dry!--and then comes breakfast. From 9:15 to 1:15, lessons; and dinner's at 1:30. We get a rest-spell from dinner until 3, and then lessons go on again until 6, except Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Them's half holidays. Every boy ha to join the games then, unless he's got good excuse. Sometimes we get off by shamming a sore foot, and many other ways, well known to us boys. But whatever we're doing at 6 o'clock, games, sauntering or study, everything's dropped and we give a grand rush for tea.' After tea in winter, and after 7:15, in summer, comes 'locking-up.' Nobody likes that. Then we have to pitch in on 'prepration'-that's getting our lessons for the next forenoon--until 9 o'clock, when they give us a very light supper that don't make anybody dream. Then it's go to bed, and no fooling, or it means another licking,' sure as fees and marshals, that's all!" Rugby school games are famous wherever the heart of boyhood throbs quicker or stronger in the enjoyment of all manful sports. They comprise raquets, cricket, st-eple-chasing and football for which Rugby gives the rules the world over. begin. The next term brings cricket; light bags. These particles of paper In the House steeple-chases the boys of the different Houses pitch tents on the banks of the Avon, where a brook flows into that stream. This little stream is remarkably winding, and as the "course" is upwards of a mile over the general direction of the stream, the racers are compelled to cross the brook from 12 to 15 times. Some grand sprinting and splashing are done here, and the boys, at finish, resemble those misguided creatures who emerge halfblinded from the mud-baths at Sauta Barbara. be EDGAR L. WAKEMAN. RUGBY, England, March 13, 1891. HOW IT APPEARS OUTSIDE. I have been sending copies of the DESERET NEWS containing my letters to friends in the East, and have received evidences of a growing interest in Utah and of an increasing sympathy for the Mormon people. will excite two smiles among readers of the NEWS. It is as follows: One of these "If there is a God in Israel, your position on the Mormon question is correct, whether you are making any money out of it or not!" As is implied in the first clause of the sentence, the writer is in doubt as to "a God in Israel." On that will rise smile number one. The last clause contains a suspicion that I am advocating the extension to the Mormon people of the same rights and privileges that the government extends to all other sects for a thousand dollars a month. That is so much like the usual talk of the anti-Mormon papers here that it might almost be inferred my friends had been reading them. To those who know that my letters have been published as gratuitous contribu tions, and that my lectures have been given almost without charge, the above will excite smile number two. Every boy at Rugby is compelled to play at cricket. On every halfholiday matches are made tween the houses. Each house has its "eleven" and "second the latter two being respectively called eleven;" and often a "third eleven;" the "belows" and the "two belows." The first step of a Rugby lad towards a place in the envied School Eleven" who play the college matches is to The supervision of all Rugby games win his "red" by nervy and excellent is wholly in the hands of the boys play. This gives him the right to themselves. This also includes the wear a necktie the same color as his management of the great "School hat ribbon. Then he must gain his Close," the unequaled playground of 22 cap,' ," that is, the privilege of Rugby. The details of the manage- wearing the regulation dark blue cap, ment are delegated to a committee of with a blue-bound white cricket jacket. five boys locally called the "Big School The match "eleven" are chosen from Levee." This board consists of the this privileged class; and the Rugby head of the School, the head of the cricketing season closes with the School House, the captains of football great matches with Marlborough, at and cricket, and one other chosen by Lord's in London. Football is under these four. This games' board levies precisely the same system; different taxes to be paid by all for the supportHouses" playing each other; one side of school amusements, subject to ap wearing blue and-white stripes; the proval by the Head Master. It is other white; and both covering their also, from the boys' standpoint, the doomed shins with the Rugby gray grand council or senate of the stockings. The best idea possible to be school, to be called together at gained of a Rugby footbail match, any time to consider any matter without seeing it, may be had by readpertaining to the scholars' interests at ing the splendid description in "Tom the instigation of all, or for ordering Brown's School Days." Provision any