The record-union., 1897-07-13

Mr. Mazzini claimed that the street
had been swept twice during the day.
He allowed his men three hours in the
middle of the day, his hours being
from ) a. m. to 10 p. m. He claimed
he was doing more than his contract.
Wachhorst said the street in his block
was cleaner under the present contract
than ever before and Devine said that
the work was being better done than
ever before.
Tozer admitted that the streets were
better cleaned than ever before. but that
did not excuse Mazzini for not living up
others who bid against him.
The bin was allowed
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
| Davis, for the Water Committee, rec
commended that Assistant Water In
| spector Hamilton do half of his in
| specting at night, as he thought he
would find more waste then than in
the day time. Further, he did not
think that there was any need of an
other boiler at the Water Works.
! Leonard said that, in accordance with
a suggestion from him, the Sisters at
/ the hospital pumped from p. m, to
! - p. m, to try to fill a tank and could
I get no water From II m, to , a. M,
they could pump plenty of water. show
! ing that many We're irrigating at for
/ hidden hours. He himself had seen
it. The committees suggestions We're
adopted.
Davis also reported that uptown res
!
are condemned and nothing more done
with them. He mentioned several Of
the sidewalks complained of and the
Clerk made a note Of them.
Contractor Hedrick declined to fill
the east half of lot 6, between P and
| Q, Fifth and Sixth, as the title is in a
muddled condition, several claiming it.
The contractor was relieved of his
contract
The request of Mrs Spoffelt for as
sistance to get East was referred to the
Board of Supervisors.
The Clerk stated that he had re-
ceived instructions to advertise for bids
| for removing the earth in the alley be-
| tween Twentieth and Twenty first, T
and Z streets, but he found there was
no earth there to be removed. He had
! therefore advertised for bids for re-
moving earth in the alley between S
and T and had bids for it.
| Devine moved that the bids be re-
jected, as that alley was not to be
opened.
Kent said that if a poor man had
taken the earth belonging to the city
without permission he would have been
! ~ ad nd l..
| that a rich man had no more rights
than poor man. He thought Mr.
! Grau had exceeded his authority in re-
| moving the earth without permission
and he moved that the matter be re-
| ferred to the Street Committee for in
vestigation. SO ordered.
BIDS OPENED.
| Bids for furnishing hay to the fire
| department were opened, the bidders
! being Silva & Jacinto, oat hay $40 a
! ton and straw 30 cents a bale; Grafmil-
! Ter Bros $11 % for hay and "a cents
| for straw; A. f. Williams, hay SO.
| straw 90 cents; S. Dwyer, hay S11 80
and straw 4215 cents.
| Kent moved that all bids be rejected.
as too high, but withdrew his motion
and the matter was referred to the
Fire Department Committee.
| Bids for constructing the fence on
| Thirty-first street. F to w. along the
canal, were: T. w. Davis. S519: H. A.
Rider, 74 cents per IineaI foot. esti-
mated at 5000 feet; W. 0. Smith 9
cents per foot. The bids were referred
to the Surveyor and Superintendent of
Streets.
| WASTE OF WATER.
! The report of the Assistant Wafer
Surveyor for the week ending July 18th
was read, showing valves of closets and
saloons in great numbers propped up
or out Of order, and water wasting in
great quantities.
There are three steam pumps at work
| in the Buffalo Brewery drawing water
from the main, running ten hours
day. No city water is used for wash
ing bottles, and there is more pressure
than a week ago.
! He estimated the total waste in
twentyfour hours from the places re-
ported by him at 1431, ,J05 gallons.
Devine said that it was clear that
the Buffalo Brewery was using an i'm
mense amount of water, to the detri-
ment of the people in the eastern part
of the city. He thought it should
pay in proportion to the amount of
water it used, as others do. He thought
| it should be assessed 800 a month for
its water.
Pennish thought it was an industry
that should not be too heavily taxed.
| Assistant Inspector Hamilton said his
first inspection of the brewery was to
| find sipage, which he found, and the
second for the purpose of finding what
is pumped. About $4,000 gallons are
pumped for settling, for beer. For the
rest, the boilers run day and night, 800
days in the year. and he had not esti-
mated the amount In regard to night
work. the city is an immense field for
| him to go over, and he has to use a
horse, and it Will take several months
to go through the city. He would like
the board to designate the work it
wished done at night.
| Leonard referred to his statement in
regard to the Sisters Hospital, and
after some talk the matter was drop
ped.
VARIOUS MATTERS.
s. H. Mispley asked for a, saloon IL
cense at 72S K street. where a saloon
has been conducted heretofore Devine
moved that he be granted the right,
but the motion was lost. and the ap-
plication was referred to the Chief Of
! Police. as was that of John Dasher
! 101 K street.
The sidewalk at 422 street was
condemned and new one ordered con-
! strueted.
Permission was granted for several