The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-05-21
UP WITH THE BRICK
City Fathers Also Discuss Election and RogistratiOn ordinAnoO-COst Is Creator Than Can Bo Afforded But tho Matter Comes Up At n Special Mooting Today

ed Q o'clock last night Mayor Green called the following city fathers 10 order: Mayer. Barley keelar and Guthrie The minutes of the previous meeting were read by Acting City Clerk Weldon and approved.
 Hardly had Mir. Weldon laiShed when P. w. Snyder appeared and open ed up a discussion on tim iluCs tie stated there was such a smoke nus .arc on the Peerless theatre ,Hld'ng
 Right here happened one of the as tonishing things of the evening and now Councilman Kcclar is sorry that he spoke.
 City Father Kcclar stated that he had intended attending Co the matter and m fact had spoken Co Mir. Berg about placing brick chimney m place oi the tin one. "l thought the chimney would be begun this morning. said Mir. Keclar. "Nlr Berg said he would start th cwork as he was busy last Saturday,
 Then surprise of surprises oc- cured. Mir. Snyder went to the door of the council room and happening to see Mir. Berg asked him Co come in and state why he had not done the work
 Mr. Berg looked surprised and the great coustcrnation of Mir Kcelar and amid loud laughs and joShcs of the councilmcn and spectators said Mir. Kcclar had not spoken a word to him about a chimney. The bluff was called and the treats were up 10 Mr. Keelar. l,g''-i ready today for work.
 Then commenced a general discus sion of an ordinance which some Ila'm ed was not being enforced. Mir. Snyd CT was accorded the privilege o' sncaking on the subject and said: "Ihc city coucil passed its best ordinance when it became a law that no tin chm ncy should be allowed m the fire limits and al nucs should be constructed o' brick will guarantee Co show S9' ] chimncys m the chity that are mace of tin.
 Last winter when attention was call ed to this matter brick was scarce onr 1 il was altogether too cold Tor brlck ! laying. Time for brick chimroyS "a' extended until mildcr weather
 "In time of peace prepare for war and now that the conditions are ia' orablc for the construction Of chimney | I do not see people availirg them selves of the opportunity. lt IS protcction we owe ourselves as wei as everyone owing it to his neiGhbor-.
 Councilman Mayer then took th floor and said the fire warden had bee' instructed to do his duty.
 The fire warden spoke in his own le hali and replied that he had ?S 'ar a ! lay in his power requested thos nav ing tin nucs to replace them w't brick. c-,-.
 Later on in the evening Councilman Keclar said that he believed il the .|a' fer was taken up m a liberal manrc. and if the fire warden would nAui people giving them a certain nu'nb' of days to substitute brick g,9er' compliance with the request woulc f' suit.
 The bills presented at the last 'nce inc. both of the city and the ,eh'' board were approved and warr1ni ordered drawn on the various 'unl'.
 The purchase of the hydrants or' cred some time ago and which haN been here for several months receive a special report from Counc'lma Guthrie. He said they seemd to | an right and although they would co more than those now in use they "ei better and longer lt would be l in the fall before new ones coulI ' D ordered ii these were rejected. II
 therefore thought the wisest thing
 be done was to have them checked [
 and if in the same condition as wh'
 landed here. to be purchased payl'
 Mir Long the sum of .SI3S and th'
 end the matter This will be report'
 on at the next regular meeting.
 New bills were presented. One fro . Mr. Keelar for repairs on Main Stre
 between Seventh and Eicth for S5
 and one from Mir. Nordstrom for S52.i