Show BARLOWS BARLOW'S SPECIALS NOT PROVIDED FOR Council Votes to Let Mayor Bransford Tap His Contingent Contingent Con Con- Fund APPROPRIATION IS REFUSED I Contracts for New Sidewalks Awarded Award Award- ed Will ed-Will Will Inspect Gillis Company's Alleged Poor Work Unless Mayor l Bransford decides to tomake tomake tomake make an inroad on his o own on n contingent contingent contin contin- gent fund Cund there will be no special policemen policemen policemen po po- po- po on duty at tho the polls next Tuesday election day Nettled by the general gossip gossiP caused b by the actions of oC the s sat D oils policemen appointed to duty atthe a at the p polls during the primaries when the special patrolmen were said salt to ha have 0 occupied themselves mostly with passing around cards advertising Bransford's candidacy the city council last night refused to grant Chief of or Police Police Po Po- lice Barlows Barlow's s 's request for an appropriation appropriation appropriation of or to pa pay fifty flue extra policemen for Cor election duty Before the recent primary election the tho council Illegally voted to appropriate ate ato for Cor special officers declaring the measure carried b by a vote of or six to four The law says it requires eight affirmative votes otes to appropriate money When hen the effort to push the Illegal appropriation ap appropriation appropriation ap- ap through tho the council was exposed tho the mayor took care atthe of at the matter under the emergency ency clause declaring the election an emergency and calling upon his contingent fund for Cor tho the money mone wh What i these special of wore were needed needed needed need need- ed for tor wasn't apparent but what hat they were used for was plain plan to tho the voters at tho the polls The attention of at the councilmen was called to the action of or the specials and when Chief Barlow Barlow Barlow Bar Bar- low presented another request for tor money to hire specials for tor dut duty next Tuesday objection was raised quick quickly Some one o observed served that the extra policemen had been hired last Tuesday I and might as well be hired again The minority members protested that themen tho the thomen thomen men were not needed The American party part contingent fell Into line knowIng knowIng knowing know- know Ing that the mayor could be upon to provide o tho the for tor forthe forthe the tho men and killed the appropriation request by a vote voto of or seven to five The Tho contract for tor laying sidewalks on the north bench was awarded to J J. J W. W Yo Mellen lellen and the contract for Cor paving North Main and Center streets with Warren Brothers' Brothers pavement and vitrified brick between the car tracks was awarded to P. P J. J Moran as recommended by the board of ot public works On motion of at J. J B B. Moreton all members members members mem mem- bers of the council will meet at the city and county count building Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock and proceed to Inspect the tho work of oC the Gulls Gillis Construction Construction Construction Con Con- company compan on the curb and gutter Jutter extension on Seventh SC East street which t the property owners are aro refusing to pa pay for tor because of oC Its alleged al alleged alleged al- al Inferior quality |