Evening journal., 1922-06-20
CITY tags MUST
NOT Be USED
Contractors Must Take
Them From Wagons on
Private Work
TO OPEN SECTION
OF KING STREET

Director Grier at the meeting oil
the Street and Sewer directors this
morning called attention to teams
that have been laid OFF by the depart
men. continuing to use the depart
ment tags on their wagons, even
while doing private work.
This. he said, he felt was an in
justice to the department, as the
public seeing these teams work on
private contracts might suspect they
were being paid by the city. His
opinion was coincided in by Presi-
dent Johnson and Director Sparks
and the secretary was instructed o
communicate with all contractors
previously employed by the depart
ment. If not al present employed by
it, TO discontinue using these tags.
Should any contractor refuse to
obey this request the directors will
blacklist him and he will not be al
lowed to work on any job for the
city until he has agreed not to allow
the use Of these tags. unless so en-
ployed.
The secretary was Instructed also
to inform the toremen on all jobs
to see that the tags are removed
when team is laid off. The direc-
tors said they had found several
such instances especially mention
ing one contractor engaged on work
at the Marine Terminal, who, they
said, is continuing the use OF the
tags.
Commissioner Pierson informed
the directors that King street be-
tween Fourth and Sixth streets would
be opened to the public Saturday.
The commissioner was instructed
to proceed and lay the sidewalk
on the east side OF Maryland avenue
between Seventh and Ninth avenu es.
This order was due to the failure OF
The owner Of the property TO comply
with the orders in 1921. of the di-
rectors to lay this section OF side
walk. The property will be liened
10 pay the cost OF laying the side
walk.
The request OF Santa Maria Coun-
I'll. Knights OF Columbus for the
placing of a new arc light at the
corner OF Tenth and West stretes.
was laid over until the directors had
made an inspection.
The application Of Phillip j. But
err for installing a gasoline tank and
pump at Eleventh and Church
streets, received the same action by
ihe directors who visited the site
his afternoon.
Twenty day notices were ordered
sent property owners on Concord
avenue between Boulevard and city
line to begin the laying Of sidewalks
in front OF their properties or the
department would do the work, and
lien the properties.
A letter OF thanks was received
from Mrs. G. B. Parsons. 1913 Park
way. for the relief afforded the resi-
dents OF the vicinity of Cool Spring
Park, due to the reroutlng of the
bus lines, which until last week had
been operating through that section.
Sidewalk Inspector Boeteer in
'ormed the directors that owners of
adjoining Grant avenue
Sixteenth and Seventeenth
itreets, refused TO lay sidewalks un-
II something was done on the side
walk question on Grant avenue. AS
his street had been removed from
he city map al the request OF the
Park Commissioners. and property
'ested in that board, the matter
vas referred to the Park Board ex-
,cutive committee for action. The
ecretary was instructed to inform
hat body OF the attitude taken by
adjoining property owners.
At the meeting OF the Street and
'ewer Directors this morning City I
Treasurer White reported s7.456.63 !
n the current funds; S6O0.177.S9 in I
he special expense funds: S.S73.72
n the sewer extension funds. and
.25,S65.5S in the street paving tax
unds, making a total Of s641.S7S.32.
Permission was granted the VIII Z,
nington Gas Company to open the y
ervice and at 429 Townsend street
treet at AIS Shipley street to renew
o install new service.