The age-herald., 1897-11-18
MIR. KENDRICK 94
 WAS ACQUITTED Another Si,OOO.OO Appropriated For the
 Schools. BRISK AND BUSINESS LIKE Was the Bi-MOnthIy Meeting Of the
 Aldermen. THAT LICENSE QUESTION AGAIN Money Appropriated to Pay Interest on Bonds "A Bid For the New Sewer Ac-
 cepted- Many Matters of -a-5a Much Importance

matter disposed of after another in rapid succession was the record of the city council meeting last night.
 Another s1.Oo0 was appropriated. on motion of Alderman Gray, to aid the public schools during the month of Oc- tober. The committee appointed to in vestlgate the school question was given further time.
 City Engineer KendHck came out with flying colers from the meshes of the testimony produced by the Master Plumbers association dn the attempt to show that he was both incompetent and prejudiced as a plumbing inspector The committee reported entirely in his favor and an attempt to even delay action on the report was unsuccessful.
 A committee to Investigate the ale gations against the gas company was appointed and the report of the com mittee appointed to investigate the wa ter supply was heard. Action on this was deferred until the next meeting to | await a minority report
 l The lobby was well filled. The plumb | CTS, nSaueu by lSdWytI IdHISi, dppCoi GU early and General Manager Milner, of the Waterworlss company, was there to hear the report of the Investigating l committee,
 1 There were present Aldermen Lyn- | augh, Wheeler, Ashford, Rainbow, Kerr, | Mcknight Meighan, Drennen, Williams, 1 Altman, Graham, Hamilton, Pearce, | Gray MoCartin Harrington and | Hentchel.
 Acting Mayor Moore occupied the chair in the absence of Mayor Evans.
 MIR. KENDRICK EXONoRATFD.
 Chairman Pearce, of the police and sanitation committee, to which was l delegated the duty of hearing the in- vestigation of the charges preferred by the Master Plumbers association against sCity Engineer Kendrick. said that the committee was ready to report, | but it was understood that the attor- neys on each side desired to speak be- fore the council. He moved to limit the time to ten minutes each.
 Lawyer Tanner said he wanted to be heard, but that he had not thought that a meeting would be held until tonight, and he had not prepared himself. The mayor was absent and he thought the matter could be deferred.
 I Alderman Gray said If the commbttee was ready to report it should be heard. Serious charges were made against MT. Kendrlck and it was nothing but fair to him that the matter should be adjusted as speedily as possible
 | City Attorney Lowe jocularly sald that Mir Tanner could make a better speech unprepared than prepared. He did not care to speak himself.
 COMMITTEES REPORT.
 'eThe undersigned your committee to whom was referred the petition of the Master Plumbers association, preferring charges against Julius Kendrick. cf;y engineer and plumbing inspector, beg leave to report as follows:
 Your commibtee held a meeting on the evening of November and again on the evening of November 8 at each of said meetings the Plumbers association as we'll as the said plumbers inspectors were represented by counsel, and the charges and specifications were sub mitted in wrdtang. and the testimony of witnesses had.
 And after patient hearing of all the testimony offered, your committee have | uIfdIhDNOuSuy COiiCluOVNi dhti oo oS6 1-eS' ' to report:
 1. That the charge of incompetency was totally dispreved.
 3. That the charge of impartiality was not sutained by any phase of the evi- dence. t>--s
 B. That the evidence clearly and af- firmaItively establishes the competency efficiency and integrity of the said Juliar K Kendrfcls dn the aforesaid office"
 When the reading of the report was concluded, Attorney Tanner again asked for more time. He said his talk migh be of no avail. but he felt it his duty te Qls clients to say something. He asked that action on the report be deferred.
 City Attorney Lowe opposed this. Ht l said mine days had elapsed since thf last meeting of the police and sanitary committe=, and he thought time enough had been given for preparation.
 ''When such serious charges are brought against an officer" said he, q dom't think they should be allowed te a1amg over him."
 TyhsTe was a Hion made to adopt the report and also a substitute to carry fl over until the next meeting. The latter was lost and the former adopted.
 THEIR FRANCHISE THREATENED
 Those interested in the Highland Avenue and Belt railroad must appear before the next meeting of the city council to show cause why fts framahis: should not be annuIqed.
 This question was again brought be fore the council last night in the form of g. resolution, the allegations of which were that the Highland Avenus and Belt railroad had failed to perform its part of the contract with tine city; that it's rolling stock had been allowed to be- came unnir and unsafe for travel, that the grade of the track on certain streets was above the level; that the Twenty ] second street bridge was unsafe for