The herald., 1898-09-08
CHARTER PROVISIONS
THE FIRE COMMISSIONERS WILL
CONSIDER THEM
A BLOCK SIGNAL SYSTEM
The s. p. obeys the Orders Of Council
Fighting Typhoid and Diphtheria.
Treasurer's Report

The amount Of politics being done In the
various Offices at the city hall these days
causes the average citizen and taxpayer to
wonder that the city's business moves
| along at all. There isn't an official who is
| looking for reelection but who Is COM
PEELED to entertain from ten to a hundred
of his constituents during business hours
every day and his clerks, as much interest
ed In the fight Of their boss as he Is, have
their time taken up by the men who talk
politics because they want something or
simply because they want to talk.
Somehow the work is done, however.
but how well done time will tell. Fortu-
nately none Of the offices are rushed with
work just now and that fact may account
for the ability OF the city's employees to
waste time and not get behind In their
routine.
The Fire Commission
The board Of fire commissioners met In
regular session yesterday with all the men,
bers present. But one case Of interest came
before them. An old gentleman. giving
his name as Walter Moore and his age as
50 years. asked the commissioners to give
him $50 as compensation for injuries sus-
tained by himself and his buggy in colli-
elOH Oh W WeuneSOdy OIL last week Win the
fire engine "Walter 8. Moore"
Assistant Chief Smith said that the coll
lsion was due to the fact that one Of the
lines guiding the horses hauling the engine
was not snapped on the bit. This rendered
the driver. Walter Mpps, unable to guide
or control his team. and when they turned
the corner at Sixteenth street and Grand
avenue they crashed into Mr.. Moore 8
buggy. Who was to blame for the line not
being snapped he could not say. 1t might
have come unsnapped in the run to the fire.
but the driver. Lipps. had offered to have
Mr.. Moore's buggy repaired and to pay
him for some damaged goods that were IN
the buggy when It was struck. Mr.. Moore
was not satisfied with this, but demanded
$50 and threatened to sue for $500 II he did
not get It. The matter was referred to the
chief, who returns to duty today. This was
done because Mr.. Moore claims he was
thrown out Of his buggy and injured. while
a number Of people who saw the accident
say that Moore was not thrown out of his
buggy and that the total damage sustained
could be covered by SO bill. The chief
will be expected to get at the truth Of the
matter and REPORT next Wednesday.
Flotsam and Jetsam
The fire commissioners ordered engine
No. again repaired. This time a wheel
gave way on the run to a fire.
Chief Walter s. Moore, who has been
visiting friends in the north returns today
and will probably at once resume his duties
although his vacation has another week to
run.
The California Carpet Cleaning company
was granted permission to erect an engine
and boiler.
The street sprinkling department was
notified to cease using the hydrant at Main
and San Fernando streets for filling the
water carts. The petition to have the hy-
drant removed was denied.
The announced tour OF inspection Of the
engine houses will not be made for some
days. When 1t Is made the commission