The record-union., 1897-04-13

Mr.. Hatfield asked Devine if he
meant the Capital Gas Company or
the Electric Gas and Railway Com
pany in his statements and Devine re-
fused to answer. Mr.. Hatfield said
that if he meant the latter company.
the statements were false. Devine re-
torted, saying that he was not COM
PEELED to answer the question but be-
lieved one company would do dirty
work as well as the other.
Leonard said that during the recent
bidding there had been rumors of col
fusion between the two companies in
the recent lighting bidding, but the
discussion was of no profit and should
be dropped. Devine insisted on de-
Tending himself, but was finally quiz
eted and the report was adopted.
EXPERTS EMPLOYED.
A discussion then ensued on the en-
ployment of Messrs Ridley and Halli-
day as experts in reporting on the pro-
posed municipal lighting plant, which
ended by instructing the Mayor to en-
ter into a contract with them as ex-
perts.
FAVORS FILTERING.
Leonard announced that he thought
he had found a feasible plan for filter
ing the river water before it enters the
mains, which would cost not more than
$4,000 to $4,000 and he thought that
a small amount spent for experts to
investigate it would be a wise invest
ment.
MISCELLANEOUS
The all-night license of Ben Durrer
for a week
Superintendent Croly reported that
he had inspected the S street sewer
from Seventh street to the stump and
found an imperfect place between
Front street and the stump. He should
insist that the place be thoroughly re-
paired before he accepted the sewer.
The trouble is in washing out of the
cement around the invert pipe and in
order to fix it, it will be necessary to
dam up the sewer and run the street
pump for twenty-four hours He
wished to consult with Contractor Nc
Donald. The board instructed him to
do SO and to run the street pump, if
necessary.
w. d. Lawton was engaged to COM
pile the city ordinances at a cost of not
more than $50.
The Sprinkling specifications came up
next and were discussed, Kent oppos-
ing advertising for bids for work by
the hour, as the contractors drivers
go to sleep and it would be the case
here.
ToZer said that if the city hires
drivers by the hour the Superintendent
Of &c
superintendent Croly said that when
the sprinkling is done by contract the
drivers pay no attention to his re-
monstrances.
The matter was laid over for a week
The bidders for the Improvement Of
K street from Fourteenth to Fifteenth
We're: William Chaplin, City Street
Improvement Company, James Tou-
hey, E. r. Thomasson, Rosa & Silva,
and T. NJ. Burns. The contract was
awarded to James Touhey, the lowest
bidder.
The bidders on the improvement of
Ninth street from o to @ were: w. w
Chaplin, City Street Improvement Com
pany, James Touhey, E. r. Thomasson,
Rosa & Silva, T. NJ. Burns, and w. G.
Bryant. The contract was awarded to
James Touhey, the lowest bidder.
Specifications for operating the sew
age pumping plant We're read, and a
lively discussion ensued on Tozer's mo-
ton to lay them over for a week, but
it was carried
Kent said that the coal at present
used by the plant costs 40 cents an
hour more than Franklin screenings
cost. The figures were given him, he
said, by Contractor Campbell, from his
own experience.
Superintendent Croly disputed the
statement and said that the engineers
had not understood the proper use of
the present coal An experienced man
had been firing it for several days and
reduced the amount from 500 pounds
an hour to 800, and it was still being
experimental with, with a possible
still further reduction
The matter was then dropped
The Bohemian Club was granted per-
mission to stretch a banner across K
street
The petition of F. c. Carson for a
license to keep saloon at 32J K street
was opposed by Devine, he saying that
he had been informed that it was to
be run as a concert hall, and he want
ed it laid over for a week. He heard
that they were putting in boxes.
Davis said he proposed to vote for
nearly every license He would rath-
store in the town.
C. E. Wright said it was to be run
as a first class concert hall and the
aEz
lection to it, nor had the neighbors.
Devine withdrew his objections.
Kent said he had voted for a great
many saloons, but he thought there
were enough in that block to quench
thirst. There was no use of crowding
all the saloons into three or four blocks
and he would vote against it,
The license was granted by five votes,
Kent voting no. A petition for an all
night license was defeated.
Davis said that it was singular
thing that some members favored de-
partment stores and voted against sa-
looms and the vote was generally
about the same.
An invitation to attend the dedica-
ton exercises of the Memorial Grove
was accepted.
Mr.. Vantine was allowed to make a
direct connection between his house at
Third and l. and the main sewer. and
several others We're referred to the Su-
perintendent of Streets.
Frank Bergman was granted a sa-
loon license at ia K street and P. H.
Steiner one on Fifth street, j and K.
officer Wilson was granted a leave of
oh Sfy
sickness.
A resolution condemning the follow
ing sidewalks was adopted: Both