| Show ORDER th Of BOARD COOllY IGNORED No Attempt to Measure the Thickness of Cement on Outlet Sewer Sewel OUTWITTED BY MAJORITY From All Appearances Morns Men bleu In the thc Council Counell o Once More Scored Their Although the board of or public works was wa ordered to open a R trench on each side hide of oC tho outlet sewer ewer pipe to measure the thickness of oC the cement for fOl the in information In Information n formation of or the board of oC arbitrators which is attempting to reach a settle settlement ment between en P J Moran and the city on his repair bill of It was discovered by b the council last night Ight that the order Old had ha been Ignored Coun Councilman cilman Murdoch looked Into the matter maller last night before beCore coming coining to council meeting Frank R Christensen tho clerk of oC the board said saki sa that the thick thickness thickness I ness nCi of oC the cement had hod never Bever been measured Tho report of or the arbitrators tors torn will bo submitted next Tuesday I night without having bavins uncovered a L foot Coot of tho the pipe to fee co eo how now the work was done Moran claims that the steel bands band arc uio four Inches apart and amI the cement IS 16 Inches In thickness According to Councilman Murdoch who has hal the tho Inspectors reports report he says sas that tho the steel bands are nine Inches apart and the cement Is only six or I eight Inches thick From all appearances It seems that thal Morans men In the council have out the minority again ln Tho The city was to furnish the Information wanted by b A F P Doremus consulting engineer and It seems that ha ho he has never asked I to f have c the pipe IP excavated x v ef The Tho board of public works says sn s that It would cost the city 1000 to go to this expense and andin the majority 1 I of tho council n seems to in n think that the tho e arbitrators can roach an agreement a without examining the tho pipe The Tho board will hold Its last session to take tako testimony this afternoon HOPE DEFERRED D The American members of the pres present present present ent council who pledged an increase to the patrolmen and roul firemen If It they would work for the tho success of or the party part at the polls decided to postpone action last lost night The matter mattel will be left to the members of oC the new council councilman many man of oC whom were elected by bJ the as ns assistance of or these thee departments and tho the police department In particular Tho Thu ordinances which were wore drawn by hJ Coun climes Black olid 1111 Martin were laid over for fOI two weeks week If IC the proposed general I raise In salaries Is granted gt it t will Inv in I creaso the pay pw rolls about a year icar Mayor Ia or veto of the petition peti petition petition tion granting tho the New Newhouse house Really company 16 1 f free freo ce ornamental sidewalk lights lI mound around the Newhouse building buildings was as sustained by b the council Tho Thu veto was teas bated based bat ed on the grounds that the tho city would be put to a 0 great Teat expense In maintaining so many man lights A petition was flied filed with the city council asking a that the district be between between tw tween ceu Sixth and Seventh East Kast streets I and ant Monroe avenue LenUe and Twelfth South streets street be bo admitted to tho the city Tho The ThoI I petition is I signed by W V II H Butts and I 20 others I |
