The record-union., 1897-02-16
Will Be SWEPT BY HAND.
A. Mazzini Gets the Contract for Street
Sweeping.
Merchants Appear to Say That They
Wish r1ercantile Licenses
Abolished.

Abolished.
The Board of Trustees came to order
at 1:30 o'clock last night with Devine
and Pennish absent. They arrived later.
After the reading of the minutes,
Trustee Kent spoke on behalf of Mrs.
Kim, who had a grievance in connection
with the laying of some pipes. The mat
ter, Which has been before the board
before, was referred to the Street Com
mittee.
John Catlin appeared before the board
on behalf of R. S. Breckenridge, who is
now in the insane asylum and who lost
some cushions belonging to Dugald
Gillis, for some relief for driving off the
levee, which was then unprotected.
After some discussion, in which the
statements We're made that the fence
enclosing the levee was rotten, the mat
ter was laid over for one week.
The following messages from Mayor
Hubbard were read by Clerk Desmond
To the Honorab BILE Board of Trustees:
I hereby nominate, and by and with
your consent appoint DR.. F. c. Fay a
member Of the Board of Health of this
city, vice DR.. Thomas Ross, term ex-
pred. Respectfully submitted,
c. H. HUBBARD, Mayor.
To the Honorable Board of Trustees:
I herewith transmit to you the resig-
nation Of DR.. Charles e. Pinkham as
a member of the Board of Health OF
this city for your action thereon Re-
spectfully submitted,
C. H HUBBARD, Mayor.
To the Honorable Board of Trustees:
/ hereby nominate, and by and with
your consent appoint H. D. Nash to the
position of City Water Assessor, vice
himself, whose present term will expire
on the 18th inst. Respectfully sub
mitted, C. H. HUBBARD, Mayor.
The resignation of DR.. Pinkham was
accepted, Mckay voting nay.
A BAD BLOCK.
w J. Irvine appeared before the board
to ask that the work of improving the
block on Second street between K and
L, be proceeded with Immediately, as il
is in terrible condition. 1t is twenty
four years since the street was graveled
and the property owners will put on
1nacadam if the city will roll it and keeI
the cutters in order afterwards. The
Street Superintendent was instructed tC
procure the rock and get the work done
as soon as possible.
CITY LICENSES
E. K. Alsip detailed the action taker
at the recent meeting of merchants al
the rooms of the Chamber of Commerce
and said that the merchants thought nc
licenses should be exacted from them as
soon as the city's finances will permit o1
withdrawing the revenue from it. 1t is
an antiquated custom, to which those
in other branches of business-cOntrac-
tors, etc.-do not have to submit, and he
did not see why the man who sells goods
over counter should be taxed differ
emily from those who do not. If the
board declined to abolish merchants
licenses the merchants asked that il
would equalize them better as they are
at present very unequal.
w. +. Purnell said that the merchants
had not protested against the licenses
originally, but could not find any plar
by which they could be equitably dis
tributed and therefore favored abolish
ing them entirely. The matter of licen
sing wholesalers and retailers was dis
cussed considerably. but no satisfactory
plan was evolved. 1t would be difficult
and expensive for wholesaler who re
tails to keep the accounts of the two de
partmentS separat te.
Davis said he would request permis
sion to withdraw the ordinance pre-
sented by him and introduce another
that he thought would suit both whole
salers and retailers.
He was allowed to do so and the sub
stitute was read. Davis wanted i
passed Immediately, but Devine an(
Tozer wanted it laid over for week, az
is the rule Devine said he favored the
ordinance but wanted time to examin,
it further.
Davis said that every ordinance pre-
scented that was a good one was LAID
over by the board in order to let every
bit of pull get in against it and try Il
defeat it
Leonard said he thought he should
favor the ordinance, but wanted tim.
to consider it. He did not think tht
members of the board would be influ.
enced in week if the ordinance was &
good one.
The ordinance was laid over.
THE S-STREEST PLANT.
The bills of Contractor Cunningham
for setting up the motor and running
the pumping plant at Front and
streets started a discussion.
Devine objected TO the bill for set
ting the motor, as he believed it was
included in the contract.
Mckay said that the Corporation
Counsel had given it as his opinion
that the bills should be paid. and tbs
City Surveyor had said they were cor
rect.
Pennish said he wanted to hear tht
contract read, but the Clerk stated tha
1t was in the possession of the Super
dntendent Of Streets. He read tbs
oninion Of the Corporation Counsel
The bills were allowed, with the ex
c,eptfon OF that for setting the motor
Devine moved that ii be returned 10 tn
contractor with the request that h