Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-04-22
City Trustees.

The Board of City Trustees met in special
session at 10 A. NJ. yesterday, for the further
consideration of the clear water schemes.
All the members were present, as were also
a number of citizens who are in favor of
substituting clear mountain water for Sac
ramento straight" A gentleman who lives
on | street says that, in consequence of the
nearness of the large main to their small
pipes his entire neighborhood is supplied
with thick, muddy solution, which can,
by running it through filter couple of
times. and then settling it with alum, be
transformed into water.
Trustee Nielsen said there was no one in
the city desired to see clear, pure water fur
nished the citizens more than did he, and
to further that end he offered the following
resolution, which was seconded by Trustee
Jones, and adopted unanimously
Resolred. That the members of the Board, to-
gether with committee of citizens, will visit
this or next week, the works and water sources
order to satisfy ourselves of the quality and
supply of water, and the practicabilfty of bring
Ing the same to this city, as proposed, and that
said company be requested to send some suit
able person to accompany them.
Mayor Brown said he was in favor of
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tain water if the same could be done at a
reasonable price He thought the idea of
sending a committee of citizens to the
mountains to investigate was the proper
thing TO do. In this way the quantity and
quality of the supply, and its probable
purity on reaching this city by the pro-
posed canals and aqueducts, would be
thoroughly investigated by parties
who had no interest in the
enterprise, and upon their report there
would be an expression of public
opinion, which would at once approve of
or condemn the proposition. He also be
lieved there would be propositions from
other corporations who have water rights
in the Sierras.
Trustee Jones said, so far as that was
concerned, competition was always desir-
able. The city desired to get the best article
for the least money. He heartily approved
of the resolution. 1t was step in the right
direction, and would start an investigation
which would ultimately solve the water
question.
The Board decided that nothing could be
done in the matter this week, but gave no
tice that at their regular meeting on Mon
day next they would appoint the com
mittee.
Add. c. IIinkson appeared as the attor-
ney Tor several prOpeTty-OWnerS IN the
neighborhood of Fifteenth and Sixteenth,
Z and T streets, and demanded that the
alley in that block be opened up to travel.
They stated that the object of asking for
the opening of the alley was not 50 much
in the interest of accommodating travel rs
ii was to prevent the establishment there of
recreation grounds. They claim that the
noise incident to baseball games and other
athletic sports which would take place
there every Sunday, the maintenance Of q
bar, where liquors would be dispensed to
the young, would cause rented property to
be vacated, and depreciation in the value
of real estate III the immediate vicinity.
The lessee of the grounds, Mr.. Percy, &C
companied by Charles II. Eldred, who is
interested i'll the enterprise and their attor-
ney, Henry Buckley, appeared and opposed
the demand made by Mr.. HinksOn, They
claimed that the recreation grounds were
intended to supply long-needed want in
this city, and assured the Trustees that
they would be under good management,
and in no sense disreputable. The Trus-
tees, after listening to statements made by
both sides, took the matter under advise
ment.
Ii is understood that if the Trustees do
not take immediate action in the matter,
the complaining parties will apply to the
Courts for an order compelling the Trus-
tees to not only open the alley in that
block, but Those in several other blocks in
the eastern portion of the city.