Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-04-24
CITY TRUSTEES,
Street Sprinklink Contracts Not Awarded
Indignant Contractors.

Street Sprinklink Contracts Not Awarded
Indignant Contractors.
The Board of City Trustees met at 10 a.
NJ. yesterday. all the members present.
A. Aitkin was granted the privilege OF
making alterations to his frame dwelling
within the fire limits, on L, between Ninth
and Tenth streets.
Siller Brothers were ordered to move
their fence, which was extending into the
sidewalk on Thirteenth street, between P
and @.
STREET sPRINKLING.
Bids were received for street sprinkling
from the following-named individuals
James Touhey, John Wall, James Burns,
Hughes & Dehn, NJ. German, f. Crosby. A.
King, Olsen & Latham and P. McHale.
John Wall objected to the receiving of
The bids of F. Crosby and NJ. German,
claiming they had come in after 10 O'Clock,
the hour advertised. He became quite
noisy, and his remarks to the Board were
of such character that he was invited to
retire.
The total amount of the bids was $14, 331,
which is $40 more than that of last year.
However, the territory to be spriDkled
this season is much larger and the gravel
ing of the streets will make more water
necessary.
The Board declared all the bids off and
invited more bids for Monday next.
This action on the part of the Board was
regarded by the bidders as being unfair,
unjust and without precedent, and some
say they will not again put in bid.
The official bond of A. j. Wilson, Super
intendent of City Cemeteries, with George
+. Parker and w. +. Cutler as sureties, in
the sum of $1,000, was received. approved
and placed on file.
The Chief Engineer of the Water works
reported that Is, 26S, $50 gallons of water
were pumped for the week ending April
22d. The Holly pump was run IA hours
and the Stevens pump 81 hours.
On motion of the Mayor, 800 was
voted to the open-air concert fund.
Ex-Chief of Police Dillman appeared and
asked the Trustees what they proposed
doing in regard to his back salary. The
city is indebted to him for three months
services. He contends that as he was
elected by the people, and that the law
provides that he shall receive a certain
amount of money, the Board has no right
to hold back what is due him. The matter
was referred to the City Attorney. The
ex-Chief says that ifhe does not get salts
factory reply by next Monday he will COM
mence legal proceedings against the Trus-
tees.
CONTRACTS AWARDED.
William Snarr was awarded the contract
for constructing a sewer in the alley be-
tween NJ and n, Eighth to Ninth.
James Touhey was given the contract for
improving Eighth street from the south
line of to the north line of NJ street.
Also, from the south line of N to the north
line of \ street.
RESOLUTIONS OF INTENTION.
Resolutions of intention were passed
ordering the following street work to be
done: On street from the center line of
Fourth to the center line of Fifth. Also,
on NJ street from the east line of Front
to the west line of Second, by grading and
graveling, putting in stone crosswalks and
paving the cutters with cobbles.
ORDERS MADE.
The City Engineer was ordered to prepare
plans and specifications for the following
work: Improving Eleventh street from
the south line of l to the north line of J.
For the improvement of NJ from the east
line of Third to the west line of Fourth
For the improvement of NJ from the east
line of Second to the west line of Third.
Eleventh, from the south line of to the
north line of X. Also, for the grading and
graveling of the alley between K and L,
Tenth to Eleventh; also, for the improve
ment of Eleventh street from X to L.
The Street Commissioner was directed to
post notices calling for sealed proposals for
improving Eleventh, from the south side
of J to the north line of X street. Also
for the same street from to ] !; also, the
same street from X to L.
After auditing number of bills the
Board adjourned