Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-26
BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
The City Experts Reports-Cen'rae'S
Awarded-Etc.

! The City Board of Trustees met at III \. NJ
yesterday, all the members present
Bids were received from Il. Miller, +. W.
Steinmever and James Touhey for the con-
strnction of sidewalk on the south side OF
P street, between Fifth and Sixth. The
contract was awarded to f. w. Steinmeyer
Robert Miller, Turton & Knox and A.
Meiss put in bids for the graYeling OF ~
street. from Fourteenth to Sixteenth. The
contract was awarded to Robert Miller.
A petition of property asking TO
have a sidewalk constructed on street,
from Eighteenth to Twenty-fourth, was re-
ferred to the Street Commissioner
Mrs. Calvert appeared before the boafd
and complained that the PoundnaS'eF had
limpounded her COW illegally, and had col
lected So wrongfuly. After hearing both
sides, the Board requested the Poundmaster
to refund the money.
4 communication was received from A
2. Catlin, asking the Board to postpone the
decision as 10 opening the alley ana =
Second and Third. for one week. The re
quest was granted.
The application of L. Washburne TO con
struct a frame shed SKIP. 10 feet hlgll, III
rear of the one story and basement at
NO. Sl4 sixth street, 10 lay HUI ''iiA 50
posts on roof Of same, granted.
Mark Foster, Chief Engineer OF the City
Water Works. reports that during the past
week the machinery had been in operation
I5l hours, and %, 33S 900 gallons OF water
pumped.
A number of persons appeared and OBJ
iected to the construction OF sidewalk on
k street The matter was referred to the
Street Commissioner.
Charles Heisen's bill for two months rent
of an office for Justice Henley was referred
to the City Attorney.
| Young & Dunn presented bill Tor
$50 -, for damages done to the Sixth street
NJ. f. Church by a mob ON the evening OF
Nav 10Th. during the time the building
was occupied by the Salvation Army. Re
ferred to the City Attorney.
j. E. Hobbie, City Expert, made report
of the various city officers. From his re-
port ii appears that the total fines Of the
| Police Court for the year was 1873 so;
Clerks fees, 81 ops 50; paid to Treasurer,
s., 347.
Board of City Trustees, fees collected for
| the year, 81 ,3lS 10. Thomas w. Gilmer,
| Justice fees S7Gl 45; balance due the city,
| 81 90. Charles n Post, Justice of the
Peace, for January, February and March,
SLY; 10 cents due the city in January.
Justice William Henley, fees for January,
| February and March, sol %.
A. 5. Woods, City Water Collector. The
total revenue from water rates for the year
shows a decrease from last year of ST.
l2l 10. His books and receipts agree with
the Auditors accounts. Cash collected and
paid into the treasury, S53, o72.
Harbormaster \. Brewer, collections for
the year: Steamers, S1,270 80; barges,
S413 fish market, Sl27 sundries, 81 to-
| tai. 81 .SI1 80. His accounts were found to
| be correct.
George \. Putnam, City Collector: Ii
censes sold, So, 5S3 30; fees collected, S612
dog licenses, $7O6; total $43,901 80.
| Amount of tax collected and paid Treas
urer, Sl32,379 OF; reductions allowed by
the Board of Trustees, SCI 50; amount de-
| linquent and returned TO the Auditor, s.
| ga "a total, $135, 1l5 Sc.
John T. Carey District Attorney, col
| lected on delinquent tax 81 COB 80.
| Joseph n Herndon, Superintendent Of
| City and Helvetia Cemeteries, received
| from sale of lots, s., 647 Is; burial permits,
81 729; vault dues, etc, $3.50 50; total,
s. 500 80. Amount due the city for clerical
errors. SO.
James y. Porter, City Treasurer books
were found to be correct. The City Au-
| ditor's books were found to be correct.
VIM. Laufkotter's deficiency Of S16S 30,
reported by the last expert, is still due
the city.
II. Il. Nielsen, Street Commissioner
! Total collections on street assessment rolls,
81 ,2I3 81.
Board Of Educadon-Receipts for the
wear SI21. 3S7 81 disbursements, $92, 800 49,
| Fire Commissioners-E for the
wear, 81 sos u.
CITY Library Trustees - Disbursements
for the year, =, l23 o..
After allowing a large number of bills
and ordering them paid, the Board ad-
| journed
The Recent Analysis of Well Water.
EDS. RECORD UNION: l was not aware
that the partial analysis Of the so-called
Reed we'll, made for c. r. Wheeler, was
10 be published, for then you would have
given me an opportunity to correct errors
| by overlooking the proof. There are typo
GRAPHICAL errors which require correction,
for. Is it stands al present. the calculations
are badly mixed between grammes and
grains The fact is, | use the French sys-
tenn of weights and measures, now gcner-
ally adopted in all large universities; but,
as the public in the United States Is not
fully informed yet about that system, it be-
gallons to establish better idea formed by
a lifetime usage. There were found in 80
cubic centimeters "a liter OOH grammes
residue. or. in other words, II mllligrams,
not grains rs Il is printed. And as r. A.
l76. we have that many mllligramS in one
liter water. or 900 {. {. As i.53l57969
iters equal one gallon. it rs multiplied
with I76 or rather using the decmais DIG
which then equal O,T9S grammes or 79S
miligrams in one gallon. and this sum
equals I2.316 grains The specific gravity,
as well as the figures in grains, is fortu-
nately printed correctly.
| Another error of no small importance, is
Lake Tahoe water filtered. The water,
clear as crystal, was not filtered. | pro-
cured it for an analysis while visiting Lake
Tahoe. and it was taken about two miles
out while on the steamer or between Ia
hoe CITY and Idlewild. The bottles were
Immediately corked and sealed, and, at the
late Museum exhibition. part of it was
shown with two more samples, one being
doubie-diStillcd water and the other sac
ramento straight with a little cooking salt
thrown in to show the action If debris
charged water when IL comes in contact
with the salt water of the bav-it proves
that the debris is pre-, pitatyd. The three
samples We're equally Transparent except
the water Of the Sacramento showing It's
prccipltate at the bottom.
To praise a sample 81 water rs one of the
purcSt of the State, il -., The world. and
then, after all, being compelled to filter il.
would take away a large portion of the
truth, or lis good qualities; therefore, /
would like TO have the water Of Lake Tahoe
stand upon its own original purity. or
minus filtration.
While writing this would like to say a
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