The record-union., 1896-08-11
GREENE TO BIZ CAPTAIN.
Will Resume His Rank When His SuS-
pension Expires.
Suit Ordered to be Begun to Abrogate
the City's Contract With
M. r. Beard.

The Board of City Trustees met in
regular weekly session last night, Trus-
tees Leonard, Wachhorst, Davis, Kent,
Mckay, Devine and PenniSh being
present, and Leonard presiding.
Z. Fl. Wallis and John Lafferty re-
quested permission for Sunset Parlor
N. S. G. W., to stretch a banner across
the street at Seventh and K, announc-
ing their excursion on Admission Day
The request was granted.
A. M. Seymour addressed the board in
relation to the granting of license to
VIM. Hook to keep saloon on K street
between Seventh and Eighth. He con-
tended for the remonstrantS that they
had a majority of taxpayers in opposi-
ton to the saloon, and that under the
ordinance-which he read-the board
should not have granted a license to
Hook.
Devine moved that the action of the
board be deferred for a week.
Mckay moved that the action of the
board in granting Hook a license in
opposition to the wishes of the major
ity of the property owners be reconsid-
cred.
Kent moved that the matter be laid
over for a week for investigation.
Leonard suggested that to make the
motion operative the Collector be in
structed not to issue license to Hook
until further action by the board.
Kent said that it would virtually beat
Hook out of the license.
After some discussion Kent's amend
nlent was carried and the Collector or
dered not to issue a license for week.
M. Popert asked the board to place an
electric light at Twenty-first and H, as
the track boys and others congregate
and render night hideous. Holes have
been cut in the brick wall at the track,
through which they go in and out and
hide, and the citizens have no protection
from them.
Leonard thought the matter should be
referred to the Chief of Police.
Kent said that a light placed in his
ward had been very effective in dis
couraging hoodlums He moved that
the request was granted.
Leonard said there was no money
with which to pay for the light He
thought if the board had not backbone
enough to direct the Chief of Police to
quell the disorder it had better resign
The motion was lost.
superintendent T. A w. Shock of the
electric company asked that a gong be
placed in the power-house and connect
ed with the fire alarm system. The mat
ter was referred to the Fire Committee.
E. X Alsip, for the Fair Oaks Wood
Company, asked permission to place &
spur track at Tenth and r streets, in
order that it might have an opportunity
to sell it's wood. Some objection had
been made to it because it extended out
TO Eleventh street.
Leonard said he should object to it,
as he had been trying for two years
TO get the track lowered there
Mr. Alsip promised to remove the spur
if r street were ever lowered.
Devine favored granting the request,
provided the track did not interfere
with Eleventh street and kept close to
the main track.
Resident Engineer Robinson ex-
planned how the track would be built,
and that il would be lower than the
main track and within twenty feet of
it.
Devine presented a resolution granting
the request for eighteen months, under
the restrictions mentioned by him, and
il was adopted unanimously.
Mr. Boyd, who had put in a sample
automatic fiusher at Fourth and |, COM
plained that no water connections had
been made with it, so that no oppor-
1unity had been given to show its mer-
its. The City Taper was ordered TO
make the necessary connection.
A Boysen asked that action on the
photographer ordinance be postponed
till next Monday, on account of the i'll
ness of w. A. Anderson, their attor-
ney.
Davis asked if the other side had been
heard in the matter, and Leonard said
he had heard no objection.
Devine said he should vote for the
repeal of the ordinance. and would not
consent to it's postponement after this
time.
The postponement was granted.
MAYORS MESSAGES.
The following messages from the May
or were read:
THE STEAM ROLLER.
To the Honorable Board of Trustees:
The city has recently purchased a new
steam road roller, and our streets par
ticularly the graveled streets, would be
very much improved if this roller could
be used upon them. The top dressing