action where it is desirable the against actual slaughter is made in one whole school shall share-such as re of the "Rugby Rules" which says: bellion against too dry bread or ancient Though it is lawful to hold a player prunes, boycotts upon tuck-shops for in a maul, this holding does not inunsavory or under weight loaves; or for thrashing the insolent which are totally opposed to the prin penny clude attempts to throttle or strangle, "louts" (non-schoolmen) of the village. ciples of the game!" The head fellow of the House arranges Brook-jumping is simply an outle the games. and, as my young friend for superfluous, harmless irrepressiapprises me, by universal consent bility in Rugby boys. A whole House, "does the licking." It, when called or the entire school, goes out in charge on, a boy does not play, but "funks" of the champion jumper to the near I have been something of a wanderer and goes botanizing, swimming, or brook flowing into the Avon. Then over this dear old world and my "testifishing, a ucte is sent to him contain-following their leader" they begin m ny" is to the effect that the most ing the dread word: See me at my aud jump the stream where the banks noble, sincere, honest, self-sacrificing study at 2:15." The boy goes and is are narrow, each time increasing the people on earth are the provincial and given "200 lines" to write; a space jumped until every lad is rural populations that have not yet terrible punishment to any lad. But ducked." If a boy refuses to jump he been smitten by the money craze. If it be if he has committed the unpardonable is deliberately thrown in, and makes that we shall rise from the dead andrecrime of minching" from cricket, in his way back to Rugby with his ceive "reward" according to our merits, the language of my young friend, "whites" dangling with water six there are but few of the scramblers for "you are ordered to kneel on a stool, inches below their proper length, to re- wealth who will be as rich then as are bend over a chair, while a "Sixth ceive only the sympathy of indiguant the humble men and women of today Form" fellow fetches out a sixpenny housewives along the way, who, with and this life, who have never ought to cane a yard and a half long, and gives motherly misconception of the first prin-rise by pulling others down, and who you six rum cuts; 80, of course, you ples of boys' real fun, know and in have never grown rich by robbing ain't in love with the 'Sixth Form-fitting terms denounce "the orrid ers!""> Nearly all Rugby games have their own season. Hare-and-hounds and brook jumping "come in" with the Easter term. Towards the half term there is a "Big-side" run at hare-andhounds. Then the House steeplechases houtrage." There is something fine It is a curious illustration of the deIt mad over money and that every act of generacy of the human spirit. seems as though the world had gone men and woman is judged from a pecuniary point of view. "Tis true; 'tis pity; their fellows. When that time comes then I, too, will smile as I drop my hook into the abyss of remorse and fish out the poor suckers who have been villifying me because I insisted that the Mormons should have all the rights that are se cured to less deserving people. CHARLES ELLIS. HOW SOME PEOPLE LIVE. THE devices to which some people ll resort to obtain money are so nuerous as to defy enumeration, aud e people themselves are still more undant. By this we mean dishonest devious devices, not those which ay be classed as undignified or uncoming and are still within the pale the law. abundance of land producing nothing, his mind, is not a proper person. He GOING TO CONGRESS. Those who go to Congress and make an honorable record are, as in almost every department of life, hard workers. As we used to read in our school books, "there is no excellence without great labor." To merely occupy a chair Senate at Washington, write an occasional letter, and do nothing regularly except draw the salary, me ins as much of obscurity as though he who so demeans himself had not gone there. There are abundant opportunities for activity and work-more that the one who earns his salary can attend to unaided; and it follows as a corollary that whoever does not earn his salary is not likely to earn even a part of it. This, as before suggested, means obscurity with more or less discomfiture, according to the person's sensitiveness. Perhaps in this entire category the Why will some people shrink from eatest number of schemers of the work which is honorable, useful and nd referred to are those who "work" profitable, to take the desperate chance surance companies of various kinds, of living by their wits-in too many d the name of that particular gentry cases a euphemism for rank dishonesty? one is simply legion. The insurance The career of