The record-union., 1897-02-09

ty-eight feet long be furnished to A.
Gerig, with which to fix the bridge at
Thirty first and Z streets, which is
unsafe. So ordered
Mckay, for the Sewer Committee,
reported that the Supervisors would
give nothing fer cleaning the canal,
and, on motion of ToZer, the matter
was postponed indefinitely.
The mat tier of changing the grade of
the SiXth-street sewer was referred to
the City Surveyor to prepare plans and
specifications.
PUMPING UP A DEBATE.
Speoffica tions for running the pump
! ing plant at Front and streets were
rsad and discussed, and Tozer moved
| they be indefinitely postponed.
| Bentley suggested that the matter be
placed in the hands of the Sewer Com
mittee for consultation with the Ch1ef
Engineer of the Water Works and draw
up specifications.
T. A. w. Shock said the specifications
were not clear or so drawn that the
electric company could bid on it.
| The motion to indefinitely postpone
was lost.
The specifications were read and the
section requiring the contractor to en-
| ploy engineers that were acceptable TO
the Mayor was debated.
Pennish asked why it was wanted
knocked out, and ToZer said that there
were politicians waiting for the place
Maybe there are" said Pennish
We'll, we are not figuring on a bailiff
| for the Police Court said Kent.
| nd no listened
to the other. The section was finally
| knocked out.
Devine wanted the portion requiring
the contractor and engineer to make
monthly report of the cost, etc, of run
ming the plant, and it was stricken out.
Kent moved that the specifications as
amended be adopted. The board had
had monkey and parrot time over them
and they amounted to nothing now. He
moved they be postponed for week,
and the motion was carried.
On motion of Devine the Mayor and
Superintendent of Streets were directed
to take charge of the plant and run it.
The Fire Department Committee re-
ported in regard to the charges by Chief
Engineer Guthrie against Heinrich, rec
ommending that as he had been in the
department for twenty years and this
was his first offense, he be suspended for
fifteen days. The report of the commit
tee was adopted.
MISCELLANEOUS.
On recommendation of Devine Of the
| Street Committee, K street from F'if-
teenth to Thirty-first, was ordered i'm
proved with macadam.
Devine said that the Electric Railway
Company would furnish the city very
cheaply with men and tools for repairing
the bitumen streets. He moved that the
Street Superintendent be authorized tC
accept the offer
Kent said the streets of the city are
in bad condition and he thought it was
penny wise and pound foolish to let them
go till the top surface is gone. He
moved that the superintendent OF
Streets be instructed to set a sufficient
number Of men at work filling up the
holes with macadam rock, getting IT
| from the rock crushers.
| The confirmation of the appointment
Of Dr. p r. Watt as member of the
City Board Of Health was taken up, and
| DR.. Pinkham addressed the board In
favor of it, He said there wa4a feeling
in regard to the medical schools. but
he wanted some one in the board who
would assist him in the work he had
undertaken. If elected none of the en-
ployes should be disturbed unless the
Board of Trustees wished it so.
Mckay favored DR.. Watt and TozeI
said he could not vote for him. Mckay
| asked him to state his reasons and he
said he did not have to, but in answer
to a remark by Mckay, he said he would
tell them. 1t was stated that the Health
Officer and Sanitary Inspector would
have to go.
DIR. Pinkham assured the board that
no removals would be made except by
its wish, but the appointment was re-
jected. there being four blanks, three
noes and one aye.
Or. Pinkham stats that he will pre-
sert his resignation to the Mayor this
morning.
Bids for repairs on the Water Works
were opened as follows: Painting, A. Fl
| Anderson. $19S; George w. Nichols
S1SS; c. H Krebs & Co., 500 Nichols
got the contract.
Carpenter work-Henry Elliott
Bro. SO: T. H. Davis. SS4 30 Elliott
& Bro. were awarded the contract.
There were no bids for the iron worl
and that matter was referred to tbs
Building Committee to receive bids
The bid for chute, closet, etc. at the
sump, as advertised on the bulletin
board was a solitary one of S212, BY
J. f. Harris. and Kent thought that {
small advertisements in the paper!
would bring better results and that i
had better be advertised again.
Pennish objected that opening the bic
and then rejecting it would be an in
justice to Harris and the bid was &C
cepted and the contract awarded t
him.
The bids for street sweeping were az
follows: Spurgeon & Maguire. 81 80.
for every night with machine; for every
other night with machine. S4.49S: w
A. Glover, S9.099 and $5076; E. Twad
die. SS,9JS and &G7GS; George A
Burns. SG99S and 3,4O0: Gus Smith
81 .00o and S3.225; by hand. SO. .4S0 anC
81 13J; y. Mazzine, by hand, - cent!
a block, daily, Sundays excepted.
The bids We're referred to the Stree
Committee
An ordinance offered by the Mayo
regulating the use Of sidewalk was reat
and laid over one week
The Doolroom ordinance presented b,
him was also laid over for week.
Specifications for a new drainagt
pump at Front and S streets were reaC
and adopted and bids ordered adver
tised for.
Pennish claimed that the pun,
should have an independent outlet, a.
the present ones will not handle all tn,
water in heavy storms after the Seven
tearth- street sewer is connected