The record-union., 1896-03-24

place before he could do So 1t had al
ways been the custom for officers to get
their suppers, even to go off their beats
for that purpose, and he thought moth
ing of it,
Acting Captain Ash testified to meet
ing Maley going up K street and they
walked together a short distance, but
Maley offered no explanation of being
of his beat. On the other occasion he
was in front of the California Bank, in
plain sight of Officers Maley and Pen
nish. As they said nothing to him, he
went on up TO Seventh street after them,
but they made no explanation to him.
He had no feeling against Maley, and
reported him simply because he made
no explanation either to him or Chief
Drew.
Devine moved that the charges be
dismissed and that Maley be restored
to duty
Tozer said the charges seemed very
trivial, but he thought they should
have been preferred, as no explanation
had been given to the Captain or Chief
of Maley's absence from his beat He
thought the trouble arose from the
fact that there was no understanding
as to the time when officers should go
to eat.
Leonard said he did not wish to per-
| secute Maley, but there should be some
definite understanding as to the time
| officers should go to their meals. 1t
would not do to pass this thing over as
amounting to nothing, If it is expected
to maintain discipline in the force.
There has been much complaint that
| officers cannot be found on their beats,
and he thought that some definite time
should be set for them to go to their
meals and that they should not be al
lowed to have a range of an hour or
two in which to go.
Chief Drew testified that Maley had
always been an excellent officer and
that no complaint had been hitherto
made against him. He is one of the best
officers on the force.
Maley was then unanimously rein
stated.
Leonard renewed his suggestion that
the Police Committee or the Chief of
Police set the hours at which officers
should go to their meals, but nothing
was done in the matter.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The license to keep a saloon of Will
lam Ellsworth was transferred from
321 K street to 601 K street
petition was received from property
owners between H and and 1, Twenty
sixth and Thirtieth streets, that water
mains be laid down in those blocks, and
was referred to the Water Committee.
The $4,000 bond of C. P. Conn as
plumber was approved.
The application for a saloon license
of M. c. Nelson, at 22S street, was
referred to the Chief of Police.
Wachhorst introduced an ordinance
compelling street railway companies
to put guards on their cars to prevent
persons from being run over by them.
1t was laid over for a week.
The bids for improving l. street, from
Tenth to Fifteenth; Fifteenth, from L
to N, and n street, from Tenth to Fif-
teenth, were opened. The bidders were
the San Francisco Paving Company,
Pacific Paving Company and City
Street Improvement Company and
James Touhey. James Touhey being
the lowest bidder was awarded the
contract for the whole work.
The bids for street sweeping ma
chine were as follows: Charles E. Meis-
ter, the Austin sweeper, 1899; the In
ternational, 1925; the O. s. Kelly Com
pany, the Kelly Pick Me Up sweeper,
$675. The bids were referred to the
Street Committee.
The bids for renovating the Water
Works building were opened and the
bidders were Henry Elliott, $S,397; Silas
Carle, $S,S97; Thomas McCaffery,
$S,643.
Devine thought there should be more
bidders and the bids should be referred
overrun the architects estimate about
81 ,000
Kent moved that all the bids be re-
jected and the Clerk ordered to ad-
vertise again.
Architect Seadler said that there are
only about three contractors in the city
who will figure on such contract, and
there would probably be no other bid
ders.
The bids were rejected and the Clerk
ordered to advertise again.
The bidders for the sewer in the alley
between and K, Eleventh and Thir-
teenth, were: Burns & Parker, Rose &
Silva, James TUuhey and T. E. Clark.
The bids were referred to the Surveyor,
who reported T. E. Clark as the lowest
to him.
Devine said there had been much
complaint ABOUT the amount of money
expended on the streets for the past
two weeks and he moved that it be re-
duced 80 per cent. The motion was car
| ried and the board adjourned.