Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-11-27
CITY TRUSTEES.
An Appropriation For Printed Matter-A
Long List of Complaints.

Long List of Complaints.
The Board of City Trustees met in regu
lar session at 10 A. M. yesterday, Mayor
Gregory presiding all the members pres
ent.
E. II. Williams, Chief Engineer of the
Water Works, reported that during the
past week the Holly pump had been in use
14S hours, and the c. P. pump twenty
seven The amount of water pumped was
"a, $4,000 gallons.
NEW CITY MAP.
Judge w. III. Beatty presented map of
the city of Sacramento, made by ]. e.
| Grant. 1t shows the location of all the
Streets railways, public squares, public
| buildings, churches, school buildings, de-
| pots snd many business houses and private
residences. Also the town of Washington
| and the suburban additions TO the city
| Judge Beatty said he had examined it quite
| critically, and so far as he was able TO judge
| it was correct in all its details. He asked
| the Board to examine it, and, if it met with
| their approval, to adopt it as the official
map Of the city.
| On motion Of Street Commissioner Ryan,
the map was referred to City Engineer Bas-
sett, with instructions to report on the
same at the next regular meeting.
WANT STREET IMPROVED.
| E. f. Akin appeared before the Board as
committee of one representing the City
| and County Improvement Association, to
| ask that the Trustees put street. from
Fourteenth 10 Thirty-first streets, in order
! for winter travel. He said the Association
| about one year ago had taken up the ques-
| ton of street improvement and through
1 hnir off haA
| of many blocks, the property owners along
| the streets giving in to what became popu-
| lar opinion and paying for street work that
had been postponed from year to year.
| Nearly all the travel fiom the eastern and
| southeastern portion of the county came
| into the city by the way of street. All
! the teams engaged in hauling gravel come
| in on that street. 1t is cut up badly, is full
of chuek-holes, and if not repaired before
the winter rains set in will be almost i'm
passable. 1t was thought best by the Asso-
cation to bring the matter before the Board
and urge the necessity of repairing it at
once for winter travel.
Street Commissioner Ryan said the great
trouble with J street was that the center of
the street was lower than the sides, the
water stood in pools during the rainy
weather, and it was almost impossible to
do much with it until it was rounded up
| and graded. Since he had been Commits
sioner he had placed upon this street over
200 loads of gravel. 1t is paved up to
Fourteenth street, and should be paved to
Twentieth.
Judge Beatty said all the improvement
Association asked at this time was that
few loads of gravel be deposited here and
there where most needed. As it is the
principal street leading into the city, it
should be looked after at as early date as
possible.
Trustee Wolf said this was not the proper
season to grade and gravel All that could
be done at present was to patch it up for
the winter travel
Mayor Gregory said that in the spring
they would order ] street rounded up and
graveled from Fourteenth TO Thirfy-frst
street.
Trustee Ryan said he would have the
street repaired as much as possible for the
winter travel.
PETITION FOR PRINTED MATTER.
G. w. Baker, Secretary of the Improve
ment Association, appeared before the
Board and stated that the railway company
were hitting out two cars for three months
advertising trip through the Northwestern
| and New England States. He had learned
that the trip would likely take six months.
The cars would carry exhibits of California
fruits and other products of her soil, and it
was quite desirable to have printed matter
to circulate at all points, which would give
| the people throughout the East some idea
of Sacramento city and county, of her cli-
mate, fruitfulness and extensive resources.
| At this time the Association had nothing
| ID the shape of literature, except some old
| Citrus Fair editions of local papers. A local
| printing firm was getting up pamphlet
n tive nf
and if they had sufficient announcement.
would get it out in time for the cars which
go East, which will besome time in the first
week of December. The pamphlets would
cost 500 per 1000. The Improvement As
sociation had purchased one thousand, and
he thought the city could make no better
investment than by assisting TO the amount
of several hundred dollars.
Mayor Gregory said he personally
| thought the Trustees should assist, but in
| his opinion it was matter which more
properly should go before the Board of Su-
| pervisors. 1t waa a matter that affected the
whole county, the agricultural portion
| more than the city. Without printed mat
| ter to accompany her exhibit Sacramento
could not expect to receive that recogni-
ton at the hands of immigrants that she
would were they presented with printed
| matter concerning our resources.
| Mr.. Baker said the matter would be
brought to the attention of the Supervisors
| at their next meeting and he felt confident
| that they would assist.
After some further debate as to its neces-
sity, the Board, by a unanimous vote, ap-
propriated 800 for that purpose.
UTILIZING BURNS SLOUGH.
Judge w. H. Beatty said there had been
much complaint every summer from the
| stagnant water in the Thirty first street
canal. and anything that would tend to
improve 1t would no doubt be in the in
| terest of the public health. Several indi-
viduals had said that by digging a canal
through East Park they could secure
stream of water from Burns slough that
would run the year round, and this of
| course would keep the Thirty-first street
canal flushed and comparatively pure at all
seasons of the year. Quite clear running
| stream could be obtained in this way dur
| ing the driest season of the year from the
lake and swamp in the neighborhood of
Sanborn's well, and in the rear of the
orchards of Mr.. Aiken. He thought this
something that the Board should look into.
Every dry season the canal became offen-
| slye 10 the senses and deleterious to the
| health.
Mayor Gregory said the canal PROPOSE
ton had been under consideration for some
weeks.
BUDGET OF REQUESTS.
William G. Farnsworth and other citi-
| ,ens from the eastern portion of the city
appeared before the Board and asked that
| crossings be put in the streets at Twenty
| second and n and Twenty third and N, SO
that pupils could reach the school build
ing without wading through tine deep mud.
Street Commissioner Ryan said he would
| attend to it and have them put down at
| once.
! Others petitioned for sidewalk on the
west side of Eleventh street, from r to S.
Referred TO the Street Commissioner.
Osborn & Folger asked for the privilege
of putting in hay scales in front of their
warehouse at Fifth and l streets. The re-
quest was granted with the understanding
| that they were TO leave the street in as good
condition as they find it.
| Residents in the neighborhood of Seven
tenth and Eighteenth, d and Z, asked for
an extension of the water main. Referred
to Superintendent of the Water Works,
Trustee Wolf
The sidewalk on the east side of Thir-
teenth street, between 0 and P, was re-
ported TO be in dilapidated and dangerous
condition. Referred to the Sidewalk In
/ spector.
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