Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-04-30
CITY FATHERS.
4 GOOD MORNINGS WORK BY THE
TRUSTEES.
Siiurians Opposing Street Improve
ments-Dives Independent Of
City Licenses-Bonds, Etc.

At the meeting of the City Trustees yes
terday morning E. II. Williams, Chief En-
gineer of the Water Works, reported that
Tor the week ending April 18th 27,S75 600
gallons of water had been pumped, the
Holly pump working 1872 hours and the
Stevens pump 81 hours. This is a good
deal more than usual, and it is evident that
irrigating has already commenced through
out the city.
BATCH OF REMoNsTRANCEs.
A remonstrance was received from prop
erty owners in the block bounded by Tenth
and Eleventh, r and S streets, against the
constructing of sidewalk on the north
side of street, from Tenth to Eleventh.
Petitions were also read against the grad
ing and improving of Thirteenth street
from | to ], and Tenth street from n to R.
Another was fled against the improve
ment of street, from Third to Fifth and
still another demonstrating against the pro-
posed Improvements on n street, from Sec
ond to Third; also, on Tenth street, from
to l.
All of the above petitions were referred
to the Street Commissioner. and he will
look into the various cases.
CONTRACTS AWARDED.
Bids for building brick wall in the CITY
Cemetery, about 600 feet long and three feet
high, were then opened. George Murry
was awarded the contract, he agreeing to
do the work work for 1914, about $50 lower
than the next lowest bidder
Bids were opened for the grading, i'm
proving, etc, of Nineteenth street from E
to q, and Antoine King was awarded the
contract, being the lowest bidder. His bid
amounted to S197 80.
One bid was received for the improving
OF the alley between Sixth and Seventh, /
and streets, but the opening of the same
was laid over until next Monday.
TO CUT THE LEvEE.
Colonel J. W. Guthrie appeared before
the Board and asked permission to tunnel
through the north levee at Twelfth street
for the purpose of extending the city mains.
The request was granted.
LICENSES FOR DIVES.
A communication was received from the
City Attorney stating that he had exam
ined Ordinance No. 237, in regard to the
closing of dives, and found that no penalty
was attached. The city of Sacramento is
q part of the county of Sacramento, and
the county license could not be ignored.
Ii city licenses were refused, the dives
could run under the protection of the
county license, and he thought the best
plan would be for the Board to act in bar
mony with the Supervisors and lay the
matter OF refusing licenses in the hands of
the Chief of Police.
An ordinance was passed granting the
Central Street Railway Company the right
to run road and operate cars on Twenty
eighth street from ] to NJ
STREET sPRINKLERs' BONDS, ETC.
j. Burns, who was awarded the contract
for street sprinkling for District No. s, made
an assignment of the work to John Hughes
and Henry Dehn, and it was accepted by
the Board.
The following bonds of the street-sprin-
klers were received and accepted: Hughes
d Dehn, $500 sureties, ]. Burns and NJ.
Hughes. P. McHale, $500; sureties A.
Brewer and F. Biewener. NJ. Enright,
$500; sureties, Joseph Bauquier and H. s.
Rode. NJ. German, $3.50; sureties, ]. W.
Heating and j. Heisser. ]. Burns two
districts), $3.50; sureties, Henry Dehn and J.
nett j. w. Watt.
NEW PoLIcEMEN's SALARIES.
Among the bills that were presented
were twenty-five for salaries of police Of
dcers. The Mayor said that, according to
his opinion, only fifteen were entitled to
pay, and as he did not know which these
should be, he thought there should be
some legal advice given to the Board on
the matter.
Trustees Wolf and Mclaughlin were of
the same view, and the policemen will IN
doubtedly have to 60 into the Courts to get
their money.
BOARD OF HEALTH APPOINTED.
The following Board of Health was then
elected: DR.. NJ. Gardner, DIR. H. L. Mich
OILS. DR.. G. B. Nichols, Dr. T. T. Magill and
DIR. T. A. Snyder. They will serve for the
ensuing term.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
Trustee Wolf stated that complaint had
been made to him by resident of F street
regarding the scale insect. The party re-
ferred to had cut down all his shrubbery
and had planted new bushes, md now his
neighbors' yards were alive with the in
sects and his own pgaperty was again en-
Ii was ordered that the Superintendent of
the City Cemetery have his permanent Of
flee at the entrance to the grounds, and that
he keep all his books and accounts there,
so that he could be found when wanted.
Heretofore it was hard matter to find
him, and many did not know where his
Office was.
Complaint was made of the bad condi-
ton of the sidewalks in the block bounded
by Fifth and Sixth, o and P streets, and
also at the northeast corner of Fourth and
streets. The City Engineer will attend to
the matter.
Trustee Mclaughlin recommended that
street lamp be placed on Seventh street,
between \ and o, and it will be put in in a
short time.
The nuisance in the block between Ninth
and Tenth, S and streets. which consisted
of a lot of stagnant water, was examined
by Trustee Mclaughlin. and ordered re-
NEEDED by the owners of the property. The
City Attorney and Sanitary Inspector were
also ordered 10 take steps TO abate the
nuisance.
The Mayor stated to the Board that
Colonel J. B. Wright had informed him
that the track which the railroad company
are to run from the passenger depot into
the backyard of the water works would be
put in inside of week. Coal can then be
taken into the yard without the aid OF
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