"ain't He Foxy" Said Dads

"Ain't He Foxy" Said Dads

When Mayor's Appointments Were Not Received

At Council Meeting

They Were Expected Last Night But They Never Showed Up---Rose Liquor Bond Held Up

"There's many a slip between the cup and the lip."

There were a number of the alderman who had this old adage forcibly brought home to them when nary one of the reported appointments that were to have been sent to the council last evening by the Mayor came to the surface.

It had been understood all last week that the appointments were to have been given to the council last night, and when they did not turn up there were all sorts of conjectures as to why they were not in evidence.

One explanation which seemed to have more weight than any of the others, attributed the failure of the appointments to reach the council to the probable desire of the Mayor to hold them over until after the congressional nomination. In fact there were several of the fathers who declared that this was a fact. Then those who were in the party where the information was given out said mean things and real nice things about the chief executive. One of the nice things was this: "Ain't he foxy?" and everyone replied: "Well I should say so."

STATE STREET PAVING

The paving of State and Liberty streets created quite an extended discussion.

Alderman Coon was quite insistent that the specifications for the State street paving be approved and the work be at once begun. But Alderman Clancy couldn't see it in that light. He had no opportunity to look over the specifications, he said. Coon suggested that they be read then and there by the city engineer. It developed that they could be read in twenty minutes.

Alderman Koch explained that he had quite a feeble grasp of mental arithmetic and was quite sure that he could not master the specifications in a twenty minutes reading. His protest, however, lost out, and the engineer proceeded to read the specifications.

It developed that the cost of paving the street would be $37,551. It was required that the bidders furnish a certified check for $4,000 each. This clause of the specifications was objected to and an amendment offered and passed making the bidder's deposit ten per cent of the entire amount. The specifications were then referred to the street committee.

The Liberty street paving matter was referred to a committee of three, consisting of Hamilton, Jenny and Fischer, who will take it up at an adjourned meeting of the council set for next Monday evening. This was on account for a number of, property owners who signed the petitions in the first place, withdrawing their names from the same.

The second reading of the bill to rename Division street Palmer avenue and William street Cooley avenue, created considerable merriment. Alderman Hamilton wanted to know what was the purpose in having the names of these streets changed. Alderman Fischer replied, "So that they may be included in the same aristocratic category as Hamilton place.

MORE POLICE WANTED.

An increase of the police force was asked for by Alderman Schumacher. He read a communication from Chief of Police Warren stating that four more men were absolutely needed for the protection of the city. This was referred to the Mayor and the police committee.

The report of the next committee in order was about to be called when Schumacher was again on his feet. He had another request to make for the police force. It was quite a modest one too, even though it did tickle the risibilities of the assembled dads.

"I ask," said Schumacher with all the seriousness that he could muster and with quite a Chesterfieldian air, "that $300 be transferred from the dog license fund to the police fund." It was found that there were $350 in the dog fund, and as Chairman Hamilton of the finance committee had no objections,  it was agreed to swell the police department treasury with the amount asked for.

The following liquor bonds were held up: "Doc" Rose, J. G. Fred Schmidt, John C. Burns and William Binder, and the chief of police was notified to see that these saloonists kept their places closed until suitable bonds were presented.

The bondsmen for Rose were Christian Martin and Philip O'Hara, who formerly ran a saloon on Broadway, and who has appeared in court several times on the charge of violating the liquor law.

Other matters were disposed of as follows:

The petition of the butchers for a Sunday closing law was referred to the ordinance committee.

The B. P. W. was instructed to furnish the city attorney with evidence on which to proceed against the street railway company for the collection of amounts said to be due to the city. 

Report of the finance committee was read and approved.

Mrs. Jennie E. Cheever sent a communication granting the city permission to use three rods of her property in the Morgan and Maynard plat, providing that four large elm trees were saved for her.

Fifty dollars was voted for additional clerk hire in the city assessor's office.