The record-union., 1899-03-21
LAW AUTHORIZING BONDING.
GOVERNOR GAGE WILL BE
ASKED TO SIGN IT.
Trustee Kent Reports That Trouble
is Threatened at the
Sewage Stump.

Sewage Stump.
At the meeting of the Board of Tr-us-
tees last night all We're present except
Trustee Tebbets and Trustee Bentley,
who lis in the East
Trustee Devine, for the Building
Committee, reported that the commit
tee had agreed that it would be best
to advertise again for bids for the ad-
dition to the city Toulouse. He moved
that all bids be rejected.
The report of the committee was
adopted, and the clerk ordered to re-
advertise for bids.
Trustee Douglas, for the Water Com
mittee, reported against any such tin
pot business as the proposition of the
Champion Filter Company to put filters
into residences. The filters would con-
tinually need fixing, he said. The re-
port was adopted.
The ordinance relating to second
hand stores was laid over for a week
The resignation of D. A. Lindley as
a member of the Conference Commit
tee on the filtered water question, as
he was about to leave the city for some
time, was read and accepted The board
thought it would not be necessary to
appoint some one in his place.
The report of the City Surveyor on
the petition for a sewer to be made in
the alley between N and o, Thirteenth
and Fourteenth streets by private con-
tract was read, advising that a new
petition be presented, including a flush
tank.
p. F. Scott said he was satisfied that
it would be of no use to try to get up
a petition including a flush tank, as
the property owners will not stand the
expense, having paid heavily already
for street improvement. He and Mr..
Meckfessel are going to build new
houses and wish to connect with the
sewer
Trustee Kent said the city had adopt
ed sewerage system and all he wish
ed was to have everything uniform
Trustee Dolan advocated letting the
people have the sewer and putting in
the flush tanks afterward.
The petition was granted.
The petitions for saloon license Of
Charles A. Pilsman at Ills ] street
and Sears & Leon at 1881 street We're
referred to the Chief of Police
The ordinance appropriating 5000 for
the salary of an officer of the Humane
Society was laid over for a week
communication was read from the
Corporation Counsel, advising that the
ordinance calling for a bond election
be delayed until the Governor signs the
bill legalizing the issue of bonds.
The board decided that a committee
be appointed by the President to wait
on the Governor in company with the
Mayor and request him to sign the bill
The President appointed as such COM
mittee Trustees Dolan, Paine and De-
vine.
PROPOSED ORDINANCES.
An ordinance prepared by the Cor
poration Counsel was read, providing
that wood peddlers shall be charged
license of $50 a quarter. 1t was laid
over for a week.
Trustee Dolan stated that he should
next week present an ordinance pro
hibiting tamale vendors from crying
their ware. after 8 p. m.
An ordinance providing a license for
all persons who rent horses for hire
was read and laid over for a week.
Two carloads of crushed rock were
ordered procured by the Superintend-
ent Of Streets.
The clerk was instructed to order a
Sunset telephone placed in the City
Cemetery
Trustee Kent moved that the matter
of getting stone for street crossings
be referred to the Street Committee.
Trustee Kent said the boilers at the
sewage pump have settled eight inches
and the concrete floor is cracked. 1t
will cost from 81, 800 to $1,000 to- repair
it. The matter needs immediate at
tention.
superintendent of Streets Touhey
said that he and the Mayor had PLAN
ned to start up the Y street pump and
cut off the sewage at the sump for the
present. Then the sump can be fixed
Trustee Kent said that he opposed
patchwork. There. is a regular river of
seepage water coming through the
levee and the current is so strong that
nothing can be done with it. He wish
ed to do away with the block where the
quicksand is. 1t was rotten job. He
charged that the person put in charge
by Street Superintendent Croly to see
that honest work was done was threat
ened with being thrown into the sewer
when he made objections to the way
In which the mortar was mixed for the
sewer. The contractor, he claimed, had
his own way and the board was power
less. He believed the sump should be
abandoned and a new one built outside
the levee, as the pumps are so strong
that they suck in the seepage water He
thought the board should go down and
examine the plant before it voted to
expend any money.
Street Superintendent Touhey thought
Mr.. Kent's plan was not feasible one.
| and that for the present his own plan
should be adopted and a new pipe laid
to the sump.
Assistant Surveyor Phinney said it
was proposed to raise up the suction
pipes and stop the flow of seepage wa
ter into the sump- He thought there
was no need of abandoning the plant.
and that the pipe could be. carried on
to Front street.
The motion that the Mayor, Superin-
tendent of Streets and Sewer Commit
tee make the necessary repairs was
carried and the board adjourned.