The herald., 1897-05-20
To Build Houses and Euy
Fire Apparatus
AMOUNT ASKED is s125,000
PLAN OUTLINED BY COMMITS
SIONER SINSABAUGH
The City Would Save Money by the
Transaction-Capt. Dave Browns
Case-City Hall Notes

sioners yesterday morning, Commits
sioner Sinsabaugh brought up the mat
ter of issuing bonds for the purchase of
suitable sites and the erection of houses
for the various engine companies. Mr..
Sinsabaugh thought that immediate ac D..
ton should be taken, and he was conf
dent that if the matter was placed prop
erly before the finance committee of the
council a favorable recommendation
would be made, and the proposition
would be adopted by that body, and they
would call an election on the issuance of
bonds. Mr.. Snsabaugh stated that 4
per cent bonds could be issued to the
amount of sl25,0O0 to s150,O0O, which
would furnish ample funds for the pur-
pose of sites, the construction of at least
thirteen modern houses, with all the
latest appliances and conveniences and
the purchase of such apparatus as is alb
solutely necessary to meet the present
demands of the city for fire protection.
At the present time the city is paying
very nearly $4,000 per year rent. which is
4 per cent on 100000 so that it will be-
seen that the issuance of bonds is a good
business proposition. At the present
time the city owns but two of the engine
houses, where as it should own all of
them, and the sooner the work was COM
menced the better.
Mayor Snyder and Commissioner
Kuhrts agreed with Mr. Sinsabaugh.
and on motion, Messrs. Sinsabaugh and
kuhrts were appointed a committee to
arrange details and present a formal
proposition to the board for it's approval.
Chief Moore reported that Captain
Dave Brown of Chemical company No. s.
who had been arrested on a charge of
cruelty to his 15-year-old daughter. had
Police Judge Owens, the case against
him being dismissed. Brown had been
suspended pending the hearing. but on
the dismissal of the case he had put him
back to work and ordered him to appear
before the board for such examination
and further action as the commission
ers might deem proper.
Commissioner Sinsabaugh thought
that the board should further invest-
gate this case, but all the members
should be present. If the charges made
against Brown We're true, he was not Il
proper man to be in the department, and
should be removed, whether he had been
convicted by the courts or not The po-
lice judge, in his decision, had simply
passed upon the legal right of Brown to
punish his child, as he was charged with
doing. The commissioners, in the opin-
ion of Mr.. Sinsabaugh, should go further
than this, and if he was morally guilty
he should be removed.
Quite discussion followed, both May
or Snyder and Commissioner Kuhrts
taking the same view of the case as did
Mr.. Sinsabaugh, and stated that there
had been many complaints by the neigh
bors about Browns treatment of his
child. They were not satisfied with
merely passing upon the legal question
involved, but Should go further. Brown,
on the other hand, it was admitted,
should have full and fair hearing be-
fore being condemned and further con-
sideraton of the matter was continued
for one week, when full board would be
present.
H. S. Baldwin and others applied for
a permit to maintain Chinese laundry
in the block bounded by Fifth, Winston.
San Pedro and Wall streets. The appll-
cation was referred to the chief for in
vestigation.
Applications for appointment as fire.
men were received from F. w. q
Thrumm and Alfred S. Hamilton and
placed on file.
The usual acquisitions and demands
were approved, after which the board
adjourned.
Only Commissioners Kuhrts and Sin
sabaugh and Mayor Snyder were in at
tendance during the session.