The record-union., 1897-04-20

Pennish as to the adaptability of the
motor to all kinds of currents, he an
| swered that the motor is for an alter
mating current, and that any company
in the city can furnish current for it
if it desires. The Folsom company
passes it's 10,000-volt current through
transformers to the plant and the other
companies can do the same thing just
| as we'll in the same way The other
companies In the city may want to bid
on the matter, and therefore it would
be best to advertise for bids
| Leonard said the general impression
was that the board would get only one
bid, as it did before, and he did not
think the city would get any better
terms than the Mayor would by agree
ment.
Devine moved that the Clerk adver-
tise Immediately for bids for running
the motor by electricity
Leonard said he thought the board
should have further information as to
cost before advertising for bids.
Bentley thought it would be most
economical for the city to operate the
plant under contract than to under
take to run it and pay all the expenses.
Next winter the plant will have to be
run by coal, and years contract for
electricity is too long. He moved as
an amendment, that the specifications
presented at the last meeting be ac-
cepted.
Devine withdrew his motion.
Leonard thought that, as the sewer
system was extended, both the engines
and the motor would be needed to take
care of the sewage
Mr.. Hatfield asked that the specifica-
tions be amended SO that bids could be
offered for running the plant by either
coal or electricity
Specifications were read, amended for
six months and adopted for electricity.
VARIOUS MATTERS.
Bids for a sewer gate at the S-street
pumping plant We're: ]. A. Cunning
ham, 1913; Root, Nelson & Co., $500.
The matter was referred to the Superin-
tendent of streets and the Sewer Com
mittee.
Bidders on Eighteenth street were City
Street Improvement Company, w. F.
Bryant, E. r. Thomasson, w. w. Cha
pin, James Touhey and Rosa & Silva.
1Ity were Ic1SIIeu " Tic sui NOyOI,
who reported that w. F. Bryant was the
lowest bidder, and the contract was
awarded to him.
James A. Alderman, 607 K street,
asked for a saloon license and it was re-
ferred to the Chief of Police.
The Improvement of K street from
Fifteenth to Sixteenth with macadam
was ordered.
Contractor Mcdonald was granted an
extension of $50 days on the I-street
sewer contract.
The application of ]. Gray, Jr., for per-
mission for direct connection with the
sewer between Eighth and Ninth, P
and @ streets, was referred to the Street
Committee.
CITIZENS PROTEST.
An application for an all-night IL
cense for the concert hall at the Inter
national Hotel was strongly opposed by
w H. Sherburn on behalf of the resi-
dents of the block in the interest of good
morals and of the women and children
in that vicinity. He would have pre-
scented petition against the license in
the first place if he had known that it
was going to be asked for. He judged
it by the pictures on the front of it,
Davis thought that the license should
be granted, as it has to other places.
Mckay moved that the license be re-
fused.
Pennish moved to amend by laying it
over for a week, and it was carried.
The Clerk was instructed to request
the Prison Directors to waive in favor
of the city the regulation requiring pay
in advance for crushed rock, and allow
the claims to be paid as other claims
are.
Leonard said complaint was being
made of ball playing in the Plaza at
Fifteenth and P streets, and the Sur
veyor had prepared plans for cross
walks there. He thought some move
should be made. The people there had
been promised improvements.
Bentley said there were other parts of
the city whose inhabitants should be
considered In his ward the people have
been asking for water facilities, sewer
facilities. etc, but have not received
them, although they paid taxes as others
do. The mains have been increased and
a new pump put in, but the people will
get no better water service this sum-
mer than they did last year. The warm
weather will soon be here and there is
not much money to work with No time
should be lost in preparing for getting
the pumps in order for supplying the
needs of the city.
The matter was referred to the FL
nance Committee and the board adj
journed.