The record-union., 1899-10-10
A CLERK AT THE CEMETERY.
BUT HALF PAY FOR THE MEN
WHO LABOR.
City Trustees Recognize the Value
OF the New Peniel Rescue
Home.

AT last nights meeting of the City
Board of Trustees. Dolan explained
that Trustee Bentley was absent from
the city and probably would be until
after the coming election. In view of
that fact he moved that a committee
of three members of the board be ap-
pointed committee to select eiectlo2
officers and name polling places for his
Ward-the Eighth. The motion was
carried and President Mckay appoint
ed as such committee, Trustees Dolan,
Paine and Kent.
HELP FOR RESCUE HOME.
Janitor ]. S. Curtis introduced Mrs.
]. H. Glide foundress of the Peniel
Rescue Home, and made an appeal to
the board to do something for the sup
port of the institution.
Mrs. Glide addressed the board, eX-
planning the object of the home, and
telling of the great work which had
been done in rescuing fallen women.
She said a donation of the board for
the benefit of the home would prove ac-
ceptable.
Mrs. Ballinger, Matron of the home,
also addressed the board, stating that
the work done in the home was really
for the benefit, both socially and finan-
cially. of the city, inasmuch as many
of the girls helped We're those who al
ternated between the street and the
jail, and who were a real source of
annoyance and expense to the city. She
said if the board felt it could assist
The cause, she would be very glad of it.
on motion of Paine, seconded by
douglass, $50 was appropriated out of
the immigration fund for the mainten-
ance and support of the home. Mrs.
Balilnger returned thanks for the as
sistance rendered.
GRAVE DIGGERS' WAGES.
Attention was called to the fact rhat
the graVe-diggers at the City Gene
terry were, owing to the depletion of
the cemetery fund, being laid off, or
only half of their pay advanced
Kent said he understood the Super
1ntendent of the Cemetery had a clerk.
who he (KenD thought was a luxury.
lie thought it would be good plan to
have little less clerk and a little more
money for grave-diggers. He moved
that the Superintendent of the City
Cemeterey be instructed to appear at
plain what need he has of a clerk. The
motion was carried.
Tebbets said the clerk had been hired
by the Mayor to expert the books.
Paine said the clerk had been hired
to make a block book and not as an
expert.
Devine protested against cutting
down the income of the grave-diggers
from $3.50 to $125, or to give them
only half-day's work in a day. He
said II Mayor Land wished to practice
economy he would better do it alone.
other lines than among grave-diggers.
Kent called attention to the fact that
John II. Miller made a complete block
book Of the City Cemetery only a few
years ago.
Paine said the Mayor stated that the
Book had not been carried down to
date, and it was to do that work that
the clerk was hired.
In the end the matter was referred tn
the Mayor.
MISCELLANEOUS
ON motion of Devine the Clerk was
instructed to advertise for bids for
electric energy to work the pumps at
the S-street sewer sump.
A protest signed by a number of
property owners was read remonstrat-
ing against the Improvement of the
alley between n and o, Seventh and
Eighth streets. On motion of Devine
further action was deferred.
w r. Witherel was granted a license
to conduct a saloon at 1910 K street
A message was received from Mayor
Land appointing Henry Balsz driver
of the police patrol wagon, vice John
fitzgerald. promoted. The appoint
ment took the usual course. going over
for one week
ON motion of Dolan all bills nertain-