Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-05-15
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
More City improvements Proposed-A
$500 LAWYERS Fee,

More City improvements Proposed-A
$500 Lawyers Fee.
The Board of City Trustees met in regu-
lar session at 10 A. NJ. yesterday, all the
members present.
A petition was received from property
owners asking for an extension of the city
water mains from Twelfth to Fourteenth
streets, on S. The matter was referred to
the Superintendent of the Water Works.
The City Treasurer made the following
report
Balance on hand April 1st............ SOL .537 II
Received during the month............. 81 ,095 81
.......-.Sll2, 633 2S
Warrants paid during the MONTH. Sl3,676 rs
Coupons. 40 90
sl4,S96 rs
On hand May S9S,236 50
Mrs. f. G. Knauer sent in a communica-
ton setting forth that a portion of her lot
on Y and Thirty-frst streets was used as a
public highway, the streets in that portion
of the city being unfit to travel. She asked
that the latter be improved so that she
would have the free use of her property
The communication was referred to the
Street Commissioner.
The demand made at the last meeting of
the Board by attorney Z. C. Hart for three
months salary for ex-Chief of Police Dill
man was rejected. This was salary for
January February and March, $3.50.
Trustee Wolf said he was of the opinion
the bill was legally contracted, the claim
ant was legally qualified city official, but
he would not vote for il in the face of the
opinion of the District Attorney.
Mayor Gregory and Trustee Ryan also
stated that they would be glad to pay the
bill if they could do so legally, but they
considered it their duty to take the advice
of the City Attorney.
Chief Dillman reminded the Board that
before the new officers were appointed and
before the tax levy was made, the Police
Commissioners had notified the Board of
Trustees of the amount of money they
would require.
The Mayor replied that the amount to be
levied for police purposes was matter Tor
the Board of Trustees to decide and not for
the Police Commissioners. The case of
the Board of Fire Commissioners was a
different one.
f. H. Williams, Chief Engineer of the
Water Works, reported as follows for the
week ending May 18th Water pumped
Holly, 1640l, 600; @. ?. R. R., 10, $50 600
Total, 3205l. 900 gallons.
The Board passed a resolution of inten-
ton to have a vitrified iron-stone pipe
sewer constructed in the alley between P
and Q, from Second to Third streets, with
flush tank at Second.
The Street Commissioner was directed to
post notices as required by law calling for
sealed proposals for street work on III
street, for the east line of Tenth to the
east line of Twentieth streets
The City Engineer was directed to pre-
pare plans and specifications for street
work on the intersection of Eighth and L
streets.
Messrs. M&ydwell and Larkin, of the
G.. A. R., appeared before the Board and
asked for q donation or $3.50 toward the
Memorial And. The matter was
taken undefeA ise,nent.
On motion of Trustee Wolf the bill of
A. P. Catlin for $500, as a retainer in the
mandamus case of the Board of Fire Com
missioners VS.. The City Trustees. was laid
over for one week The matter of deciding
whether they should appeal from the
judgment rendered against the city in that
case was also taken under advisement for
one week.
John Wall, street sprinkling contractor
FOR District No. 3, has not been doing his
work satisfactorily to the Street Commits
doner, and $25 was deducted from his bill
for neglect"
After auditing a number of bills the
Board adjourned.