The times., 1901-06-09

clusion that they cannot be allowed un-
der the terms OF the contract for the
construction of the said bridge
The Property Clerk and the Superin-
tendent of Property have forwarded TO
the Commissioners a schedule of the pro-
posa,s received for general supplies, with
recommendations that awards he made.
1t is recommended that contracts be en-
tered into by items in all Of the twenty
classes Of supplies, except classes and
10. 1t is further recommended that in
class (shoes) the contract be awarded
to b. Rich & Sons. who are the lowest
bidders on all the items except one, and
the price bid by them in said item is CON
sidered reasonable. They say that by
awarding the entire contract to Messrs.
Rich 6, Sons the necessity of making two
contracts will be Obviated. and it is deem
ed to the best interest of the District con-
sidering the small amount of money in
VOlNed.
1t is further recommended that no
awards be made on item 24l, for sponges,
as Dy the acceptance of such bid an ad-
ditional contract would be required, and
this is not considered advisable on account
of the small amount of money involved.
on class |. stationery, and class 3.
schoolbooks. they say that it has not been
possible to reach decision. and that a
special report viii be forwarded to the
Commissioners on these classes. a SINH
lar dcferring of the report upon the fuel
schedule for furnishing bituminous coal
is recommended until certain tests are
completed relative to the quality of the
fuel offered.
R. ". Dutton. Chief Engineer of the
Fire Department. has forwarded to the
Commissioners the papers in the case of
Private George 5. Boyd. who was convict
ed before the Trial Board on the charge
of appearing for duty under the influence
OF liquor With the record of the trial
Chief Dutton submits the following state
ment:
Private Boyd pleaded guilty of report
ing at a fire on the evening of the Sd in
slant under the influence of liquor The
day in question was his regular day Off =
and he claimed that lie had taken only
two glasses Of beer. explaining that the
beer and the smoke sickened him. His
plea of guilty, however, is an admission
that he was. as charged by the foreman
of his company. so much under the influ-
ence of liquor as to unfit him for duty
and Private Boyd should, I respectfully
submit, be severely punished.
Il was at first strongly inclined To rec
ommend his dismissal, but as this is the
first conviction upon a charge of intoXi-
cation occurring during my administra-
tion, / am disposed to recommend less Sc
we're punishment. recommending that Pri-
vate Boyd be deprived this year of the an
nual furlough, to which he would other
wise be entitled, and that until January
/, 1902, he be allowed but one day of
every thirty days. Private Boyd has a
wife and children dependent upon him
The inniction of a fine upon him would
fall as heavily upon them as upon him.
while the punishment recommended viii
fall upon him alone.
IF the punishment recommended is ap-
proved, shaH IN promulgaunS the or
der explain to the members of the Fire
Department that hereafter ! shall in the
case Of every member thereof convicted of
intOXicatiOn, recommend dismissal. The
safety Of the lives and property of the
community. il seems to me, demands such
punishment