The record-union., 1899-01-04
TRUSTEES RENEW CONTRACT
BISHOP AND WHEELER TO CON-
TINUE THE BOND SUIT.
0Ae Board Refuses to Confirm Ben
nett's Appointment as
Policeman.

The Board of City Trustees met In
regular weekly session last night, Trus-
tees Mckay, Tebbets, Douglas Paine
Kent, Devine, Bentley and Brown BENG
present.
The Mayor notified the board that ne
mad appointed John F. Slater and J. r.
Snook experts to expert the books OF
the city officials and the various de-
partments for the past year. He also
reported the money counted in the CITY
Treasury at S24O,12S.7O
John F. brennan made a forcible ap-
peal for an appropriation for the Ex-
empt Firemen's fund, to which S2,UVo
was given last year. He hoped for
similar appropriation this year.
The Corporation Counsel was IN
structed to draw up an ordinance ap-
propriating $1,000.
The Mayors message which appears
elsewhere, was read and Trustee Paine
moved it be referred to the Finance
Committee to be segregated by it and
referred to the several committees con-
cerned. So ordered.
The usual salaries and claims were
allowed
The bill bond of j. NJ. Curtis, the
architect whose plans for the new High
School were adopted, was offered for
approval.
Devine said he understood that the
board had made a mistake in advertis-
ing for plans and specifications instead
OF plans and estimates, as provided for
by law.
Trustee Tebbets thought the bill
should be paid. 1t seemed to him that
obstacles were being thrown in the way
of the new High School.
Trustee Brown said he had used his
utmost efforts to get a new High
School, but he wished, if there was any
doubt as to the legality of what the
board had done, he wished the Corpor-
etion Counsel to pass on it.
On motion of Trustee Paine, the bill
was allowed.
The Mayors nomination of w Eber-
1ein as a special officer was deferred a
week, the office being created.
The plans for remodeling No. Is en-
CINE house were adopted and the clerk
instructed to advertise for bids.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
On motion Of Trustee Dolan, the clerk
was instructed to advertise for bids for
a double 5O-galion, a double 6O-gallon
and double Sagallon chemical engine.
Bentley offered a resolution renewing
the contract with Bishop & Wheeler of
San Francisco for the conducting of the
bond suits, explaining that it was safest
to renew 1T from year to year. He said
the firm had been urged by the board
TO accept the case on a contingent fee
and the city was bound in honor to give
them all the encouragement and assist
ence possible. He explained the status
of the case, which was commenced in
Treasurer Porter's time and moved the
adoption Of the resolution.
The contract was unanimously re-
newed
Trustee Brown moved that the Sur
veyor and Superintendent of Streets be
instructed to bring in a general plan
for the Improvement of the plaza at
Fifteenth and P streets Carried.
The Superintendent of Fire Alarms
was instructed to put in an alarm box
at the American laundry, Twenty-fifth
and V, Seventh and @ and Nineteenth
and I streets.
communication was read from a
hitter company proposing that if the city
VIII advance half of $1,000 for putting
up f1ltering plant for testing the fill
tering of the river water the company
to own the plant
Chlef OF Police Dwyer recommended
that the licenses of Mrs Cody at 1925
Front street and B. Brinoni at 11O9 Sec
ond street be granted, which was done
Kent opposed granting a license to n.
Holmes, BIB K street, as there were too
many saloons in the block, and people
carrying on business below it are be-
Ing frozen out because people will not
pass the saloons
Trustee Devine wished they were all
in that block
The license was granted. Kent voting
no and Mckay not voting.
license was granted to Haub &
Haub for the Delmonico restaurant.
Inc application of David Lawson for
q Incense at Third and streets was
laid over for a week.
corporation Counsel Devine gave an
opinion that the fine of S21 against
John Wall on his sprinkling contract
coulo not be enforced, and the claim
was allowed
MISCELLANEOUS
An ordinance was presented nrovidine
Tor the formation of a chemical engine
company, to consist of an engineer. a.
driver and pipe man, and was laid
over for a week
Bids for supplies were opened and re-
feTred to the Finance Committee. The
bidders We're: Kent & Sons. A. Scha-
den, c. Schnerr s. Dwyer. Schaw. In
gram hatcher & Co., Baker & Hamil-
ton, George q. Wait, Claus & Kraus.
H. S. Croker & Co. and w. F. Purnell.
Trustee Tebbets reported in relation
to new pipes and hydrants to be placed
in the railroad yard and the plans were
presented TO the board, involving a
proposition for bonds for So. 500 for
that purpose to be submitted to the
people.
Trustee Bentley thought the PROPOSE
ton should be made a separate one.
and not rider to the other mains.
The matter was referred to the Cor
poration Counsel.
Devine moved that the board go into