Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-07-08

cessity therefor, as he never heard OF any,
/ body going into business without license.
Mr.. Hart explained that such emergen-
cies should be provided against. Only that
yery day the Police Judge found him
self unable to impose penalty in the case
of the two dive keepers who persisted in
running their places, despite the fact that
| the Trustees had revoked their licenses, and
simply because there was no ordinance in
existence providing penalty therefor
Mr.. Mclaughlin said he was opposed to
passing so many unnecessary ordinances.
Mr.. Wolf said he preferred to lock the
stable doors before the horse could be
stolen.
He voted with the Mayor and the ordi-
nance was adopted.
Grove L. Johnson, on behalf of R. s.
Carey, asked the Board if the city was to
pay for the grading of street intersections,
as q whole, where Mr.. Carey's railroad
tracks ran through intersections that were
improved.
Mr.. Mclaughlin explained that the city
was not to pay for intersections alone, but
one-fourth the expense of the whole work.
| Mr.. Carey said that he voluntarily i'm
proved two feet on each side of his tracks,
and also inside under the terms of his
| franchise. He wanted to know if the city,
under the circumstances, would allow him
| rebate of one-fourth of his grading ex-
penses, the same as other properly owners
were allowed.
Mr.. Mclaughlin said the Trustees could
not do that, whereupon Mr.. Carey said he
would oppose the issuance of bonds for street
Improvements, as he could not afford to pay
his share of the tax if not allowed any re-
bate on his outlay for grading and gravel
ing between his tracks. and on both sides,
where streets were being improved.
After some further remarks and expla-
nations, the Board took the matter under
consideration.
the contract for rounding up Third street,
from to V, was awarded to R. w. Parker.
j. Hughes was awarded the contract for
grading aad improving N street, from
Nineteenth to Twenty ninth streets.
DR.. Parkinson appeared and asked the
Board to have the surface water in the
southwestern portion of the city pumped
out, and was informed by Mr.. Mclaughlin
that the pumps would be started up on Y
street in a few days.
The doctor also asked that attention be
given to the matter of cesspool connections
with the N-street sewer
Mr.. Wolf announced his intention of re-
moving the fire-plugs at Eighth and
streets, and on Fourth, between l and J,
and replacing them with good ones
1AShnuSuuu tudt Tue Slu6-
walk on the Brown House property, on the
southwest corner of Fourth and K streets,
had been condemned for some time, but
that as the property belongs to the Robert
Anderson estate it would be necessary to
ask the Superior Court for an order to have
new walk laid.
An order was made directing the CITY
Attorney to ask the Court to take such
action, and also to have the awning about
the building removed.
Mr.. Mclaughlin said there were large
number of property-owners who had
ignored the various orders to put down new
sidewalks, and he wanted them to be
brought before the Board and explain why
they had neglected to carry out its orders.
1t was decided to make the matter the
special order for 2 o'clock P. NJ. next Mon
day, when all parties are expected to be on
hand.
The Board also decided that property
owners must trim their trees so as not to
interfere with pedestrians or vehicles, and
| also to remove all weeds and grass from
vacant lots.
Mr.. Mclaughlin said there were two
eating. stands on Third street which took
| up about eight feet, with the counters and
| chairs, about which there was a great deal
| of complaint
1t was suggested by Mr.. Wolf that the
| new sidewalk ordinance covered the mat
ter, and that the police department had
jurisdiction. The matter was then dropped.
A petition from citizens for an electric
| light at Eleventh and F streets was referred
| to the Street Commissioner.