Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-02-03

The Board of City Trustees met in regu-
lar session at 10 A. NJ. yesterday, all the
members present.
y. P. Catlin, an attorney for the city in
the bond cases, came before the Board and
made statement as to the condition OF
the suits now pending. He expected a
+ decision in the coupon case of Davis VS..
! Porter, favorable to the city, within the
next thirty days. The Trustees win hold a
meeting with Mr. Catlin, at his office, at
$50 A. NJ. to-day.
/ p. Rumble, the Poundmaster, in his re-
! port for the month of January said he had
lmpounded horses, . cows and % dogs
The horses and cows We're redeemed as
We're also 10 of the dogs. Forty-two scalps
went to the credit of the officer. He col
lected as fines $13 30.
Chief of Police Jackson reported for the
month of January: Arrests, 34S; dodgers,
"; meals, lap; en- routes, II.
| A. Brewer, Harbormaster, reported that
during the month the number of steamers
arriving at Sacramento was 40; amount
collected for the same, sos; dues on
I barges, $37 so; fish market, SO. Total.
! $l52 90 No sail vessels arrived during the
month.
Mark Foster. Engineer OF the Water
Works, reported that during the past week
the machinery had been in operation 142
| hours, and II Do, $50 gallons pumped.
The following communication was re-
ceiyed, read and placed on file
| To The Honorable Bodrrlof TruStecs-G GENTLEMEN:
! After careful investigation of the estimated
expense of maintaining the paid Fire Depart
ment of Sacramento city for the ensuing fiscal
| year we are satisfied that in order to raise an
| amount adequate to meet the necessary expense
ii will require a levy of % cents on the 500 of
taxable property in the city and we respect
fully ask your Honorable Board to levy that
percentage for the purpose indicated. Very
respectfully submitted, Board of Fire Commits
sioners, by Fred kim, Secretary.
\ similar petition from the City Board of
Education stated that during the past year
SS9,57S 81 had been expended, and for the
coming year $3.50 would be required
and therefore asked that levy be made of
80 cents on the $50.
Bids were opened for the furnishing of
fuel to the water works for the coming
year, L, NJ, Leitch offered to furnish slabs
tor ST 600; the lone Coal Company, the
product Of their mine for 50, 800 the Capt.
tai Gas Company, coke, for $4,000. The
contract was awarded TO the latter named
company.
Proposals were received from several par
ties desiring TO rent the public block, and
q, Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets. The
best bidders were Bronner 4 McFessell, who
bid SIS per year and promised to keep the
sidewalks and fences in repair and keep
trees planted around the same James
Ward offered to build a new picket fence
around the entire block and plant trees
As the lease extends for five years, it is a
question whether the cash or fence bid is
the best. 1t will be decided at the next
meeting
The Amador Mining Company, repre-
sented by J, D. Emory, President, and J.
W. Coleman, came before the Board and
offered to furnish the city with water from
the Blue Lakes and Moquelumes river
diverted above the mineral belt, delivered
i'll the city mains, under gravitation
pressure equal to the present fire-pressure,
so-called. The daily supply to amount to
as much as has been used daily during the
year 1884, for the sum OF $50 600 per an
mum, payable monthly or quarterly, and
under contract running twenty-five years.
Also, to supply an additional amount
required as the wants of the city may de
mand, in the same proportion as named
above
The city TO be at no expense in construct
ing the necessary works to carry out the
agreement.
The matter was taken under advisement
The Street Commissioner was authorized
to make the necessary repairs to the Twelfth
street bridge, Which will cost in the neigh
borhOod Of $500.
After auditing large Number of bills,
and ordering the same paid, the Board ad-
journed