Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-10-15
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
C. W. HoYT THREATENS TO SUE THE
CITY FOR DAMAGES.
Several More Old Awnings Condemned
Sidewalk improvements
Usual Complaints.


The Board of Trustees met yesterday
morning, all the members being present.
The Chief Engineer of the Water Works
reported that 31,3S3, 500 gallons of water
had been pumped during the past week.
The Holly pump was in operation S5
hours and the Stevens 102 hours.
Mayor Gregory stated that Mrs Thomas,
at Fifth and @ streets, wished per-
mission to relay wooden sidewalk which
she had taken up for the purpose of filling
under it. He told her that she might put
down the old wooden planks, provided she
used no new lumber. She proceeded to
put down the old walk, but he ascertained
that she was using some new planks, and
he ordered her to cease work until the
Trustees could inquire into the matter.
f. D. Meyers, who owns property on the
same block, also com planned to the Board
concerning the work which Mrs. Thomas
was doing.
Mayor Gregory asked the other members
what they intended to do in the matter.
Trustee Mclaughlin said he always
understood that the limit on the south was
street, and he voted for the ordinance
supposing that to be fact He moved
that Mrs. Thomas be allowed to lay the
rest of her walk. 1t was good solid walk,
and he thought the Board had better let
her put the rest of it down.
Trustee Wolf said he didn't care to vote
contrary to the ordinance.
Upon motion of Mayor Gregory the
matter was laid over temporarily.
Silas Chance, Road 0verseer for District
No. II, which includes the Lower Stockton
road, addressed the Board and stated that
the county road was now in good condi-
ton, but street, from Twenty-seventh to
Twenty-eighth, was in very bad condition.
The city, he said, ought to gravel that block
and make it passable.
the request of mr. Chance was referred
to the Street Commissioner.
A Mr.. Ryan asked the Board to open the
alley in the block bounded by r and s.
Tenth and Eleventh streets, and his request
was referred to Trustee Mclaughlin
A petition was presented asking that
Twenty-eighth street, from h to F. be
graded.
The Mayor stated that petition to that
effect had been handed in before, and he
did not know whether or not any action
had been taken.
resurrect the old petition, which called for
the grading of Twenty-eighth street, from
to K.
W. r. Campbell complained that P. Nc
Hale had hauled earth in front of his me
Hale's) property on Sixth street, between
Q and r, and the walk there was now i'm
passable. Referred TO the Street Commits
sioner.
Mr.. Bergman appeared before the Board
and made complaint against the gardener
OF the Plaza. He said that he had been ar.
rested, at the instance of the gardener, for
dipping his fingers in the drinking fount.
ain, and had been confronted by that indi.
vidual several times and told to keep away
from the grounds.
Upon motion of Mayor Gregory, Kerga.
man was instructed to make his charges in
writing to the Board, and the gardener will
then be summoned and both sides of the
case heard.
George Brannigan complained to the
Board that there was no sidewalk in from
of Siller's property on Thirteenth street
between Q and r, and that one was badly
needed. The matter was referred to the
Sidewalk Inspector.
Sanitary and Building Inspector STAR
reported the following awnings to be in bat
condiE<N Nos. 313, 522, Ga, 612, 1927 anc
sos street.
Frank Driesbach, residing at 725 street
sent in petition to the Board complaining
against the bicycle riders. He said they
were an intolerable nuisance to him, anG
instead of the machines being silent steeds
they made great deal of noise. As many
as forty or fifty at time paraded on the
sidewalk by his house and made more Of
racket than a brass band.
The Chief of Police was instructed tC
look into the matter and arrest all persons
riding bicycles on the sidewalks in that vi
cinity, as the ordinance forbids it,
Mrs. NJ. r. Tryon was granted an exten
sion OF time in which to lay down a new
sidewalk in front of the property on Tenth
and NJ streets. She gave satisfactory reason!
for making the request.
Complaint was made about the condition
of the sidewalk on the northeast corner O
Seventh and o streets, and the Sidewalk
inspector attention was called to it.
Mayor Gregory suggested that the license
for selling liquor be taken away from tn,
saloon at the California House, and ais
from the low dives on L street, between
Third and Fourth.
The Chief of Police was ordered to see t.
the matter.
The Clerk was instructed to advertise 70
5000 feet OF stone sewer pipe, Is, 20, "a ant
30 inches in diameter, to be used on tn
Seventeenth-street sewer.
The following resolutions of intention
were passed for ordering grading: Four
teenth street, from G to E; X street from
Twenty-eighth to Twenty ninth Twenty
eighth street, from to X.
The following street work was ordered
done: Fifteenth street, from II to L, ant
S street, from Front to Second; alley
Twenty-ffth and Twenty-siXth, o and 2.
The Board at its last meeting being in
formed that the pprYN ont wallis of Galnpa
James NcNasser and Mr.. Nottingham, OF
the west side of Tenth street, between
and NJ, were on different grade, and tina
each had refused 10 alter their walk. re
quested each Of the gentlemen to sppea
yesterday and explain matters Colone
McNssser was present, with several of tn
parties who laid the walk, but Mr.. Not
tingham did not show up. Mr. McNasse
was ready to explain, but the Board wantet
Nottingham 10 be present and continues
the hearing till next Monday If Mr.. Not
tingham is not present at that time tn
Board will go on and hear the matter.
q. w. Holt was again before the Boar
for perhaps the fifteenth time, to ask $50
damages which he says he sustained in tn
value of his property in consequence of
sewer which ran through it. The land j
in the vicinity of the Y-street pump.
On motion of Trustee Mclaughlin.
was oIuSTSd ludt 90 Oe lenueIeu MI. t1Ol
to cover his damages.
Mr.. Holt refused TO accept that amount
and informed the Board that he woult
commence suit Immediately for $500
damages.
City Treasurer W. E. Gerber reported a
follows
Balance September J. 1879 s17
Received during the month .............. 1873 8
Total ......... al 8o3 !
Warrants paid during the month";. 1896 8
Balance october sos ,sS5
The members of the Board visited tn
premises of Mrs. Thomas during the nool
recess, and on reassembling decieed tina
the new material used by Der in her side
walk must be taken up, and the walk re
laid as before, or stone or bituminou
rock one put down.
At the afternoon session Mr.. Hoitt reap
pesred and offered 10 accept the Board
tender of SIS but refused 10 give receiI
in full for his claim hence the Board PAL