The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-27
MAYORS CABINET MEETS
FIRST MEETING UNDER THE NEW
 OITY CHARTER.

Co-operatiOn of Departments Advised
 sidered--Abuse of Fire Hydrants Dis
 cussed--The Several Municipal Depart
 ments Represented.
 Mayor FarnsWorth called together
 last evening the first meeting of the
 heads of the various departments of
 the city government, under paragraph
 6 of section Il of the new city charter.
 The paragraph reads as follows Ut
 shall be the duty of the mayor to call
 together. at least once in each month,
 for consultation and advice upon the
 affairs of the city, the superintendents
 of the departments of fire service and
 police, the director of the department of public works, the president of the board of education, the controller, the corporation counsel the health officer
 and such other executive and adminis- trative officers as he may deem best,
 and at such meeting he may call on
 any of said officers for such reports as to the matters under their manage
 ment as he may deem proper" The gentlemen present at last nights meeting, which was held in the mayors
 office, were Mayor Farnsworth, Direc- | tor Beecher of the department of pub 1 lie works, President Morgan of the | board of finance, President Asher of the board of education, President Ullman of the board of police commissioners,
 Corporation Counsel Ely, President | Fleischner of the board of health,
 Health Officer Wright, Chief Kennedy
 of the fire department, Superintendent Wrinn of the police department and City Engineer Kelly.
 | It was decided to hold meetings on
 the fourth Monday of each month. Af- ter discussing the object of the meet l ing being called last evening the mayor ! called attention to the fact that the | business of each department overlaps that of the other departments and that consequently cooperation is necessary. One of the gentlemen representing the police department last evening brought before the meeting matter that has caused considerable discussion in po- | lice circles. It was stated that the po- | lice frequently in winter make com paints to the department of public works of those persons who do not
 clean off sidewalks. It was also stated l that these complaints are frequently not needed by the board of pubic works, and the police have been blam- | ed because the walks were not cleaned. 1 1t was advised that such complaints | be hereafter submitted not only to the department of public works, but also to the city attorney.
 | President Morgan of the fire depart
 ment referred to the frequent abuse of hydrants by others than members
 of the department. MT. Morgan stat ed that frequently the fire department 1 was compelled to repair hyarants which had been used by the street sprinklers and which the fire depart
 ment had never used. There is in the contract for street sprinkling a provi- sion by which the street sprinkling contractor is obliged to pay for any damages caused to hydrants by street sprinklers This provision has never been enforced, however.
 The board of health desired that MT. Beecher have Oak street cleaned. It was stated that the street was in a very unsanitary condition.
 | One of the representatives of the po- | lice department offered a motion to 1 the effect that all the gentlemen pres ent appear before the finance board
 at its next meeting and ask that money be appropriated for the police depart ment needs. The motion was not sec onded. The meeting adjourned after | informal discussion of various affairs