Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-05-11
BOARD OF CITY TRUSTEES.


The Board Of City Trustees held their reg
ular meeting yesterday forenoon, all mem
bers being present.
After reading and approval of the minutes
of the previous meeting the following bust
ness was transacted:
CONTRACTS AWARDED.
Proposals were received for sprinkling Dis.
trict No. z, and the contract for doing the
work was awarded to Joseph Burns for the
sum of S619.
A communication was received from J. @.
Brown, Superintendent Of the Capital Gas
Company, proposing to furnish the water
works with coke during the year commencing
May l, 1880, upon the same terms as furnished
during the previous year. On motion, the
same was accepted.
WATER WORKS REPORT.
John A. Cunningham, Chief Engineer, Of
the Water Works, reported that during the
past week the works had been running los
hours, the total number of gallons of water
pumped was 10,765, 750 and the amount OF
fuel consumed in pumping the same was
LOIS cubic feet of gas coke.
PETITIONS GRANTED.
On fling the proper application, Weinstock
Il Lubin were granted permission to extend
| their one-story frame building and basement
forty feet back, on their lot on X street, be-
tween Fourth and Fifth.
DIR. L. Il. Oatman asked for an extension OF
time in which to raise his sidewalk at Elev-
enth and q streets, and the matter was re-
| ferred to the Street Commissioner.
| On application William Turton was granted
permission to take alkali earth from the block
| between Thirteenth and Fourteenth, b and Z
streets, conditioned on his replacing the same
with sediment.
| On motion j. L. Stoll was granted per-
mission to erect a frame addition to his build
| ing on K street, between Sixth and Seventh.
NEW SEWER TO BE BUILT.
j. H. Sullivan complained that the Third
street sewer, between l. and NJ streets, was
| stopped up so that the water would not run
| freely through it. consequently his lot and
Others in that vicinity were overlooked with
| filthy water.
On motion it was ordered that pipe-sewer
be laid on Third street, between j. and NJ,
and the Street Commissioner was directed to
prepare specifications and advertise for sealed
proposals for doing the work.
BURNS SLOUGH DITCH.
Messrs. Richardson, Miller, Bates and
| Shelton, as a committee from the Fourth
Ward. notified the Board that NJ NJ Odel
had offered to drain the water of Burns
slough ditch in any direction the Trustees
considered best and to wait three years fol
his pay. After discussion the Board con
cluded it had no power to take any action II
the matter.
Property owners residing east of Twenty
fourth street filed protest against the con
struction of drain to carry the waters o.
Burns slough along Twenty-fourth street.
No action was taken upon the subject by
the Board.
TENTH STREET RAILWAY, ETC.
J. H. Miller, Secretary of the Street Rail
way Company, appeared before the Boarc
and asked that the order granting the com
pany six months time in which to construc
their line of road to the City Cemetery be
amended so as to make the time one year
Laid over for one week.
NJ. Kemp requested the Trustees to con
struct bridge over the drainage canal a.
Howell Clark's place, for the convenience o.
residents in that locality. The matter wa
referred to the Street Commissioner, wht
will examine the premises and take such ac
ton as the interests of all concerned seem tt
demand.
| BILLS ALLOWED.
The following bills were presented and al
lowed, and the Board adjourned: Il. X
Knox flor laborers) S239 30, VIM. Turtor
81, 3O1 81, Whittier, Fuller L Co. $40 -
Joseph 4 Gribble SO, f. Z. Phillips S11 60
Lee Young 81, J. T. Barron 81, Carrie G
Hancock $780, Agnes G.. Phelps S24, r. S
Jones So, George T. Bush So 95, p A. Byrne
$40, S. C. benson so, Pacific Life Insurance
Company Sl07 40, Central Pacific Railroad
Company 81 30, M. G. Hawley 4 Co. So
Holbrook, Merrill & Stetson 81, NJ. r.
Rose s37 80, J. Watt flor laborers) s3S 50,
Ben Bullard Jr., 81 20, P. jeffrey
81, r. S. Jones 50 %, Thoman Ham
ron S15, A. Brewer so 80, John Wal
SIS, A. King $40, George Eslinger IS,
S. Harper S29, Baker & Hamilton Sll, Johr
Peters Sl2, A r. Hickey Sl4, R. johnson
SIG, w. Norman Sl4, j. Eberhardt S14, L.
SounneY S14 a. McKaiser SIG, John Olsen
S16 G. Grogan $50, H. Latham SIG, L.Wait
S32, " Sheeban S22, Huntington, Hopkins
& Co. 80 cents, w. l.. Pritchard S62, M.
Dayley SIS, Thomas Cotter S12, L. d. Webb
S11 90, A. Meiss S3S so, A. NJ Smith S14 rs,
John H. NICHOLSON So. Capital Sign Works
50, H. P. Osborn 81, D. Gardiner 50, S. II.
Gerrish $40, ]. H. McKune S133, VIM. H.
Holmes $50, L. L. Lewis & Co. 81 80, Capt.
tai Gas Company $40 %, HI. A. Weaver
S11 80, w. A. & C. S. Houghton $3.50 90
| II. S. Croker & Co. 81.
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