The herald., 1897-03-09
! in these matters. II they expected their
recommendations to be adopted.
SUPPL ENTAIL REPORT.

! in these matters, II they expected their
recommendations to be adopted.
SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT.
The city engineer reported special
specifications for the Improvement or
Lakeshore avenue from First to Tenn
pie street, with an ordinance of inten-
tion for the same under the bond act,
which were adopted under suspension OF
the rules.
The engineer also asked authority to
compile an official m up If the city at an
expense not to exceed 5000. Referred to
the finance committee.
TIE engineer also reported general
specifications for laying asphalt pave
ment, which were referred to the board
of public works. Mr.. Dockweiler stat
ed that the new specifications covered
every point and should be adopted.
On the report of the supply commit
tee the usual requisitions were APP
proved, and the demands were allowed
on the report of the finance committee.
Councilman Ashman presented an or
dinance regulating the public pourd,
ETC., which was referred to the finance
committee.
PUBLIC WORKS
The report of the board of public
works, as published-in the Herald Sat
urday morning, was read, and the va
ilouS were duQptSQ,
with the exception of that ordering
sidewalks on Stanford avenue, which
was referred back to the board,
ard that in reference to the
Improvement of Bauchet street,
quest of Councilman Hutchison, who
wished to investigate the bond of the
contractor
zANJA COMMITTEE.
The zanja committee presented the
following report, and the same was
adopted:
Recommend that petitions from F.
L. Lee. ct al. and H. NJ. Cohger ct al,
in reference to zanja on Central ave-
nue., be filed as the water overseer has
arranged to change the route of the
zanja which will abandon this portion
of the zanja complained of without
any disadvantage to irrigators. rs
In the matter of petition from the
West Side Lighting company, recon-
mend said company be granted permis-
sion to connect ten-inch iron pipe
with the zanja near their power sta
tion on Second street for conducting
water into their boiler room to be used
for cooling purposes in condenser and
feed water; such water to be returned
by Similar pipe to said zanja, the work
to be done under the direction of the
city engineer and water overseer, and
thoe SdA0 LIS COMPANY NC aquli
to pay to the city the sum of S100 per
year therefor, and the city attorney
be directed to prepare necessary con-
tract for same.
The reports of the finance, sewer and
public morals committees, as hereto
fore published. were read and adopted,
as was also the report of the special
committee on the garbage contract for
the annexed district.
The hnr6 ha RI Star
referred to the finance committee.
In the matter of the abandonment of
the proceedings for the opening of
Mateo street on the property owners
paying the expenses already incurred
within four weeks, the clerk of the
commissioners reported that he had
heard nothing from those interested.
On motion action was deferred for one
week.
MOTIONS.
On motion of Councilman Toll the
city engineer was instructed to present
ordinances of intention to establish
grades of certain alleys in the Lake
shore tract.
Councilman Baker moved that a COM
mittee of consulting and mechanical
engineers. consisting of H. Hawgood,
Frank Van Week and James w. War
rem be appointed by this council to sit
as an examining DOdru 10 pass upon
the character and qualifications of the
aspirants for boiler inspector and boiler
inspectors deputy. and to recommend
to this council on Monday next the two
men that pass the highest examination
and in their judgment are best fitted
for the office. Also. that the city clerk
be instructed to notify the three gentle
men of their appointment and forward
to the commission all applications for
the position that are filed with the clerk
up to Friday, March II. at p. m. Also,
that the clerk be instructed to insert
one notice in each of the daily papers
that applica tions will be received up to
p. m, Friday, March IL. Passed.
The council declined to accept the
deed from c. E. Ellis and wife for land
for street running into st. James park.
Mr.. Toll explained his vote in the mega
tive, saying that he could not conscien-
tiously vote to expend the city's money,
even a small sum, when private indi-
viduals would be directly benefited
A number of minor motions were re-
ferred to the proper committees, after
which the acquisitions took the same
course, and the council adjourned until
Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock.