Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-02-17
Roard of Trustees.

The City Board of Trustees met IN reSSu-
lar session at 10 A. NJ. yesterday, all the
members present, Mayor Brown presiding
Mark Foster, Chief Engineer OF the wa
ter Works, filed his weekly report, showing
that the machinery had been in operation
147 hours and 13.10s,o0 gallons of water
pumped. g.. ID
A Fisl, was read and referred 10 the Fire
Commissioners
SACRAMENTO, February 6, 1888.
Honorable Board OF Trustees, Sacramento CITY
GENTLEMEN: / deem il my duty at TINS time TO
call YOUR attention TO the imperfect conoition OF
the fire alarm telegraph OF ms cis, aiu My
the facts do not appear TO the general pubic,
and why no steps have been taken " lhdhe the
system reliable.
Since the time I resigned, last July, no person
has been put in charge OF it, although under
stand some one is drawing the compensation
regularly g1 1.aor;enoe Is that thoroughly compe-
tent man should be put IN charge OF H. ana
at once | am not an asplraht ior
the position. my past connection with
it fully satisfying me. This Is mat
ter which should command some aIten-
consequences in case of delay. At the fire at
the corner OF Sixth and streets box 10 was
turned in, but no alarm was gwen, ana those
desiring to give the alarm had 10 run 10 rourth
and o streets-a serious loss in time IN conse-
quence. January 21st box was turned In at
Seventh and streets for a chimney hre at
Eighth and | streets but no alarm, ana mad 10
send 10 the engine-house. February "a at the
fire at the corner of Ninth and J streets two
boxes were turned in several times, but nelther
gave an alarm, and they had to send messengers
TO notify the Department. X. A. FISK.
Mark Foster Chief Engineer of the Water
Works. in a communication called the at
tention of the Board to the necessity of
testing the boilers now in use at the works.
Three OF them have been in service for
thirteen years without having been tested.
While they have never been subjected to
more than one-half the strain of the origi-
nal test-15O pounds to the square inch
vet from the time they have been in ser
vice he deemed it necessary that it should
be done. He thought this a proper time 10
make such test, as only two of the boilers
were now in use, giving the others chance
to properly cool. Later in the season three,
and possibly four, of the boilers, will be in
constant use The Trustees said the test
should be made Immediately.
Lewis Clark, the owner of a small farm
Oh the Riverside road, through which the
drainage canal runs, asked the city, by
petition, to construct bridge over the
canal. The matter was referred to the
Street Commissioner.
A contract for constructing a sewer in
the alley between H and |, Second and
Third streets was let to William Smart.
4 remonstrance bearing the signatures
of those owning majority of the frontage
on street from Eleventh TO Sixteenth,
protesting against the improvement of that
street by grading and graveling, was pre-
scented and filed.
The offer of p McHale, of 81 200, for lots
l and in the block bounded by Q and r,
Fifth and Sixth streets, was accepted.
The Masonic Hall Association called the
attention OF the Board to the fact that GER
tain wooden and combustible buildings
have recently been constructed in close
proximity to their building, on the south
west corner of Sixth and K streets, thereby
endangering their property and increasing
their fire risk. They claim that the cree
ton of the structures referred to is in con-
tiict with the law defining the fire limits,
and ask that they be removed. The mat
ter was referred to the Chief of the Fire
+ department.
The Board agreed to defray the expenses
of an officer to go to San Francisco to serve
warrant on DR.. Mcdonald for the viola
ton of the health ordinances.
After auditing large number of bills
and ordering them paid, the Board adj
iOurned.