Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-11-12
CITY TRUSTEES.
PUSHING ALONG STREET AND SIDE
WALK IMPROVEMENTS.
Why Mr.. Churchman Objects to Diaries
Disorderly Dives and Their liz
censes-oficial Reports.

and Wolf.
The Chief Dngineer of the Water Works
reported that during the week %. 731 900
gallons of water had been pumped, the
Holly pump working 1853 hours, and
the Stevens pump three hours.
R. W. Parker, Superintendent of the City
Cemetery, reported the number of deaths
during the month of October as forty-one
inferred as follows: City Cemetery %, New
Helvetia Z, ST. Joseph's 8, New Masonic /,
sent to Rocklin 1, sent to Plymouth 1, sent
to New Jersey 1. Collections from sales of
lots 1874, permits sos, vault dues $50, ex-
humation permits $40. Total collections,
1919.
The Mayor was authorized to sign lease
from the railroad company to the city of
the ground used as stoneyard, in the rear
of the City Prison, for one year, at 81 per
month.
A protest was received from majority
of the property-owners on Fourteenth
street, from ( to L, against improving that
block. They say they are in favor of hav-
ing the street improved from G to L. but
not for the one block mentioned.
The matter of improving the blocks from
G to L was referred to the Street Commits
sioner.
A remonstrance was also received from q
msjority OF the property Owners on Twelfth
street, from to H, on account of inability
to pay the cost of the same. Referred to
the Street Commissioner
Edgar Carroll appeared before the Board
and asked that the water-main be extended
on Eleventh street, from the alley between
B and G to the alley between C and D. Re-
ferred to the Superintendent of the Water
Works.
Mayor Gregory called attention to the
fact that last week Mr.. Bailey the owner
of the old Postoffice property at Fourth
and K streets, had been notified to COM
mence the Improvement of the sidewalk
within five days, to which notice no atten-
ton had been paid.
1t was decided to cite Mr.. Bailey to ap-
pear before the Board at o'clock P. N. to
show cause why action should not be taken
against him for violating the sidewalk Or
dinance and ignoring orders of the Board
in relation thereto.
The contract for improving S street, from
the east line of Front street to the center
of Second, was awarded to B. Labs.
II. G. Ewing was awarded the contract
for improving Fifteenth street, from the
south side of II to the north line of L, by
grading and graveling.
Z. s. Carey appeared before the Board
and asked that the order requiring side
walk to be constructed on l. street, from
Nineteenth TO Twentieth, be rescinded for
the present, as he intended in a few
months to lay cement walk there.
1t was decided that if he would grade the
walk IN the meantime the order would not
be enforced.
Mr.. Carey also asked that an electric
light be placed at Twentieth and K streets.
Mayor Gregory suggested that, as the
street lighting contract expires next month,
action on the matter be deferred for the
present, and it was so ordered.
The Mayor said he had seen Chief of
Police Lee, and that the latter said he
had instructed all his officers to note dis
orderly places and report the same to him,
with view of withholding licenses there
from.
Mayor Gregory also called attention to
the fact that it had been alleged that there
Z re certain distractions upon the east
levee, and he suggested that an officer be
delegated to see that all such be removed.
So ordered.
Official recognition was taken of the &C.
ton of the joint meeting of the Supervisors,
City Trustees and citizens on the drainage
improvement, and the Board passed an or
der instructing the City Engineer to repre-
sent the city on any investigation to be had
as to the cost, etc.
On motion of Trustee Wolf, it WIS de-
cided to invite the Board of Supervisors to
fix date for joint trip along the line of
the canal in order to agree upon some plan
of action.
The Mayor read telegram from the
Pioneer Association at Santa Barbara pro-
testing against the demolition of the old
Suffer Fort. 1t was expressed as the senti-
ment of the Board that unless the owners
of the property fix a price upon it before
the 26th OF December and something done
toward its purchase the property shall be
condemned for public use and the street
opened through the property.
At this juncture reply was received
from E. K. Alsip, representing Mr.. Bailey,
to the effect that an architect was then ex-
amining the Fourth and X street property
with reference to constructing the new side
walk ordered there, and that a: contract
would be let next week and the work be-
gun. Mr.. Bailey was present at the time,
but had nothing to say in response to the
note from the Mayor.
1t was expressed as the sense of the
Board that it was Mr.. Bailey's duty 10 an
the law would be enforced against him.
Trustee Mclaughlin reported that parties
were anxious to lay sidewalks along the
SeCond-street extension toward the Yolo
bridge, but were in doubt as to whether or
not the extension was an established
street.
1t appearing of record that the extension
is public thoroughfare, the Street Com
missioner was instructed to so inform the
property owners.
On motion of Trustee Wolf, notice was
ordered given to the property-owners on
the west side of Fifth street, between the
alley and street, that if work on the side
walk was not commenced within five days
action would be taken against them, the
present walk having been condemned soma
time ago.
Mr. Holm. the owner of the dairy in the
northeast portion of the CITY, of which T.
G. Cburchman complained as a nuisance,
appeared before the Board and said that
Mr.. Churchman had tried to get him TO
rent two blocks of hi, in that vicinity for
dairy purposes.
Mr.. Holm was instructed to see that his
cattle did no harm to any persons property
in that vicinity.
At the afternoon session of the Board E.
K. Alsip, agent for Mr.. Bailey, appeared
and explained that the latter felt injured
by the action of the Trustees and declined
to answer their citation. He had arranged
to commence work on the sidewalk inn
provemeat in few days, and thought the
Board was pushing him too hard.
Mutual explanations followed, and the
Trustees decided finally that Mr.. Bailey
should be gwen until the end of the week
in which to begin the work.
1t was discovered that in awarding the
contract, at the morning session, for i'm
proving Fifteenth street, one bid had been
overlooked, and the Board decided to can
eel the award to H. G. Ewing and TO read
Yertise for new bids.
Trustee Mclaughlin stated that some
person was fencing in shed belonging to
the city at Front and n streets, and the
Board requested him TO look into the mat
ter.
Adjourned.
TALKED HIMSELF TO JAIL.
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