Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-05-04
BOARD OF CITY TRUSTEES.

BOARD OF CITY TRUSTEES.
At the regular session of the Board of City
Trustees yesterday forenoon, the water
works report from chief engineer j. A. Cum
ningham showed that during the past week
the works had been running les hours, the
total number of gallons of water pumped was
9,337, 600 and the amount of fuel consumed in
pumping the same was 9S5 cubic feet of gas
coke.
STREET sPRINKLING.
Proposals were received as follows for
sprinkling District No. z: Joseph Burns,
S745; Jacob KEEPER, 1880; A. King, S745.
On motion, the bids were rejected and the
Street Commissioner was directed to readver-
tise for sealed proposals for doing the work
check for 500 or $100in coin to accompany
each bid.
FRAME BUILDINGS.
A petition was received, signed by J.
Breuner and others, demonstrating against
j. Il. Stoll having permission to build a
frame addition to his building on K street,
between Fifth and Sixth, as heretofore
prayed for; also a communication from in
surance agents stating that the erection of
the building would increase insurance rates.
After full hearing OF the matter it was laid
over for one week
The application of James Finnegan for
permission to erect frame building on the
north side of X street, between Seventh and
Eighth, was rejected.
CITY DRAINAGE.
L. K. Alsip appeared before the Board
and stated that he, with A. S. Hopkins and
NJ. NJ. Odell, had been appointed as a COM
mittee, at a meeting of the citizens of the
Fourth Ward, to present to the Board the
subject Of drainage in that part of the city,
and to procure, if possible, the turning of the
water of Burns slough ditch at or about
Twenty-fourth and \ streets, and run the
same east of Poverty ridge.
After a full discussion upon the subject
with explanations by City Surveyor Bassett
in reference to the inadequacy of the sewers
to carry off the water in that portion OF the
city, the Trustees stated that they had no
funds with which to make the desired i'm
provements this year, and no action was con-
sequently taken.
MONTHLY REPORTS, ETC.
The regular monthly reports of n. A.
Kidder Harbormaster w. G.. Farnsworth,
Superintendent of the City Cemeteries L.
Brannigan, Poundmaster; and Matt Kar-
cher, Chief of Police, were read and ordered
en- file.
G. 7. Jones requested the Board to ar
range an agreed case to try in the matter of
the recently discharged policemen, but the
Board decided to lay the matter over, and
the bills for their April salary, for which
claim is made, were referred to the Chief of
Police.
Edward Cadwalader presented petition
signed by property owners on Tenth street,
between o and r, asking that the City Rail-
way be required to place their track between
those streets on the same grade as on Tenth
street, between K and o. So ordered.
The bonds of W. a. Fountain and William
Tutron, for improving l. street, from Tenth
to Fifteenth, were approved.
After full consideration of the applica-
ton of NJ. Barber for correction of assess
ment, it was ordered that the Assessor be
authorized to correct the assessment on the
east 30 feet of lot 6, between G and d, Thir-
teenth and Fourteenth streets, from 5000 TO
800, it appearing that the improvements do
not belong to said Barber.
BILLS ALLOWED.
The following bills were allowed: w. 1.
Wallace, So IS; Butterfeld & White, S27 % I;
F. Herzog, S27 81; George Schroth, $27 !;
l.. l.. Lewis & Co., S2S; w. A. & G. S.
Houghton, S51 05; George a. Blanchard,
S15 AZ; Joseph & Gribble, S134 So l..
Wait S24 T. Carter, SO; H. a. Howes,
S24; E. d. Webb, SIT 80; NJ. DAILY, SIS !;
S. Harper, S24; j. Stortz, 81: j. KEEPER,
81; II. j. Ballou 81 Baker & Hamilton,
S3 Friend Il Terry, 1913 II; G. H. Swiner-
ton, SI5: H. ?. Osborn, IS SO H. A.
Weaver, S.; Capital Gas Company, S94 Is !;
Daily Bee, so As; Mr.. Euright, $50 so; E.
r. Knox flor laborersl, S1S6; L. +. Bassett,
$45 so.
A Bitter BITTEN has them
some smart, bad boys and some dull, bad
men. One of the former played the old trick
yesterday afternoon. The little one was
trotting across Tenth street with a big bun
die of some soft goods, addressed in full,
round hand to person with a long Biblical
name and to an obsolete number. The bun
die was marked Collect BAL on mdse, 81. y
The little one plucked tlashily-dressed man
by the tail o. his coat. ' Hi, sir, can you tell
me where l can find this man here on Tenth
street," The big one took the envelope and
read the superscription. Why, certainly,
that's me; that's my name, sonny. It's
meant for me. l live right over there"
sob - cried the little innocent, "Im so
glad and there's dollar I'm to take back,
sir. 10 De SURE Two halves, now
run back" The we'll dressed rascal carried
the bundle carefully up street, jumped into
car presently, and at Fifth street got off and
sauntered down to a secluded lot off of an
alev between X and J. and opened his prize
package. For once the devil got even with
his own. The package contained faded old
sheeps-wool door-mst, wrapped carefully
around wisp of hay inolosed in bit of
grain-sackiug, and the whole done up with
businesslike neatness in fresh wrapping pa
per, and tied with the exactness and precision
known to dry goods clerks The rascal left
his gains in disgust, and witness OF the
whole affair took the inventory.
BOARD OF SUpERvIsoRs.-The Board of
Supervisors held its regular semi-monthly
session yesterday. Present, Messrs. Wilson,
Bauer Blair and Butler. General Thomas
H. Williams appeared before the Board and
petitioned that body to order an election in
Reclamation District No. 8 for Trustees, In
accordance with the provisions of the new
law. The Board made the desired order,
directing that an election for three Trustees
Of said district be held at the house of Will
Jams and Bixler, near Walkers Landing, on
the 9th of June. No further business was
transacted.
FREIGHT MovEMENTs.-The following car
loads of freight arrived in Sacramento dur
ing the past As hours Three of merchandise,
/ of wheels, II of wood, l of ice, 8 of lum-
ber of -four. of rails, 2 of hay, of hogs,
/ of coal. The following carloads of freight
were forwarded East during the past As hours
Two of merchandise 2 of salmon, of coffee,
/ of bottles, of oil, of rags.
THE great sale of mems and boys clothing
FROM auction, received at the Red House,
* being sold at prices far below anyone's ex-
,sctation. Do not fail to examine it.
J. f, CUTTERS OLD BoURBos.1This cele-