Evening journal., 1899-02-22
RESENT HIS CRITICISM
Street and Sewer Men Pay
Their Respects to Judge Ball.
WILL GET AFTER THE AGENTS
CHURCH STREET WHARF WILL
NOT BE Sold THIs TIME, BUT
WILL LIKELY BE MADE INTO A
PUBLIC TRUCK MARKET.


WILL LIKELY BE MADE INTO A
PUBLIC TRUCK MARKET.
Street and Sewer directors last night
discussed the question Of clean side
walks at the meeting OF their depart
ment, and incidentally Mcssrs. Web
ster and Simmons paid their respects
to Judge Ball for criticisng the work
of the department
fOiice Commissioner William NJ
Pyle and Chief Of Police Dolau were
present and asked that the law pro-
viding for the removal OF snow from
the sidewalks be amended so that IFS
provisions would reach selling agents
Of real estate in the city The visitors
explained that persons were arrested
for falling TO clean sidewalks and
when they came into court they oiaim-
ed that they were merely selling
agents Of certain property, the owners
being non-resldents Of the city. Most
of this property consisted OF vacant
lots and che selling agents got no reye-
nues from Il. In court the selling
agents made the pea that they re-
ceived no revenues from the property
their names merely being paced upon
the land for the benetil of the owners,
and that they could net be held re-
sponsibie for falling to clean the side
walks. Judge Ball listened to such a
| plea and dismissed the defendants
from custody. The Police Department
IS now anxious 10 have the ordinance
amended so thai it win reach such
agents and they can be prosecuted.
Mr.. Pyle referred to other cases dis
missed by Jldge Ball, six of which
b, were discharged because the word cor"
had been lett out in one part of the
warrants. The warrant read side
walks in front property" whereas the
court held it should have read side
walks in front Of property" Mr. Pyle
also mentioned Judge Balls criticism
regarding the Street and Sewer De
partment.
Director Simmons said: 1T is true
10 that he made some criticism and very
- unjust criticism Had he taken the
trouble TO familiarize himself with
what this department was trying TO do
to clean the streets and the difficulties
under which we worked he would not
have been so ready with his criti-
p cisms.
President Pratt SEATED there are
/. about 2.4OO crossings in the city and
the workmen Of the department are
: now going over the principal crossings
> for the third time since the blizzard
s trying to get them clean. He added
d that the department had a hard time
securing snow shOve,ers and carts. as
= The available men and wagons had
been engaged by the railroad and rail.
way companies.
Director Webster said: "All persons
r in public positions are open to criti-
IS cism and / am willing to adept and
profit by any just criticism / see by
- the newspapers that Judge Ball haC
been criticising this department anC
It's work We employed all the mer
i and carts that we could possibly Sc
cure ! have heard compliments show.
d cred on the Street and Sewer Depart
o. ment for the work II did. The police
who are about all the time, and The
. head Of the Police Department, say
+ that the work accomplished was re
markabie. but this man Of great lega
4 mind, who rides down In the mOrninI
: and back again, and who Is not abou
the city to familiarize himself will
what is going on. sets himself up as I
s, better Judge than the police OF tn
A. work accomplished. This department
IS able to take care Of its own busi
, ness and without interference iron
this committing magistrate.
10 Both Chief Dolan and Mr.. Pyle com
The matter of amending the presen
n. ordinance so as to read selling agents
will be referred 90 City Solicitor Con
p rad
~ Both Chief DEAN and Mr. Pyl
complimented the department on tn
n results accomplished in face Of tn
iinlcu,ties II had.
'e Action on the petition OF residents
r. West Second street. between Scott an
". Lincoln, that a gas lamp be placed
that locality was postponed
nd Upon recommendation Of Engines
| n Alldl .-tH vi otMflo AAANARfAf "A RAN'
* will be issued compelling butchers O
King street to place grease traps
b their places Of business 10 prevent u
er. grease from getting into the serve
W. and choking them.
Commissioner McCLoskey present'
II. his report Of the cost for removing q
ge snow and cleaning sidewalks after q
blizzard. The total cost was S704.23,
S. which $34657 went to pay for carts al
S352.66 for paying shove.ers. Il W
cost about $500 mere to put the eros
s' ings and sidewalks in proper conditio
Ash Contractor Stidham was order
no to put on extra carts and make ext
collections in an effort TO catch
W. with the work which was Blocked
Ia more than a week by the blizzard. I
department Will also put on sever
an carts to assist in the work.
X was decided to sell the leases
'nd the street wharves at public sale
Monday. March G. The city this tii
lee will not sell the wharf at Front a
II. Church streets. Director SimmC
said that he had heard many co