the schemer is at best a arp is not always as cunning as devious one and it seldom leads to a me of his brethren in crooked-good and beneficial result; while the 88 are and he doesn't have worker in a legitimate field is almost be; he has, in some cases, to exer- always certain of a good reward and an e considerable fortitude; if he has honorable name. one provided by nature, he must perrce, by a mighty effort, create it for e occasion. As, for instance, when he A well-known member of the lower insured in au accident company and THOSE Who can see Laught but house at Washington, Hon. Frank s policy calls for an extra allowance brightness undimmed and happiness Lawler, of Chicago, in a recent speech he luses a finger, a hand, an ear, or unalloyed in the career of a member of at Apollo Hall in that city, claimed me other important member. Given Congress, are not prone to investiga-that in fourteen years he "had not told e accident, which is often created, tion of the subject. On the surface, it a lie"-which is saying a good deal, hen the "worker" cannot providen- is a great thing to be able to write especially for a Congressman-and ally run into a slight one and escape M. C. after one's name, of course. To then he went on aud gave some details with his life, the next thing is to see be able to draw, in such installments of his career, showing it to have been at he emerges from it in a condition and at such times as the member de- one of the busiest of the very busy. get that extra allowance. Cutting sires, a salary amounting to a fraction After referring to his efforts in support fa fiuger may do, but if not some-over $416 a month, have stationery of the eight-hour law, he went on to ing else must go. Terrible! turnished and traveling expenses paid. enumerate his work, showing that he In this connection we have the testi- is a situation which looms up,in the esti- had been instrumental in getting the oыy of Mr. A. N. Lockwood, presi-mation of the unskilled or uninformed appropriation through for our new ent of an AccidentAssociation in New reader, like the Eiffel Tower on a June navy; in getting Chief Justice Fuller York, who says that since the accident morning. And it must be admitted his appointment; in having the ompany offered an indemnity for that that part of the job is pretty fair, World's Fair brought to Chicago; and 2500 for the loss of a hand or foot, quite desirable, albeit many profes- a myriad of cases in which he had here has been a great increase in the sional men and nearly all capitalists secured pensions for old soldiers. It number of accidents to the left hand; have incomes much larger with vastly got out on him that when he first ran o many, indeed, that it was found less responsibility. for Congress he could not write his hat people were maiming themselves The person who looks upon but one name-a statement which-hesmothered o get the insurance. Finally the com-side of a case, who makes no study of at once by showing that during his panies were forced to offer a less sum any other than the pleasant phases of Congressional career he had personor the left hand than for the right, it, is not overstocked with one of the ally answered all his correspondince which time there has been a de- qualities which makes up a good judge ence, reaching the vast total of 56,950 rease of 80 per cent. in this variety of or a safe juror. This refers not only to letters, on which he had paid postage accidents. Now the companies con- one's judgment as to a member of Con- to the amount of $1,139. emplate eliminating the leg and arm gress, but to anything and everything It is no wonder that his constituents ndemnity clause from their policies, else in human life. The worst of it is kept him in the House for seven conor self-protection. Mr. Lockwood is that through such misinformation or secutive terms! He is, as shown, not eported as saying that there are more lack of information, and consequent only a worker, but possesses in an eminsurance cripples in the country today false impressions, envy and jealousy nent degree, that rare but exceedingly Chan war cripples. spring up in places, and the desire to gratifying disposition in a man which "go and do likewise" becomes so great prompts him to answer all letters reand absorbing in many instances as to ceived. Furthermore, it appears he amount to a disease. It is not at all an has not abused, even if he should at all improper thing for any capable man have availed himself of, the benefits of to pesire to represent a constituency in the franking privilege. He is certainthe halls of legislation. On the conly, on his own showing, a model reptrary, it is decidedly proper and alto resentative. gether honorable when the motive is to render service and make a good record. But the one who has