Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-06-05
BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
Contracts Awarded Street Work Or



A petition was received from property
owners asking that the main water pipe be
extended in and along the alley bounded
by NJ and n, and between Twenty-ffth and
Twenty-sixth streets, for domestic and irri-
eating purposes. The matter was referred
to Trustee Wolff Superintendent of the
Water Works.
CHIEF LEES REPORT.
Chief of Police Lee reported that 800 ar
rests were made during the month of May,
81 dodgers were accommodated and 1,l06
was as follows: Cash on hand at last re-
port ST. 45; received during the month,
$40 80; total, S27 80; disbursed during the
month, SIS go; balance on hand, $12 30.
THE PoUEDMAsTER's REPORT.
Philip Rumble, the Poundmaster, rem
dered a report 10 the effect that during the
month of May he impounded 10 head of
horses, > cows and 30 dogs. He killed %
unclaimed CANNES. The fees collected
amounted to $3S 90.
IMPROVEMENT OF II sGRELr.
In the matter of the improvement Of Ii
street, the following resolution was adopted.
Ordered that the bids for street work on
H street, from the east line of Tenth street,
be and the same are hereby rejected, and
the Clerk of this Board is hereby directed
to post notices, as required by law, calling
for new sealed proposals for doing said
work; and also to publish such notice for
ten days in the Sacramento daily Bee.
1t IS also ordered that provision be in
serted in the specifications allowing pro-
performers to themselves remove any
surplus earth from in front of their
premises, provided the same be done before
the work is commenced at any such point
by the contractor, and provided the same be
done IN such manner as not to interfere
with the prosecution OF the work by the
contractor.
WATER USED IN A WEEK.
E. II. Williams, the Chief Engineer, re-
ported that sc, 600 gallons of water were
pumped for the week ending June Sd.
The Holly pump was used 13S hours and
the Stevens los hours.
SUPERINTENDENT OF CEMETERIES.
Arthur j. Wilson, the Superintendent of
the City Cemeteries, reported that there
were As deaths III Sacramento during the
month of May: fourteen bodies were
brought here Tor burial, and five were sent
to other places. He collected $243 IS for
the sale of lots and $50 for burial permits
CEsSPOOLS AND VAULTS.
AT the suggestion of DR.. Nichols, of the
Board OF Health, a change was made in the
ordinance relating to the construction of
cesspools and vaults. The old ordinance
required that there should be two compart-
ments to vault, and that one of them
should be made water tight and have an
overflow into the other compartment. The
The new ordinance says that such cesspools
and vaults as are hereafter constructed shall
be made water-tight for four feet below the
surface of the ground, and below that level
shall be so arranged that the liquid con-
tents shall escape into the surrounding
soil. Such cesspools and vaults shall be
constructed of brick, iron or concrete, and
in no case shall be made less than seven
feet in depth from the surface of the
ground.
A large number of current bills were
audited and allowed.
STREET WORK ORDERED.
The Board has ordered that Sixth street.
from the south line of X street to the south
line of o, be improved by grading and
graveling, the construction Of curbings
cross-walks, etc; also ordered that vitri-
fed iron-stone sewer be constructed in the
alley between o and 2, from Eighth to
Ninth streets; also, sewer in the alley
DS1nNSA L aiiu VI JSCOlIu W 1HlIu SlItciS.
CONTRACTS AWARDED.
?. A. Miller was awarded the contract
for improving Eighth street at the inter
section of l. street, by raising the cross
walks and graveling B. Labs was awarded
the contract for improving NJ street from
the center line of Fifteenth street to the
west line of Eighteenth street, by grading
ID. NJ. Cox and VIM. Tibbitts were awarded
the contract for grading NJ street from the
west line of Eighteenth street to the east
line OF Twentieth street.
The Trustees passed an order to have a
telephone placed in their Office.
Free Kiudergartens.
Mrs. Sarah B. Cooper, President of the
Golden Gate kindergarten Association, and
whose work in charge of the kindergarten
schools maintained by Mrs. Senator Stan
ford has made her name and successful
efforts for this important branch of educa-
ton known far and near, will deliver free
lecture at the Congregational Church in this
city this evening, upon the subject What
shall we do with our children ?" All who
are interested in the kindergarten work, or
in the welfare of the uncared-for children,
or who desire to know the value of kinder
garten schools for the little ones of our
own homes, are cordially invited to be
present. Mrs. Cooper is one of the fore
most in this educational department. and
her lecture before the recent National Con-
vention at Washington was one of the
most marked productions before that body,
and received extended notice and COM
mendation from the press. The object of
the lecture is purely to inform and educate
the people upon this subject, and not to
obtain or raise any money whatever The
recital by Mrs. Cooper of the good work
that is being done in the "Children's
Garden schools. under her charge at San
Francisco, will be of much interest 10 all
who may be so fortunate as to hear her.
The lecture will commence at o'clock.