Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-04-28
BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
Another Clearwater Proposition-De-
mand for the Opening OF Alleys.

lar session at 10 A. NJ yesterday; all tn
members present; Mayor Brown presld
ing.
] The following petition was read ant
placed on file: q" We, the undersigned cit
zens of Sacramento, most respectfully peti
| ton you to open the alleys IN blocks
Fifteenth and Sixteenth, and Sixteenth anC
Seventeenth, and F streets. This ha:
been long-felt want in this part OF the
city, and more particularly so since it Is
| learned that the fact of said alleys being
| closed is about to cause the establishment
of an institution in our very midst that will
disturb the peace and quiet of our homes
as well as greatly diminish the value OF oul
property. The opening OF these alleys is q
| right we claim, and we hope your Honor
able Board will at once order the same tc
be DONE Signed by ]. r. Martyr L. I
Smith, D. w. Crabbe, Robert Martyr, John
+. Cooper, f. C. wager, E. T. Masseil, Mrs,
Graham, Charles Sexton, J. W. Spencer, T.
Mcclure, L. G. Parsons, F. \. Mott, Il. ii
Milliken, w. d. COmstock, +. Hammond,
d. A. Valentine, J. e. Valentine, Samuel
H. Gerrish, II. Cronkite, Mary Boyle, Mrs.
Puget, Lewis James, w. c. Fitch, Jas. Duff
", N. L
Michael Duffy, George Chapman William
McKibbon, Decimus Nield NJ. Y. Martin,
James McInerny, Mrs. Margaret McKeon,
Mrs. Carrie Crossley, NJ. Stilwell, G. W.
Chapman, H. NJ. Blackwell, William Wal
ter, George B. Harris, Henry Fisher, Rob
ert E. Bullard Vardman Billiard, John
Cady, E. D. Chapman, William H. Parrot,
w. w Brown, L. C. Jordan, ]. Plant, Geo.
Landon, E. r. Ollie, O. P. Dodge, all OF
whom live within one block of the pro-
posed recreation grounds. Action i'll the
matter. on motion of Trustee Jones. was
deferred for one week.
The following communication was read
by the Mayor and ordered placed on file:
SAN FRANCISCO, April 9th.
Hon. John Q. BrOlpn Chairman Board Of Trus-
tees Of the city Of SdcrdmeRto-DEAR SIR The
California Water and Mining Company, having
an abundant supply of pure mountain water,
desires TO have a hearing before your honorable
body with reference to furnishing the city of
Sacramento with such quantity of pure fresh
water as may be found necessary for its uses.
Our source of supply is located in the upper
part of FL Dorado county, near the summit OF
the Sierra Nevada, whose snow mountains afford
an unfaiing body of purest water throughout
the year
From its organization it has been the fixed
purpose of the California Water and Mining
Company to supply water to the city of Sacra-
quired and learning of the recent action before
your honorable body in that direction we re-
specttully desire to make known to you our
readiness to have business hearing before you
with special reference to this important ques
ton. Very respectfully.
A. B. FORBES, Trustee.
This company's source of water supply
is Loon Lake, very near Lake Tahoe 1t is
stated that its supply is unlimited. The
water through the upper portion is brought
through the channels of RubicOn river
and Pilot creek, through'.mountain tunnels
and through large wooden fumes and iron
aqueducts. The water follows the back
bone of what is called the Georgetown di-
vide, between the south and middle forks
of the American river, and now supplies
Georgetown, Georgia Slide, Spanish Dry
Diggings, Garden Valley, Kelsey, Spanish
Flat, Greenwood and Pilot Hill The water
is said to be clear and pure.
\ petition was received asking that the
alley between r and S, Second and Third
streets, be opened for travel also that fire
plug be placed at the corner of the alley at
Second. Taken under adyisement
a protest was received against taking the
dirt used for filling the excavation at
Fourth and r streets and asking that the
slopes be widened. Ordered on file.
The grading of Twenty-fourth street,
from N to Il, was let to John Hughes
Communications from the Committee on
Floral Festival Arrangements We're re-
ceived, read and action deferred until 10 \.
NJ. to-day
The appointment of a committee to visit
the AmadOr Canal Company's source of
supply, in accordance with resolution
passed on the Goth of April, was passed for
the present, owing to the fact that the Cal
ifornia Water and Mining Company was a
The Street Commissioner was authorized
to have a sidewalk constructed on the west
side of ruth street from the alley to Q
street.
Mark Foster, Chief Engineer of the
Water Works, reported that during the past
week the pumps had been in operation 40
hours and 1S,G46,50O gallons of water
y large number of prOperty-ownerS in
the block between Fourth and Fifth streets,
on o, demonstrated by petition against the
proposed gravcing of the same. Referred
to the City Surveyor.
1t was ordered that \ street be improved
from Tenth to Fifteenth, as per resolution
passed January 18th, and the Street Com
missioner was directed to advertise for bids
for the same in accordance with the specifi-
cations on file.
Joseph y. Herndon, Superintendent of
the City Cemeteries, filed his official bond
in the sum of $1,000. with William Naugh-
ton, William Gutenberger, Charles R. Par
sons, Nicholas Mohns and J. J. Spieker as
sureties in the sum of 81 900 each
City Engineer Bassett, J. r. Watson and
c. NJ. Prodger were present and discussed
the question of the sewage of the Orphan
Asylum. 1t appears in that vicinity the
sewerage is very imperfect The question of
experimenting with the Shone system was
discussed, and the City Engineer directed
TO ascertain the area OF property to be
drained and other information necessary,
and report at meeting TO be held at 10
A. N. to-day.
After allowing a large number of bills
and ordering them paid, the Board ad-
jOurned to 10 4. NJ to-day
Board of Education.
The regular monthly meeting of the City