The record-union., 1898-10-11

and G streets would get no relief, as it
| might be several years before the line
| to that section of the city would be
| laid
| Trustee Dolan's motion to meet this
evening to consider the matter was car
ried by a unanimous vote.
The City Surveyor was instructed to
| prepare plans and specifications for
constructing the much-desired sewer
on thirteenth, between l. and G.
streets, and to present the same TO the
BOARD at the next regular meeting.
TRUCKS IN ALLEYS.
! Attorney Harry G. Soule addressed
the board on behalf of Dairyman Sew
ard, and protested against William Nc
Laughlin being allowed to place his
trucks on both sides of the alley be-
tween Second and Third streets, P and
e. Mr.. Soule said that if the board
declined to take action to sustain its
own orders, he would take the matter
into the courts. The board, he said,
had adopted an ordinance providing
that public thoroughfares should not
be blockaded, and he proposed to see it
respected
Trustee Paine said he had examined
the alley in question, and that while
the trucks were standing on both sides
OF the alley, he could drive a fourhorse
team through it and turn around.
Trustee Dolan said that Major Nc
Laughlin had desired, provided the
matter was brought up, to be allowed
chance to appear next Monday night
and make an explanation. A motion
that he be requested to appear and ex
plain, was carried.
Trustee Devine said he had been down
to the alley and that it was not block
AIDED
Trustee Paine said that if Mr.. Soule
wished to take the matter into the
courts he should be allowed to do so.
And so the matter was dropped.
STREET SPRINKLERS FINED.
The bill of John Wall for SSO.25 for
street sprinkling in the eighth district,
which had been held up by the Audit
ing Committee, came up for discussion
Mayor Land said that on seventeen
occasions Wall had neglected to
sprinkle the cemetery, usually on sun
days and he recommended that one
third of the amount of his bill be de-
Quoted.
mended that Wall be fined sol
Mayor Land recommended fining him
in proportion to the seventeen days he
had missed sprinkling the cemetery
The board finally imposed a fine of
81 on Wall, and as revised the bill
was allowed.
Mayor Land also said that complaints
had come in that T. NJ. Burns had
Of tJac cfc in, Ii III
trict only in the middle
Street Superintendent Touhey said
he had allowed Burns to sprinkle some
of the streets in his district in the mid
die only, as travel on them was light
Trustee Bentley wanted to know
what right Touhey had to authorize
Burns to only partially sprinkle tie
streets when his contract called for
sprinkling them on both sides.
Mr.. Touhey said that Burns had a
big district to sprinkle.
Trustee Bentley inquired whether he
did not get paid more than men who
held contracts to sprinkle the streets
in smaller districts.
Burns bill was allowed. Trustee
Bentley voting no.
On recommendation of the Superin"
tendent of Streets, the bill of Antoine
King for street sprinkling was reduced
81, on the ground that his work had
not been properly performed. The bill
as passed called for $1,000 The usual
monthly bills were allowed.
MINOR MATTERS.
Frank D. Ryan was granted permis-
sion to extend a banner across K street.
The Sixth Ward Political Club was
hos
Sixth street near K, and was further
authorized to fire anvil salutes during
the pending campaign, under supervis-
ion of the Chief of Police.
Archibald Dixon was confirmed as
special officer for the railroad shops.
John Winder was granted a license
to conduct a saloon at S14 ] street
The application of J. H. Vaughn to
conduct a saloon at 101 ] street, was
referred to the Chief Of Police
DR.. Thomas Ross of the City BOARD
of Health was granted a leave of alb
sence for three months.
A resolution of intention to construct
a sewer in the alley between ] and K,
Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets. was
adopted and bids for the work ordered
advertised for.
loon at 916 Seventh street, was grant
ed an all-night license
J. L. Martin was granted a license
to conduct a saloon at 515 K street.
HOUSE MOVING ORDINANCE.
A proposed ordinance prohibiting the
transportation of houses, barns and
other buildings along public thorough
fares in the city, without permission
from the Board of Trustees, was Of
fered, and was referred to the Street
Committee with instructions to report
at the next regular meeting.
NO MEETING TONIGHT.
It was announced that Corporation
Counsel Devine would return to the
city in a few days, and with that un-
derstandng Trustee Tebbets moved to
reconsider the motion passed earlier in
the evening to meet at Z o'clock this
evening to discuss the advisability Of
calling an election to issue bonds for
the construction of q sewer system.
The motion to reconsider was carried
and the board adjourned to meet at the
regular time on Monday evening next.
NO EVIDENCE.