Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-09-25
CRY BOARD OF TRUSTEES.


The Board OF City Trustees met in regular
session yesterday morning at the new City
Hall all the members present. The min
utes of the last meeting were read and ap-
proved,
The weekly report of Mark Foster, Chief
Engineer of the City Water Works, was
read and ordered on file.
A communication was received from Edger-
ton & Post accepting the proposition made
by the Board at the last session. offering Mr.
Edgerton S1G0 az counsel il the gambling
cases that will be heard before judge Gilmer
tomorrow.
A lengthy order establishing the official
grade of al the streets in the city was
passed.
1t was ordered that Twenty-first street.
from 81 to R, be improved. as per resolution
passed by the Board on the 21st May, 1888,
and the Street Commissioner was instructed
to advertise for sealed proposals for doing the
work according TO the plans and specifications
i-on file with the City Auditor.
RESOLUTIONS OF INTENTION.
The following resolutions Of intention
were adopted:
Resolued That it is the intention OF the Bo3rd of
Trustees to have an eight-foot Oregon pine side
| walk constructed on the east side Of Sixteenth
street, from to G. with crossing at the alley
also that the exterior boundary of the district
affected or benefited by the Improvement shall be
the south line OF street tho north, north line Of
G on the south, center of Sixteenth on the west,
and 40 feet east of the center Of Sixteenth street
on the east.
Also, to have Ninth street, from TO L, graYeled
with paved cutters, stone crossings and redwood
lurTr Vlna 70 In cgaI
proyenlent is between the south line OF street
the north, and the north line OF L street on the
SOUTH and for distance Of 200 feet east and west Of
the center line Of Ninth street
Also, to have street. from Seventh to Tenth In
proved by graveling, with paved cutters, stone
crossings and redwood curbings. The district to be
4 assessed for the improvement made ON the same
basis as the last mentioned.
Also, to have Sixth street. from X to L. improved
the ordered for Ninth street the district
to be assessed made on the same basis.
A petition wss read from propar.y owners
on Fourth street, from N TO n, asking the
Board to be allowed to take the contract for
trading the strest at the same prics as
| swarded 70 Mr.. MoHale. The petition was
| denied, on the ground that it did not repre-
sent majority of the property as
| sesssd tor ihs work.
The bond of James Touhey, who was
awarded the contract for building the wing
dams on the north leves, in tie sum OF
| g, 900, with G. 81. Krebs and Jacob Lang as
surstiss, was read and referred to the Street
Commissioner, and afterwsrd approved.
Trustee Nielsen stated that HelVetia Csn-
| etery was grown up with timber SO much that
it had the appearance of dense forest. In
his opinion at least two hundred cords of
wood could be cut there and leave the ceme-
terry in better condition than at present.
Upon motion, the Board agreed to visit the
%ho Il 4E6ny
convinced of the propriety of thinning out
| the shade trees an order for doing 50 would
be made at their next meeting
The receut utly-enacted water ordinance was
amended go that for residences the rates will
be % cents for each actual member of the
family over years Of age up TO four persons,
all excess of that number Free go family rates
cannot be In excess of 81. Lawns on the
outer edge of the sidewalk will be free. For
gardens and lawns of not more than fifty
square yards, 80 cents; for over fifty square
yards one-half cent per square yard will be
charged, according to the amendment. For
hotels averaging not over fifty persons 20
cents per month will be charged for each
person; for all exceeding fifty rate will be
fixed by the Superintendent of the Water
Works. The rate at tho State Capitol
grounds will be fixed by the Superintendent
OF the Water Works. Rates for plats at the
City Cemetery will be reduced about % per
cent.
THE CITY SEWERAGE.
The following communication was received,
read and laid over for future consideration
To the Honorable Board OF Trustees, Sacramento.
Csl.-Gentemen: Resolutions Of intention have
been passed for the construction Of sewers fol-
lows: From Fifth TO Eighth, I and J; from Twelfth
to Thirteenth, and u, and from Seventh to
Eighth, and g. There can be no doubt that the
aboye-named sewers are badly needed but. as Yeu
are aware, our system OF sewerage Is very imperfect
To construct those sewers at present would result
in making them part OF your i'm perfect system,
while, if We should have new one, and better with
in year or two, they would have TO be recon-
sructed at considerable cost TO the property. now
have all the figures and plans necessary for prepar-
ing complete system of sewerage for Sacramento,
tOgther with an estimate OF cost.
The scheme whicd l propose to submit for your
consideration viii, am satisfied, make Sacramento
one Of the best Gf not the best severed towns in
the world at comparatively small expense, and
Notwithstanding the unfayorable conditions which
heretofore have prevented us from obtaining good
drainage therefore ask for authority to prepare
such plans and estimates shall expect unless too
much crowded with other work, TO be fully pre-
pared with such plans and estimates by the begin
ming OF the new year, together with a full report,
description OF the system, its operation in other
places, opinions OF eminent engineers, etc. With =
report before you by the lst of January 1854, you
will be able to make preparations for submitting
the matter to vote Of the people at the election
next spring, and sufficient time will be given for full
examination and discussion.
would therefore recommend that the construe-
ton OF the above-named sewers be deferred for the
present, ard until it shall be learned whether or
not we shall have an improved system Of sen aer-
age
l submit the following outline: The system
which l will propose for the city is known as
Shoue's Pneumatic System. The cost Of co much
Of the work as will have to be borne by the city va
not vary much from $50 COO After which, as sew
ers extended there will be cost of between $50
and $40 fol a lot 40xl60.
The plan shall propose, il followed out viii er-
able to dispense with cesspools and vaults, with
the attendant cases. and to solve the drainage canal
problem. The work can ee begun early next season
and completed before the rise OF the ground water
later in the year. Respectfully,
LF BAsSETT City Engineer.