The record-union., 1898-06-14
TRUSTEES EMPLOY COUNSEL
FIFTEEN HUNDRED DOLLARS
FOR THE HENRY SUIT.
Fourth Of July Committee and Hor-
rtbles Get an Appropriations
A Saloon Protest.

Irregular weekly session last night,
Trustees Mckay, Tebbets, Douglas, Dc
Ian, Paine, Kent, Brown and Devine
being present, and President Mckay
presiding.
Mrs. Gray, from a committee on be-
half of the Children's Day Home. ad-
dressed the board. She said the home
had been inaugurated six years ago by
a few self sacrificing women, and the
Board of Trustees has never before
been asked to contribute to the sup
port of the home. They felt that it
was necessary now to ask for assist
ance. and hoped the board would see
i its way clear to aid them.
Mrs. Maggie Willis said that about
twenty women had been supporting the
home for six years. There are large
number of women who leave their chill
dren there daily when they go to their
work, and now that the canning sea-
son is coming on there will be about
thirty children to take care Of, if not
more.
Trustee Paine moved an appropria-
| ton of $40 a month for five months.
Trustee Devine moved to make it q
straight out donation of $50
Trustee Tebbets made a strong plea
the good the home is doing. He moved
that the amount be increased to SIS.
Trustee Brown also spoke in favor OF
the increase
Trustee Kent doubted if the appro-
priation could be legally made. and
moved that the matter be referred to
the Corporation Counsel, to be reported
on next week. He met with no second.
The amendment was carried for SO,
Kent voting no.
WOMEN PROTEST.
Mrs. E. B. Purnell, who with other
women were present, addressed the
board in opposition to the granting of
license for saloon at Sixteenth and
n streets. She said that she and 9TH
ers who own property in the neighbor-
hood feel that it will be detriment to
their property. She felt that the time
had come when this matter Of forcing
the saloons upon the property owners
! in the residence portion of the city
should cease. She appealed to the
board to afford protection to the chill
dren Of the city. She had read the re-
mark Of a member Of the board calling
the business ''the liquor industry" II
was the only industry she knew of that
did not wish to exhibit its finished
products
| Trustee Devine said that he had
made the remark, and believed that the
business is an industry and one that
contributes largely to the support of the
Government. The petition of the liquor
dealers and wholesalers for the grant
| ing Of this license is a matter Of busi-
ness.
Mrs. Willis said that the saloon would
be within block of buildings on the
school premises. and therefore against
the ordinance. The mothers, too, do
not want their children to be brought
up in the vicinity Of the saloons
| Mrs. Julian said she had never
spoken in public. but had come here
tonight, hoping to hear the statements
of the wholesalers who had signed the
petition, and said they believed the
granting Of the license would be for
the public interest. She wanted to hear
how it would be for the interest of the
little boy Of Mr.. Hoffman, who wants
the saloon, or of the six boys who live
next door to him.
There being no motion before the
house, the matter was dropped
FIFTY FOR HORRIBLES.
Joe Mayo appeared to ask for an ap-
preparation for the Horribles.
Devine moved that S1OO be appropri-
ated for them.
Tebbets said that would leave less
than $1,000 for the Fourth of July
Committee, which had been promised
to them. If that amount was left
short he would not vote for anything
to anybody. He moved $50 be appro-
priated
Trustees Dolan and Brown spoke to
the same effect.
Trustee Tebbets' amendment was car
ried.
A THOUSAND FOR THE FOURTH
Trustee Tebbets moved that $1,000
be set aside for the Fourth Of July
Committee from the immigration fund
and the motion was carried unani-
mously.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
There being no report from Superin-
tendent of Street Touhey on the ordi-
nance repeating direct connections
with sewers. Trustee Devine said 1t was
very important measure and one
which the doctors recommended Bad
as they are generally, this time they
are right, and he moved the ordinance
be adopted.
A motion to postpone did not prevail
and the ordinance was passed unani-
mously.
The petition of Thomas Norton for a
saloon license on K street, between
Third and Fourth, was recommended
by Chief Of Police Dwyer and ii was
granted, Brown and Kent not voting.
r. Stackhouse, pol Twelfth street, re-
quested a saloon license and it was
granted.
c. G. Brown asked for a license to
keep a saloon at 1901 NJ street, and the
petition was referred to the Chief of
Police
CITY OFFICIALS REPORT.
City Collector Robertson reported col
lections during May as follows: Water
rates. Sc. 100 50: taps, $50: city licenses,
81, $50; saloon licenses, S1.775; dog IL
censes. SO; cemetery dues, S535.50; har-
Dor dues, S192.5O: delinquent taxes,
S2.O4365; miscellaneous, $S.75. Total,
S12. .64S.95.
Water Inspector W. T. Hamilton re-
ported his work for the month in in
specting closets, estimating the waste
at 13,316.272 gallons for the month
the waste from tank leakage at 2,016,-
90 gallons; from water trough over
flows, 1,S09. $40 gallons, and that from
irrigating at night at 1923 gallons.
City Surveyor Mullenney reported o.
O2O feet of sidewalks and 6S4 feet of
curbing surveyed.
Superintendent of Cemeteries Meister
reported a interments; collected, for
! sale of lots So40. permits SGT. open-