The record-union., 1896-01-18
XBMPT FIREMEN'S FUND.
Trustees Appropriate Fifteen Hundred
Dollars For It.
An Ordinance Relating to Corporation
Counsel Was Laid Over Till
Monday.

The city Board of Trustees met in ad-
ieurned session last evening. Present
Trustees Leonard, Kent, Mckay, Tozer,
Devine Bentley, Pennish. Davis and
Wachhorst.
Supervisor Dreman of the Exempt
Flremen's Association asked for an ap-
preparation Of 5000. He said the asso-
ciation was organized in 1872 with a
capital of 900 and a membership or
nearly 345 Since then they have buried
about 135 of the exempts, and now have
ninety-four members. The association
has paid out, he said, $52, Al in sick
benefits, 81, ,529 in funeral benefits and
81 ,S15 in nurse hire, making total Of
$66,755.
E. c. Hart addressed the board in IA
voT of the request.
Devine, of the Finance Committee,
said the committee had considered the
matter, and he moved that s., 800 be ap-
propriated.
Wachhorst moved tc amend to make
it $1,000.
Devine said s., 800 would be sufficient.
He did not think the city could afford
the amount suggested by Wachhorst.
Mr.. Dreman read a list of names of
connected with the association and who,
he said, are disabled and utterly de-
pendent upon their friends for a liveli-
hood. He said the exempts by their
muscle saved many thousands Of dollars
worth Of property in old days when
there were no steam fire-engines.
Charles Barnes said he remembered
when the city used to be guarded from
A.. 6s.ol7
responded at any and all times to
alarms promptly and willingly. On one
occasion, he said, he was being shaved
in a barber shop when the bell sounded
and he went to the fire with one side of
his face shaved, the other side not hav-
ing been touched with the razor.
Kent spoke in favor of Wachhorst's
amendment.
Devine asked Mr.. Barnes, the Treas
urer of the association, how much
money the exempts had on hand. Mr..
Barnes said there is a small amount in
the treasury, he himself having loaned
the association 1000.
Tozer, Bentley and Leonard spoke
against the proposed increased appro
priation.
Wachhorst's amendment was lost by
the votes of Tozer, Devine, Bentley,
Pennish and Leonard. The other four
members Of the board voted in favor of
It
The original motion was then carried
by the votes of Davis, Mckay. Tozer,
Devine, Bentley, Pennish and Leonard.
Wachhorst and Kent, who were in favor
Of the amendment to make the appro-
priation $1,000, voted against the origi-
raj amount.
MESSAGES FROM THE MAYOR.
The following messages from the
Mayor were read:
THE CANAL CULvERT.
To the Honorable Board of Trustees:
In regard to the matter referred TO me
by your honorable board on the 9Th
inst. in relation to the condition of the
culvert at Thirty-first and J streets, I
beg leave to report that I, in company
with the Street superintendent, exam
ined said culvert and found it in good
condition, with the exception of a few
planks on the north side thereof which
were almost worn out. I, therefore, rec
ommend that these old planks be re-
placed with new ones at once. 1t will
require about ten three-inch planks to
put the crossing in good condition.
The water in the canal has risen to
such a hight that it would be impossible
to put in a brick culvert until late in the
summer, but the present one will
answer every purpose until that time.
There are four openings along the
line of Thirty-first street which should
be protected by gates. These openings
are intended 70 Ief fha wafer within the