The record-union., 1898-04-26
HOFFMAN GETS NO LICENSE.
CITIZENS APPEAR AND PRO
TEST AGAINST IT.
Hamilton VIII Hold Down the Job
OF Water Inspector fer Six
Months.

The City Board of Trustees met last
night in regular weekly session, TrHs-
tees Tebbets, Douglas, Kent, Paine, De-
vine, Brown and DOlan being present,
DCian in the chair, President Mckay
being present later, for the first time
since his illness.
Bids for the Improvement Of Seven
teenth street from J to Q, were opened
the bidders being De Rosa & Silva,
Sacramento Paving Company and City
Street Improvement Company. The
contract was awarded to De Rosa &
Silva, the lowest bidders.
Bids for street sprinkIng were opened
the bidders being Manuel Jacinto, John
Hughes. Michael Hughes, Q. F. Trainor
Patrick Mcclure, SpUrgeOn & Hendcr-
son. Henry Ryman. Robert Goods. John
Meiss. J. II. Bryan E. TWadddle. f.
Elliott. G. A. Burns, Frank Brown w
Walter, Joe Naciamento a. Soares, a.
/. De Rosa, NJ. !. Enos, Gus Smith
John Wall, Henry Dehn, Joaquin Rosa
and F. N. Burns.
The matter was referred to the Street
Committee and superintendent Of
Streets, to report on Wednesday even
ing.
WATER INSPECTOR.
On motion OF Trustee Tebbets the
continuation Of the nomination of Water
Inspector was taken up, Trustee Nc
Kay having come down. in spite of his
illness. to vote on the matter He
thanked the board for their courtesy
and hoped they would vote for his
friend, Hamilton.
Trustee Tebbets moved that the re-
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ed. Trustee Douglas moved that the
salary be fixed at so instead Of $50.
Trustee Devine said that he did not
think there was any use for the office,
and ne should therefore vote no.
Trustee Kent said he thought that
there should be a stream of water run
ming into the sewers, flushing them.
Trustee Tebbets said that the As
SCISSOR had been employed temporarily
in the past. and had more than saved
his salary to the city. When there was
no Inspector some people let their hose
run all night to irrigate the ground.
The Chief Engineer says that the IN
spector has been the means of saving
much TO the city.
Trustee Brown favored the recon-
mendation. and said the Inspector had
saved about 81. 300, and if so, the Office
should be a permanent one, as a busi-
ness proposition.
Trustee Tebbets said if the members
wished to let the sewers in the lower
part of the town be flushed and the
people of the upper part so N--hout
water let them defeat the Inspector.
The amendment reducing the salary
was passed. and the resolution for the
employment of w. T. Hamilton for six
months as Water Inspector was adopt
ed, Brown, Devine and Kent voting no.
MUST BID AGAIN.
The bids for lighting the city We're
next taken NJ
George W. Jackson. for the Capital
Gas Company. addressed the board. say
ing that the specifications called for The
lighting to begin on May 1st, which
would give only five days for his com
pany. if successful. to prepare. which is
a physical impossibility. He therefore
asked permission to withdraw his bid.
As this would leave only one bid. De-
Vine moved to reject all bids and IN
struct the Street superintendent TO
draw up new specifications and adver-
tise anew for bids. The motion was
carried and the bids rejected.
The usual salaries and monthly bills
We're allowed.
The bill of r. W. Ash for $125 salary
as Captain of Police was rejected
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Paine. for The Street Committee. re-
ported. recommending that property
owners be empowered to enter into a
private contract with c. A. Burns for
the Improvement Of S street, between
Eighteenth and Nineteenth. So or
dered.
\. DipoG was unanimously confirmed
a special policeman at the gas works.
Trustee Devine, for the committee APP
pointed to investigate the answer Of
City Treasurer Frost in the bond suit
stated that Mr.. Frost had been substi-
tuted for the former Treasurer.
Trustee Tebbets asked how it came
that The extra counsel were employed
in the bond suit and who was paying
them Trustee Deyine answered that
there was a contract with Bishop G
Wheeler, which this board nad renewed
Holl & Dunn had been employed le-
cause Mayor Hubbard had insisted
on it.
Corporation Counsel Devine made a
statement as to the present status of
the case since it has been sent back by