Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-05-29
CITY TRUSTEES.
Slore Protest Against Street Work-An'
other Pump to be Ordered.

More Prote SITS Against Street Work-An,
other Pump to be Ordered.
The Board of City Trustees met in regu
lar session, all the members present.
Z. II. Williams, Chief Engineer of the
Water works, reported that 1855 900 gal.
Ions of water had been pumped during the
week ending Sunday, May 9th. During
that time the Holly was in service las
hours and the Stevens pump 81.
OUR WATER SUPPLY
1t is fact becoming more and more ap-
parent every day that in very short space
OF, time Sacramento will have an insufficient
water supply, and in fact even now should
the Stevens or G. 2. pump break down we
would know what water famine means.
The Holly pump cannot supply this city
with water, and another year both the
pumps will be unable to fill the mains and
give any pressure. As it Is now, with both
pumps running, there is lack of water
supply in some of the upper stories of
buildings, and the pressure in the eastern
portion OF the city is merely nothing.
The Trustees agree that something must
be done to increase the pumping capacity.
The city IS growing with a greater rapidity
than any other in Northern California. Its
residence portion is extending for miles to
the east and south, and there is a constant
and persistent cry for more water in those
sections. Miles of mains have been laid in
the last two years, and as much more will
be required in the next six months.
The Mayor wants to invite bids for new
pump Immediately. An order was passed
inviting bids for pump with capacity OF
10000, 600 gallons III twenty-four hours.
nj IUnIf lao ,fo
tistics showing that in 1878 677, 800, $50 gal
Ions of water were pumped, and for 1888
], AT, OS3, 1S0-an increase in ten years of
748, 49, 440.
H-STRRET KIOKERs
George w. Hancock, H. n. LaRue. L !.
Robinson, n. Ross, o. Ewern andC. Laees
residents on II street, appeared before the
Board and asked that III street be allowed
TO remain in its present deplora5le condi-
ton. They don't want that driveway i'm
proved by grading and graveling. They
filed a formidable petition setting forth
that the City Surveyor was making exorbi-
tant charges, and that the contractors bids
were entirely too high. They wanted the
Trustees to throw out all the bids and ask for
no more at present. Wait until the rail
road can bring in the gravel cheap. said
one. Another said he would give 500 if
tllG IiuSltNo WOulQ HOI gravel the SITt ct,
He did not like gravel. II grated harshly
on his ears. There were only four months
in the year that the street could not be
travelled, and as long as the property hold
ers did not object, he thought it ought to
be let alone.
There has been no different construction
OF the law i'll this proposed street improve
ment on II street than there has been on
other streets. If the Surveyor has been
charging exorbitant fees in this instance
then property owners have suffered all
along the line.
Trustee Ryan said that the street law
provided that the expense of surveying
should be paid by the property-owners. 1t
was customary to collect from the property
owners.
George w. Hancock said that the way he
read the law, he was of the opinion that
the custom was wrong.
Mayor Gregory declared that he pro-
posed to investigate the charges regarding
the City Surveyors alleged high fees.
1t was decided to defer the awarding of
bids until investigations of the bids could
be made.
LaRue said the property-owners could
not afford to pay S. foot for improving
the streets. One of his neighbors, a widow
would have to mortgage her home to raise
money to pay for the proposed work.
Trustee Ryan said the streets of Sacra-
mento never would be improved if the peo-
pie continued to file protests.
1t was decided not to allow the telegraph
company TO put poles on the levees, either
on the outside or inside.
On motion of Trustee z, an, 81, 900 was
yo'ed the Fourth of July Committee
Trustee Wolf desired to have tie matter
laid over one week, saying that he wanted
to be sure that such a proceeding was legal.
The matter of laying street railroad
track on Sixteenth street was referred to
the Street Commissioner.