The record-union., 1897-06-08

streets and alleys of said city; prohib-
iting the obstruction Of such engines
and apparatus, and providing pen
atty for a violation hereof" Respect
fully submitted,
c. H. HUBBARD, Mayor.
To the Honorable Board of Trustees:
On the Sd inst, NJ. NJ. Drew, Chief of
Police of this city. suspended from duty
j. P. Bagley, a police officer of this
city, and has since filed charges
against said Bagley, which, herewith
transmit to your honorable board for
your action thereon. Respectfully sub
mitted, c. H. HUBBARD, Mayor.
On motion of Kent the position of
special officer for Bassett & Minford
was created.
S. r. Hart asked that the investiga-
ton of officer Bagley's case be taken
up as soon as possible in justice to the
officer
Devine moved that the case be taken
up on Wednesday evening at o'clock.
So ordered
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Tozer, for the Finance Committee,
reported that the majority of the COM
mitee favored giving the contract for
repairing the Corporation House to
H. A. Rider and S. earle, the lowest
bidders.
Wachhorst made a minority report,
recommending that all bids be rejected
as too high.
The contracts were awarded to Rider
and earle.
Devine said that most Of the police
ment did not favor the proposition to
have summer uniforms.
Leonard said the matter of uniforms
was not for the police, but for the
board, to determine. His only objection
was that the price set on coats was
too high The matter was laid over for
a week.
"A matter was here taken up con-
corning certain information that the
Trustees desired very much shall be
conveyed to the people. 1t was prOpos-
ed to advertise it in the daily papers;
but this course, it was decided, would
not enable the information to reach the
intelligence of the people, coupled with
the warning that is to run as a supple
ment to it. Since the board held. by
the vote taken on the proposition, that
newspapers are worthless as vehicles
for the transmission of information,
and thus indicated it's belief that this
is not a reading public, and that news
paper publication is not publicity, the
Record Union ever willing to accom-
modate so distinguished a body of leg
islators, however much it may differ
with it as to what constitutes the best
medium for the conveyance of infOrma-
ton, omits mention of the subject de-
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useless to state what it was, since the
board has with all due solemnity decid-
ed that nobody would read it.
Mckay said that residents on Twen-
ty-second street. between V and w,
asked for a fire plug.
John Hughes said that it is necessity
for the whole neighborhood, as there
are no hydrants for blocks around.
superintendent Croly approved of
placing a hydrant there and it was so
ordered.
BIDS OPENED.
Bidders for improving the alley be-
tween 1 and J, Third and Fourth, were
James Touhey, T. NJ Burns and A L.
De Rosa Action was deferred till to-
day.
Bidders for improving M street from
Twenty ninth to Thirty-first were
James Touhev, E. Twaddle and w. w.
Chaplin. The contract was awarded to
E. Twaddle, the lowest bidder.
The only bidder for construction of
toilet rooms at the City Cemetery was
T. H. Davis and the bid was referred
to the Street Committee
MISCELLANEOUS.
Wachhorst said that the old awning at
the Water Works had been taken down
and the engine room is too hot He
thought a new awning should be pur-
chased So ordered.
A resolution of intention was adopted
to improve the alley between L and M,
Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets
Bids We're ordered advertised for for
filing the east half of lot 6, Fifth and
Sixth, P and Q streets, it being covered
with stagnant water.
The ordinance regulating direct con-
nection with the sewers was read and
laid over for week.
Owners on the west side of Twenty
eighth street, between N and o, were
ordered notified to fill up the sidewalk
to the street grade.
The amendment to the sidewalk ordi-
nance allowing property owners to con-
struct sidewalks only six feet in width
east of Fifteenth street, and also south
of @ street, was laid over for
amendment
The petitions of Charles Mckay for
saloon license at 1923 Sixth street and
that of Haub &, Gassman for one at
1918 Sixth street, were referred to the
Chief of Police.
w. L. Wyant wished to relinquish his
contract to sprinkle the Fourth Dis
trict and John Hughes signified his
willingness to take the contract at the
same price.
Superintendent Croly said the most
complaint had been made in the dis
tricts where there had been no trouble
in getting water. In the eastern part
of the city, where water is scarce, there
has been no complaint. Brown & Ma
ciamento are not doing their work ac-
cording to contract. He thought the
trouble was from sprinkling too early
in the morning. When he was running
the sprinkling with nineteen wagons the
work was better done than now with
twenty-four.
Action was deferred till to-day.
PenniSh read the following list of
sidewalks that he wanted to see con-