The record-union., 1897-09-21
TRUSTEES BREAK RECORDS.
HOLDS A REGULAR SESSION IN
LESS THAN AN HOUR.
Ordinance Passed Prohibiting Ad-
vertising and Music on
Wagons.

The Board of City Trustees met in
regular weekly session last night. Trus-
tees Leonard, Wachhorst, Kent, Davis,
Mckay, Tozer, Devine and Pennish be-
ing present. Trustee Wachhorst was
excused on account of illness.
| The bills of L. T. Hatfield for $3.50 20
in the case of McKinnon VS.. Charles E.
Leonard and others, the Stratton Pri-
mary Law mandamus case and those
of r. T. and w. H. Devlin in the same
case, amounting to $276 30, were re-
ceived.
DAVIS said he would not vote for the
! bills, as he was opposed to going into
the suit. There was no use of going to
! the expense, as the board could have
accepted the law and called the pri-
maries without going to such an ex-
| pense.
Devine said that it had saved the
city an expense of about $4,000 for
holding primaries. The Supreme Court
had supported him in his contention
that the law did not take effect until
next January, in spite of the efforts
of the Daily Evening Blatherskite' on
the other side
no.
| COMMITTEE REPORTS.
J Devine, for the Street Committee,
moved that Mr. Clark be allowed to
! build the bins for rock that he asks
| for and have a lease of the ground at
| 81 a month, provided he let's Street
! Superintendent Croly have the use Of
one OF the bins to store rock in, at
! Ninth ard c streets.
Superintendent Croly said he also
wanted a place on the lot in which to
/ store sand for the use of the city and
a reservation should be made for that
| purpose.
The motion was carried with such
reservation.
1t was decided to advertise for bids
| for renting the city's plaza, at Twen-
! ty-seventh and B streets, at an an
nual rent in advance.
The ordinance prohibiting advertis-
| ing on wagons, beating drums, etc, on
vehicles, was read, and Davis said that
| he did not think that a nice advertising
wagon should be prohibited. The or
dinance put all the power in the hands
| Of the Chief of Police, and he was OPP
posed to one man power.
| Tozer said the objection of one man
power amounted to very little, as the
| power must be lodged in the hands of
/ the Mayor or. some one else.
/ Kent opposed the ordinance because
it would allow a circus to advertise it
! self, while John Jones, a citizen, could
! not do so unless the Chief of Police
| allows him to- It would not allow the
/ ice cream vendors to wheel around
their carts and make living.
Devine and Davis argued the ques-
| ton at length and the ordinance was
| passed by five votes, Davis and Kent
voting no.
CONFIRMATION.
The appointment of Herman Hide
| brand as special policeman at the Met
ropolitan Theater was confirmed unan-
/ imously.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Chief Engineer Guthrie was instruct
| ed to sell the crippled horse from the
| engine house at Nineteenth and L
! streets.
| Henry Schulmeyer asked. as the city
! had taken away the bridge in front OF
/ his place at Sixth and Y streets, that
some broken rock be placed in the
street there The matter was referred
| to the superintendent of Streets.
| The clerk was instructed to take no
| further steps in the matter of pri-
| mary election and to so notify the
| election officers named.
| w. 4. Sherberth was granted a saloon
license at $50 L street.
| A resolution of intention was adopt
! ed establishing grades for the side
walk at Front and NJ streets.
! The application of T. E. Bryan, at
! 331 ? street, for a saloon license was
| referred to the Chief of Police.
The applications of Melchert & Egan,
| 1901 c street, and Albert J. Hilbert,
| 1881 y street, for saloon licenses were
! granted on recommendation of the
! Chief of Police.
Devine said that in view of the fact
that the saloon of "Uncle Ike" had
been mixed up with an unsavory mat
ter lately and the fact that he had
been connected with one of the most
damnable scoundrels in the worlds his
tory in an attempt to take away the
! lest vestige of the peoples privileges
and rights with regard to water sup
Div. he moved that he be summoned to
appear before the board and give rea-
sons why the license of his saloon
! should not be revoked.
The motion was carried unanimously.
Tozer moved that the attention of
| the Mayor be called to the fact that
the foot valve at the water works is out
of order and that he be requested to
pay attention to it.
/ Leonard asked what that meant, and
! Tozer said that it meant that it be
| fixed. He did not think it would cost
much. and there could not well be a
| job in it.
| Leonard said he did not know about
| that, as there had been jobs in SINH
/ lar affairs. He wanted a report on
cost. and the Mayor was requested to
make it.
Bidders for repairs to the corporation
/ house were T. H. Davis and A H.
Ryder. and the contract was awarded
to the latter for $197 80
The board then adjourned at $40
! o'clock.
NORTHWEST WHIRLWIND."