Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-08-13
CITY TRUSTEES.
PROTESTS AGAINST THE OPENING OF
CERTAIN THoRoUGHFAREs.
A Stone-Yard for Prison Labor = Old
Sidewalks Condemned-Police-
mems Salaries-Etc.

The City Trustees met in regular weekly
session Yesterday. Present-Mayor Gregory
and Trustees Mclaughlin ans Wolfe.
The Water Works report showed that
during the week there were pumped A.
4sl, $50 gallons of water, the Holly pump
working 113 hours, and the Stevens pump
147 hours.
A remonstrance was received from prop
erty-owners in the northeastern portion of
the city against the opening of the streets
and alleys between F and l, Twenty-sixth
and Thirty first streets, as heretofore petit
toned for
c. h. Todd appeared before the Board
and argued in support of the remonstrance,
claiming that there was nopresent necessity
for the opening of the same, but if the
Board of Trustees should determine other
wise, he, for one, would cheerfully acaui-
esce.
Mayor Gregory said that if it were shown
that any necessity existed for the opening
of those streets and alleys it would be done.
t. @. Churchman, one of the petitioners
for the opening of the streets, claimed that
the people who wanted to use those thor
oughfares had the right to have them
opened. People who owned property in
that vicinity-if they believed the opening
of those streets would enhance the value
thereof-had the right to demand them
opened. He claimed that the opposition to
the petition came from persons who did
not want to sell any of their property, and
the opening of streets would increase their
taxes.
After some further discussion, the Board
decided to postpone action in the matter,
and in the meantime to visit the locality
in question and determine for themselves
as to the necessity for opening the streets.
1t was decided to advertise for bids for
the construction of fence in the rear of
the City Jail to inclose a stone breaking
yard, the fence to be 173 feet one way by
120 another, and IA feet high.
On the recommendation of Street Com
missioner Mclaughlin, the time for i'm
proving the alley between J and K, Sixth
and Seventh Streets was extended sixty
days.
An order was passed establishing the
official grade OF Seventeenth street from Q
to r.
William Mulleney submitted a prelim-
mary estimate of the cost of constructing a
brick sewer ON Seventeenth street, from r
to I, the figure being s., 95S 40.
An ordinance was passed, under suspen-
sion of the rules, relating to awnings,
porches, etc. 1t provides that it shall be
unlawful for any person to repair, add to
or improve any awning or porch already
erected over the sidewalks within the fol-
lowing limits: From the east side of Front
to the west side of Twelfth street, and from
the north side of to the south side of l.
street, without permission of the Board of
IFnStppg hp n ftJrs Ior ,b,,
that all awnings hereafter erected within
the above district shall be by direct support
from the building or buildings, and the
outer ec-e must be thirteen feet above the
sidewalk
Fred. Kolliker appeared before the Board
and complained that he was charged an ex-
orbltant rate for water used in his business
as druggist.
A couple of street-sprinkling contractors
came in with kick" at the hours pre-
scribed for sprinkling. They wanted per
mission to sprinkle certain outlying streets
in the forenoon, claiming that they could
not get sufficient water during the hours fer
irrigation from to o'clock to enable
them TO give satisfaction to property-own-
ers.
Mayor Gregory announced that he had
F.Sen served with an alternative writ of
mandate from the Superior Court, in the
case of l.. w. Farrell against the city, re.
quiring the Board to levy a special tax to
raise money for the payment of the salaries
of police officers.
The Clerk was instructed to advertise for
proposals for the building of brick wall
IN the City Cemetery at an estimated cost
OF So. CHE purpose is to grade portion
of the cemetery for new plat.)
The Board condemned the remainder of
the sidewalk on the south half of the block
between and K, Third and Fourth streets,
which completes the condemnation of the
sidewalk around that half block to the
alley on Fourth street, by Megerles store.
The matter of fixing the time in which
the new sidewalk shall be constructed was
referred to the Street Commissioner.
An order was also made condemning the
sidewalk on the west side of Fifth street,
from l to the alley.
The Sidewalk Inspector was instructed
to have the inequalities in the sidewalk on
the south side OF street, between Sixth
and Seventh, corrected.
Charles Heisep presented demand for
the salary of q policeman, which he said
he had advanced, purchasing the officers
demand for warrant. He was told to
wait and see how the case now before the
Courts should terminate.
Street Commissioner Mclaughlin moved
that the City Engineer be instructed to en-
pioy consulting engineer aud to ascertain
the facts relative to the difference in the
grade of the sidewalks of Messrs. McNasser
and Nottingham, on Tenth street, between
l. and NJ, and that said inequality be rec
titled
1t was so ordered, and after allowing a
number of bills, the Board adjourned