Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-05-22
CITY TRUSTEES.
A Special Tax of Seven Cents for the FIrs
DeDarf ment

a -pcCiht AK Oh seven CentS 1OF the Ire
Department.
The Board of City Trustees met in regu-
lar session yesterday morning, all the
members present.
E. II. Williams, Chief Engineer of the
Water Works, reported for the week end
ing May Goth, 35 906, $50 gallons of water
pumped.
TINE EXTENDED.
On the recommendation of the Street
| Commissioner, it was decided to extend
| the time of T. w. Steinmeyer the con-
tractor for street work on s street, from
Twenty fourth to Twenty eighth, to June
| 1, 1888. His contract on Twenty-seventh
| from L to Y; on Twenty sixth, from r TO
Y on Twenty fifth, from Z 10 Y, and on
T, from Twenty-fourth to Twenty
were also extended to June LIST.
Aztec THE DODGERS.
The following ordinance was read and
laid over under the rule:
ORDINANCE NO.
Deeming it necessary for the protection of life
and property in the prevention of runaway
teams and for the better protection OF health
and cleanliness, the Board of Trustees of the
city of Sacramento do ordain as follows:
Section l. 1t shall be unlawful for any per
son or persons to throw, empty or deposit in or
on the streets, alleys or sidewalks OF the city Of
Sacramento any loose paper, dodgers, or rub
bish of any kind.
Section ! This ordinance shall go into effect
Immediately after its passage.
EXTENSION OF THE FIRE LIMITS.
R. Davis, J. GIesel, H Goepel, C. Mel
sen, J. NJ. Nielseo, w. J. Mitigate,
Mrs. B. C. We'll and Mohr &
york petition the Board to include
the north half of the block bounded
kxyT nd
within the fire limits. The request wac
granted.
Mayor Gregory announced tbat numer-
GUS complaints were made that the street
sprinklers were not doing their work prop
erly. The matter was referred to the Street
Commissioner and each contractor will be
notified to fulfill his contract
Matt F. Johnson and L. G. Hart, attor-
neys for ex-Chief of Police Fl. F. Dillman.
appeared before the Board, asked that some
action be taken on the salaries of the ex-
Chief and policemen. They asked that the
claims be either allowed or rejected.
The Board thereupon refused to pay the
salaries for January, February and March
of the ex-Chief, Captain Karcher and Off
GERS Leavy, Rider, Mccormack, Able, Nc
Laughhn, Sullivan, Farrell, Lowell, Franks,
Ash, Frezee, Carroll, Rowland, O'Meara
and Rice.
THIS action was based upon the opinion
Of the City Attorney.
The attorneys say that suit will be COM
menced Immediately to compel the city to
pay all these claims.
The Trustees voted to appropriate 500
Tor the Grand Army Posts to aid them in
defraying the expenses of Memorial Day
services.
STREET WORK.
Bids were received from James Touhev
and II. c. Ewing for grading and graveling
II street from Tenth to Twentieth. Action
on the bids was postponed for one week.
Street Commissioner Ryan recommended
the construction of brick or wooden cul-
vert at Thirty-frst and Y streets on the
property of Mrs. Knauer, SO that she could
have the use of her property, which was
now used as public road. The culvert
will be put in as soon as the water recedes
sufficiently in the canal.
r S. Carey appeared before the Board
and asked about his street railway fran
chise on Fifteenth street in front of the
Pavilion. AS both companies have
franchise on the same route he was afraid
his rights would not be protected. The
Board told him to have no fears on that
score. The street was broad enough for
both.
TELEGRAPH POLES ON THE LRvEE.
ue IOlIOWlLk lGlleI MAS ICdu anu DldCSl
on file:
SACRAMENTO May 81, 1883.
Hon Eugene J. Gregory, NsyOr-DRAR FIR
Your favor OF the 18th inst, relative to the re-
moyal of the line of telegraph poles on the out
side Of the east levee, reached me on Saturday.
IL order to explain the matter of this COM
pany's poles having been placed on thc levee,
without first being referred to the Board of
Trustees, have to say that the levee in Ques-
ton appears on the map as part of the existing
railroad system of the State, and, under the i'm
preston that it was nothing more than an or
binary railroad fill the employees of this COM
pany erected the poles on the east side thereof,
in order to avoid close proximity 10 the existing
line OF te! egreph the west side of the levee.
The line have last named has been in its pres
ent position about seventeen years
1t has been proven beyond any doubt that
poles inside of the levees are free from any OBJ
jectionabe features, as from two to three lines
OF poles have stood on the inside sloIe of the
north levee for the past twenty five years, and
one line OF poles on the east leyee for seventeen
years.
l sincerely regret that the mistake was made
or that any misunderstanding should have oc-
CURED as 1t Is the earnest desire OF the Pacific
Postal Telegraph Cable Company to establish and
maintain the most amicsble relations with your
city and people, but since it seems apparent
that the planting OF our poles on the outside Of
the levee is considered an element of danger to
the security of the levee system, we will cheer
fully remove them and carefully replace and
properly lamp all earth removed in digging the
holes, and respectfully ask that our company
may be granted the right to place our line in
side of the levee, under the direction and in
spection Of your honorable Board Very re-
specially, L. w. sToRRoE,
Assistant Superintendent.
The Trustees then granted the company
| the right TO place its poles inside the le7ee.
THAT SEVEN PER CENT. TAX.
Trustee RYAN said he was in favor of
| making the seven per cent. levy for the Fire
| Department. He was satisfied with the de-
cision of Judge Armstrong, and did not be-
| lieve it could be reversed by an appeal to
| the Supreme Court.
Mayor Gregory said he would like to see
| it appealed so as to settle the matter. There
| should be precedent.
Mr.. Ryan said from what ne could learn
| there would be a shortage Of four to five
| thousand dollars. The Fire Commissioners
would then come IN ard say: We are
out of money. We can't run the machine
without coin. Take it and run it yourself"
| We don't want a state of affairs like that.
Mr. Wolf agreed with Mr. Ryan, aud
finally all were agreed to levy the tax. 1t
| TRANSFERRED however, that the Board bad
not as yet received official notice Of the
| Courts decision, and action was deferred
After auditing large number OF bills
| the Board adjourned.