Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-10-12
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
BOARD OF CITY TRUSTEES.

The Board of City Trustees held its regular
weekly session yesterday, all the members
present.
The Water Works report was received from
John A. Cunningham, Chief Engineer, stat
ing that during the past week the works had
been running les hours the total number of
gallons of water pumped was 16 sos $50, and
the amount of fuel consumed was 1897 cubic
teet of gas coke.
Il. d. Server also reported that water taps
TO the amount of 1925 were furnished to the
City Taper for the same period.
A petition numerously signed by property
owners in the block between Second and
Third and NJ and N streets, was presented,
asking that II. Winters sidewalk be per-
mitted to remain unchanged for the present
A counter petition was also presented from
other parties urging that the previous petition
be not granted. The subject was upon mo-
ton referred to Street Commissioner Davis.
a. J. Painter submitted written request
and on behalf of the street railway company,
asking authority for said company to remove
its track along Third, from K to o, and upon
Q from Third to Tenth streets, and to aban-
don that portion of tina O-street line. Read,
and action deferred fer one week.
- p6LIJlOn WIS received from people TeSlu-
ing upon the block lying between L and F,
Sixteenth and Seventeenth streets and vi.
cinity, asking that the said square be pro.
yided with street lamps, which matter was
referred to the Street Commissioner
The City Surveyor was, upon motion, di
rected to prepare the necessary specifications
FOR continuance of the brick tunnel at Sixth
and Y streets, for Improvement of the escape
from the city sewage, and the Street Com
missioner was instructed to advertise for pro-
posals for doing the work
The City Board of Health submitted
statement relative TO the cesspools in the
eastern portion of the city. Also recon-
mending that the Board of Trustees have a
sewer constructed along Fifteenth street,
which is deemed necessary for the preserga-
ton Of the public health The eommunica-
ton was read and placed on file for further
action
Consideration of the proposed ordinance for
protecting the wires and apparatus of the fire
alarm telegraph by providing punishment for
interference with the same, was postponed
one week.
W. s. Messick came before the Board an
made statement relative to the improve
ment of China Slough, so as to remove the
present unhealthful and unsightly condition
of that locality and transform it into a lake,
which should be an ornament and void of
impurities He desired TO ascertain what
action the Board would take, in con-
junction with the Central Pacific Rail-
road Company. towards that end. Upon
motion the City Surveyor was instructed
to make survey and report to the Board
an estimate of the cost of filling in through
the slough for an 80-foot street, midway be-
tween II and streets. and from Third to
Fifth streets also to extend Third street up
on to the grade, from the north side of to
the above proposed street.
The following claims were considered and
allowed Pacific Ice Company, S24 Sc;
Postotfice Department, 81 so; Geo. Kubur
s18; Owen Wood, So; Antoine Brason, SO
John Lynch, IS; August Meiss, SIS; Thos
Cotter, S12; Nj. Daley, SIS; Samuel Harper,
S24; j Gribble. assignee, Sc; f. Foster,
S11 so; Capital Gas Company, SIT SO;
Whittier, Fuller & CO., So 25; Carrie G.
Hancock, SIS; P. a. Byrne, $50; S. H. Ger
rish, 80; Pacific Mutual Life Insurance
Company, s53 20; Martin Devine, 500; H.
3. Burlingame, 81 rs; Huntington, Hop
kins & Co., S33 10; Sacramento Lumber
Company, assignee, SIP AZ; a. NJ. Smith,
Sl2 05; J. ID. Lord, $780, Mellor & Son,
S8t 80; J. A. Wilson, 81; S. Lipman &
Co., 81 50; John Sheilars, 81 so; P. Her
xog, $50 "a; j. B. Stillson, 81; II. J. Car
roll. 81
The Board then adjourned.