The record-union., 1898-01-26
CHIEF AND CAPTAIN NAMED.
PROPOSED HEADS OF POLICE
DEPARTMENT.
Thomas Dwyer and Robert Ash
The City Trustees Conhrm
Other Nominations.

being present President Mckay, Trus-
tees Devine Brown, Dolan, Dousias'
Kent, Paine and Tebbets
MAYORS NOMINATIONS.
The following message was received
from the Mayor, and on motion the
nominate ton took the usual course, De-
ing laid over one week:
To the Board of Trustees: By ana
with your consent, l hereby nominate
and appoint the following named per-
sons TO the following named offices ami
positions:
Thomas Dwyer to be Chief of Police.
vice NJ NJ. Drew, term expired.
Robert W. Ash, to be CAPTAIN of
Police. vice Anthony Greene, removed,
and in place of NJ. Fisher, Acting Cap
tain.
James Touhey, to be Superintendent
of Streets. vice E. j. Croly, to take Of
flee March l, 1898. Respectfully,
WILLIAM LAND, Mayor.
Douglas, for the Water Committee,
reported that the furnaces at the
waterworks building had all ben fur
nishad.
Doan. for the Committee on Fine
Department, reported that he had con-
ferred With the Corporation Counsel re-
specting the purchase of chemical
engine on the installment plan, AMI
that the latter had given it as his opin-
ion that such a course would be lille
gal.
On motion, the further consideration
of the matter was indefinitely post
poned.
CEMETERY POLICEMAN.
A resolution that the position Of spe-
cial policeman for the City Cemetery
be created was adopted. and the vote
on the confirmation of the Mayors ap-
pointee, Myers, went over one week.
STREET SWEEPERS' UNIFORMS.
Superintendent of Streets Croly sub
mitted a proposed plan for contract and
specifications for sweeping the streets.
One of the specifications provided that
the force should wear white duck uni
forms, with the words Street Depart
ment' on the hat band.
Devine said he approved of the pro-
posed form Of contract in everything
but the uniforms but he was opposed
TO that particular feature The matter
however. was laid over for a week, and
the Superintendent of Streets was yo-
quested TO confer with the Street Com
mittee respecting the elimination Of the
uniform clause.
FIFTEENTH STREET PLAZA.
Brown called up the matter of making
an appropriation for the Fifteenth
street plaza. He said the Trustess
could not afford to overlook the I'M
provement cf the square for another
year. Very little money would be
needed to seed the square down, ana
make some permanent improvements
and the citizens residing in that section
demanded that something be done.
Devine for the Committee on Build
ings and improvements, reported that
it would be impossible to make the
Improvement desired this year, because
there We're no funds.
On motion of Paine, the report Of the
committee, through Devine, was adopt
ed and there viii be no Improvements
made on Fifteenth-street square this
year.
NO VENTILATION.
Tebbets, for the Prison Committee
reported, recommending that the i'm
provements on the City Prison. recon-
mended by the Mayor, be not made.
To put in a system of ventilation in the
prison. such as that recommended.
merely meant. he said. to make holes
down which the friends of prisoners
might drop dope.
COMBINATIONS BY ROLL CALL.
Devine called up his motion TO amend
the rules so that hereafter all votes
for confirmation of candidates appoint
ed by the Mayor shall be by roll call
instead of secret ballot, as heretofore.
and it was carried by unanimous
vote of the board.
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED
DR.. Henderson. recently nominated as
a member of the City Board of Health
and John Fitzgerald, nominated as Po-
lice Patrol Driver were. under the new
rules. confirmed by the unanimous vote
of the board.
TWO-THIRDS RULE.
y communication was received from
Corporation Counsel johnson to the ef-
feet that in his opinion six members Of
the board (two-t thirds We're necessary,
under the charter, TO create a new po-
stion. and not seven. as had been cor
tended. The opinion was rendered ii
tee matter of creating positions for
two extra policemen. The business
went over without action.
BOARD OF HEALTH OFFICE.
City Physician Nichols addressed the
board. lie had been informed by the
Clerk Of the board that an Office IA
been secured for meetings Of The Ctty
Board of Health. He called attention
TO the charter which provides that the
Office of the Board Of Health shall also
be the office Of the City Physician. Fe
said If the Trustees We're willing 10 al
low him a paltry sum Of $40 per mcnth
ne would accept it gladly, otherwise ke
would continue to pay the rent himself
as he had done for years.
The matter went over without action
BIDS OPENED.
Bids for a new hose wagon we're re-
ceived from Brown Bros. S.}0S IL: Ea-
cine Fire Engine Company. $40; Me-
vim & Son. S3-9; A. Meister x Son
S297 30. The bids were referred to the
Fire Committee.
Bids for furnishing $500 feet of cast
iron pipe for street purposes. we're 'e-
eeived from Baker & Hamilton. w "
Montague, Holbrook. Merrill * SIets0n
Schaw. Ingram 81 hatcher and Crane
Company. They were referred to III.
Street Committee.
Bids for furnishing hose for the Fire
Department were received from Hos-
brook. Merrill & Stetson. X. .. Kim
brough. Schaw. Ingram * hatcher
Crane Company, Stanton. Thompson &
Co, and Baker & Hamilton. and wer,
referred 10 the Street Committee an
the Chief of the Fire Department
A resolution of intention to grade and
macadamize the alleys between y an
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