Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-04-14
BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
Croker Art Gallery-Street sprinkiing-
The Electric Lights.


ton to the proposition of Mrs. T. B. Croker
to deed the Crocker Art Gallery to the city.
Postmaster Green submitted the following
resolutions, which were passed at the last
meeting of the Museum Association
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTORS OF CALIFoRNIAl
MUSEUM ASSOCIATION.
SACRA MENTo, April II, 1853.
| At meeting of the Directors OF SAID Assocla-
| ton held this day, it was ,,
| Resolued That whereas Mrs. E. B. CROKER mas
offered and decided to the city OF sacramento tHe
! property known as the Crocker att 1;i!gIy' III
| trust for the California Museum ASSOCIATION, TO
| carry out certain art and scientific WORK LOT tne
benefit of the general public, ana 10 give sue sue
| property to the city upon the furtner IusI tnat
il fthe city) will contribute certain sum 10 lts
Resoired, That this Association, by its Board
of Directors viii request Mrs. Croker 10 ueed
said property to the city OF sacramento lor salu
purposes subject to the joint management OF the
Association as one party, and the city OF Sacra-
mento as represented by the Mayor thefeoi, as
the second party. ID. LuBlNr ffesiuehl.
J. II. RAY, Secretary.
Mr.. Green said that it was first intended
to make the City Trustees guardians, but as
it is altogether likely that at some future
time that Board may by the adoption OF a
new charter, be superseded by Board of
Aldermen. it was thought best to insert the
Mayor for the Trustees. No matter What
changes may occur, the city government at
all times will be represented by Mayor
A great many people, he sad, were asking
what the objects of this ASSOCIATION were.
He could assure them that Its objects were to
benefit the whole people. Its purposes are
to foster art science, mechanics, ana Inter-
allure. and the development Of the resources
of the State of California; the encourage
ment of social intercourse among lnqulrerS
into science, art, mechanics, natural his
tory I'd the resources of the State; the
establishment of repository for the coli
lection and exhibition of natural curioSi-
ties. antiquities, works of art, scientific
objects. products OF inventive genius and
skilled handiwork, the results of cultiva-
ton of the soil, and the development OF the
resources of the country Also, the en-
cOuragement Of the liberal arts and the
cultivation of literary tastes; to build up
museum of natural history, and thus
make the whole an institution OF great
value, source Of prosperity to Sacramento
and an attraction 10 all people.
As an Association we ask nothing. We
want the building painted, repaired and in
sured we ask nothing more. He spoke of
the late exhibition, saying that when it
was proposed no one thought that the city
could produce 50 much Of interest. 1t was
proposed to have the exhibition for one
week; it was continued for two, and from
the interest it created and the immense
patronage it received, it looked as though it
could have been kept open indefinitely with
profit He spoke of the benefit it was TO
the children of the public schools, and
pointed with pride to the many hundreds
of composition written by the pupils upon
What | Saw at the Museum He said it
was the intention of the Association to
secure the services Of suitable lecturers and
make it. what it should be, a source of in
struction and benefit to the masses. He
said it was the intention, also, to get eXhib-
its of the products Of each cou MY, place
them where they would be easy of access,
have suitable persons always on hand to
explain the same, and give full informa-
ton regarding every portion of the State,
such as is asked for by Immigrants and
newcomers TO our State. By this means,
he claimed. the city would be benetited-in
fact, the entire State
The Trustees said they were willing to
accept the trust, but as there had been no
provisions made for funds of that character
this year, they would be unable to make
any OUTLAWS for the present. This the As
ISOLATION said they understood was the state
of affairs, and they would assume all re-
sponsibilities for the present year.
Bids were opened for street sprinkling as
follows
District No. John Olsen, s., 200 John
Wall, 81 ,700 Awarded to Wall The
amount paid last year was 81 SO.
