Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-12-10
CITY TRUSTEES.
THEY DEPRIVE BAssETT AND TU0HY
OF THEIR STREET CONTRACT.
And Give 1t to the Property Owners
City Prison Supplies-The Elec-
trio Light Bids-Etc.

trio Light Bids-Etc.
The City Trustees held their regular
weekly session yesterday. Present-Mayor
Gregory and Trustees Mclaughlin and
Wolf.
The Chief Engineer of the Water Works
reported that during the week 1871, $50
gallons of water were pumped, the Holly
pump running 1913 hours.
Charles Voegel informed the Board by
letter that he had signed the petition for
the improvement of Twelfth street under
Misrepresentation.
The Board ordered that Twelfth-street
property-owners be cited to appear next
Monday, and show cause why that street
should not be improved.
The matter of opening bids for electric
lighting was, on motion Of the Mayor, con-
tinued two weeks, as sufficient time had
not elapsed for the committee to thoroughly
investigate the subject.
Trustee Mclaughlin moved that the
Board advertise for bids for furnishing $50
electric lights, or rs electric and 200 gas
lights, the bids to be opened in two weeks.
So ordered.
Eli MAYO complained of the condition of
the alley between ], K. Eleventh and
Twelfth streets and the matter was referred
to the Health Officer.
L. c. Chandler was directed to have a
new sidewalk laid in front of piece of
property on P street, between Fifth and
Sixth, for which he is agent, within five
days.
The matter of awarding contracts for i'm
proving K street, from Twentysixth to
Thirty first, and Twenty eighth, from K to
N, coming up, Claus Anderson and other
property-owners appeared before the Board
and demonstrated against the awarding of
contracts at this time. They claimed that,
owing to the bad condition of the streets
for hauling material, contractors could not
do the work as cheaply as they could Il few
months later.
After considerable discussion over the
matter the Board finally ordered that all
bids be rejected, and that the time for re-
ceiving new bids be extended to March LIST
next.
Bids were opened for improving Twelfth
street, from B to G, and from G to 81, and
the awarding of contracts therefor post
poned for one week.
Bids were opened for furnishing supplies
to the city prison, and were, on motion of
Trustee Mclaughlin, referred to the Mayor
and Auditor, TO report thereon at the next
meeting.
Bids for doing the city job printing were
received from Day e. Joy and A. J. Johns
ton & Co. These gentlemen were present,
and after some consultation it was agreed
that the matter should be left to the Trus-
tees to formulate a schedule of prices for
the various kinds of printing required, and
- = o.4 h Il fLau
pleased-to divide it up, in fact, among the
various printing establishments.
Proposals for doing the city advertising
for one year werereceived from the RECORD
UNION and Bee The formers bid was
Per square of six lines, first insertion, 81
next TWO insertions, each, rs cents; every
subsequent insertion, 80 cents. The latter:
bid was: Per nonpareil line, first insertion
Is cents; next four insertion, each. 10 cents
every subsequent insertion. s cents.
The bids were referred to the Mayor anG
Auditor-they to confer with the State
Printer-and report to be submitted a
the next meeting.
A citizen residing on Q street, between
Twenty-fourth and Twenty fifth, made {
plea for cross walks, saying that the streets
2sSe in such wretched condition that chill
d.s1 had great difficulty in reaching school
4. E Ray, representing property-owner
on Fifteenth street, appeared before thu
Board 10 make statement concerning thu
matter of the improvement of Fifteenth
street. He demurred to being obliged t
pay for the Improvement OF his portion
the property at the rate of the contrac
awarded to Bassett & Tuohy last week. Mr.
Ray said he had heard the charge made
that member of the Board was interested
in that contract.
Each member of the Board demanded Il
know who the suspected member was.
Mr.. Ray said he did not charge it him
SELF but had heard it 50 remarked.
A communication was received from
property owners interested on Fifteenth
street, asking to be allowed 10 do the worl
themselves at the price contracted for b.
Bassett &; Tuohy.
After some debate the Board decided the
the property. owners should have the priv
lege of doing the work themselves, on I'll
ing sufficient bond, the work to be com
menced by the LIST of March.
Then ensued another debate betwee
Mr.. Raw and Messrs. Bassett and Tuohy
the latter persisting in the statement this
their bid was regular and legal and th
Board had formally awarded them th
contract.
1t transpired during the wrangle th'
"the member of the Board" whom NJ
nay SdlU lie Htsu hSoiN hcAtAOnoN III SNA
nection with Bassett q Tuohy's contra
was Clerk Mckee.
The latter Indignantly denied the trut
of any such imputation, and as Mr.. Rs
could give 10 authority for the statemen
the Board declined to take notice of it.
Mr. Tuohy said that on the contrary
had reason to believe that there was coll
sion on the other side-that his firm hS
been euchered out of its just rights.
S. Dwyer was awarded the contract f
supplying the city prison with bread
50 as per 100 pounds; Curtis Bros. for veg
tables at 81 so per month, and II. Schu
meyer with meat at 5 cents per pound.
Recess till 1;30 P. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
On Resembling in the afternoon 4