only the That "the love of money is the root of all evil" was never more clearly demonstrated. It seems as if money was not only the Napoleonic sine qua non when war is involved, but as though peace itself could not entirely overcome the golden influence. It makes a bad showing for our race, of course, but it is a truism to say that the money power holds full sway. The worst of it is that there is an emoluments and the titular glamor in 'example of what a good Congressman Of course, there are many more like Mr. Lawler, but all are not like him. His career, however, is as striking an must do to "be somebody" as any we know of. The name and place alone, even with the salary and perquisites added, do not count for much without close, persistent and systematic labor. way, though he went to Paris till the The whisky and sugar fight raged zation of the ward, desired to resign that office, and by unanimous vote was Lyman and all associated with him, honorably released therefrom. Elder in view of the rapid growth of num bers and the large tract of country over which they were scattered, thought the time opportune for dividing the THE NEW ORLEANS TRAGEDY. ward into three separate wards, which was done. The Central Ward is John H. Moore, ex-hieutenant of the Deseret, and Milton Moody was chosen police of New Orleans, tells a story of Bishop, with A. F. Warnock and the causes which led to the recent fear-rightly or wrongly sentenced to a Isaac Wicker for counselors. Oasis ful occurrences in that city that throws term of imprisonment, and was said on the east. The depot being the cen an entirely new light upon the blood- to have spent $100,000. Detective tral point will have for Bishop Brother stained page and makes it appear that Harris got away to St. Louis with one John Styler, with Lars Hansen and the murder of Chief of Police Hennessy of the witnesses and was shot and Jacob Hawley for counselors. Thi was not the result of conflict with a killed by Tom Devereaux in conse-new district on the north side of the band of foreign assassins. He relates quence. Other men lost their lives, river, which is fast filling up with good incidents which are directly connected and the courts were crowded with civil people, will be called the Hinckley with the history of the strange state of and criminal actions. In almost all Ward, and will be presided over by affairs in the Crescent city, now occu- cases bribery was practiced by one side Brother William H. Pratt, with Georg pying the attention of the world. or the other and the battle was drawn A. Black and Thomas Davis for coun for a long time until slowly the Hen- selors. Full quorums of teachers wer nessy party gained the advantage. It also unanimously sustained for ead is this old sore which has rankled ever ward. since, and which Mr. Moore thinks In the Hinckley district is a large has broken out afresh with renewed tract of land owned by gentlemen of violence. He thinks that while the Salt Lake City, who have spent larg members of the Mafia may have had sums of money in clearing the lan some connection with the killing of and planting about 1000 acres last year Chief Hennessy last year, they were from which they have realized ver simply in the employ of others and little returns, owing to the loss of wate were not actuated by any motive ex- during the irrigating season, from th cept to earn the promised blood money. dam being washed out. The sam Mr. Moore does not think that Joe company also spent several thousan putting in Macheca was a member of the Mafia. dollars the river He was a man of great wealth, and of very Substantial dam, under the Super standing so high that it was almost in- intending of Mr. Charles Haun. This credible he should run the risk of mix-enterprise was looked upon by some a ing up in such matters, though he was first with a degree of suspicion, 28 something of a politician. Though menace to vested rights. But th Mr. Moore speaks thus highly of Ma- strength and permanency of the ne checa, he knocks out the pleasant little dam has given a degree of confidend story regarding that man told in yes- which make its projectors appear terday's Associated Press dispatches benefactors to Millard County. where he was depicted as rallying his men around General A. S. Badger when he was lying prostrate at the mercy of the mob. Mr. Moore is in the employ of the Burlington railroad and resides at 213 Bearce place, Highlands. He was seen yesterday by a News reporter and readily consented to give his opinion upon the subject. Mr. Moore is an elderly man of much intelligence and communicated his view in a straightforward way which impresses an auditor. He was long and intimately connected with NewOrleans politics and is perfectly familiar with the personal difficulties which culminated