Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-09-02
MUNICIPAL HlTTERS.
THE STREET COMMISSIONER GOES FOR
CONTRACTOR WALL.
Fair Time Causes Boom in Saloons
Reports of oficials-street Improve
ments Ordered.

At the session of the Board Of City Trus-
tees yesterday the Chief Engineer of the
Water Works reported that Al .067 900 gal
Ions of water were pumped during the
week. the Holly pump running AL hours
and the Stevens 1881 hours.
n. A. KiddeI, Harbormaster, submitted
his monthly report, showing collections Of
S147 so.
Poundkeeper O'Neill submitted his
August report, as follows: Number Of
horses impounded 4, cows l6, dogs 81, dogs
killed 81, cattle redeemed 10, on hand, l
COW; charge for impounding said animals
S28.
W. Benning requested the Board to place
an electric light at Third and R streets
The matter was referred TO the Street Com
missioner.
T. C. Churchman wanted to know why
the Trustees had not ordered Thirtieth
street, from E to B. opened. He made the
| request about two years ago and thought it
about time some action was taken. He
wanted to grade that part of the street in
front of his property. No action was
taken.
The new bonds for street improvement
were received from the printer, and the
Clerk was instructed to advertise $4,000
worth for sale for the next ten days.
DR.. H. L. Nichols, Health Officer, re-
ported that vault on the public square at
Sixteenth and 2 streets required to be
cleaned.
William Werty fled bond to run a sa-
loon on K street, between Fifth and Sixth.
The sureties are Charles Sellenger and An
drew Black.
petition was received asking that John
Wohlck be permitted to conduct saloon
on n street, between Front and Second.
The request was granted, and bond was
filed by Mr.. Wohlck TO conduct respecta-
BILE place. Hugh Duffy and John Black
were the bondsmen.
Street Commissioner Mclaughlin gave
notice that John Wall, the street sprinking
contractor for District No l, would have to
be discharged or made to do his work bet
ter. People living in the district over
which he had the contract for doing sprin-
kling work were complaining daily about
the way in which he was doing the work.
Mr.. Mclaughlin wanted Wallis bondsmen
to take charge of the matter.
Bids were opened for the grading and
graveling of Fifteenth street, from G to J.
H. G. Ewing was the lowest bidder.
B. A. Trap presented a petition to es-
tablish saloon at S03 K street. The Mayor
was opposed TO granting the request.
Traps place was the saloon in which two
young girls were found some time ago, and
his case YVES now pending in the Superior
Churt, the charge against him being that
of selling liquor without license.
Trustee Wolf wanted the matter laid
over until the decision of the Court was re-
ceived.
Trustee Mclaughlin moved to grant the
request as Trapp- had complied with the
new ordinance, and the citizens who
signed the petition were responsible for his
conduct.
No action was taken on the matter at
the time, but it came up later in the day,
and the Board agreed to do nothing
pending the result of the case now before
the Courts
A resolution was passed for grading and
graveling Third street, from T to v;
also, Eleventh street, from n TOO.
A resolution of intention was passed for
the improvement of the alley between J
and K, Front and Second streets; also,
that the alley between o and P, Seventh
and Eighth, be supplied with sewer
The Clerk was instructed to advertise for
proposals for grading and graveling Y
street, from Tenth to Twenty first.
The Clerk was instructed to notify Chris
Weisel and the representative of the estate
of Henry Hansche, deceased, to commence
the work of filling in the low lots at
Fourth and n streets within thirty days.