Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-06-26
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

Street Improvement Gle sing the Dives
New Pump Needed.
The Board of Trustees met at 10 o'clock
a. N. yesterday, Mayor Gregory presiding,
and all of the members present.
G. ]. Cross entered a protest against the
assessment being made on property. owners
on account of the work done at the inter
section of Eighth and L streets. He in
sisted that it was properly streetrepair work
and ought to epaid for out of the city funds.
WATER USED.
The City Engineer reported that during
the week ending June 24th the Holly pump
had worked 1876 hours and the C. P pump
126. Water pumped, 1862 900 gallons.
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
Bids were opened for grading, graveline
and sewering Ninth street, from K to o.
The bidders were P. A. Miller, II. C. Ew-
ing, G. II. Krebs and James Touhey.
Touhey's was the lowest, as follows Ex-
cavation, per yard, % cents; filling, %
cents; hauling earth, 10 cents first coat
gravel, 81 20; second coat gravel, 81 20;
screenings for top dressing, 81 70; curbing,
per ineal foot IA cents; cross walk, per
foot, 20 cents six-inch sewer pipe, per
corners, So cobblestone paving, per square
foot, II cents.
Bids were received for grading and gray
cling NJ street from Front to Second. The
same contractors put in bids, that of
G. II. Krebs proving the lowest. The
figures were generally a trife higher than
the successful contract of Ninth street.
The Mayor reported that complaint has
been made concerning the manner in which
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The contractor was notified.
complaint was made about the dump
ing of dead animals on { street, between
Third and Fourth.
WILL BE CLOSED.
On the application of Mrs Twitchell and
Mrs. Irwin, the Board decided 10 give
notice of its intention to close the alley in
the block on which the Protestant Orphan
Asylum buildings are located, in order 10
allow the lady managers of that institution
to erect new buildings.
Mayor Gregory reported that he had ne
gotiated for the hauling of a lot of broken
granite from Penryn and Folsom with
which to rip-rap the north levee.
DIVES THAT MUST CLOSE.
Chief OF Police Lee, in accordance with
the request of the Board, pointed out the
following saloons as being disorderly and
voked: The Tivoi, on the north side of
X street, between Third and Fourth, owned
by J. ID. Smith the saloon on the north
east corner of Fourth and NJ streets, kept
by Mrs. Anderson the dance house on
Second street, between K and L, kept by
w. E. Mulligan the saloon on the easiI side
of Sixth street, between G and H, kept by
Mrs. Elliott; the saloon on the southeast
corner of Fifth and |, kept by Charles
Johnson nlapp 10 nf
X street, between Third and Fourth,
known as the Mascot" kept by Prichel-
little & Fontenoy. Other places of the
same sort will be reported in the near
future. The Chief recommended also that
an ordinance be passed forcing all saloons
to be closed at midnight. The matter was
referrs1 to the City Attorney to ascertain
whether the places named could be closed
at once or whether it would be necessary to
wait until their present licenses expire.
SPECIAL OFFICERS RECOMMENDED.
The Chief of Police recommended the
appointment of the following special po-
lice officers for the Fourth of July, as the
regular force will take part in the parade
Nelson Eldred, L. w Dunlevy, Fred Ing
ham, Milton Brady, Charles Herndon and
S. B. Lusk. The matter was referred to the
Police Commissioners.
OUT OF LINE.
Street Commissioner Ryan reported that
Seller Bros. had erected a fence two feet
outside the block lines established by the
City Surveyor on the west side of Thir-
teenth street, on the corner of p, and that
they had declined to move it back. The
Mayor thought they should be arrested for
misdemeanOr 1t appeared, however, that
they had been arrested several weeks ago,
but had never been tried, the City Attorney
claiming that an action should be COM
menced by the city in the Superior Court.
Trustee Wolf said that Seller Bros. had
bought by deed eighty feet frontage and
were holding eighty two feet, having taken
two from the city.
Mr.. Bassett, the City Surveyor, reported
that a number Of streets in the city had
lost from two to five feet, which had been
taken up by property owners, and that on
X street brick buildings were in some
places several feet over the lines.
On motion, five days notice was given to
Seller Bros. to remove their fence as an OBJ
structiOn, and the Street Commissioner was
ordered 10 have it pulled down in case they
failed to comply.
THE DRAINAGE CANAL.
Street Commissioner Ryan announced
that the city must make arrangements to
relieve the drainage canal by pumping into
the river through the summer. The farm
CTS SOuNh VI the city are
nation to sue the city for damages because
of the condition of the canal. Mr.. Ryan
did not want his street fund depleted,
however, to bear the necessary expense.
He was authorized to go ahead with the
work. As the pump and engine are in
place, the only expense will be for running
NEW PUMP NEEDED.
On motion of Wolf it was decided to re-
ceive bids for a new 10000 00O-gallon
pump for the Water Works on the last
Monday in July, in order that the question
may be submitted to the people at the fall
election.
CLAIMS ALLOWED.
The following claims against the city
were audited and allowed c. S. Hough-
ton, $14 46; J. Hahn & Co., 81 S. F.
Smith, so cents; f. C. Houghton, $16 T.
J. Ballou, $50 so; H. Bennett, So; James
Mcclure, $40 so; Robert Miller. $24 An
tonic King. S24 Henry Wittpen, S24 John
Lynch, $50; Thomas Cotter, $27: J. w.
Watt, S269 %; lone Coal and Iron Co.,
$1,124 65; RECORD UNION, S. 40; L. Elkus
& Co., SII IS; l.. +. Bassett, $21 A, J.
Wilson, S24; ID. Malatesta, 81.
Sacramento Baptist U0S0n.
The Sacramento Baptist Union yesterday
filed articles of incorporation in the
County Clerks office, declaring that the
purposes for which the incorporation is