Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-04-23
THE TRUSTEES.
SPRINKLING CONTRACTS LET FOR
SIX MONTHS.
Rival Railroad Tracks on Fifteenth
Street.-The Cemetery Imbrogiio
Settled-Other Matters.

The regular weekly meeting of the Board
OF City Trustees was held yesterday morn
ng, all the members being present.
The water works report showed that
22,47S 500 gallons of water had been
pumped during the week ending April 2lst,
the Holly pump working 149 hours and
the Stevens 40 hours.
L. B. Hussey addressed the Board, thank
ing them for their support in offering TO
build the foundation for the A. ]. Stevens
and specifications for building the monu-
ment were submitted to the Board, and it
was stated that the probable cost of build
ing the foundation would be between $3.50
and $500.
E. X. Alsip said he thought all matters
were amicably settled between the Central
Street Railway Company and r. S. Carey
in regard to the granting of franchise to
TO the former company for road on Fiji
teenth street, from K to L.
r. S. Carey replied that he was willing
to do the square thing if the Board would
grant him what he wished, namely, a
double franchise on Fifteenth street, from
Il to L. Matters could then be arrar ged so
that the Central Street Railway road could
run on the east side of the street and his
road on the west.
Mayor Gregory thought the other bust
ness of the Board should be given consid-
Grafton first, and the street railway matter
was dropped temporarily.
VARIOUS STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
remonstrance was received from the
property-owner5 on u street, from Second
to Third, against grading the said street,
and the matter was referred to the Street
Commissioner
The property-owners in the block bound
ed by o and P, Twenty-third and Twenty
fourth streets, petitioned that the alley in
the said block be opened. The Street Com
missioner will attend to the opening of the
same.
A petition was received asking that the
Board order a sidewalk constructed on the
north side of street, between Tenth and
Eleventh. Trustee Mclaughlin will look
up the matter.
a communication was received signed by
several taxpayers of the city, asking that
the nuisances in lots 3, 6 and Z, on the
block bounded by and T, Ninth and
Tenth streets, be ordered abated They
consist of stagnant ponds and lot of foul
smelling garbage. The matter will receive
the attention of the Street Commissioner.
Resolutions were passed ordering the fol-
lowing street work done: Improving the
alley in the block bounded by Sixth and
Seventh, j and K streets, by paving, con-
structing cutters, etc.; also, grading and
improving Twenty street, from to n.
II. b. Nielsen appeared before the Board
to argue the question as to whether or not
the l. o. 0. F. Society did not have right
to hire sexton for their own plat in the
City Cemetery, and have graves dug by
him.
THE CEMETERY PATRONAGE.
The Mayor read an opinion in the mat
ter given by the City Attorney, in which
he stated that after having looked up the
law he had come to the conclusion that no
one had right to dig grave in the City
Cemetery excepting an employee under the
Superintendent of the Cemetery.
Grove l.. johnson, as attorney for Par
ker. read Ordinance No. 1874 passed June
80 1884, which he thought clearly settled
the matter. 1t states that the Superinten-
dent shall charge for every grave dug. at
the rate of s. for an adult, and So for
children.
S. B. Smith, on behalf of the Odd Fell
lows, made an argument in favor of their
hiring their own sexton. They had always
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@avenues and walks around the plot clean,
and the Order had paved him therefor.
Mr.. Johnson said that if the Odd Fell
lows had been paying for cleaning the
avenues and roads around their plot they
had done SO unnecessarily, as it was the
Superintendent duty to do the same with
out any extra fee.
After more arguments the matter resulted
in victory for Superintendent Parker and
he will hereafter attend to the work in and
around all the plots.
OBJECTION TO AN ASSESSMENT.
Mrs. d. Winning asked that the Board
reduce the taxes on her property at the
southeast corner of Thirteenth and II
streets. 1t consisted of one full lot and
was now assessed for s.. 450. The Board
could not give the lady any satisfaction in
the matter at present.
sPRINKLING CONTRACTS LET.
The matter of letting the contracts for
street sprinkling were then taken up. The
Mayor thought they ought to be let for the
whole year, but Trustee Mclaughlin stated
that it would take almost the whole of the
street fund 10 pay for the same, and he
thought it would be better to let it for six
months at first.
Trustee Wolf seconded the motion, and
the contracts were let for six months ano
awarded as follows;