The record-union., 1897-05-25
mediate action and report Immediately

mediate action and report Immediately
VARIOUS MATTERS.
Applications for direct connections
with sewers We're laid over.
The complaint of John T. Stoll in re-
gard to the gutter on Fifth street was
referred to the Street Committee.
The Police. Committee reported on
summer uniforms, recommending a
single-breasted blouse, which would
need no vest, and derby hats with gilt
cord. The matter was laid over for a
week.
Superintendent Croly submitted an
estimate for coal bunker at the
sewerage pumping plant to cost $3.50.
The matter was laid over for a week.
August Gustafson was granted a IL
cense to keep a saloon at 91S Second
street and James M. Corchoran license
to keep a saloon at 1870 Fourth streel,
on recommendation of the Chief of Po-
lice.
The invitation of the G. A. R. to the
board to attend the celebration on
Decoration Day was accepted.
A remonstrance from property own
ers was read against improving Eigh-
teenth street from North B to E and
referred to the Street Committee.
The Corporation Counsel sent a COM
munication saying that he had prepar-
ed new license ordinance and one for
changing the width of sidewalks above
Fifteenth street. He has also requested
Mr.. Beard to cancel his contract with
the city for collecting delinquent taxes
and the latter had consented.
A resolution condemning lot 4, w and
V, Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets,
and ordering it filled was adopted.
The petition of J. d. Ramsey for IL
cense to keep saloon at 20O0 O street
was referred to the Chief of Police.
A long report in relation to the pump
ing plant at the Water Warks was
effect that to repair the Holly pump
and make it efficient would cost S.
600, While to fit it up for an electric
motor would cost $4,000. AS one en-
gineer and fireman could run both
pumps by steam there would be no
increase of cost and that steam was
preferable to electricity for running the
pump.
Devine opposed repairing the Holly
pump, as he said it was evident that
next year the city would need a new
1OO00,000 gallon pump of the pattern
OF the new Allis pump.
The report was referred to the Water
Committee
A resolution ordering work on i'm
proving M street from Twenty-n to
Thirty-first was adopted, and also for
improving the alley between I and J.
Third and Fourth, with cobbles.
A report from A. +. Brooke Ridley
was read in relation to the installation
of an electric plant for lighting the
city, which will be found elsewhere
The report was received and placed
on file.
A license ordinance prepared by the
Corporation Codnsel was read and
Davis opposed it on the ground that it
disseminated between merchants. I'm
der it, he said, the man who sells IS, 900
month would pay as much as the
man who sells $4,000, and the one who
sells so, 900 as much as the one who
sells 5000. He would never vote
for it,
Leonard said it was necessary to pass
the ordinance in order that licenses can
be collected. Afterwards any defects
can be cured by a later ordinance.
Devine and Wachhorst favored pass
ing the ordinance that licenses may be
collected, and it was passed.
Davis asked that a new committee
be appointed to draft an ordinance. as
he had had enough of it, The request
was granted and a new committee, con-
sisting of Leonard, Devine and Wach-
horst, was appointed.
a new ordinance, allowing the con-
struction of sidewalks six feet in width
above Fifteenth street and south of O
street, was read and laid over for a.
week
A plan for a new system of sewers
was presented by the City Surveyor
which will be found elsewhere in this
issue
The Chief of the Fire Department
recommended that the ordinance relat-
ing to right Of way for the patrol
wagon be amended so as to give right
OF way TO the fire apparatus. as BIZ
cyclists, he complained, get in the way
OF the engines and obstruct them when
going to a fire. The Corporation Coun-
sci was requested to attend to the mat
ter.
The board then adjourned till We'd
nesday at 2:30 D. m.