in bloodshed at frequent intervals during the past twenty years. The fundamental point of his statement may be briefly put thus: "Chief of Police Hennessy did not come to his death because of bodily endeavoring to grapple with a conspiracyf foreign murderers. His killing grew out of an old standing feud between the detectives and exdetectives of the city, and it was the same feud that caused the death of his father nineteen years ago." It seems that it was rather a number members of the Masonic order who defended their prostrate brother. Mr. Moore says that the trouble began about 1870, and was, in plain language, a quarrel between the guardians of the peace over the boodle which was floating around on account of the famous It will be seen from the foregoing whisky and sugar ring cases, which that if Hennessy was not the victim of at that time attracted almost as a Mafia conspiracy there must be a wide attention as does their indirect startling amount of underground hisfruit today.. The detectives were tory connected with recent occurrences. There are many men who are familiar with all the facts and it would seem that there must be a conspiracy to conceal the real facts by working up a wild storm against the Italian society which has sin enough of its own to answer for. се divided into two factions, and the con- As was told yesterday, Deputy Sheriff Houston shot and Killed Guerin afterwards. Houston was a member of the Hennessy party, and Mr. Moore thinks his act was wholly unjustifiable, as Guerin was neither attempting to escape nor to commit a hostile action, but had merely shoved both hands carelessly into his trousers' pockets as he turned away. Houston, by the DOINGS AT DESERET. We have been honored here by a visit of four of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, vis.: Elders Lyman, Smith, Cannon and Lund. A ward conference was held by previous notice from the Stake Presidency who were present, except Brother Daniel Thompsou, first counselor to President Hinckley, who is very sick. Brother Joseph S. Black, who has been our Bishop from the first organi We have a vast area of splendi land in this valley, but for fiftee years the people have been heavi taxed to keep a rickety, shifty dam i the treacherous river, and were ofte left without water when they mo needed it for irrigation. Now the futu looks bright for water, and a unity well directed muscle and brains wi yet furnish happy homes for thousand of industrious people. We thank th boys of the Oasis Band for their pleas ant serenade of the Apostles during their visit. Mr. On Friday last some of the family Mr. Thomas Cropper drove about 2 sheep to the river for water. Th sheep got into the quicksand an water and could not get out. and his neighbors worked like Trojan to extricate the sheep, but so firm were the sheep's legs embedded in th sand that it took the strength of a m to pull them out, one at a tim Twenty-one of the sheep were de when taken out. La grippe is getting in its wo amongst us, Bishop Black being of of its victims. W. W. Black was u able to be out at the conferenc Bishop Styler has been sick for som time and had to be taken home unst to remain at the meetings. A. BIRD. DESERET, March 23rd, 1891. PITTSBURG, March 28.-Nelson E Reed, the senior proprietor of the Com mercial Gazette, is lying very low wit the grip. His recovery is doubtful. CITY COUNCIL. The regular weekly session of the City Council was called to order at 7:45 on March 24th, by Acting-Mayor Parsons. The members present were: Spafford, Pickard, Wolstenholme, Lynn, James, Hall, Pendleton, Noole, Pembroke, Karrick and Cohn. PETITIONS. George R. Cushing et al., purporting co represent three hundred brick and stone masons of the International Union No. 1 of Utah, asked that the City Council use its influence in reducing the time of work per day, from 10 to 8 hours for laborers, and that the Council as a part of the "Liberal" party adhere to its pledges of "Salt Lake work for Salt Lake workmen," and that T. J. Williams, a member of the Masons' Union, be appointed inspector of the brick and masonry conduit now in course of construction and all other work of a similar nature. Referred to the board of public works. Dallas & Hedges asked permission to pile building material on First East Street in front of Brooks' Court. Granted. J. H. Simon, agent for Forepaugh's circus, asked that Washington Square be leased to him for show purposes sometime in August or September next. Committee on public grounds. Riego Hawkins asked for permission to keep a watch dog free of charge. Committee on police. Twitchell & Moon asked for permission to pile building material at 408 and 416 on Sixth East Street. Granted. Joseph Watson et al. asked for an extension of water mains on Seventh South Street