was to ask the Water Commit
tee to so arrange it that the East Park
| sprinkler should not take water at a
time when the contractors who were
| doing the city sprinkling also needed
Ii, in order to sprinkle their districts.
! He had found one day that the district
near East Park was not being properly
sprinkled, and on inquiring why the
work was not properly done, was in
| formed that Mr.. Hellman's man was
! taking water from the hydrant at the
same time that the contractor wanted
/ it and the latter had to wait.
l. rTOZar said that I, did NOT think the
remarks of the President were just
what they should have been, as Mr..
Croly had simply wished to ask a ques-
| ton which pertained to the duties OF
his office.
Leonard retorted that Croly was not
a member of the board and had no
right to address it without first asking
and receiving permission, and he did
not propose to allow it.
! Bentley said they might just as we'll
make an issue right here. Mr. Croly
was city official and should be heard
! when he asked for information or
wished to explain a matter. There was
no reason why he should be shut off be-
cause certain members of the board did
not like him. He had desired to ask a
| question concerning his work, and
E, should have been allowed to do so.
He moved that Mr.. Croly be allowed
| to address the board whenever business
OF his department needed attention.
| Kent said he was decidedly opposed
| to anything of the sort, as Mr.. Croly
was not a member.
Devine said he objected to letting
| Croly argue questions before the board
I just as if one of the members He
should not address it without permis-
| sion.
| Mckay said he had never known Mr..
| Croly to speak before without asking
permission, and that on this occasion
| he had only wanted TO ask a question.
Tozer said that he did not agree with
| the President in his remarks. He cen
sidered they were not just and had SO
| stated.
Leonard said that he had made them
| because ne did not th,nk Mr.. Croly was
entitled to address the board without
permission. He did not desire to keep
/ him from obtaining information or at
| tending to his duty.
The motion of Bentley was carried.
| Mckay said he had talked with the
| Corporation Counsel in relation to the
C'Toole bridge, over the drainage canal,
and he said the city had no control over
the matter and should not build it. The
report was adopted.
Kent asked further time on the fire
escape ordinance.
Pennish reported that garbage gath
| erers were not dumping the garbage at
the public dumping ground, and rec
commended that the matter be referred
to the Chief of Police. SO ordered.
A communication was received from
the City Attorney, saying that the
board had passed a resolution allowing
the dumping of street sweepings within
| the city limits, and they were being
dumped in China Slough. He did not
| think il right to prosecute citizens for
doing what the city officials are allowed
to do, as the sweepngs are clearly gar
| bage. and he suggested that the ordi-
rance be amended. The matter was
referred to the Corporation Counsel.
Corporation Counsel recommended
that the matter of the guy wire at
tached to 3. Cavanaugh's house by a
telephone company be referred to a
committee. It was referred to the
building Committee.
l
. proposition to the people was laid over
s0r a week.
The matter of 50 delinquent water
rent owed byVerheim of the former Gold
Dust Saloon, after it was closed by or
der of the board, came UP, and 1t was
rAmitted by the board, no claim having
been made fer it at the time, and the
owner knowing nothing of it until
| lately.
Leonard said that the Corporation
Counsel would have a new ordinance
for milk inspection ready next week.
Mckay said that DR.. Huntington
urged the passage of the ordinance pre-
pared by the Board Of Health just as
it was prepared.
! DIR. Pinkham, of the Board of Health,
said the ordinance prepared by it was
the same as in San Francisco, where
the deatn-rate has been decreased 2S
per cent. by it's operation. He pleaded
with the board to pass it for the sake of
the children of the city, as the people
for it.
Davis asked why the ordinance pro-
vided a salary of 500 for the Milk and
Meat Inspector, while the Water AS
SCISSOR only gets SD
Tozer said it was because a scientific
man was required for the position,
while it was not so with the Water AS
SCISSOR.
Kent reported adversely on the bill
of w. II. 10th as substitute policeman
as he had not been voter in the city
long enough. The bill was rejected.
A. NJ. Schlump was granted a license
to keen saloon at lob Third street
| The confirmatic- of c. G. Fisher "a