The record-union., 1897-06-29
FIRE DEPARTMENT HORSES.
INSINUATIONS AGAINST A PAIR
RECENTLY PURCHASED.
They VIII Be Experted-k Street
Macadam Contract Let by the
City Trustees.


vine. Mckay, Tozer, Wachhorst, Pen
nish and Kent.
A. Conagie, who has the contract for
sprinkling the Riverside road, ap-
peared before the board and asked for
assistance from the city. He received,
he said, So 30 day from the county,
but was obliged to use six horses and
was losing money. 1t was customary
he said, for the city to pay part of the
sprinkling bill during the hot season.
On motion of Trustee Mckay the
matter was referred to the Finance
Committee. Mckay gave notice that
at the next meeting of the board he
would move to allow the applicant 500
a month.
A message from the Mayor respect
ing awnings, was read as follows:
To the Honorable Board of Trustees:
Quite frequently parties call at my office
for information regarding the construc-
tion of awnings. can only refer them
TO Ordinance No. 324, which is plain
enough, but Section of said ordinance
provides that any person desiring to
construct an awning must first get a
permit to do so from the Sanitary and
Building Inspector.
AS there is no such officer and Sani-
tary and Building Inspector in this city,
at this time, persons desiring to con-
struct awnings cannot obtain a permit
from anyone authorized to grant one. As
the awning is a portion Of the building
which requires the attention of firemen
in case Of fires L recommend that the
Chief Engineer of the Fire Department
be substituted in Section of said ordi-
nance No. 324 instead of the Sanitary
and Building Inspector.
1 herewith transmit to you pro-
posed ordinance amending the section
referred to. Respectfully submitted,
c. Il. HUBBARD, Mayor
On motion of Trustee Devine the mes
sage and the ordinance accompanying
it was referred to the Corporation
Counsel with instructions to report up
on the legality of the same.
BICYCLE PATH FIRE.
The usual batch Of bills were taken
up, and most Of the number were al
lowed without comment. That pre-
sented by Mrs. L. L. Dehn-$12 90
for pasture which had been burned
through negligence of the men en-
ployed at constructing the Thirty-first
street bicycle path called for a mild
discussion.
President Leonard was of opinion
that the city should not be held re-
sponsible for the work of the path
builders. and his opinion was shared by
a majority of the board.
Street Commissioner Croly, who was
present, said the claim was a just one,
and that the work on the path was
constructed by his employees and under
his superintendent, according to the
instructions given by the board at a
former meeting. He submitted that
$3.50 had been appropriated for con-
structing the path, and that instead
of turning it over TO the Wheelmen's
Club he had used the funds for the pur-
pose intended
The bill was laid over a week, and
pending an examination as to its just
ness, was referred to the Street Com
mittee.
FIRE DEPARTMENT HORSES.
The subject of the condition of the
team of horses recently purchased for
use on the Eighteenth street fire engine
was called up and it was stated that
reports were current to the effect that
the horses were not worth $50 each A
motion was made that the Mayor be
instructed to have an expert examine
the team and report at the next meet
ing of the board.
Trustee Kent said the horses were as
sound as every ninety-nine in one hun
dred horses in the State. They had
beeen carefully examined, he submitted,
by DR.. Lane, a competent veterinary
surgeon, who pronounced them sound.
He thought it would be useless to go to
any further expense in the matter
Chief Guthrie, of the Fire Depart
ment, was present and said the team
was practically sound, and that it could
easily beat out any other team in the
department, when it came to a matter
OF racing to fire.
The motion, however, prevailed. the
idea maintaining, that if the team is
sound no harm can be done by investi-
eating the fact, and if unsound the
board ought to know it.
THIRTEENTH STREET SEWER.
Trustee Tozer of the Finance Com
mittee reported that the funds on hand
We're not sufficient to continue the
Thirteenth-street sewer from NJ to r
streets. Several contractors had, how
ever, expressed their willingness to un-
of receiving payment. The matter was
referred to the Sewer Committee with
instructions to report at the next reg
ular meeting.
AUTOMATIC BOILER CLEANERS
On motion of Devine, it was decided
for the purpose of testing. to have au-
tomato boiler cleaners attached to each
of the three boilers connected with the
City Water Works. The test will be OF
sixty days duration, and If at the end
of that time the cleaners are satisfac-
tory they are to be, according to the
contract, purchased by the city at a
cost not to exceed S157 so each.
HOLIDAY STREET SWEEPING.
On motion of Trustee Kent A. Maz-
zini. who has the street sprinl1ling con-
tract. was instructed to sweep the
streets next Sunday instead of on Mon
day. so as not to interfere with the
Fourth of July parade. 1t was further
decided that the cutters along J and
X streets should be flushed Sunday
evening, so as TO make a presentable
appearance when the expected visitors
arrive
Permission to fire a salute at Fifth
and 1 streets on the morning Of July
9th was granted to the Bersaglier
Guard.
CITY TREASURER'S REPORT.
The City Treasurer reported the con-
Dsrva Is the basis of good health,