The record-union., 1899-03-07
4 Disturbing ELEMENT.
LICENSE ORDINANCES ARE
PERPLExING TRUSTEES.
Report Of Expert Stil1man on the
Analysis of the Filtered
Water.

Report of Expert Stil1man on the
Analysis of the Filtered
Water.
The City Board of Trustees met in
regular weekly session last night, Trus-
tees Mckay, Tebbets, Douglas, PANE
Dolan, Kent, Brown and Devine BENG
present.
]. D. Moynahan appeared in relation
to the complaint against the saloon a.
$50 @ street and said Chief DWyel
asked for weeks further time. ne
himself wished a time set for the III
vestigation, SO that his witnesses mign'
be present
The Chief was granted further time.
Messages from the Mayor were READ
stating that he had counted the city
money, which amounted to SloO,ooz. 70
also appointing Nelson Beck specla'
policeman fer Front street from M %
p, vice self, term expired; also oHe
transmitting a communication from
George w. Jackson, Secretary OF the
Grand Jury, calling attention to GER
tain matters relating to the city jail.
The communica ton referred to the
bad condition of the city Jail and It's
shortcomings generally, and recon-
1nended that a Matron be appointed ia
book after female inmates of the Re-
ceiving Hospital, etc.
The matter was referred to the Po-
lice Committee, S. Luke Howe, the
Mayors Clerk, saying that the Mayor
had intended to be present and sug-
gest that the cook of the Jail be
changed and a woman employed, who
could attend to the duties of matron
also.
A number of claims were allowed.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Trustee Dolan, for the committee to
whom the proposed license ordinance
had been referred, moved that action
on it be indefinitely postponed.
Trustee Devine said that the board
had wrestled with the subject for sew
eral weeks two or three years ago and
had never been able to settle the mat
ter satisfactorily. It seemed to be the
general opinion of citizens that the less
the license ordinance is tempered with
the better it would be.
Trustee Tebbets did not think it right
that the matter be indefinitely post
poned 1t would not give either party
a chance to be heard and he thought
both sides should be heard. He had
not examined the subject and did not
know whether or not he should vote for
the ordinance but it was presented by
L. L. Lewis. a member of the Chamber
of Commerce and a heavy taxpayer, and
he did not believe that it should be
smCthered without hearing.
Trustee Dolan stated that Mr.. Lewis
is now testing the validity of the or
dinance in the courts, having refused
to pay his license and this was the rea-
son for his motion
Trustee Devine said the matter was
also being tested in the Illinois courts
on the question of department stores
and he moved that the matter be de-
ferred until the first Monday in April
Trustee Brown said a committee from
the Chamber of Commerce was to APP
pear at this meeting and the board
might wait little longer
Trustee Devine said the first Monday
in April would give the chamber time
to examine into the matter
Trustee Dolan said the concenSus OF
opinion among citizens and members OF
the Chamber of Commerce was that the
cause Mr. Lewis does not like depart
ment stores was no reason for pass
ing the ordinance The provisions in
it would not remedy the evils COM
planned Of
Trustee Tebbets said he repres ented
the people and did not propose to be
bulldozed by few persons who dc
not represent the people at large He
cd IN, civ
be heard
The amendment was carried and the
matter postponed till April.
THE TENTH STREET MATTER.
Frank D. Ryan appeared in relation
to the proposed improvement of Tenth
street with macadam. A number OF
property owners had protested He
represented a number of large property
holders, and they Were willing to have
the work done if it was guaranteed that
1t would not cost more than 40 cents
a front foot and that the city would
accept the work and care for the street
hereafter and see that it is properly
done. 1t is only a short time since
they paid for improving the street with
gravel although the work was very
unsatisfactory done and was very lit
tie Improvement. What they wanted
was guarantee such as he asked for
Talbot Wallis said the property own.
ers did not wish to stand in the way OF
Improvement, but simply wished to pro-
tect themselves by such a guarantee as
IS asked
Superintendent of Streets Touhey
thought the board would do wisely te
agree to give the required guarante e
and 1t was the easiest way to get the
work DONE
On motion of Trustee Tebbets. the
matter was postponed for one week, ir
order to allow the withdrawal of ths
rennonsfrance and the presentation Of
new petition.
Trustee Dolan recommended that tht
matter of an ordinance with regard t.
selling wood on the streets be post.
poned for week and it was so or
dered.
The ordinance repeating the livery H.
cense came up and an opinion from tbs
Corporation Counsel that the boart
had authority. but he saw no reason fol-
repeating the present license ordinance
Trustee Dolan said that what wa:
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