Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-26
BOARD OF CITY TRUSTEES.

or where Intoxicating liquors were sold.
They presented petition with the sigma
lures of several hundred citizens appended.
They also asked that. inssmuch as the Pro.
hibtion party was a political organization,
they be accorded representation on the cleo
ton boards at the different precincts. l.. S.
Taylor, w. r. Strong and S. B. Smith,
COMMITTEES from the citizens organization,
appeared and made similar request. The
matter was taken under Amusement.
Mark Foster, Chief Engineer of the water
works, reported that during the week the
machinery had been run $50 hours, and that
10, 56S, 25O gallons of water had been pumped.
The matter Of grading o street, from Tenth
to Thirteenth, was discussed at considerable
length. At the previous meeting OF the
Board F. DE Hondt, who owns half block.
took his name f.on the remonstrance and
signed the petition for grading, thus giving
tbs latter majority. Yesterday he appeared
before the Board with his attorney, K. L.
Devlin, took his name from the petition, and
ordered it back on the remonstrance, thus de-
feating the proposed improvement he said
he was willing the work should be done, pro.
viding the City Railway Company would
nav for nineteen feet of the work, or nearly
one-third of the entire improvement. Unless
the street railway was willing to obligate
themselves to do that much of the work, he
was unslterably opposed to any improve
ment The matter was taken under advise
msnt for one week.
A resolution of intention Of paving Fourth
street, from J to K, with blocks of granite,
YVES passed.
Mrs. Gregory appeared before the Board,
and asked to be allowed to connect the drain
pipe of the premises on the northeast corner
Of Second aid l streets with the Third-street
sewer Taken under aQyisement
The grading of street was awarded as
follows From Nineteenth to Twenty second,
and from Twenty third to Twenty fourth TO
Latham & Olsen, the original bidders; from
Twenty-second to Twenty third, and from
Tweniyfourth to Thirtieth, to Mr.. Hughes.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the afternoon session, which was largely
attended by politicians and Others the fol-
lowing resolution was passed:
Ordered, That the Clerk of this Board is
hereby directed to give ten days notice that
an election Is ordered by the Board of Trus-
tees of the city of Sacramento, to be held
Trustee, City Attorney, Chief of Police,
Fire Commissioner, and Directors of City
Library.
Ordered, That plan or system Of levees
and drainage having been heretofore adopted
for the protection Of the city from overflow,
it is hereby directed that there be submitted
to the electors, at the election to be held as
above provided proposition to repair and
strengthen said levees, substantially as fol-
lows:
To extend the levee essterly from Brighton
junction to connect with high land by con-
structing levee fourteen feet wide on top
with Bermuda grass facing on the outer
slope. Estimated cost, So 1000.
To make the levee from Brighton junction
to Burns slough a uniform width of fourteen
feet on top, with Bermuda grass facing on
the outer slope. Estimated cost 81, 800.
To properly prepare the outer face of the
levee from Burns slough to the American
river railroad bridge for the growth Of Ber-
muda grass, and plant the same. Estimated
cost, 81, 5C0
To increase the width of the levee from the
American river railroad bridge to Sixteenth
street by adding material on the inside. Es-
timated cost, $4,000.
To make necessary repairs and extensions
to the jetty works at and above Smiths Gar
dens, and to provide for the establishment of
works for the complete obliteration of the
old channel of the American river at the cut-
off opposite Twenty.third street. Estimated
cost, s., 800
To increase the width of the Front levee
from S to Y street to twenty feet on top.
Estimated coat. $1,000.
To complete the construction of the Y
street levee to a hight of four feet above |
backwater of 1873, estimated COST $4,000 |
Total estimated cost of above work, $40, 800 |
Estimated amount available for levee pur-
poses, from tax already levied, S12, 800. Bal |
ance to be made up by special tax, S2S, 600. |
Ordered, That we hereby submit to the |
electors of the city of Sacramento plan fO-
improving the sanitary condition of the city,
until such time as a comprehensive and per |
manent system of sewerage can be secured |
by carrying out the following work:
The purchase and operating of odorless ex-
cavators and the necessary plant for putting
them in operation; putting in sewer pipe |
from Sixth and V to pumpiug works; con-
Meeting pumping works with Sacramento
river SO as to discharge sewage (only into
the river during such portion of the year as
the discharging of it into the canal tends to
create nuisance and making necessary
changes in pumping works. Estimated cost
including expense of operating for six
months, 900. Estimated amount avails-
BILE for above purposes, from tax already
levied, 81. coo. Balance to be made up By
special tax, SIC 600.
Tickets are to be printed as follows
Are you in favor of levying q tax of %
cents on each 500 of taxable property for
making Improvements on levees aud drainage
az per plans? Yes. No."
Are you in favor of levying tax of 10
cents on each 800 of taxable property for
improving the sanitary condition of the city
as per plan? Yes. Mo-
The polling places and officers of election
are as follows:
Precinct zoos Third street, between J
and K Inspector, Thomas Fox; Judges, r
D Server and Wallace A. Briggs.
Precinct 2-Southwsst corner Third and K
streets Inspector, Charles Farren Judges,
L. o. Laughan and 4. Nelson.
Precinct 2l-1l05 Fifth street, between K
and L. Inspector H. J. Kilgariff; Judges,
E. NJ. Leitch and II. S. Bennett.
Precinct 3-Southeast corner Ninth and
streets. Inspector. D. Gillis; Judges, John
Miller and NJ. j. Burke.
Precinct 81 - Southwest corner Twelfth
and I streets. Inspector, +. Q. Cravens
Judges, B. F. Pike and G. W. Nichols.
Precinct 4-1104 Tenth street. Inspector,
T. W. O'Neil; judges, S. w. Butler and A.
Aitken.
Precinct 44-Seventeenth and N streets
Inspector, Matt. +. johnson; Judges, Peter
Flsherty and Frank Avery.
SALE OF FAST TRoTTING STocK.-At II
A. NJ. tomorrow, at the San Francisco Horse
Msrket and Carriage Repository, Nos. 80,
a. or Q.