The record-union., 1899-03-07
!. be compelled to do SO, besides having to
| by the action. Very respectfully,
| JAMES B. DEVINE.

be compelled to do so, besides having to
pay additional costs that will be entailed
by the action. Very respectfully,
JAMES B. DEV1NE,
Corporation Counsel.
Devine said this showed the double
dealing of the Funded Debt Commits
sion, which had promised not to call
for money for these bonds or demand
interest on Them Instead, they have
sold them, and should be forced to pay
the interest on them, if possible
Trustee Tebbets said this showed the
reason why the bill abolishing the COM
mission was introduced in the Legis-
lature 1t would probably be passed
tonight and go to the Governor. and
the citizens should petition him to sign
it, 1t will prevent them from doing
this thing again. He moved that the
Counsel be set aside for payment Of
the interest.
The motion was carried, Devine, Kent
and Mckay voting no.
Superintendent of Streets Touhey said
that if the Fifteenth and P street plaza
is to be improved, the trees along the
sidewalk must be taken out. He asked
for authority to do so.
The request excited considerable dis
cussion and was granted the trees to
be taken out under the supervision OF
the Chairman of the Street Committee
and the Superintendent of Streets. The
Superintendent of Streets was author
lied to purchase sufficient fertilizer for
the new trees.
Trustee Kent moved that a COM
mittee be appointed to confer with the
railroad company in relation to lower
ing the R-street levee. He was told
that a committee was already APP
pointed.
Trustee Paine said that before any
thing can be done, property owners
must ask the board to re-establish a
grade for the streets there
The ordinance requiring those carry
ing on secondhand stores to keep a
record book in which all purchases
shall be recorded, open to the inspec-
ton of police officers, was read.
ANALYSIS OF WATER.
The Jewell Filter Company asked for
the appointment of a competent man
to make daily test of the water after
filtration, and recommending DR.. Hen
derson. /: Trustee Tebbets moved that
the Water Committee be empowered to
employ a competent man to do so.
Devine opposed having a doctor ap-
pointed, if some one else could be found.
He resented the recommendation of a
particular man.
Paine offered an amendment that the
Water Committee, in conjunction with
the Mayor, employ a competent chem
list to make daily tests for ten days
or So
Kent said that many people thought
that the $1,000 appropriated to help
pay for the test was more than the
whole thing cost. He was inclined to
think SO, too. DIR. Mcgowan was en-
ployed by the city to test milk, and
he moved that he be instructed to make
the tests, instead of employing some
one to do so.
The matter was referred to the COM
mittee and Mayor.
H Stilman, who had been requested
to analyze the water coming from the
filter. reported on the samples of water
furnished him to H. ]. Small, and it
was read by Clerk Desmond, as fol-
lows:
Sample No. 1 was taken direct from
the pump and No 2 from the Jewell
filter, and had added to it the stated
amount of ne-eighth grain of alum
per gallon. The first contained river
sediment in suspension The latter was
clear.
Sample No. Grains per U. S. Gallon