The record-union., 1897-05-18

four days and he would then vote for the
ordinance.
Well" said Leonard, ''let us see what
you will do Move that it be taken up
next week.
We'll, said Devine. 81 will move that
it be passed now and that it take effect
on May oath, the season viii be over
then"
Wachhorst objected to passing it, as
it allowed pool selling at Agricultural
Park during races, and not down town.
Pennish also objected to it. as it is
handy to buy pools down town at night.
The ordinance was passed, however, to
take effect on May oath.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The east half of lot 6, p and Q, Fifth
and Sixth streets, was declared nuis-
ance and ordered filed up.
A resolution was adopted authorizing
the President of the board to appoint
| a committee to consist of three mem
| bers to confer with the Corporation
| Counsel for the purpose of drafting an
| ordinance requiring that all drain pipes
| and waste pipes leading directly to
sewers from sinks, water closets, bath
| tubs, etc, be properly arranged and
provided with suitable self-sealing
traps and strainers, to be so
constructed as TO permit of
easy inspection and to include such
other provisions as may be deemed nee
| esSary to regulate the sanitary cOndi-
| ton of the city.
| The Chair appointed Devine, Tozer
and Bentley on the committee.
The Corporation Counsel presented
an opinion to the effect that he did not
| know how to draw a valid ordinance
prohibiting the playing of ball in the
city, as he thought it beyond the power
! of the board to prevent the playing of
| ball on private grounds. The law at
! present is ample to protect people who
are annoyed by the playing of ball on
vacant lots or on property where the
| owner does not desire it to be played.
! II boys engage in swearing upon va
cant lots they are guilty of disturb
! ing the peace and may be punished ac-
cordingly.
Leonard said the board had made too
sweeping a request and he thought that
| the opinion should be referred to the
! Mayor, who has authority to regulate
or prohibit ball-playing on the city's
blocks
1t was referred to the Mayor
An ordinance prohibiting advertising
wagons on the streets was laid over
for a week.
An ordinance repeating the new IL
cense ordinance was passed and the
old ordinance re-enacted.
A petition to macadamize Fourth
| street south of r was referred to the
| City Surveyor.
| The Caledonian Society was granted
permission to place a banner over the
street for their picnic.
The application for license of J. NJ.
Cochrane, at 331 L street, and a. Gus
tafson, 91S Second street, We're referred
| to the Chief OF Police
| Property Owners on the alley between
1 and ], Tenth and Eleventh streets,
protested against paving it with cob
bles, stopping the work.
The use of the Plaza was granted for
| open-air concerts.
| Several applications for direct con-
nection with sewers were laid over for
| two weeks.
| A resolution of intention for the i'm
| provement of K street, from Fifteenth
| to Thirty first, with macadam was
| adopted. as was one for improving
| Eighteenth street, from the alley be-
| tween 3 and c streets to r street and
one to improve T street. from Eighth
to Twelfth, with macadam.
Sidewalks were condemned as fol-
lows: East quarter of lot !, west quar-
ter of lot ,, east three-quarters of lot
3 and west quarter of lot +, j and K,
| Sixth and Seventh streets.
| T)4Vine gave notice ba vvo1116
next week move to amend the ordi-
nance regarding sidewalks, to construct
| sidewalks only six feet wide in the
residence portion of the city east of
Fifteenth street.
Residents of S street, between Sew
enth and Eighth, requested permission
| to grade the street themselves and the
matter was referred to the Street Com
mittee.
\ communication from the American
Chamber of Commerce in Paris was
read, asking that Senators and Repre-
| sentatives be urged to make provision
for the representation of the State at
t the exhibition of 1900 there. The mat
| ter was referred to the Chamber of
Commerce.
A communication from the Auditor
was read. comparing the state of the
various funds with the same ones at
this time last year, and showing
much less favorable state this year
than last in the general and several
| other funds.
The Auditor was instructed to trans
fer S639 80 from the general fund to
the street bond fund
Bentley was granted leave of alb
sence from June LIST Indefinitely, to
cover possible absence and the board
| adjourned.