The record-union., 1896-08-07
STREET, FUND EXHAUSTED
No More Repairs Can be Made for the
Present.
Police Officers Tell What Kind Of
Place the Rosebud
Joint is


A double bill was booked at the spe-
cial meeting of the Trustees last night,
the first half of the evening being de-
voted to regular and unfinished bus1-
ness, while the latter part was con-
sumed in hearing evidence relating to
the recommendation of the Chief of
Police that the license of Ed Welch,
who conducts the Rosebud" saloon on
L street, between Third and Fourth, be
revoked.
Considering it a proper point for a
successful commencement, Clerk Des-
mond read a remons+rance from ma
Jority of the property owners along
Eighth street, between j and K, pro-
testing against the Improvement of that
section of the street. 1t was ordered
referred to the City Surveyor.
The application of r. Grossy for a
license to conduct a saloon in the In
ternational Hotel on X street was, on
recommendation of the Chief of Po-
lice Drew, favorably received and the
license ordered issued.
Regarding the application of Charles
Yates for a license to conduct a saloon
O1 L. street, DetW66u lIlIu anu
the Chief of Police recommended that
the application be denied. The matter
was laid over for a week.
A remonstrance of the property own
ers residing on Fifth street, between
and K, against the Improvement of that
section of the street was read and re-
ferred to the City Surveyor.
STREET FUND EXHAUSTED.
The following communication was re-
ceived from City Auditor Young:
Honorable Board of Trustees-Gen-
tlemen: Allow me to call your atten-
ton very respectfully to the fact that
the street repair fund will have to be
assisted from some source before any
more Indebtedness can be contracted
against it. The fund now has to it's
credit the sum of So, ,S94 81 apparently,
but there are two contracts against it
calling in the aggregate for more than
that amount-street roller, $3.50;
street sweeping, S1.051 70; total, S3,-
901 20. A few hundred dollars, pos
sibly $500 if all the streets recently or
dered up are completed this season.
will be paid into the fund from the rent
OF steam roller, but the money will not
be available for some time. Apparently
transfer from the general fund to the
street fund will have to be made
though the general fund can i'll afford
it"
Trustee Kent said he could not un-
derstand what had become of the street
fund, and thought the matter should
be investigated. He had occasionally
seen a man moping along with a team
trying to find tree to lie down under
but very little work had been done on
the streets to his knowledge. The street
fund in 1895 lasted until October, and
he did not understand why it should
not reach as far the present season.
Trustees Devine and Mckay called
his attention to the fact that the street
roller had been bought at a cost of
nearly $1,000, which, If now available,
would carry the repair funds along
until October.
Kent however, moved that no more
repairs be done until the matter had
being no opposition, the motion pre-
vailed.
ASSESSMENT VALUATIONS.
The following communication was
also received from the City Auditor and
read:
Gentlemen: In accordance with
Section II of the city charter, I sub
NIT the following report as to the as
sessment roll valuations for 1867:
Real estate. e................ S7,254, 80
improvements ............. 5,155,075
Personal .................. 2,5S9. .595
Total ................... .S15. 500, 400
"The roll for 1S95-9e was as follows:
neal eSldle t,ZSO,SZ0
improvements ............. o,oS0, IoU
ferSohaI Z,ol5,O2o
Total ............... Slo, 040, GOO
The falling off in real estate is due
TO reductions on Front street property
and that on personal property to the
prevailing business depression. The
increase under the heading of improve
ments shows well for the growth of the
city, especially when it is considered
that found it necessary to make more
than 100 reductions in the value of old
buildings, while the Bailey property at
Fourth and K is omitted from the roll
altogether"
The report was ordered placed on file.