The record-union., 1899-03-07
LIVERY STABLE LICENSES.
PRoPRIEToRs SAY THEY ARE
AN UNJUST BURDEN.
Supervisors Listen to Arguments
But Postpone Action in the
Matter.

keepers for the repeal of the license
OF Hverymen was read. City Trustee
Kent addressed the board in favor OIL
It, He said the stable keepers had can
vassed the situation, and were satisfied
1hat, no matter how high the license,
the nverymen are not protected from
unfair competition and they saw no
way to be protected except by repeating
the license.
A H. Anderson also spoke, saying
that the trouble was that those who
own horses and are not in the business
bet horses out for hire at a lower price
than the stablemen charge.
John Lafferty instanced case where
this had been done, and the outsider
had been made to pay a license.
Supervisor ellis said the stablenen
ought to have protection. Horses We're
let out by farmers, especially on the
Fourth of July, and he had had as
many as nine such horses in his stable
on the Fourth of July, for riding in
the procession, while his own horses
remained in the stable, because the
farmers charged less. The ordinance
should either be enforced or repealed,
he thought, as a matter of justice.
Supervisor Morrison said he was in
favor of repeating all licenses except
those on liquor. He moved that the
board take the matter under advise
ment, and the motion prevailed.
A QUESTION OF vERACITY.
District Attorney Baker addressed
the board ON a question of privilege.
and said that Mr.. Alderman had stated
that he (Baker) had said the Sixteenth
street road should not go through with
in three years. He wished to brand
the statement as a lie, pure and simple.
Mr.. Alderman said he had obtained
his information from a man named
Stackhouse, but had reason to think
now that it was not reliable. Mr..
Baker had told him, however, much to
the same effect
Mr.. Baker denied that he had done
so, and assured the board that, unless
Alderman stopped making such as
sertions, the road should not go through
while he was in office.
Then you will not do your duty"
said Mr. Alderman
Yes, I WILL retorted Baker; 'I have
been acting on the matter and the
Clerk has the papers
GRAND JURY MESSAGES.
The crowd drifted out, and the board
took up the recommendations of the
Grand Jury. One of them requested
that the changing be at once abol-
ished, and that the county discon-
tinue the purchase of rock and all
work on the rockpile, for the reason
that the cost exceeds the benefit to the
county.
The jury also sent in a list OF per-
sens conducting saloons in the county
without having filed the proper bonds
The License Collector was instructed.
on motion of Morrison, to notify all
persons not having bonds on file to
file them Immediately.
Supervisor Morrison said he under
stood the changing had been already
abolished. He was Informed by the
Chair that the order does not take
effect till May 1st.
Chairman Curtis stated that five car
loads of rock had been ordered, and
should be broken before the chain
gang is abolished. The rock already
crushed must be taken out also.
jenkins moved that the changing be
dispensed with Immediately, but with
drew his motion, as Curtis said the
the rock ordered would be here to-
day.
COUNTY FINANCES
County Auditor r T. Cohn submit
ted the following report CT the condl-
ton of the road funds of the county:
District Amount to credit, SILL
229.6T; warrants outstanding, Sl3.-
459.17; total overdrawn, S2i229.J0.
District Amount to credit, SIG
1896; warrants outstanding, Sl9,-
OBJ As; total overdrawn, S2.2o4.41-
General Road Fund-Amount to cred
it, S12,60S.ST; warrants outstanding.
So 407 81; total on hand, S111.4O.
The Auditor also submitted the fol-
lowing report of the condition of the
several funds:
c+ata f,,nd IS 90