to between Fourth and Fifth East streets. Committee on waterworks. Peter Johnson et al. asked that A. B. Stewart be appointed special policeman. Granted. James I. Neff and sixty others asked that all that portion of the Jordan & Salt Lake Canal lying north of Seventh South Street be abandoned, and that it be offered for sale to abutting property owners. Committee on Salt Lake & Jordan Canal. The Fisher Brewing Company asked for a six-inch watermain from the present terminus on Second South Street to their brewery. Committee on streets. MR. SMITH'S DEFENSE. The following statement of facts To the Hon. Mayor and City Council of GENTLEMEN:-I would respectfully Now, in compliance with the order of the Mayor and City Council, directed to City Marshal J. M. Young, to remove my cows, I have the honor to inform the Mayor and City Council that I have again removed them outside of the city limits, and that they are again in a starving condition on account of continued, bad state of the roads. Now I wish to inform the Council that I have plenty of lucern and other feed in my barns, in the Tenth Ward, sufficient to last for some time to come, and I hereby submit the case for your consideration. manage to get suitable quarters for his office at $35 per month, and inasmuch as he would have to remove when the legislature meets, he sug gests that the quarters be secured. The report was adopted and the engineer authorized to lease the quarters. The same officer reported that there was due Hines & Auer, for well sinking. $320. He also reported that a right of way had been obtained for the Parley's canyon conduit across the military reservation, from the authorities. Adopted. CONFIRMED. notices of intention to extend the water The Recorder reported that the mains at the following streets had been published: Apple Street, Eighth South Street, Fourth South Street, Seventh South Street, M. Street, First West Street, Currant Street, Peach Street. The assessments were con firmed. SIDEWALKS. The street committee offered the three following resolutions, all of which were adopted. RESOLUTION NO. 1. In District No. 1. Both sides of First Resolved, That the recorder be requested to publish notice of intention to lay sidewalks in the following named disI wish also to re-tricts, giving the boundaries thereof, the mind the Council that my barns are first- estimated cost and expense of same, and class structures, with floors where the designating the time set for hearing the cows stand; that not one drop of moisture objections, if any, to the proposed imyard has a hard cement bottom that is imhas ever penetrated through; that my cow provements: pervious to water; that it has been our habit to haul the manure away daily, and that we have kept one of the most cleanly dairies in the city corporation, which has been proven time and again, and that nine-tenths of our neighbors have signed petitions in our favor when we have been so unjustly assailed by a certain class that have no real cause of complaint whatever. South street from East Temple street to In District No. 2. Both sides of First South street from East Temple to Second The material to be cement. Resolved, That the recorder be instructed to publish notice of intention to lay sidewalks in the following named districts, giving the boundaries thereof, the estimated cost thereof and the objections, if any, to the proposed improve In District No. 1. Both sides of First South from First to Fourth West streets. In District No. 2. Both sides of First I also wish to state that although that ordinance passed the Council several months ago, no one has been molested except myself. I would not infer by this that that ordinance was passed for my special benefit, but it occurs to me as a little singular, when taken into consideration, that I was prosecuted on complaintments: George Olsen et al. asked for an ex- of one of the city officers; and in that tension of watermains on Fifth East complaint I was charged with keeping Street rom present terminus to Wil-ordinance, making it a misdemeanor, more than three cows contrary to the liam Street, one block south of Ninth punishable by not exceeding $100 fine, or South Street. Committee on water-imprisonment not exceeding thirty days for each offense. Now, it is well known that there are many places in this city where only two or three cows are kept that are very much neglected, and would more properly come under the head of "nuisance" than other places where four cleanly condition. or more cows are kept in a proper and works. E. Farondo asked for a rebate on merchants' license. Committee on li cense. Now I believe it is well established that South from Second East to Eighth East. In District No. 3. Both sides of Second Temple from East Temple to Third West. The material