Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-05-18

Tie Board of City Trustees held its regu-
lar meeting yesterday morning. and trans
acted business as follows:
WATER WORKS REPORT
John A. Cunningham, Chief Engineer of
the Water Works, reported that during the
past week the works had been running 16S
hours, the total number of gallons of water
pumped was 9,511, 500, and the amount of
fuel consumed in pumping the same was 1,017
cubic feet of gas coke.
TENTH-sTREET RAILWAY.
r. S, Carey and John H. Miller appeared
before the Board in reference to the previous
action of the Board by which the City Rail-
way Company were required to raise their
track in construction between o and r to a
high grade, and submitted request that the
company be allowed to lay the track upon the
present grade and maintain it there until the
street is raised, and stated that they would
raise to such higher grade whenever the
property holders along the route would do the
same.
Mr.. Eilers residing at Tenth and o streets,
was present, and entered objection to the
construction of the road on the present grade,
and wanted it to comply with the established
grade if built.
After consideration of the subject it was
referred to the Street Commissioner, with
power to act.
J. H. Miller then withdrew his petition,
previously filed, for an extension of six
months time in which to complete the road to
the City Cemetery.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Proposals were received for constructing an
ironstone or cement pipe sewer in Third
street, between L and NJ, but without open
ing them the Board, on motion of Trustee
Davis, postponed the awarding of contract
till future meeting.
Property owners on o street, between
Fourth and Sixth, petitioned for an extension
of ninety days to Thomas Harmon, in which
to complete his contract for grading the street
between those blocks.
A protest against any extension was fled
by Mr.. Young, upon the ground that it was
working an injury to his property in that To-
cality, and after discussion the matter was
referred to the Street Commissioner, with
power to act.
Mr.. NJ Corcoran filed petition asking
that that portion of the alley between U and
V, Fourth and Fifth streets, be declared open
for public use. Same order.
The bond of Joseph Burns, for sprinkling
District No. Z with E. Fairchild and VIM.
Cornell as sureties, was read and approved.
The application of c.. n. Blake for permits
sion to board up the south side of a porch 20
feet long by l05 feet high, in the alley be-
tween Seventh and Eighth, J and K, was
granted.
BILLS ALLOWED.
The following bills were allowed by the
Board: Huntington, Hopkins & Co., S52 90 !;
ii. A. Weaver, Sc; James Touhey. so !;
City Water Works, $50; Holbrook, Merrill
< Stetson, Sc Is; Lee Young, 81 j. Il.
L
mento Transportation Company, 81; Lee
Stanley, 81 so; Joseph & Gribble, 81; Mel
Ter & Son, SO 9S; Samuel Storms, S24 81 !;
J. T. Watson, 81 80; W. Norman, 81 ;
George Esliuger, 81 A. McKaiser, 81 A.
r. Richey. "a NJ Sheehan, 81 T. Saun-
nee, "a; F. lopez, s4; A. King, "a NJ.
Alderman, s. so; E. d. Webb, SD 50; L..
Wait, $l2; H. Latham, 81; r. johnson,
81; q. Logan, 81 Thomas Garter, SO NJ
Daley, S15; J. Peters, S.; Thos. j. Ballou,
81 70; Il. K. Knox flor laborers), S119 70.
THE TENTH-STREET RAILWAY FIGHT.-R.
S. Carey and j. II. Miller appeared before
the City Board of Trustees yesterday morn
ing, in reference to the matter of the
Tenth-street Railway, for reconsideration of
the case, and requested that the company be
of the street. promising that, if allowed
to do so, whenever the property holders along
that street shall raise the grade, they will
raise the track to correspond. MIR. Eilers,
who resides at Tenth and 0 streets app AIRED
and opp sed the request, but the whole mat
ter was finally referred to Street Commission
er Davis with full authority to act i'll
the premises. Last evening a representa-
tive of the RECORD UNION called upon
Mr.. Davis TO inquire what decision, if any,
he had given the company in relation to the
question, and he stated that he had not yet
given any, but was frank to say that he
recogniz I'd it to be the almost unanimous de-
sire of the people of the city that no unneces-
sary obstacles be placed in the way of the
City Railway Company which should pre-
vent the completion of the Tenth-street road,
and that those residing upon that street who
were opposing the construction of the railway
unless the company would raise the track to
the elevated grade did not own the street,
and had no more voice as to the grade the
track should be laid upon than residents OF
any other portion of the city, unless the adj
Joining property-owners would enter at once
upon grading the street. He said he should
therefore inform the company to-day that it
could so on and lay its track between . and
r streets upon the present grade, with an
agreement that whenever a majority of the
property-owners shall bring the street to the
contemplated grade, the company shall at the
same time raise its track to conform to
the same and make its proper filings. This
action will meet the earnest approval of
nearly the entire community, and secure a
prompt completion Of the cemetery line.
LEvEEs ON SHERMAN IsLAND.-A meeting
was held by the property.owners of Sherman
Island on Saturday last to decide upon the
question of repairing the levees which have
broken upon the island and to reclaim the
submerged lands. The meeting was presided
over by John Everding, and an estimate was
submitted by the Board of Trustees showing
that the expense of the work would be about
s29. 600. After discussion of the matter
was had it was decided to draw up a contract
for signatures, binding the property-owners
to nav their assessments for the reconstruc-
ton of the leyees, and never to question their
legality in Court or otherwise. 1t also re-
ouires the payment of an assessment levied
some time ago, OF 81 per acre, and which has
never been paid. S. Z. Hastings said that
under the law the Trustees of the district
could not levy any assessment until ali pre-
ceding ones had been paid. The recent high
water has made necessary extensive repairs
to most levees, and in many portions OF them
the amount of repairs will equal original con-
structlon.
ANNUAL TARGET PRAcTIoE.-Company q,
First Artillery Regiment, will hold its an
nual target practice tomorrow at its rihe
range at Guthrie's Station. A special train
will leave the depot in this city at o'clock
A. n. for accommodation of the members and
invited guests.
BUSINESS CHANGE = The planning mill,
door, sash and blind factory heretofore carried
on by Mr.. Hunt on NJ street, between Front
and Second, has been transferred to w. Il.
Norton, builder, who will use it for the same
purposes in connection with his business IS
contractor.
FREIGHT MovEAENTs.-The following car
loads Of freight have been received in this
city since last report: Five Of cattle, Of
hay. Q Of lambs, 2 of wood, of corn. The
following car loads were shipped East: One
of wool, 9 of wine, 8 of merchandise.
CONTINUATION OF the great Millinery Good
sale at the Red House for one more week
Ladies will please bear in mind that thoe;
vho come first will secure the real bargains
now being offered in this department.