District No. 2-P. McHale, l,654; John
Olsen, 51,774 w. k Brown, S1,694 John
Wall $3.50. Awarded to Wall. Paid
last year, 81, $40.
District No. 81. ". johnson, 81, 700:
John Olsen, 81, 993; w. X. Brown, S1,764;
Antonio King, $21Si; N. German, 81 ,63S.
Awarded to German. Paid last year, Sl,7775.
District OH, German, 81 ,638 Joseph
Burns, 81 ,494; John Olsen, 81, 1856; Antonio
King, 81 ,749 Awarded to Burns. Paid
last year, Sl,799.
Cosby, 81, 1872 80; W. X. Brown, $l,364;
| John Wall 51.0s5; Antonio King, 81 ,O49.
Awarded to King. Paid last year, 81 200.
District No 6-Joseph Burns, 81 ,062;
| John Olsen, S1,174; Frank Cosby, 81 ,430;
| W. X Brown, 81 ,344; Antonio King, 81 ,099.
| Awarded to Burns. Paid last year, 81, l45.
District No. Joseph Burns, 81 800;
| John Olsen, S1,173 w. X. Brown, 81 ,454
| Awarded to Olsen. Paid last year, 81, 1879.
District No. 8-John Olsen, 81, 1870; NJ.
German, $1,000 Awarded to German.
| Paid last year, 81, 200
| The eight contracts amounted to so, 746,
as against $11 S7S last year difference of
,132.
| Jas \. Porter made the following report
of city finance for the month of March: On
| hand March LIST. $272, 673 Sc $eceived dur
| ing the month, 81, 5J1 0j; total 1919. pa 81;
paid out during the month, $l4.96S 10; bal
ance on hand April LIST, $264, 25G %
| City Attorney Anderson gave an opinion
that the Board Of Trustees could remove
any obstruction from any street or place
dedicated and accepted for public use. This
opinion was asked for by the Trustees at
| their last session, their intention being to
order the opening OF the streets east Of Agri-
cultural Park, that have been closed for the
past twenty years.
A resolution of intention was passed, au
! thcrizing the construction OF an arti
fetal stone sidewalk, on the east
side of Tenth street, from II south
to the alley, between II and l.
| Also to improve O street from Second TO
Fifth, by grading and graveling Also to
have an artificial stone sidewalk constructed
on the south side of H street from Tenth
street east half way to Eleventh.
| 4 petition was filed, bearing a large
number of signatures, asking the Board TO
order the construction of sidewalks, within
three months, ON both sides OF | street, be-
| tween Twentieth and Twenty
streets. The petition was granted
| Mark Foster, Chief Engineer of the water
works, reported that during the past week
the machinery was in operation Ia hours,
and ii, l0l 900 gallons of water pumped.
Mr.. Camp appeared before the Board,
and stated that few days since he had
barge load of hop poles moored at the foot
of Q street They were Immediately loaded
upon sixteen cars, and taken to his ranch.
| He paid his harbor dues and the railroad
charges, and supposed that was all he had
| to pay. Now, he said he was asked by \.
| L. Drew, who owns some property on Front
and Q streets, to pay him SIC, or 81 a car
| load, for Wharfage
The Trustees told him that Mr.. Drew had
no license to collect Wharfage, and advised
| him not to pay the bill.
| Mr.. Warner, of San Francisco, called
upon the Trustees, and wished to insure
| the steam boilers at the water works. He
was told TO call this morning and they
would hear his proposals.
The Heisen- Henley matter, relative to
the rent of a Justice office, came up for
hearing again, and was discussed at length.
1t was finally disposed of by the Board
ordering Mr.. Henley 10 pay back the
two months rent collected by him--s50-
and giving him an office in the old Water
works building--the rooms formerly occu-
| pied by the City Trustees.
L. b. Richardson and 2. c. Dresher APP
peard before the Board and complained OF
the electric-light mast at Fifteenth and, ii
| 81, nf haptipS