The record-union., 1896-03-31
THE CITY is SUED AGAIN.
G. W. Herr Wants the Remainder Of His
Salary.
Hayes Nominated for Captain of Police
Horne Refused Confirmation
as Assistant Engineer.

The City Board of Trustees met in
regular weekly session last night, Trus-
tees Leonard, Wachhorst, Kent, Davis,
Mckay. Devine, Tozer and Pennish be-
ing present and Leonard presiding.
L. T. Hatfield addressed the board in
regard to the ordinance presented by
Wachhorst for placing tenders on
street cars. He said the San Fran
cisco Supervisors had got the cart be-
fore the horse in the ordinance passed
there, which has been suspended, for
the reason that no fender has yet been
invented that has proved wholly salts
factory Experiment has demonstrated
that no device at present known Will
surely prevent accident, those in use
in San Francisco having been ineffi-
cient
In the five years the roads have been
in operation here the present tenders
have prevented anyone, with one ex-
ception, from getting under the wheels
The two children killed in Oakland were
killed by the shock of being struck one
of them being cut by the wheels after
wards The officers of the company
here will meet with the board at any
time and attach to the car any device
that the latter may choose and expert
ment with it, and if it is satisfactory
to the board will adopt it. 1t would be
unjust to pass an ordinance until some
effectual device is found. The best
safeguard is to control the speed and
the operation of the cars, so as to guard
against accident.
Wachhorst said he had been in cor
rcspondence with Clerk Russell of the
San Francisco Board of Supervisors
The ordinance has done much good,
and there have been no accidents for
the past eight months.
MAYORS MESSAGES.
The following messages from the
Mayor were read:
To the Honorable Board of Trustees:
7 have thought it proper at this time to
call your attention To the advisability of
purchasing what is known as a steam
road roller for the use Of the city. You
all, no doubt, understand the advan-
tages and benefits to be derived from
the use of such a roller. There is an op
pcrtunity, if the city now owned such
a roller, to rent or lease the same to the
contractor who will improve the twelve
blocks on L, n and Fifteenth streets,
and the rental derived from the use of
such roller by the contractor would
cover a portion of the cost of such roller.
After this work is completed the roller
could be used to improve other streets.
There are many streets in the city
that will be macadamized, and, of
course, they will require the use of such
a machine, and in all such cases the city
Ey renting it to the contractors would
receive back a considerable proportion
Of the contract price. and thus enable
it to purchase such roller at small ex-
pense.
The steam road roller can be pur-
chased for s., 800 and I would there
fore recommend that your board pur-
chase such a machine for the use of the
city. Respectfully submitted,
c. H HUBBARD, Mayor.
To the Honorable Board of Trustees:
] hereby nominate. and by and with your
consent appoint, G. w Hays to be Cap
tain of the police force. instead of V F.
Taylor, not confirmed: Respectfully
submitted, c. H. HUBBARD, Mayor
To the Honorable Board of Trustees:
I hereby nominate, and by and with
your consent appoint, J. W. Greenlaw
to act as coal-passer at the Water
Works, instead of {. I. Randall not
NOIlliI Ill6H ItGSpeclluIS
c. H. HUBBARD, Mayor
To the Honorable Board of Trustees:
I hereby nominate, and by and with
your consent appoint Henry Hunt as
bCseman, vice James E. Harrison. re-
signed, for Engine No. 1. Respectfully
submitted, c. H. HUBBARD. Mayor.
Devine moved that the message re-
lating to the roller be referred to the
inc Nil
dered.
C. H. Edwards, who had been notified
to appear before the board, was present
and, being sworn, testified that ]. ].
Donahue received a days pay from the
city for work done by him. Donahue
had not paid him. Donahue had since
his return, told him that he intended
to allow him the amount on note held
by him against witness.
Leonard said that either Edwards or
Donahue must pay back the days sal
cry which both had drawn from the
city. Chief Engineer Wolf had told him
that Donahue said he had paid Ed
wards
Pennish wanted the money deducted
from VOLTS wages, but Leonard dis
agreed with him.
Mckay said that two men had called
on him and stated that Donahue had
offered TO sell his job for $50
One of these men, who was named
Bowen, said Donahue stated that he
was going away for several months,
and asked him if he would pay a bill
owed by him of $50, or thereabouts. and
If he did so he (Donahue) would guaran-
tee him the job until he came back, if
he ever did come back.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Kent reported that the Levee Com
mittee recommended that the city pur-
chase the fence erected on the Y-street
levee by James Phinney for S76 So and
the recommendation was adopted.
Devine reported in relation to the pur-
chasing of a street sweeper in favor of
the o. s. Kelly sweeper. He moved it
be purchased.
Tozer thought that the committee had
agreed to try the machines for a month
before purchasing.
The board ordered the purchase of
the sweeper for S6I5.