The record-union., 1896-03-03
LACKED ENOUGH VOTES.
5. B. Smith and A. D. HuFd We're Not
Confirmed.
Trustee Wachhorst Was Not Present
and They Only Received Four
Votes Each.


Davis, Mckay, Devine, Bentley, Tozer
and Pennish being present, and Leonard
presiding.
Trustees Kent, Wachhorst and Pen
nish not being present at roIl-call, Presi-
dent Leonard directed the Clerk to en-
ter fine of fifty cents against each Of
them
Superintendent of Streets Croly asked
the Board to appropriate $23 towards
fixing up a tool-house at the Perry
Seminary. He also asked it, if it could
consistently, to rescind the order with
regard to the dumping ground at Four
teenth and Fifteenth, q and Y streets,
as it was very unhandy to haul the
cleanings of the streets there at night.
The sweepings Of the bituminized
streets would make excellent dressing,
he thought, for the plaza at Fifteenth
and P streets. The board appropriated
the $25 asked for.
K. NJ. Clarken reported that the ordi-
nances compiled by him were ready to
be examined and passed on by the COM
mittee, and whenever it would call on
him he would be glad to explain the
work to them. He had eliminated much
of his former work to make the book
less bulky, it being the opinion of many
members of the bar that it would be
wise to do so. The Vrooman Act in it
self, with its amendments, would make
a good sized book. The committee, how
ever, were the ones to decide.
On motion Of Devine, the matter was
referred to the Corporation Counsel and
the~Finance Committee.
Bentley asked what was to be done
with the request of Mr.. Croly in regard
to the dumping ground. He thought
the Street Committee should act on it.
Leonard said the ground was fixed by
ordinance and could not be changed ex-
cept by repeal.
Tozer did not think the sweepings Of
the streets came under the ordinance.
He moved that they be not considered
as garbage and be exempted from the
ordinance, and it was so ordered.
The following messages from the
Mayor were received:
MORE ROOM NEEDED.
To the Honorable Board of Trustees
I believe there is necessity at this time
Of procuring another room in this build
ing. The Water Assessor has his desk
in the Collectors office, and find that
office very much crowded. The Sani-
tary Inspector has a desk in the Trus-
tees room, and the Plumbing Inspector
has no place whatever for an Office.
A room in this building can be pro-
cured at a rental of $40 per month
which will accommodate the Water As
SCISSOR, the Sanitary Inspector and the
Plumbing Inspector.
/ would, therefore, recommend that
the room be procured for the use of said
officers. Respectfully submitted,
c. H HUBBARD, Mayor.
CITY FUNDS.
To the Honorable Board of Trustees
I respectfully report that in company
with c. z. Leonard, President of the
Board of Trustees, and J. Frank
Brown, City Attorney, on the I'd day Of
March, 1896, counted the money in the
hands of the City Treasurer.
We found in his possession: Gold,
S210, 765; silver, $6,53 30; warrants,
$l,300 90. Total $21S,603 20.
The above amounts agree with those
on the books of the City Auditor and
City Treasurer. Respectfully submitted,
c. II. 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 report is
correct.
c. E. LEONARD,
President of the Board of Trustees.
J. FRANK BROWN,
City Attorney.
Kent reported a cesspooI in the alley
in the rear of No. l Engine-house that
is two feet above the surface, and the
Superintendent of Streets wanted per-
mission to fix it. The permission was
granted.
Pennish reported that Architect Sead-
Ter would soon have his plans for the
alteration of the Water Works building
ready.
Tozer moved that the request of the
Mayor for an appropriation of $50 for
the use of his Office as special fund be
allowed, and it was so ordered.
Pennish thought the fence on the Y
street levee should be whitewashed
either by contract or days work
It was ordered that the Levee Com
mittee ascertain the cost and report to
the board
In accordance with the estimate of
the Mayor that 1000 feet of water pipe
would supply all needs, the Clerk was
instructed to advertise for that amount
OF pipe.
Telephones not furnished by the Capital
Telephone Company be removed from
the Chief Engineers residence and Of
fee, the engine and hook and ladder
houses, City Library and City Physi-
clan as useless expense The matter
was referred to the Fire Department
Committee.
The question of purchasing taps for
the use of the city was discussed. and.
on motion of Kent, the Clerk was or
dered to advertise for bids for them.
The Clerk announced that there were
no bids for the city's cobbles. Davis
said that some parties wished to cobble
the alley between Thirteenth and Four
that they be allowed to have the cob
bles. It was so ordered, and the peti-
tion of the property holders to be all
lowed to enter into a private contract
Tor the cobbling of the alley was
granted.
LAWTON'S BILL
An opinion from the Corporation
Counsel was read to the effect that he
could find no law authorizing the paw
ment of the claim of ". D. Lawton. On
motion of Devine, the communication
was placed on file and the claim OF Law
4on was rejected, Kent voting no.
THE WATER WORKS PLANS.
Architect Seadler presented his plans
for the alteration of the Water Works.
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