The herald., 1896-03-27
THEY WANT THE WORK DONE
THE WILTSHIRE COMPANY OFFERS THE
CITY A CONTRIBUTION
Lots of Recomme ndations by the Sewer COM
mittee-one, Behnke Reacted-Councii-
man kingery Wants to See His Law En-
forccd-City Hall Notes

The Wiltshire company has addressed to
the board of park commissioners an Offcr
OF $3.50 IN cash for a fund for the improve
nent of the proposed new park adjoining
their property near WestIake. They sug-
gest that as there is a very good prospect
of fine tourist hotel being built upon
their trac: and considering that Westlake
is already overrun on Sund avs especially,
to commence preliminary work on Sunset
park at once 10 relieve the congestion.
Superintendent Carey and Secretary
Mendenhall were yesterday instructed by
the board of park commissioners to nego-
tiate for land upon which to erect reser.
Woir which it is proposed to construct at
Eastlake park. The board ordered the
fountain at st. James park to be complet-
ed, and ordered 800 seed boxes to be pur-
chased for all OF the various parks. The
superintendent was instructed to repair
the walks running through the Plaza and
to SOW rye grass seed IN part nj Eastlake
park.
Twenty thousand trees have been planted
in Eiysian park since March l. Superin-
tendent Carey made Il report TO that effect
yesterday. These trees are of many varie-
ties and will in three or four years make
quite IA forest.
The special committee reported that the
electric light company had agreed to put
the liberty pole in place at Central park
free of cost to the city, providing the board
would provide the necessary stone and
cement basement. The offer was accepted.
Superintendent Carey was instructed to
build a tool house SXl0 in Prospect park.
The matter of erecting an outhouse at
Hollenbeck park was referred to Comms
soner Workman and Superintendent
Carey to report a the next meeting.
PERTAINING TO SEWERS
Tue sewer committee, in weekly session,
yesterday acted upon the following:
Recommend that the petition from J. E.
riff in,
reference to the return of amounts paid for
connecting with sewers, bo referred to the
city attorney.
Recommend that the petition from w. A.
Spaulding, asking permission to connect
two lots in block A of the Johnson tract on
Thomas street with the Downey avenue
sewer, he granted the connection, to be
made opposite lot 4, block A of the John
son tract, and the petitioner be permitted
to use four-inch iron pipe inside of the
property line.
Recommend that the petition from A.
Hill ct al, protesting against the location
OF the city dumps or the crematory in the
Sixth or Seventh wards, be referred TO the
health officer. with instructions to remove
the dumps and crematory now in existence
in that portion of the city.
Recommend that the petition from Mrs.
5. PaulinG, asking permission to lay six
inch pipe from the main sewer at the rear
of the Two houses on Pico street, between
Sar Pedro and Stanford avenue, be re-
ferred to the health officer to report if this
can be done and leave the dwellings in
good sanitary condition.
Recommend that the protest from V. NJ. i.
Hatfield ct al, from w. A. Stratton ct al.
and from A. Stump ct al. be referred to the
city engineer to report to this committee
as 10 whether the said protests represent a
majority of the property affected.
In the matter of the report OF the health
to .
condition OF the wash room and closets in
the work room of the public library, we
beg leave to report that this matter has
been attended to and the same are now
reported to be in perfect condition.
Recommend that the bid of Genella d
Lorenzo to sewer Third street, from St.
Louis street to "a point 100 feet west of the
west line of Soto street, at 1871 cents per
lineal foot, be accepted and the accompa-
nying resolution of award adopted.
Recommend that the specifications now
on file IN the city engineers office to re-
pair the outlet to the outfall sewer be
adopted.
Recommend that the bid of Ledbetter &
Mercereau to repair outlet to outfall sewer
for So23.3O be accepted and the city at
1orIley be instructed to prepare and pre-
sent the necessary contract and bond.
ONE BEHNKE ROASTED
w. j. Brodrick, Walton d Wach-
itators responsible for the peculiar COM
plant against the alleged discrimination
by Chief Walter S. Moore of the fire de-
partment against the conductors of St.
vincent's college, which is alleged to be
violating the provisions OF the fire escape
ordinance. The persons and firms men,
toned have addressed tn Moore a commu-
nication, of which the following is copy:
''Some days since one Behnke addressed
letter to the council of this city, and the
same was referred to the fire commission
and printed in the public press.
'.Now, we do not know who this man
Behnke is or what his motives were in this
affair, but we do know his statements to be
false and outrageous, and we accordingly
30 characterize them over our signature as
insurance underwriters having policies on
khe st. Vincent college building, which is
only two-story and basement one, con-
structed entirely of brick. and generally
recognized and indorsed by the Insurance
fraternity as one of the most substantial in
the country. There are sufficient means of
escape from the second story for all pur-
poses. and the insurance rating is extraor-
dinarily low.
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