Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-03-29
BOARD OF CITY TRUSTEES.

The Board of City Trustees met at the
usual hour yesterday, all the members
present. The minutes of the last two meet
ings were read and approved.
The official bonds of newly-elected city
officers were approved as follows;
George A. Putnam, Collector, for $4,000,
with the following as sureties in the sum of
50. COO each: C. c. Brown, P. a. Miller, J.
! @, Davis. Jas. II. Groth, J. Mcclure, O.
Politz. Israel Luce, r. 0ppenheim, S. S.
/ Nixon, Daniel Brown. J. W. Willem, Jno.
| J Bauer, S. w. Butler, G. II. Krebs, i. G.
| Chandler, Chris. Green and L. Elkus.
Bond Of E. Il. Mckee. Auditor, for
$4,000: Henry Shulmeyer, C. H. Krebs, A.
J. Vermilya and W. Winters as sureties in
the sum of s. 600 each.
Frederick A. Shepherd, Assessor, in the
sum of s. 600, with Robert Anderson, George
Schrotb, 4. Gribble and 2. Herzog as sure
! ties, 50, 500 each.
S. K. Caldwell, Superintendent of City
Cemeteries. for s., 600, having as sureties, in
the sum of So. 600 each, G. H. Hubbard and
w. G. Felch
Patrick Brannigan, Poundmaster, 81 600,
with Patrick Kelly and james ii. Greth as
sureties.
The remaining bonds were referred to the
OilJ AbIDTDSY IOT 6AaI4ludbAOu EoASJ
and will be acted upon next Monday.
The report of j. 4. Cunningham, Chief
Engineer OF the City Water Works, for the
past week, was fled, showing the pumps to
have been run full time, Z, 254, 80 gallons OF
water raised, and !, 045 cubic feet of coke
consumed.
A communication was received from the
Chief of Police, requesting that either the
floors of the east end OF the city prison, IN the
first story, be raised so that it can be occu-
pied free from inundation, or that some other
suitable and secure place be procured as
prison, where the lives and health of the
prisoners, as well as police officers, may be
protected from the unhealthy atmosphere
which pervades the present quarters, and
where the prisoners may be better secured.
The matter was referred to the SUperintend-
ent of the Water Works.
A petition was received from property
owners in the vicinity, requesting that suit
able crossing ever the railroad on X street be
constructed at Twenty eighth street. Re
ferred to the Street Commissioner.
A petition was received, signed by large
number of prominent residents of the Fourth
Ward, asking that the eastern boundary of
voting Previnct No. be changed from the
center of Tenth TO the center of Thirteenth
street, and stating that such change would
convenience a large number of voters in the
ward. The subject was deferred one week.
The Mayor reported in relation to the re-
quest to place telephone in the Office of the
Chief of Police, and advised that no action
be taken in that direction at present.
Permission was granted to Weinstock &
Lubin to build against the north side of the
engine house on Fourth street, provided they
pay one half of the appraised value Of said
wall.
A petition was also received from Jacob
Gerber, asking that the alley between Twen-
tieth and Twenty first, o and P streets, be
opened for public use. Referred to Street
Commissioner.
The ordinance heretofore noticed, to pre-
hibit boys from being upon the streets at
night, was discussed. Mr.. johnson opposed
it, believing that the matter of the conduct
and control of boys should be regulated in
their homes, and not by municipal order, and
that to attempt to do the latter would be
failure.
Messrs. Brown and Davis favored the ordi-
nance and it was passed, MIR. johnson voting
in the negative.
Mayor Brown gave notice that at the next
meeting of the Board he would introduce an
ordinance amending Ordinance No. 40, in re-
lation to the duties of the Superintendent of
the City Cemetery, so as to make it the duty
of the Superintendent, or deputy, to be
at the grave and attend all interments in
person, and allowing for each interment the
sum of S..
The following bills were presented and al
lowed J. W. Watt, for laborers, SS2: Cen
tral Pacific Railroad Company, 81; William
NJ. Shearer, s. so; w. G. Farnsworth,
S165; Chas. Harper, for laborers, S125 so;
d. NJ. Cox, So.
The Board then adjourned.