The record-union., 1897-08-10

meter rate, as is most satisfactory to
the board and the Mayor. No definite
arrangement has yet been made, how
ever.
A long discussion ensued, and Mr.
Lewrence finally offered a fate rate OF
$500 a month TO the capacity of the
January 1st
Superintendent of Streets Croly said
that what the Mayor had objected to
was that the former offer of the COM
pany linited the use of the motor for
the fat rate to ten hours a day He
thought the new offer would be salts
factory 10 the Mayor.
A motion of Kent that the Mayor be
requested and authorized to enter into
contract with the company in ac>
cordance with Mr.. LaWrence's latest Of
fer was carried
Devine, for the Street Committee re-
ported favorably on the petition of T.
]. Clunie for permission to erect a roof
garden at the Clunie Opera-house, and
moved that the petition be granted. So
| ordered
COMBINATIONS.
The appointment of L. J. Miller as
special officer from r to Y, Eighteenth
to Thirty-first streets, was confirmed
unanimously
The ordinance prohibiting the keep
ing of more than two COWS by any one
person within the city came up. Leon
ard said there had been complaint con-
cerning one dairy. but there are other
dairies that are we'll conducted and
90 4x-1,f II se a int
He thought that it would be well to
| refer the ordinance to the Street Com
nittee, to be reported on next week.
| So ordered.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Henry Runkle and Root, Nelson &
Co, We're bidders for furnishing man
hole covers for the street department,
and the latter We're awarded the con-
tract at cents.
Kent moved that the Mayor be au-
| thorized to have repairs and painting
done around the police station, not to
exceed S75. So ordered.
A resolution was offered in accord
ance with the recommendation of the
Surveyor, condemning the sidewalks a.
Tenth and E streets and in front of
the Sawtelle property on ] street, be-
tween Seventh and Eighth.
Kent moved to amend by referring to
the Street Committee.
Leonard did not see the use of going
over the same ground and referring to
committee again. Most people, no
matter how bad their walks, think they
are good enough, because they are not
actually broken. He did not believe
the Surveyor would have reported the
walks unless they were unsafe. To
condemn the walks relieves the city Of
| liability in case of accident.
Deyine made a plea for the poor
property owners and did not think
brick sidewalks were so very bad.
Leonard said that property owners
would always plead poverty if the board
would grant them extensions of time.
Kent's amendment was lost and the
resolution adopted.
Citizens called attention to lot g.,
Twenty-first and Twenty second, P and
o streets, which has been condemned
and is under water several months in
the year. On motion of Pennish. the
City Attorney was instructed to notify
the owners to Immediately remedy the
evil or they would be arrested.
The application of w. S. Laborzan for
saloon license at 1431 ID
streets was referred to the Chief
of Police and that of Adam Newman
for one at 322 K street was opposed by
Kent, on the ground that there were
too many in the block now and they
were hurting the business further down
town.
Leonard and Wachhorst thought it
should go to the Chief of Police, as all
others are, and it was so ordered.
The report of Water Inspector w. T.
Hamilton, was read, showing that
many are irrigating at night and that
many closets are wasting water. The
estimated waste in twenty-four hours is
1929, 400 in the territory inspected,
which includes Chinatown. Several
recommendations were made with re-
gard to repairs and improvements, es-
pecially at the Helvetia Cemetery.
The report of the Board of Estimates
was read and will be found elsewhere.
Devine said that he was afraid the
board would not be able TO keep the tax
levy down to 81 92 this year as money
viii be needed for the sewer fund. Pen
nish suggested that the library fund
be cut down, but Deyine said that he
knew that books We're needed.
Leonard said that it would be nee
essary probably to raise a levy of Il
cent for the Art Gallery, as it needs
repairs badly, and the city has under
taken, in accepting the gallery, to keep
it in proper repair.
The board then adjourned.
BADLY INJURED.