to be of brick. RESOLUTION NO. 3. structed to publish the notice of intention Resolved, That the recorder be in H. Pembroke asked that a four-inch water main be laid on Franklin Avenue for the reason that the present pipes in that locality do not carry sufficient water to enable residents to good laws do not require impossibilities, comply with the city sanitary regula-and it is impossible to haul the feed to the tions. Committee on waterworks. cows where they are now located, and as Kelsey & Gillespie, through their at I paid the city taxes on the cows just pritorney, R. H. Cabell, asked for relief or to the order to remove them last fall, I to lay sidewalks in the following named from tax sale. Referred to the city indulge in the hope that your honorable attorney. body will be so kind and considerate of Peter Johnson et al. asked that Fifth the circumstances in this case as to allow North Street, between Third and Ward,until the case can be decided in the me to bring the cows back to the Tenth Fourth West Streets, be put in passable district or higher court. condition. Committee on streets. WANTS MORE ROOM. W. H. H. Spafford et al. asked for an extension of water mains on First City Engineer Doremus requested East Street, from corner of Fourth, that in order to properly test the South to midway between Fourth and materials to be used in Parley's canyon Fifth South streets. Committee on conduit, it would be necessary to have waterworks. a room for that purpose. He could districts, giving the boundaries thereof, the estimated cost and expense of the same, and designating the time set for hearing the objections, if any, to the proposed improvements. In District No. 9. Both sides of First East from South Temple to Fourth South. In District No. 3. Both sides of Second South from East Temple to First West. In District No. 4. Both sides of Second South from East Temple to Second East. The material to be asphalt. DEFEATED. tion of S. H. B. Smith taken from the joint building committee was read and The following from Mr. Pembroke committee to which it had been re-adopted: was defeated: I move that the recorder be instructed to publish noti e of intention to pave the sidewalks of that portion of District No. 6 embraced within East Temple and Fifth East and all of D strict No. 5, all being on Third South Street, the material to be asphalt between West Temple and First East and the balance to be of brick. Mr. James was opposed to brick pavements from beginning to end and thought that the Council was taking a big risk in adopting a resolution that provided for so much brick paving. However, he did not expect to be a member of that body when the brick would be tested. So there! Mr. Hall favored stone flagging, but if the Council was determined to send to California for stradamant mastic material, or to England for Portland cement, then he would be compelled to submit to it. Mr. Pickard said that he sincerely hoped that the Council would not lay brick on the sidewalk adjoining his property, inasm ich as he knew something about that kind of material. Mr. Barton, the manager of the Stradamant Mastic Asphalt Company, stated that he could commence work immediately with open kettles, but if a wait occurred until the plant could be brought here it would delay the work about forty days. FROM THE LICENSE COMMITTEE. IN DEFENSE OF NATIVE PRODUCTS. Chamber of Commerce was read and Resolved, that it is the sense of this CAN'T SPARE THE MONEY. That the joint committee recommend to the City Council and County Court that the plans for the joint city and county building to be erected on the Eighth Ward Square be open to competition. VARIETY THEATRE LICENSE GRANTED. The committee on license again reported favorably on the granting of a retail liquor license to C. S. Ford, at the Franklin Avenue Variety Theatre. sition to granting the license came Mr. Pembroke stated that the oppofrom the churches. In his opinion the churches had no business to meddle in municipal affairs. He had always fought against one church. He would not now discriminate in favor of oth ers. He was determined to oppose church domination first, last and all the time. Your committee on finance, to whom was referred the annual report of the city filed, and so much of it as will be of in-member, but that his church had Mr. Hall said that he was a church treasurer, recommends that the same be terest to the public published. Referring never dictated the course that he to the changes recommended in license should take with reference to the mat rates, your committee, after careful consideration, do not consider it would be ter under discussion. If it were to do just to abolish the merchants' license and so he would withdraw forthwith. allow this tax to remain on other lines of business that