The chronicle=news., 1913-09-09


city thirty years and have q. clear
record. I am sorry that II has reached
that point where I shail have to re-
arrange some Of my committees. :"
Alderman Donahuc. who was relieved
from committee work. was chairman
Of the city hall committee and n
member OF the finance. ordinance
and health committee. when Gold
smith WAS relieved ax u member Of
tho police committee Alderman
Kahn resigned from that committee.
The mayor stated he did not wan.
Kahn to resign but the alderman
from the First ward Insisted aud the
mayor said he would accept.
The action WAS prccipitatcd to
some extent by the opposition OF Al.
derman Donahuc. whose motion re-
crivcd = majority vote that ovcrrulc
the action of the mayor In purchas-
inx winters supply Of coal for the
city hall. Early In tho meeting the
mayor stated that he had ordered u
supply of coal for the city at = pric ,
OF e:.:. a ton. realizing thereby n
savinR Of 80 cents = ton over pre-
vioas pufeharca. There was one bid
for furnishing fuel on file hut II Vas
not opened. Alderman Donshuc snx-
scstcd that bid, ought to bc called
for. The mayor explained that ow-
Ing to the rumors Of q possibi~
strike he had taken advantage Of the
price and ordered the coal. Donahuc
said that he was chairman ot tho cily
hail coamiisss ssd had not been roa.
sui,sd. He moved thai tho eiss
clerk advertise for bids and Il car
fIed BY . vote Of ; to I. Alderman
Mason benz absent.
Dsirtnk the progress Of the meeting Z
also Alderman Doashur Introduced >
resolution which was adopted pre-.
vidins that tho street commissioner
keep = daily record Of all work don-
inthc aiffercnt wards aud report
the eo.t Of labor and material. aho~-
Ing the nature Of the work done. the
namcs Of tho streets. cic.. and itlc
with the city clerk q monthly re-.
port showing tho amount Of work
done in each ward. Il -; forth IL
cAplanaiion that complaints had
ls~n made by property owners Of thc
south side that the city vas doins all
Improvement work on the north side
and no work al all ON the south side
The mayor Inquired Of Donahuc why
he had aimed this resolution at ths
street commissioner and asked why
ali other departments OF the cit,
should no, be included. Dcnahuc re-
piled that the stree, aud bridge de-
par tmcnt was one Of the two depart.
mcnss in which large sums were
spcnt. However. It followed that q
motion was passed making u in.
cumbcnt tha; all inspectors and
heads Of all departments make like
reports 10 Tue COUNCIL.
A resolution offered by Alderman
Donahue was also adopted providing
that the city attorney and committee
take no further aud definite steps ,c
secure or employ special counsel fo'
the trial Of the Harry Hokosans
case against the city without lay.
Ing the matter before the council,
Some time ago the council was ad
vi.cd that liokosana was TO revive
the suit against tho city to recover
balance OF money he claims Is du,
him on contract for doing the cxca
vation for the present water work.
systch and a committee consistlnl
Of the mayor. supt. Lewis and th'
city attorney had been given powei
to act nj a time when the employ
mcnt Of special counsel was talked Of
The council last nisht authorized
the purchase by the city OF 4 irac
Of 40 acres Of land at North LAX
belonging to Mrs. Margaret Vasauc
at $500. The offer was made by !
4. Vigil. agent for Mrs. vasques. Th
purchase was recommended in a re
port Of the water committee. Cpoi
Recommendation Of Supt. Lewis an
the water committee the petition o
IW. a. Garner of FL Nero was grant
led. which petition asked that the cit
install a water meter near the Cathu
lie cemetery aud that a pipe conncc
t,on he made 10 furnish water to pc
,i,ioncr at r, Moro at regular mctc