The record-union., 1896-09-08


necessary number for sewer bonds be
purchased
Davis, for the Water Committee said
That he had purchased the ten tons of
hard coal for the Water Works and it
was in the bin.
Kent for the Fire Department Com
mlttee, on the Stephano case asked for
a weeks time and also in relation to
the matter of telephones instead of fire
alarm boxes for the Fire Department.
The request was granted.
Kent reported that he. had awarded
the contract for printing the annual
report of the Chief Engineer of the Fire
Department to Harrison & Robinette,
the lowest bidders.
Devine, for the Street Committee, re-
ported in favor of having an expert ex-
anime the amount of lumber employed
for rebuilding the Y-street pumphouse
at cost not to exceed 81 30. Carried.
Devine said that ne and the City Sur
veyor had examined all condemned
sidewalks, except those already elimi-
mated on the list, and he recommended
that all owners be notified to begin
constructing them within fifteen days.
So ordered.
He also recommended that before the
paving of Fifteenth street be accepted
the hose be used on it in order to see
whether the water will all run off and
avoid such trouble as has been expert
enced on the other streets. The recon-
mendation was adopted.
The Chilean Benevolent Society was
granted permission to fire a salute on
the river front on the 18th.
THE SEWAGE PUMP.
The bids for the sewage pump boilers
We're opened and the bidders and prices
were as follows for boilers feed pumps,
etc, foundations, building and stump.
Risdon Iron Works, three Heine boil
ers, from $40 TO S21 ,S62; Krogh
Manufacturing Company, S16,SOo to
1850; San Francisco Iron Works,
| ST. 1888; J. A. Cunningham S14,2 ,2S3 to
S15,124
Tozer moved that they be referred to
the Sewerage Committee to report on.
Leonard moved to defer action on the
bids until this evening, to be acted on
| by the board.
| Pennish advocated the appointment
Of an expert to examine the bids.
Devine offered as an amendment that
| the board meet at 4:30 p. m, as he
could not be present at night
Tozer and Davis said they could not
| meet at that hour.
Mr.. Dundon suggested that the bid
| ders be allowed to give references from
! parties where plants had been already
! put in, which a committee could con-
| slider.
| Leonard opposed this, as it would pro-
| mote delay.
| It was finally determined to meet this
evening at 7:3O o'clock.
| Devine and Kent opposed the appoint
| lnent Of an expert.
! F. H. Veach was selected as expert
/ to assist the board in deciding.
TAX LEVY.
| The tax levy ordinance was taken up
| next and the recommendations of the
Board of Estimates and Board Of Edu-
| cation were read, amounting to 81 %
| per 500.
| Tozer suggested that the special tax
| for the bonds should be included in the
levy
The recommendation was as follows:
General fund, 81; fire department, p
cents; police department, IS cents;
High School, cents; library, ) cents
! street repair, II cents; sprinkling, So
street bonds 31a cents; levee bonds, 612
cents; immigration, / cent
Kent moved that before the matter
was acted on the report of the Chief
Engineer of the Fire Department be
! read. as he wishes the board to pur-
chase and provide for chemical en-
gine.
| Davis and Devine were opposed to
| making anything easier and safer for
| the insurance companies, as they did
| not lower their rates any and were
grasping corporations who did not pay
| their losses without a fight.
Leonard did not think that it was for
! the benefit of the insurance companies.
but he thought that the chemical engine
could be purchased without raising the
fund by exercising proper economy.
Pennish wanted to cut down the IL
| brary fund 2 cents, as so much would
not be needed. Leonard thought it
should be cut down l cent, as there was
no need of building.
ToZer opposed any reduction. The
/ Board of Directors were elected by the
people and gave their time and trouble
for nothing and knew what was needed
Leonard and Davis thought that Z
cents was enough for the High School.
Kent said that the board had put the
| Board of Education off in regard to q
new High School building, and advised
it to remodel the old building. He ad-
| vocated giving the High School the !
| cents asked for.
Devine advocated taking i cent from
| the library fund and adding it to the
| High School fund.
| Tozer said that he would rather see
the street repair fund tax fifteen cents
| than eleven, as the streets need it, The
interest on the sewer bonds, already pro-
| vided for is four cents, and will make
| the levy 81 o. He thought the total
levy should be made either 81 80 or 81
An amount between the two would sat
isfy no one and the money from the
larger amount could be made excellent
use of in the street repair fund, for the
| streets need it badly.
| The board then proceeded to fix the
rate and fixed the general tax at 81
| ToZer moved that the Fire Depart
ment tax be fixed at twenty-one cents
Devine moved to make it 2012 cents
and the amendment prevailed.
The police levy was fixed at eighteen
cents.
A motion to make the High School
tax seven cents was lost by a tie vote
as well as one to make it eight cents.
Devine though it was mistake &c
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