pay fully as much tax as the merchants. The city is not in a position at present to We, therefore, do away with this entire revenue. merchants' license remain as it is, until recommend that the such time as the city is in a position to get along without this source of revenue. In regard to the liquor license, we recommend. that no license be issued for a shorter period than six months. We further recommend the adoption of the attached schedule of license rates, which treasurer, with but few exceptions. The agree with the recommendations of the recommendation that each department shall hereafter make a settlement with the treasurer once each month, and that the auditor and treasurer make a full and complete report to the Mayor and Council once each month, we think should be adopted. We also favor the adoption of The committee therefore the recommendation in regard to the mended that the license of the deputy treasurer. We attach hereto a pany for 1891 be remitted. The matter supplementary report from the treasurer and recommend its adoption." The committee on license represented that, under the terms of the franchise, the Rapid Transit Company was required to pay into the city treasury 14 mills for each fare collected. The company had been to constant expense thus far in starting the operation of its lines, and the whole of the year would be occupied in completing its lines. So that there would be no net income to the company for that period. went over for one week. recom com pave The vote was then taken on the granting of the license and resulted as nently proper and requisite that Act- Mr. Parsons said that he was undecided as to whether or not it would be legal for him to vote as there was no tie. Parsons' vote be recorded. Mr. Parsons then voted against the granting of the liceuse. Mr. James then moved to adjourn but the motion was voted down. Mr. Hall moved that the petition be referred back to the committee. Mr. Spafford moved that the matter be deferred for one week. Carried. On motion of Mr. Noble the vote to defer was reconsidered on a ballot of 5 to 6. Mr. H denounced further action in the matt ras arbitrary and unfair inasmuch as some of the members were absent. St. V. LeSieur submitted the following proposition for paving: Asphaltum pavement, of 1-inch caluc-mastic ment, 12c. per square foot; same paveA war of words waged warmly for ment 1-inch thick on a 2 inch concrete several minutes more, when the final base, 18c. per square foot; solid asphal-vote was taken and resulted as follows: tum pavement, o inches thick, 19c. per Ayes Pickard, Pembroke, Noble, square foot. Referred to the Board of Cohn, Karrick, Lynn. Noes-Pendle public works. ton, Spafford. Excused-Wolstenholm, Hall, James. The committee on waterworks made the following recommendations: That the petition for the extension of the water maius on First East Street, Eleventh East Street, Fourth East Street, First South Street, and South Temple Street be granted; that the petition of F. F. Portier for the extension of the water mains on Second West Street from the corner of First South ten rods north, be granted at the expense of the petitioner; that Mrs. Mr. Hall said he wished to submit a Reggle's petition for the remission of form of attestation of the contract betax for extending the mains be granted. | tween the joint city and county. A dopted. STREET SPRINKLING. THE PUBLIC BUILDING. Mr. Karrick asked that action be deferred for one week. Mr. Cohn opposed this, on the ground that it was no report or amendment. The Chair ruled that Mr. Cohn was right, and decided that Mr. Karrick was out of order. The committee on street sprinkling reported that the sprinkling district recently created covered thirty miles of streets, and they estimated that the cost of sprinkling the same would be $30,000, or ten cents per front foot. They also recommended that the tax The attesting clause was approved, be assessed by the front foot on the Pembroke, Pickard and Karrick votproperty abutting on the streets with-ing no, and Lynn being excused. in said district. Mr. Parsons declared the license granted. CITY ATTORNEY MERRITT RESIGNS. The following letter was received from City Attorney Merritt: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: Gentlemen-I hereby tender my resig nation as city a'torney, to take effect on the 31st inst., or sooner, at the pleasure of the Council, and respectfully ask its health compels this step, which I take on acceptance. A serious impairment of my the recommendation of my medical adviser, who advises me to leave here and spend some time at sea level. With many thanks for the uniform courtesy received by me from your honorable Treasurer Walden wanted the peti- The following resolution from the body, and with a sincere wish for the |