The record-union., 1897-04-13
SPICY COMMITTEE REPORT.
Bentley Presented It, and II Was
Adopted.
Resolutions That, if Complied With,
Will Close All the Gambling
Games.

Inc CITY Board Oh trustees ilACI III
regular weekly session last night, Trus-
tees Leonard, Wachhorst, Kent, Davis,
Mckay, Devine, Bentley, Tozer and
Pennish being present.
l.. T. Hatfield addressed the board
on behalf of Swanson & Son, asking
that bridge be placed over the drain
age canal near their slaughter house
below the street levee. He asked
that the matter be referred TO the
proper committee, in order that ac-
ton might be taken on it.
Bentley thought it would be prop
erly within the province of the board
to encourage an industry like this, Mr..
Swanson had been driven to put up his
establishment outside the city, and he
thought the board should at least in
vestigate the matter. He moved that
the matter be referred to the Superin-
tendent of Streets, to report next Mon
day night.
Devine opposed the matter, as he did
not think the city could legally build
the bridge,
The motion was carried.
Chauncey H Dunn said that last
week contract for the improvement
of Seventeenth street was awarded to
Mr.. Chaplin. Since that time it has
been discovered that a remonstrance
signed by a majority of the property
holders had been filed with the board
within ten days. Judge Johnson has
given his opinion that, under the cir
cumstances, the contract is not legal.
The Superior Court of San Francisco
has decided that the remonstrance of
the property owners could stop the
work repeatedly for six months each
time an order is made. The matter
will soon be decided by the Supreme
Court. 1t would be unfair for the
board to compel Mr.. Chaplin to carry
out his contract, when it is probable
that he would not be able to get his
pay for his work. and he would like
to have the contract abrogated.
The matter was referred to the Cor
poration Counsel
Mrs. Wilson addressed the board in
relation to her delinquent water taxes
having been threatened with having
the water cut off. She has three chill
dren to support and could not pay her
water rate.
The matter was referred to the Water
Assessor
SCOW MEN MUST MOVE.
c. c. Brown said he had some prop
erty on the river front, in the Slater
Addition, where the board had given
the railroad company right of way
over his ground, where it has built a
levee. His gates had been broken
down, his tenants insulted, and fruit
trees cut down. He did not think for
a minute that the company had any
thing to do with this, but his tenants
need protection
Mr.. Ballou, a tenant of Browns, said
his wife had been insulted and threat
ened by a drunken fisherman, and he
got no redress in the Police Court The
fence was nailed up and the next night
a man came with a gun and if he had
not been there, his wife would have
been shot. He had asked the City
Attorney for advice. but received none.
His wife was continually insulted by
drunken kanakas, and he thought he
was entitled to some protection in the
matter.
Devine thought that citizens in all
parts of the city We're entitled to pro
lection. He had thought for some time
that the fishermen who have their
scows on the river front should be
forced TO remove them or else pay
wharfage to the city
Kent said he thought the Chief of
Police or someone else should investi-
gate and find out, if possible, who it
is that is tearing UP and using the
brush mattress placed on the levee at
so much expense by the city before it
is all gone.
Mr.. Brown said that it was scow
man who inSllted RalIou,S wife and ba
though she should have protection.
Devine moved that the scow men be
notified by the City Collector that they
must either remove their scows or
pay wharfage to the city. Carried
A large number of bills were allowed.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Tozer said he had arranged with the
City Board of Education for the taking
of the city census. so far as numbers
is concerned, it being impossible to take
all the names in the limited time al
lowed for the school census. 1t would
cost the city SO for each ward and a
slight addition for printing necessary
papers. The board should appoint the
same marshals as those already ap-
pointed. The report was adopted.
Specifications for the city's store
house were adopted and the Clerk in
structed to advertise for bids, the build
ing TO be located at Fifth and O streets.
Tozer reported that the contract with
the lone Coal Company was very loose
" drawn and he had no opinion TO
pass on it.