Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-04-09
CITY GOVERNMENT.
THE CITY TRUSTEES PUT UP THE
WATER RATES.
Branch Street Railway Franchise
Asked For-Street Sprinklins
Contracts to be Let.

At the regular weekly meeting of the
Board of City Trustees yesterday morning
all the members were present, Mayor Greg
DRY in the chair.
The Chief Engineer of the Water Works
reported that during the week ending April
9TH 19,242,000 gallons of water were
pumped, the Holly pump running 167
hours and the Stevens pump one hour.
Philip Rumble presented his official
bond as Poundkeeper, but owing to cler-
ical error, the Board ordered that another
bond be filed. In the bond Rumble binds
himself to the State, instead of the CITY
Government.
Bids for constructing sewer in the alley
between l and j, Tenth and Thirteenth
Streets were received and opened, and W.
c. Graf being the lowest responsible bid
der the work was awarded to him.
A TROUBLESOME DIVE.
In reply to communication which the
Board received last week, complaining that
Mrs. Anderson was keeping a disreputa-
BILE dive Oh Fifth street, between L and NJ
and which matter was referred to the Chief
of Police for his attention, reply was re-
ceived stating that under existing ordi-
nances he could not close the place, but
would do all in his power to abate the
nuisance.
ordinance that could close the house there
should be- and recommended that the City
Attorneys attention be called to the mat
ter.
THE PoUNDMAsrER LEcrUREp.
Mr.. Churchman appeared before the
Board and complained that cattle were run
ming astray in the vicinity of Thirtieth and
T streets, doing considerable damage to
property and making travel dangerous,
there being several vicious steers among
them. The Mayor thought it good plan
to notify the Poundmaster of the nuisance
and to tell him in plain words that if he
did not attend to his duty more faithfully
they would get some one who would
Trustee Wolf thought it better plan to
have the Poundkeeper appear before the
Board next Monday and explain to him his
duties, and Mr.. VOLTS suggestion was
adopted.
PROPOSED STREET RAILWAY BRANCH.
E. X. Alsip appeared and asked that the
Board grant him franchise for a street
railway on Fifteenth street, from ] to L
streets. He said that he and Mr.. Carey
had come to an agreement whereby each
would run over the one road, State law
permitting this to be done for distance of
not more than five blocks. Mr. Alsip
stated that he had his rails and tools
already on the ground, and would like to
commence work as soon as possible.
The Board thought the matter should
receive some consideration, and referred
the matter TO the City Attorney for his
opinion.
Notice was received that there was bad
hole in the culvert at Twenty-fifth and
streets, and the matter was turned over to
Trustee Mclaughlin.
STREET sPRINKLING, ETC.
The Board gave notice that plans and
specifications for street sprinkling would be
prepared during the week. and that bids
would be opened on Monday next. Bids
will be received in two ways-first, for
sprinkling the streets for the first six
months, and, also, for sprinkling for the
whole year, with the privilege of doing the
work in the daytime in the winter months
resolution of intention was passed for
grading, gravelling and improving Thir-
teenth street, from ] TO L.
THE WASHINGTON CENTENARY.
Mayor Gregory said that as the 30th of
holiday, being the anniversary of the inau-
guration of the first President of the
United States, he thought the Board ought
TO take official recognition of the day, and
he submitted the following names OF gen.
tlemen TO arrange proper ceremonies for
the occasion, such as public meeting or
some other demonstration: G. II. Cum
mings, Felix Tracy. ]. A. Small, R. D.
Stephens, E. NJ. Lockett, E. B.
Milis Ja9 Ws. Turner N n n M. DrsT
A. Anderson, W. c. Fitch. Joseph
Steffens, John Macarthur NJ. r. Beard. A.
]. Gardiner, r. j. Van VOORHEES,. Stephen
Wren, J. \. Lsrkip, NJ. A. Baxter, Z. A.
Crouch, Charles Hooper, P. L. Lawson, J.
w. Rock, T. D. Ryan, ]. w. Armstrong,
w. c. Van Fleet. w. A. Gett, E. K. Alsip,
R. T. Deylin. c. X. McClatchy, W. +. Knox,
Jr., ]. B. Wright, S. P. Smith, James
Forbes, Fred. Cox, W. R. Strong, ]. w.
Guthrie, w. H. Wood, W. G. Hendricks,
Charles Schmitt, Hon. f. r. Dray, Hon. e.
c. Hart, Hon. William Petrie and Hon.
/. H. Fassett.
INCREASE IN WATER RATES.
An ordinance regulating the water rates
in this city was read the second time and
passed. 1t will go into effect On May 1st,
and the rates have been so fixed that the
revenue received will be $4,000 over the
amount last year, but as the Supreme
Court has ruled that So per cent. shall go to
the bondholders. it will lower the amount
to $1,000, which increase in the rates will
make the water works self-sustaining.
MR. HUyTISGToNs VISIT.
Mayor Gregory stated that Vice President
Huntington of the Southern Pacific Rail-
road would be in this city in a few days,
and being on committee to receive the
gentleman, he asked the Board if they
wished TO make any suggestions as to what
he tthe Mayor should explain TO Mr..
Huntington, other than as regards the FILL
ing in Of China slough.
Trustees Wolf and Mclaughlin thought
special stress should be laid on the latter
matter.
OTHER MATTERS.
The election OF the Board of Health was
deferred until next Monday, when it is
understood several changes will be made in
the personnel of the Board.
The salary of the Election Boards will
remain the same as usual-SS0 for each
precinct.
NOT A BAD OYSTER.
A Venerable Citizen Loses His Temper,
but Under Provocation.