Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-01-05
BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
Monthly Reports Location of Eiectri
Lamps-A New Ordinance Proposed.

Monthly Reports Location OF E1ecic
Lamps-A New Ordinance Proposed.
The Board of City Trustees met at
10 A. NJ. yesterday, in regular session, all
the members present.
The Poundmaster reported that during
the month of December he had impounded
horses, , goats, 20 dogs-total, 81. Dogs
killed, So. All the horses and goats were
redeemed. Fees collected, $36 80.
II, C. Wolf, Chief Engineer of the water
works, reported II, l75, $50 gallons of water
pumped for the week ending January Sd.
A resolution of intention was passed to
construct a pine plank sidewalk on the
south side of ID street, from the east line OF
Fourteenth TO Fifteenth.
A. S. Woods, clerk OF the water works,
reports that for the quarter ending Jan
uary /, 1886: Collections, s12,937. %; tap
sales, $l23 total, $4,000 %.
n. A. Kidder Harbormaster, collected
for December Sl19.
George A. Putnam, City Collector, re-
ports for the quarter ending December 81
1885 City licenses sold, 6,S0l; fees col
lected on the same, Sl10; dog licenses, $94
total $7,005.
A petition signed by large number of
taxpayers asked for two mounted ponce,
in accordance with the recommendation
and request of Chief of Police jackson.
The request was complied with, the
mounted officers to receive 1925 per month,
they to furnish ard keep their own horses,
Trustee Jones introduced an ordinance
to regulate the interment of deceased per-
sons where the bodies are intended to be
eyhumed and removed from this State. 1t
is intended to compel the Chinese to bury
their dead in air-tight cast-iron caskets or
in box of suitable dimensions made of
redwood boards not less than one inch in
thickness and lined with sheet lead not
less than five pounds to the square foot.
which sLall be soldered by a licensed
plumber Each box or coffin shall have
the name, age, date and cause of death
plainly printed or engraved. Persons yio-
lating the ordinance to be fined not more
than $500 or imprisoned not more than 10
days, or by both such fine and Imprisonment
The ordinance was laid over under the
rule.
A petition was received from those who
live in the southwestern portion of the city,
asking for an electric light at Fourth and
I streets. Mayor Brown thought mast at
Seventh and L would answer for that por-
ton of the city. which is sparsely settled
Gas lamps are on X.
Joseph n Herndon. Superintendent of
City Cemeteries, reported for December:
Deaths, 25; stillborn, / brought here for
interment II; total, 49, The interments
were made as follows: City Cemetery, %:
Helvetia, 6 st. Joseph, 5 new Masonic.
/ abroad, 3. Collected: Sale of lots,
SIG rs; permits, $50; wood, $35; total,
$257 IS.
Chief Jackson reported the business of
the Police Department for The month of
December: Arrests, 152; en- routes, IS;
meals furnished, 1,456; dodgers. 1873
amount received from en- routes, $13 So
paid out, S11 TO-
Mayor Brown said he rode all over the
city on Sunday, and was proud to be able
to say that, in consideration of the large
amount of water that had fallen during the
past two months, the streets of the city
were never in as good condition at this
season of the year as at present. The river
is nearly as high as it ever gets, but the
sewers are doing good work, aided by the
pumps. He paid Street Commissioner
Nielsen very high compliment, stating
that the streets were dry, and, taking the
time OF the year into consideration, in ex-
cellent condition. lie said the streets were
a credit to the city, would compare favor
ably with cities which had natural drain
age. and the Street Commissioner should
feel proud of his success under the many
difficulties he has had to contend with.
The Mayors remarks in this connection
were evidently intended as rebuke to the
many items of an opposite character. con-
demnatory Of the streets and Street Com
missioner, that have from time to time
in an evening journal since the
letting of the contract for city advertising
Trustee Jones fully Endorsed the remarks
of the Mayor.
The Street Commissioner has decided to
distribute electric lights as follows: Inter
section lamps, Second, Fourth, Sixth,
Eighth, Tenth, on ] ; First, Third, Fifth,
Seventh. Ninth, Eleventh, on K; Seventh,
on | Thirteenth, on II. Sixty-foot masts,
Fourteenth, Seventeenth, on G street; Sec
ond, Sixteenth, Nineteenth, Twenty-third,
on II street; Fifteenth and streets Thir-
teenth and J streets; Eighteenth and X
streets; Fourteenth and L streets: Seven
teenth and N streets Second and o streets
One hundred and fifty foot masts, two
lamps on each, Fifteenth and Twenty first,
on O street Twenty-frst and J streets
After auditing large number of bills,
the Board adjourned.