Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-05-25
BOARD OF CITY TRUSTEES.

The following business was transacted at
the meeting of City Board of Trustees yes.
terday.
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 y 66S, coo. and the amount of
fuel consumed in pumping the same was ], 160
cubic feet of gas coke
Thomas Harmon was granted an extension
Of time for grading o street, from Fourth to
Sixth, on condition that he sprinkle said
blocks on the same terms as other graded
streets
The Clerk of the Board was instructed to
procure two copies OF the amendments to
Codes and Statutes, as passed by the last Leg
isature-one for the use of the Police Court
and one for the City Trustees.
f. f. GallardO presented bill for S25,
which sum he alleges was put up by him as a
deposit to procure his release from the city
prison in January. 1873 lie having been ar
rested and subsequently, discharged. The
matter was referred to the City Attorney.
j. w. Wilson and S. w. Butler, from the
Board of Supervisors, met with the Board in
relation to the subject of a chain-gang and
desired the city to furnish work upon the
streets for the same, and also stated that an
extra man would be required as guard to aid
the Deputy Sheriff when such gang was
worked. The matter was referred, on the
part of the City Trustees, to the President OF
the Board, with power to act.
The following order was passed uuani-
mously: That the Street Commissioner be
and he is authorized to remove the alkali dirt
from the block between Eighteenth and Nine
teenth, 9 and d streets, and replace the same
with sediment, the property holders agreeing
to pay the city ten cents per load TOR all dirt
so replaced
A. j. Hopper, city expert, submitted a re-
port of his examination Of City Collector
| Putnam's accounts for the past fiscal year,
and the same was approved.
2. A Brannigan reported the sale of a
horse for pound fees for the sum of 81 70, be-
ing 50 20 less than the expense of impound-
ing, advertising, feeding, etc.
Bills were presented and allowed as fol-
lows: H. A. Weaver S31 80, p. Hartnet
SD So H. A Howes SIC 30, t. Sounney s.,
A. King IS, George Eslinger So, W. Norman
SIG, II. johnson SIG, J. S. Williams SIS, n.
T. Ghoul 50, NJ Humphries $50. Green Lo-
gan SO. NJ Enwright SD, William Morse
head Sl2, John Peters So, Frank Lopez SD,
John Olsen 49, H. Latham Sl2. L. Wait
SO, a. McKaiser So J. q. Switzer 50, NJ.
Alderman SD, Samuel Harper SIG. Mrs.
Singleton SD, Il. Ii. hnoX TOR laoorersl
S206 80, W. L. Pritchard SS4, Baker & Ham
ilton So so, B. J. Watson 81, A. Silva IS, +.
Crosbie S. Ryan & Miller 1922 10, NJ. DAILY
S15, r. johnson "a, Thomas Cotter So,
Samuel Harper So George jackson 81 80,
William Snarr s27 Oh, John Wall $40 Z.
Greer S2S 40, Lee Young $40, J. r. Barron
IS, l. l. Lewis & Co. So 20, John Williams
$50, j. w. Watt 81 80, j. d. Lord S4S 80,
Holbrook. Merrill & Co. Sc IS, Charles
Harper So w NJ. Shearer $146 80, Tim
SERVER 81, Ed Brainard 81, Robert Mellon
81, H. P. Osborn IS 80 Samuel Nathan 81 30,
Alderman i Go. 81 70.