The record-union., 1899-02-07
WILL CONTINUE BOND SUIT.
TRUSTEES INSTRUCT BISHOP q
WHEELER TO PROSECUTE IT.
RESOLUTIONS Of Respect to Their
Late Fellow Member, Herman
4 Wachhorst, Adopted.

tees Mckay, Tebbets, Douglas, Paine,
Oolan, Kent, Brown and Devine being
present.
Rev. L. j. Bauder of the United
Brethren Church addressed the board,
saying that the congregation had been
working under great encouragement
The church had been sold for taxes in
1891, and he asked, as the church was
working for the good of the city, that
portion of the taxes and also the
penalty be RENTED.
A resolution RENTING $44.2O, a por-
ton of the taxes and the penalty was
carried unanimously, and the church
will pay So. 10.
On request of Rev. DR.. Banks, the
congregation of the First Baptist
Church was allowed to stretch BAN
ner across K street, announcing the
revival being held in that church.
A message from the Mayor announc-
ed that he, with the President of the
board and City Auditor, had counted
the city's money, and found it to
amount to STAT, 131.74.
The Mayor In another message stated
that he had received written charges
by Chief of Police Dwyer against Off
Ger Joseph w. Bailey.
oSScC OoldA ulOVSO lLStt IIic cIdl 5CS
be referred to the Police Committee,
which was done, and Chairman Teb-
bets said he would notify the commit
tee of the date of meeting The charges
are: Conduct unbecoming an officer; in
terfering with prisoner arrested by
another officer, and advising her as to
the manner to proceed to secure her
dismissal in the Justices Court alb
Sanf1nQ himself 10
to San Francisco without permission
of the Mayor; absenting himself from
duty without permission of the Mayor
and telegraphing on January Both to
Acting Sergeant Naghel that he was
going to the springs, but remaining in
the city and not reporting for duty till
February Isl.
D. Niels complained of a leaky faucet
at the hydrant, Sixteenth and streets.
which had made a mudhole and sick
ness in the vicinity last year.
Trustee Paine said that he had orr
dered the plumbers already to put in a
proper faucet.
The usual bills were allowed.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Property owners on U street, between
Fifteenth and Seventeenth, petitioned
for permission to grade those two
blocks, and use the dirt from the high
portions to fill in the low ones.
Superintendent Touhey asked the
board to make sure that the dirt be
used on the street and not carted away,
and the board granted permission on
that promise.
Chairman Paine of the Street Com,
mittee reported that he had not yet as
certained the cost of placing signs des-
ignating the streets at each corner
On motion Of Trustee Devine, the
Chairman of the Street Committee and
Superintendent of Streets were in
structed to put up the signs.
Trustee Tebbets reported for the spe-
cial committee on bond transactions a
resolution empowering the Mayor, with
the approval of the board, to employ
an attorney to examine into the con-
dition of the bonded debt. and report
as to the necessity Of legislation on the
matter He said that there still re.
mains several hundred thousands of
dollars in bonds still due. He thought
that it was time to abolish the Funded
Debt Commission. They had acted in
dependently, as he thought they had
a right to do. there being no authority
over them, but there is no telling what
they may do in the future, as there is
no one who has control of them He
thought the Mayor and Trustees could
manage the remaining bonds.
Trustee Devine said that Daniel
Meyer had stated that there were 500
COO of the bonds lost that would never,
perhaps, be presented, and he hoped
the commission would be abolished so
that the bonds could not be resurrected.
He wanted the taxpayers emancipated
Trustee Mckay said that he had
been told by Frank Miller that the
missing bonds could be duplicated and
presented.
Trustee Devine said he thought the
present Grand Jury could call the COM
mission before it and make it tell what
the missing numbers are. There has
already been a movement to have
duplicate bonds issued to certain par
ties who hold the numbers of them
and he wanted to see the move blocked.
The resolution was adopted
Trustee Devine said the board could
insist on having Bishop & Wheeler
press the suit, but they state that, as
the bonds have almost all been paid,
there is very little left TO sue for. He
had been down to see the firm, and
that is the way they feel.
Trustee Tebbets moved to allow Bish-
op & Wheeler $1,000 for the city and
cancel the contract
Trustee Mckay said he would not
vote for it, as there are still $4,000
or $4,000 unpaid of the bonds.
Trustee Tebbets thought the best
thing was to drop litigation and knock
out the commission before it does fur
Their harm.
Trustee Mckay said Trustee Bentley
had written to him to by all means con-
tinue the suit
Ex-Trustee Tozer said that he should
certainly advise keeping the suit in
court till doomsday. He had Always
advocated pressing the suit, and had
haen staggered when he found that the
bonds had been paid. Four years ago
Daniel Meyers had indicated that II
the board would not plead the statute
Of limitation. he would take new bonds
at the face value of old ones without
interest. The bondholders at that time
seemed very much afraid of the statute
of limitations.
Trustee Tebbets said if Trustee Bent
lev had written as Mr.. Mckay SAID.
ne would withdraw his motion. He mad
made the report as the committee
agreed. but was willing to go on WIN
the suit
Trustee Dolan advised continuing
the matter for a week, in order TO as
certain whether continuing the suit
would not interfere with the Dill TOT
abolishing the commission.
Trustee Brown favored continuing
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