Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-06-14
BOARD OF CITY TRUSTEES.

The Board of City Trustees held its regular
meeting yesterday forenoon. all the members
present. The minutes OF the last meeting
were read and approved.
The report of the Chief Engineer OF the
CITY Water Works shows that l9. 1S7 ,l9O gal
Ions of water were pumped last week, and
that tie works were run 165 hours.
Observation-Disclosures
An ordinance to amend the ordinance to
regulate and license wash-houses and laun-
dries was introduced.
An amendment was also offered to the or
dinance relating to city licenses. Also an
amendment to the ordinance relative to the
public health, duties of Health Officer and
abatement of nuisances within the city. All
these were laid over one week under the rule.
BURNS SLOUGH CANAL.
A communication was received from I. ii.
Berkey, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors,
stating that said Board had agreed to bear
one-half of the expense of excavating and
constructing the canal to carry off the waters
of Burns slough, and to act IN eoDJupcSion
with the Trustees in the matter OF letting the
contract. The proposition was accepted and
the communication placed OH file. The mat.
was lUIGneT COHsiu6I6L- anu IL NSo
advisable to let the contract and have the
work commenced at as early day as possi3le'
and the subject was then postponed until
Joint meeting can be held by the Trustees
and Supervisors.
PETITION, ORDER, ETC.
A petition was received, signed by a large
number of citizens, asking that the street.
lamp system be extended so as to place lamps
at Fifteenth and T, Sixteenth and (, Seven
teenth and T. also on Z street at the crossings
of Fourteenth, Fifteenth, Sixteenth and
Seventeenth, and on d, at the intersections
with Fourteenth, Fifteenth and Sixteenth
streets. The petition was referred to Trustee
Davis for examination Of the subject, and to
report to the Board, with recommendation.
An order was passed that the Superintend-
ent of the City Water Works be authorized
to have specifications prepared for removing
the tank from the west end of the old water
works building to the east end, and tearing
away the west part of the building and con-
structing a proper wall for the west side of
the remaining portion,
S.J. Deuel. appeared before the Board and
stated that Mrs. E. B. Crocker proposed to
donate to the city lots and 6. between P and
Q, Fourth and Fifth streets. The Board ex-
pressed willingness to accept. No particular
object was named for which the lots are to be
used.
DEMANDS AND BILLS ALLOWED.
The bill of P. Ney, for lumber and material
used on the levee at the foot of V street,
amounting to Sl3S, was referred to Trustee
Davis.
Bills were allowed as follows Eugene Nc
Carly, S24 Thomas Burns, S24 James Con-
nell, S24; Tim McCartY, S24; James Wood.
5SS; A. F. Thomas, $50; F. NJ. Murshall,
S42: James Fitzgerald, SIS; VIM. Gwynn,
81 GO; c. Z. Spencer, So 80; J. I. Barron,
Sc; Lee Young, 50; Huntington, Hopkins
& Co.. S10G 81; w. A. & O. S. Houghton,
S25; W. F. Frazer, S13 10; Day & Joy. $50 !;
j. C. Pierson, S25; w. l.. Herndon, So L.
J. Smith. So 35; Charles D. Harper, for la
borers, $3.50; Joe Brown, SIG; Thomas Har-
per, So; Samuel Nathan, So so; James
Leonard, 81 I; VIM. Hillebrand. $50; Frank
Crosby, S19; A. j. Painter. 1925; Henry
Spierling, So; w. A. Anderson, SS.
The Board then adjourned