The record-union., 1896-03-31

The Fire Department Committee was
authorized to advertise for two horses.
The Levee Committee recommended
that the Mayor and Corporation Coun-
sci be requested to take steps to gain
possession of the water front at the city s
wharf.
THOSE COBBLES.
Kent rose in relation to the statement
by Contractor Mcdonald that he had
let Contractor Touhey have cobbles for
SO that Mcdonald had offered Sl5o for
Kent said that a number of cobbles
were given to Mcdonald and a number
of others to Contractor Read. He af-
terward stopped Mcdonald from taking
others that belonged to the city, and
they We're stored at Friend & Terrys
yard. The board advertised for bids
for them, but no bids were received
They We're advertised again, but no
bids being received the Street Super
intendent was told to dispose of them
as best he could
Devine corroborated Kent's state
ment.
The Street Committee was authorized
to purchase eight chairs and rocker
for the Cemetery Chapel, at a cost Of not
more than S6 apiece.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Marvin C. Nelson was granted Ii
cense to keep saloon at 22S street.
The ordinance providing for tenders
for street-cars was read Leonard
called Mckay to the chair and moved
that the ordinance be laid over for
thirty days, to allow the company to ex-
anime into appliances for preserving
life. He had had several presented to
his attention, but had seen none that
he thought were efficient. He wished
il understood, however, that he favored
the ordinance
Hatfield suggested that the board
send a committee to examine the ap-
| pliances in Oakland and San Fran
CISCO to see what the board would ap-
prove. Devine moved that such COM
/ nittee be appointed.
| The ordinance was laid over for thirty
days.
| A long discussion was had in relation
| to various phases of the remodeling OF
the Water Works, and the motion of
| Tozer to reconsider the action of the
board in rejecting all bids was lost.
BIDS FOR BOILERS.
! Bids for the Water Works boilers were
received as follows: Babcock & Wilcox
| Water-Tube Boiler Company, eight
propositions, from S5,692 to S7,S65; H.
B. Gregory & Co., return tubular boil
ers, 81, $50; Sterling Safety WaterTube
Boiler Company, $S,S31; P. T. Dunden,
| S6943 to SS,467; Risdon Iron and Loco
| motive Works, seven propositions,
| $3.50 to $500; J. A. Cunningham,
| S6,470 for an entirely new boiler and
| So, $40 for repairing the old one.
The matter was referred to the Water
| Committee, they to appoint an expert
committee of boilermakers to investi-
gate the bids and report. Davis, Leon
ard and Mckay were appointed as such
| committee.
DELINQUENT TAXES.
! The message of the Mayor, suggest
! ing that the board authorize the Dis
! trict Attorney to cancel the delinquent
| taxes paid to NJ. r. Beard under the
contract with the city, was taken up
and the necessary resolution was
passed.
POOLROOM ORDINANCE.
| The ordinance prepared by the Mayor,
tC prohibit poolselling, was read and
Leonard opposed it because it did not
prohibit poolselling at the State Fair.
If gambling was wrong at one time it
is wrong ait another. If it goes at Fair
time it should go at other times.
Wachhorst said that the poolselling
was causing a stagnation in business,
as it was taking all the money.
The ordinance was laid over for one
week.
The Mayor and Chairman of the
board We're authorized to purchase the
| lot at Front and S streets for the sew
! age pump.
HORNE REJECTED.
The confirmation of M. B. Horne as
| Assistant Engineer at the Water Works
was taken up, and he was rejected
noes, 3 ayes and L blank.
DONAHUE IS OUT.
Kent moved that Donahue be rein
| stated as coal-passer, and Leonard re-
fused to entertain the motion. Kent
appealed from the decision of the Chair,
but the appeal was not sustained.
VARIOUS MATTERS.
The position of special officer for the
| Trustees room was created.
Leonard stated that he had been sum-
moned in the case of George w. Herr
against the city in the Justices Court.
The opinion of r. T. Devlin was read,
in which he stated that the cases had
been split up, in order to make the
amount too small to be appealed to the
Supreme Court He thought, how
| ever, that the action in dividing the
| claims might be upset and the cases
| combined in one.
Devine moved that Devlin & Devlin be
employed as special counsel to defend
the suit.
A go-as-you-p please argument en-
sued. in which all talked at once on the
subject.
Devine's motion was lost by vote of
1 to f. After the vote was announced,
| Leonard gave notice that he would
change his vote for the purpose of NOV
ing a reconsideration, and was allowed
| to do so.
| In response to a communication from
Mayor Broatch of Omaha, a resolution
was passed approving the holding of
the Transmississippi Exposition in that
| city, and requesting thu Senators and
| Representative from the Transmits
| Sissippi States to use their efforts for
passing at the present Congress of a
bill giving national recognition of the
exposition and making an appropria-
talon for a national exhibit and the
proper buildings for it.
A petition to open the alley in the
block between r and S, Eighteenth and
| Nineteenth streets, was referred to the
Street Committee.
A communication was read from the
County Farmers Alliance, in relation to
the establishing of a free market and
asking the appointment or a committee
of conference. The Street Committee
| was aDpOiptad TO confer with the all