The herald., 1897-09-28

the board Of police commissioners two
weeks ago. The ordinance was adopted
under q suspension of the rules after
having been read by title.
CITY ENGINEERS REPORT
The city engineer presented in his re-
port final ordinances as follows, all OF
which were adopted:
Establishing the grade Of Eureka
street from Jefferson street to Fortieth
street; establishing the grade OF Jewel
street from Sapphire street to the north
erly terminus Of Jewel street; establish
ing the grade of Sapphire street from
Third street to point 561.76 feet east Of
the northeast corner of Jewel street; es-
tabliShing the grade of avenue Al from
Pasadena avenue to Midland street; es-
tablisihing the grade of Ellendale place;
establishing the grade, of Flower street
from Washington street to Twentieth
street; establishing the grade of Thirty
first street from Hoover street to Ver-
mont avenue.
In regard to the protest against the
Improvement of Oak street between
Sixteenth and Eighteenth streets. the
city engineer found as follows:
Total frontage on street 1895 90 feet
Necessary for Majority. 69S.0O feet
On face of protest. ............ SS6.7O feet
Not on assessors books. 80. 1880 feet
Protest represents. s............ lilo feet
The protest therefore represents ma
jority of the frontage. The protest was
sustained.
The report Of the board of public works
was approved by section. The contents
of this report were published in full af-
ter the regular session Of the board on
Friday. No reference was made in 1t
to the boulevard matter.
CITY HALL HOURS
Mr. Mathuss presented a special ordi-
nance designating the office hours of
the city officers. The ordinance pro-
vides that all city offices shall be open for
the transaction Of business except on
Sundays and on legal holidays, every day
in the week from a. m. to p M, ex-
cept on Saturdays, when they may be
closed at o. m. The ordinance was
adopted.
OIL BIDS REJECTED
On recommendation Of the supply COM
mittee all bids for supplying the city
with fuel oil were rejected, and the clerk
The prices at which the oil was Offered
were considered too high. The same
committee reported recommending that
the bid Of the Genger & Paeschke Manu-
featuring company of Milwaukee for fur.
nishing file cases and metal cash boxes
to the department OF justice, the price
being $780, be accepted. The report was
concurredI in.
On motion Of Mr.. Toll the clerk was In.
structed to extend the time for taking
deeds to property sold for taxes prior te
1895 for thirty days.
A MORGUE NEEDED
The county coroner presented rec.
ommendation for the establishment OF 9
public morgue. The matter was refer.
red to the board Of public works.
The complaint OF w. H. Joyce as to al.
legged violations of his contract to fur.
nish feed, to the fire department. which
was published in full at the time it was
commissioners.
STREET sPRINKLING
Specifications under which the new
contract for street sprinkling Is to be le
were adopted. The specifications in
clude large number of streets which
are not now included in the con tract
An effort will be made, however, tt
make arrangements with the presen
contractor, so that these additiona
streets will be sprinkled until the expira
ton of his contract. The new CON trac
will be for a period of three years, ant
the clerk will at once advertise for bidl
| for the same.
SURVEY AND IMPROVEMENT
Mr.. Baker moved that the city en-