Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-08-22
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
The Sidewalk Ordinance Passed-Repor
on the New Pumps.


on the New Pumps.
The Board of City Trustees met in regu
lar session yesterday, all the members pres
emit.
E. H. Williams, Chief Engineer of the
Water Works, reported that during the pas
week As, 100000 gallons of water had beer
pumped. The Holly pump had been rur
no hours and the Central Pacific 16.
hours.
E. c. Hart and c. T. Jones appeared be
fore the Board and asked that the salarie:
for the Police force for January, February
and March last be allowed, amounting t
S4,575. The claim was allowed. The war
rants are drawn in the names of the follow
ing officers: Captain Karcher, A. j. Me
Cormack, H. Carroll, P. Rice, r. S. Frazee
rell, c. Rowland. r. Ash. w. Mclaughlin
J. O'Meara, C. Able and e. Franks.
Messrs. William Mckenzie, E. NJ. Luck
cit and g. a. Stoddard, expert machinist
of the Southern Pacific Railway Company
who were some time since appointed to in
quire into the merits of the several differ
ent pumps, reported in favor of tn,
Worthington. While the Holly, Blake
and Knowles were all good pumps, they
regard the Worthington as the simplest anC
most serviceable. The cost of this pump i
$41, 300.
The City Surveyor was instructed t
make estimates of the probable cost of set
ting up the new pump before the matter i
submitted to the vote of the people.
The new sidewalk ordinance recently
published by the RECORD UNION, requiring
that all walks hereafter constructed in thu
business portion Of the city shall be 0
concrete or artificial stone, was passed.
The remonstrance against the proposet
improvement of street, from Fourth t
Fifth. was rejected, not having beef
signed by a majority of the propert.
owners.
The Board passed a resolution of inten
ton to have street improved from tn
center line of Fourth street to the cente
line of Fifth.
IN MEMoRIAM.
Resolutions Of respect to the memory O
the late Charles Croker were passed a
follows:
The Board of Trustees of the city of Sacra
mento, constituting the legislative body of tn
city, having adjourned its regular session out @
respect TO the late Charles Croker. who wa
once an hoDored member of kthe Legislative
council of Sacramento. having reassembled OF
this the 2lst day of August, lSSb do
RcS0iue That in the death OF Charles Crocke
the city OF Sacr AnentO has lost devoted freud
Que who in her sorest hours of puble stood b.
her; that in his life he exempli led the dignit'
of honest labor, beginning as he did to toll a
the anvil, and all his life respecting and en-
couraging industry in all honorable forms. IL
made his early manhoOds home IN Sacramento
with his associates he here begaa the building
of the first transcontinental railway; with then
he here founded and built up the largest man
ufacturing establishment upon the Pacific coast
having unlimited confidence in ne Commercial
importance OF our city. He con ributed of hi
means to build our city and sire ngthen its de
lenses. he defended its integrity. and cast hi
influence for the maintenance of It's credit an,
the extension of its trade
Though the demands of a geat bushes
called him g few years since to reside elsewhere
we did not lose him as a friend, nor did he re
inquish in our city the home of his early sue
cesses.
We look upon his career as part of the his
tory of our municipality, and not To be separate,
from it. We recognized in him good citizen
whose faith in brilliant future foIsSacramentC
was early manifest and never waHered; a mai
ofsterling integrity, of resolute viii of a sens
ofjustice so strong as to be thoughiat times sc
we're, and yet that he was man OF the mos
generous impulses, and the most humane in
stincts, and that he had at all times d warn
heart and ready hand for the siefering an,
the oppressed. We do
Res0tve That our condolences are Fdue to h
afflicted family but we console his widow an
children with the reflection that they hav
reason to be proud of his LIES achievements
that in the multitude of testimonials to hi
worth, the universal commendatiors of his il
dustry, Justice and humanity, and iItthe recog
milton by all the people of his imlneasuraDi
contribution TO the prosperity and development
Of our State, they may find some solece Will
they mourn.
Aes0loed, That the foregoing be properl
spead upon the records of the Board of Trustee
OF the city of Sacramento and that a copy of tn
ceased.
Sacramento City, August 81, 1885