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Show PLUMBERS WARNED BY THEC1TY The city board of commissioners, as a committeo of tho whole, reported last evening that they had no place wheie hitching posts can be arranged for teams from Hooper, but that they would gladly provide a watering place for tho teams at Twenty-fourth street and Lincoln avenue. The commissioners commis-sioners suggested that some enterprising enterpris-ing citizen should take it upon himself to provide a hltchlns place for the teams Action on the ordinance providing for tho opening of Porter avenue, between be-tween Thirtieth and Thlrty-firJt streets, was deferred until a later dato, and tho matter was turned over to Superintendent J C. Nye of the street department. Mr. Nyo is qf the opinion that the first payments for I tho opening of tho street should bo .made in thirty days and the second In one year, rather than in four settlements, set-tlements, as provided for In the ordinance ordi-nance In its present form Bids for the building of sidewalk on the south side of Twentieth stroot wore referred to the committee of tho whole for cons!.d.Qra.tIpn City Surveyor Survey-or H. J Craven, in a written communication com-munication to tho board, stated that tho J. P. O'Neill construction company com-pany was the lowest bidder and that the contract should bo awarded to them A franchise for the building of a spur track on Pacific avenue, was ilven the TJnion Pacific company and an ordinance providing for the trace was passed. Pay Rolls. The following payrolls and claims were allowed and the auditor Instructed Instruct-ed to draw warrants for the several amounts: Waterworks department $ 428.85 Sanitary department D0.50 Cemotery 392.30 Engineering department S70.25 Street sprinkling 672 .SO Street, labor 1,415.58 Police 1Q7 00 Taxes C1.80 Total $4,038.78 New Fund Created. On tho recommendation of the city treasurer, a special fund was create I fpr tho payment of time-checks when thoy aro presented. Tho fund will carry a reserve supply of money in the sum of $200. The report of tho oil Inspector, Thomas Luudy, was placed onf ile. Street Supervisor L. B. Balch reported re-ported that during last month he expended ex-pended S2.7Sl.2S on the repairing and grading of streets, the work having been done in the different wards of the city. The supervisor also stated that the money expended last year In the same month amounted to $G33 4 1 more than this year. Sexton's Report. Tho city ROton-6 roport of rocelpts 'or April and May showed the following follow-ing amounts: prll $572.00 May 147 50 Porter Avenue. The matter of establishing wator-mams wator-mams and sewer connections on Por-toi Por-toi avonuo waa referred to the super intendent of streets. SJ. C Nye Tne onginoer reportod that 3C per cent lof the property on the avenue had been pledged to tho Improvement The plumbers of the city, through a resolution passed by the board, wer advised that unless they do better work in "filling In" after they have opened trenches on the streets, thoy will pot be permitted to operate In the city The recorder was authorized author-ized to send oach pf the plumbers of (he city a copy of the resolution Trees Obstruct the View. A complaint against trees that obstruct ob-struct tho view in the buslnopa district dis-trict on Washington avenue, near Twenty-Bixth street, was referred to Commissioner N"Q and he was authorized author-ized to take tho matter up with the olty park commission. To tho department of public safeU, was referred the matter of sanitation on Royal avenue and Twenty-second street The report of Clerk I. N Fulton f the municipal court, that he had col-: col-: looted in flnos and forfeitures laqt B month, the sum of $1,346.80, was laid on tho lable. awaiting the report of the lty treasurer. James Crosby renewed his petition for damages for tho crippling of n horse, asking the city for $50. The matter was reforred to the city attorney at-torney who will confer wjth the attorney at-torney for the Union Pacific railroad company with a view to having tho company settlo with Mr. Crosby. Tho Injury waa brought about through the I overflow of wator from the mains uf the railroad company on upper Twcn-; Twcn-; ty-flfth street Crosby says tho horse is crippled for life and that he has already al-ready been deprived of tho UBe of tho animal three weoks. |