The record-union., 1896-05-05
FOR CHIEF OF POLICE.
The Mayor Sends in the Name Of
". Il. Bradley.
Steam Street Roller Ordered Purchased
and Veto of Photographer Ordi-
nance Sustained.


The City Board of Trustees met in
regular weekly session last night,
Trustees Leonard, Wachhorst, Kent,
Davis, Mckay, Devine, Bentley. Tozer
and Pennish being present. and Leon
ard presiding.
A Neubourg asked that he be not
forced to improve the sidewalk in front
of his mill, as he claimed that it was a
good one and should no. be con-
demned.
Kent moved that the list of sidewalks
condemned last week be referred to the
Street Committee.
The motion was carried.
A Mr. Marsh called the attention of
the board to the claim Of q. ". Herr
as Sanitary Inspector. for which judg-
ment has been rendered amounting to
$414. He did not suppose the board
wished to have any expense Of collec-
tion added to it.
Leonard said it was not bill Light,
and told Mr.. Marsh to present his bill
for action at the proper time, and he
said he would do so.
DR.. Pinkham said that on several
nights he had run into piles of mud
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ing to contractors that he should here
after bring suit against all whom he
found leaving piles of material in the
streets without having lanterns to
warn drivers to avoid them.
Leonard called the attention of the
Street Superintendent to the doctors )
statement.
MAYORS MESSAGES.
Fn11A frn
Mayor were read:
To the Honorable Board of Trustees
/ respectfully report that, in company
with c.. E. Leonard, President of the
Board of Trustees, and ]. Frank
Brown, City Attorney, on the 1st day
of May, 1896, I proceeded to and did
count the money placed before us by the
City Treasurer. We counted money as
follows: Gold, $252, ,430; silver, S214 SO;
total, $252, GA 36.
reports of the City Auditor and City
Treasurer. Respectfully submitted,
c. H. HUBBARD, Mayor.
To the Honorable Board of Trustees:
I hereby nominate, and by and with
your consent appoint w. H. Bradley
Chief of Police.
C. H. HUBBARD, Mayor.
To the Honorable Board of Trustees:
I hereby nominate, and by and with
your consent appoint J. NJ. Harlow as
a member of the police force.
c. H. HUBBARD Mayor.
THE CITY'S FUNDS
The certificate of the Mayor and City
Attorney that they had counted the
city's money, the City Attorney stating
that did Ennw uyb. har
money was that deposited, or the
money of the California State Bank, as
that placed before him was in The trays
of that bank, and he had no means of
knowing whose it was.
Leonard said the City Attorney holds
that the money of the city should he
put in sacks and sealed and kept in
tact in order to comply with the law.
For himself. he knew the amount of
money was there, and he saw consider
able more along with it.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Devine, for the Street Committee. re-
ported in favor of the purchase of 200
feet of Seal Rock hose and it's ppr-
chase was ordered.
STEAM ROLLER.
Devine also recommended the pur-
chase of Kelly steam roller at $3.50,
and moved that the Mayor and Presi-
dent of the board be instructed to pur-
chase il Immediately.
Pennish recommended the purchase
OF another make of roller-the Jardine
and a lively discussion arose between
him and Devine.
Mr. Jardine addressed the board in
favor of his roller, explaining its merits,
and claiming that it is up to date and
the best.
The agent Of the Kelly roller also ad-
dressed the board, claiming that his
roller was for making macadam streets.
and that the Jardine roller was for
making bitumen streets and would not
make macadam streets, which needs
beveled roller to make the crown OF the
street
Devine's motion was then carried,
and the Kelly roller ordered pur-
chased.
Clerk Desmond was authorized to
buy a type-writing desk, at cost not
to exceed S25.
Mckay stated that John Breuner asked
for the construction of a sewer in the
alley between l. and NJ, Twenty-second
and Twenty-third streets, and his re-
quest was referred to the City Surveyor.
LEVINE ItpOi ltQ ddN ~ e'iS ~
quest made for constructing Eleventh
street from to l., from wooden blocks
covered with asphalt.
He recommended that the Superin-
tendent of Streets be instructed to pur-
chase two carloads of decomposed
granite for the bicycle path on Six
teenth street, from X to Y, but finally
asked further time on the matter.
The Surveyor was instructed to pre-
pare resolutions of intention to order
up the streets on which the time al
lowed remonstrants has expired, so that
the board can act on them next week.
The matter of Mr.. Sauces plumbing
was referred to the Board of Plumbing
Examiners.
The ordinance In regard to placing
tenders on the street cars was brought
UP. and Superintendent Shock said the
company had been advertising for peo-
pie to present their Tenders and test
them on the cars, but ii has not been
able to find any satisfactory fender
that 1t thought the board would adopt
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