Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-02-03
BOARD OF CITY TRUSTEES.
The Board of City Trustees met in regular
sssion yesterday, with all the members pres

The Board of City Trustees met in regular
session yesterday, with all the members pres
ent.
REPORTS
John A. Cunningham, Chief Engineer of
Water Works, reported that during the past
week the number OF gallons of water pumped
was s, 1873. 500, and the quantity of coke con-
sumed was 935 cubic feet.
n. A Kidder, Harbormaster, reported that
during the past month the total dues received
amounted to $203 90; steamers made AZ
trips sail vessels and barges also made
trips during the month.
P. Brannigan, Poundmaster, reported that
during January he had impounded l horse,
Z cows and ~ dogs. Forty-two dogs were
killed, redeemed, and 8 cattle redeemed.
Receipts, SIS.
w. c. Farnsworth, Superintendent of the
City Cemetery, reported that during the
month of January there were SO deaths within
the city, and that II persons were brought
here for interment. OF these, Is were in
tered in the City Cemetery, u in New Hell
vetia, L i'll ST. Joseph, l in New Masonic
and l sent to San Jose. Collections during
the month, SS47 30.
COMMUNICATIONS.
A communication was received from Chi
nese merchants on l street, asking permission
to fire crackers in honor of their New Year
celebration, from the Sth till the 18th of Feb
ruary. The Board granted the permission
on condition that the celebration should ter
inmate at II o'clock each night, and should
not include Sunday.
4 Communication was received from the
Board of Funded Debt Commissioners, ask
ing that tax of 50 cents be levied on each
500 of taxable property, for the purpose OF
purchasing city bonds. Ordered on file.
f. i. Landes, Secretary of the Board of
Education, by authority of said Board, re-
ported that the amount expended during the
past year was $50, AS 6l-of this there was
for repairs, 81, 159 rs; furniture, 81, 961 26 I;
building, Sl076S 50; insurance, 1916 80
stationery and books, 81, S95 365 !; salaries OF
teachers, Superintendent and truant officer,
S56, 515 90; janitoTs, Sails 81; miScella-
neous, 81, sos 81. It was estimated that the
expenses for the present year will be S72, 900,
of which the city must raise S32, geo by taxa
ton.
DRAINAGE CANAL.
L. +. Bassett, City Surveyor, made the
following statement of the cost TO February
l, $780, of the Sacramento Drainage Canal,
and of the money expended on the north and
east levees since the passage of the Act au-
thorizing the present system Of levees and
drainage: Preparatory work on north leyee.
1851 so; on cross levees, $50 so; on river
levee, $685. engineering expenses on drain
age canal, below Sacramento and on Burns
Slough ditch, 81, 245; cost of right of way,
appraising, etc, on drainage canal below
Sacramento, $2,371 so; clearing the canal
in the vicinity of the Riverside road, in the
spring of 1873, $6l0; exterminating SPUR
rels, gophers, etc, in the north levee in
1S7S-79, S133 6j; road-crossings on the
north levee, $3.50 Ga; cost of constructing
1ood-gate and repairing back levee, near
Freeport, $40; construction of bridges over
drainage canal, from Sacramento to Free
port, 81, 992 Co. cost of excavating drainage
canal, from Sacramento to the hood-gate at
Freeport, sd, 3S1 So; cost of excavating
drainage canal, from the food-gate at Free
port to Beach's Lake, Sc, go 90; cost of ex-
cavations FOR Burns Slough ditch in 1879,
So 96S Is. Total amount expended, S40,-
92l o..
The City Assessor was directed to ascer-
tain the value of property in Levee District
No. l, and in the city, liable for the amount
of the expense.
ORDERS.
Ordered that the Mayor of the city be au-
thorized to obtain from the County Clerk q
supplementary list of the names on the Great
Register for use at the approaching city cleo
ton.
Ordered that thirty days' additional time
be granted to Thomas Harmon for grading o
street, from Fourth to Sixth, and the same
time for grading Ninth street, from r to L.
BILLS ACKNOWLEDGMENT
After allowing the salaries of city officials
and the following bills the Board adjourned
W Turton, S134; c. P r. r. Co., $500; r.
J. Merkley. 1913 5O Daily Bee, $50 20; +.
Lamarsh, $50 /; A. Meiss, 81 80: Friend 4
Terry, So rs; +. J. Murphy, S212; L. F.
Bassett, SIS Is; H. A. Weaver, S2S; All DAN,
Sc: !. T. Barron, 81; George Schroth,
S1S 70 Butterfeld & White, 81 So; NJ II.
Meigher, S31 55: j. B. King, "a; George
jackson. $145 30; c. H. Krebs, $3.50 50; j.
Keller, S35 A. King. SOL 80; II. Jeffrav,
81 j. Calvin, SIG: Thomas Harmon, SS rs
George MURRAY, S23 81