Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-05-06
TALK is CHEAP.
IF IT WASN'T THE TRUSTEES WOULD
DO LESS OF IT.
An Ail-Day Session, at which Little
Business Was Done-The
sipage Pump.

the Holly pump working so hours and the
Stevens So hours.
R. II. Singleton, Superintendent of the
Cemetery. reported that during April there
were thirty eight deaths in this city. Three
bodies were sent away for burial and six
teen were brought here for interment. He
collected from sales of lots, exhumation,
vault dues and burial permits, 1866 IS.
The Poundmaster reported that during
April he impounded ffty-seven dogs,
twelve COWS and eleven horses. The horses
and cows were redeemed, but only three
dogs. He collected $40.
petition was received demonstrating
against the grading of W street from
Eighth to Tenth. Action was deferred for
one week.
I. c. Churchman asked the Board to en-
force the order opening Thirtieth street.
from 3 to F. The property-owners, he
said, believed the opening of the streets
would enhance the value of the lots adj
Joining. The matter was referred to the
Street Commissioner.
A Mr.. Pierce asked when the CITY in
tended to repair the Y-street levee.
Trustee Mclaughlin said the Board in.
tended to improve the road as soon as
earth could be obtained, and he had pre-.
pared resolution of intention to grade
and fill in the levee from Ninth street to
the river bank.
j. Bauer asked permission of the Board
to remove the top awning of his building
at Third and J streets, and put up new
one. Referred to Trustee Mclaughlin.
M. Y Tllden appeared before the Board
and asked whether l street was to be gray
eled, or whether the bituminous rock pave
ment was to be laid.
Trustee Mclaughlin said that the street
would be graded and graveled, and that it
was too late now for any new plan to be
proposed.
Mr.. Tilden said this would be satisfactory
to him, although he would prefer to have
the street graded to Twentieth only. He
was poor man and thought the Trustees
ought 10 go a little slow in such matters.
n. A. Kidder, the Harbormaster, re-
ported his collections for April at S147 so.
Philip O'Neill filed his bond as Pound
keeper in the sum of 1000, with NJ. NJ.
Drew and w. II. Devine as sureties.
Sanitary and Building Inspector Starr re-
ported that the awnings in front of the fol-
lowing premises ought to be condemned:
Nos. 800 and 502 street. 6l9 L street, COL
II ST. Get, 81, A1O, CUt duu QUO j street. SZ4
9o4 and BOG Second street and pol L street.
1t was ordered that the Inspector enforce
the law regarding the removal of these
awnings
The bills of W. A., Anderson as attorney
for the Board, and A. ]. Johnston for
printing the supplemental register, were
laid over. Trustee Mclaughlin said he
did not want to vote to pay the bills until
the time within which an appeal might be
taken would expire.
Mayor Comstock said he would also like
little time to look into the matter.
Mr.. Johnston said he did NOT see why
the Board was delaying the payment of
his bill. The Injunction was dissolved
and bills ought to be paid. There was no
appeal to be taken.
A resolution of intention was passed to
grade 6 street, from Sixth to Twentieth.
and from Sixth to Seventeenth.
was ordefeHimproved by the construction
OF a vitrified ironstone pipe sewer and
brick manholes therein.
Bills were presented by ex-Captain
karcher of the police and the other officers
who failed to be reelected this year. They
were laid on the table
When the bill of the Huntington. Hop
kins Company for coal for January.
amounting to 81, 2S7 %, was read, Mayor
Comstock said he would object to paying
1t because it was last years bill.
Why did You pay those other small
bilis?" asked Mr.. Wolf.
well" said the Mayor, they are little
amounts and belong to poor men, and
guess it's all right"
81 want the roll called on that bill,''
said the Street Commissioner.
The roll was called and Trustees Nc
Laughlin and Wolf voted to pay it, Mayor
Comstock voting no.
District Attorney Bruner addressed the
Board Ia favor of paying the claim of A. J.
Johnston Il Co. for printing the supple
mental register, but no action was taken.
recess was ordered until 1:30 P. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
AT the afternoon session JOS D. Redding,
representing the Central Electric Light
Company, addressed the Board in regard to
extending the time for them to have their
machinery and apparatus in order to fur
nish lights in this city. He said that owing
to the bad winter they were not able to get
all the poles they needed. although $50
were in place already. He did not think
anything in the contract required his CON-
pany to be ready in ninety days, but be
supposed that this was the understanding.
His company was anxious, however to
have their machinery in position, and he
thought that by June 10Th they would be
ready to furnish at least 125 lights. Dyna-
mos, wires and the other necessary appur-
tenances were already purchased al an
expense of abont $50, COO
Who will this company belong TO ?''
asked Trustee Mclaughlin, after you're
ready TO commence work.
Mr.. Redding replied that it was the Cen.
trail Electric Company.
After further discussion the matter was
laid over until next Friday evening.
A bill was presented by Chief Of Police
Drew for $50 80, for feed for two horses for
the month of April. The Chief stated that
one OF the animals belonged to ex Captain
ksrcher, who claimed he had a right to
keep his horse there.
Trustee Mclaughlin moved that the bill
be paid, and that Karcher be ordered to
take his morse away, as the city would
not bear any further expense for keeping it.
Chief Drew also stated that the city
prison meat bills for fourteen months.
amounting to considerable sum, had
been presented to him by the butcher, Mr..
Schumeyer, and he refused to sign them
for the reason that many of them were
contracted before his time as Chief OF
Police. He also suggested that if better
cook were employed for the city prison
there would be considerable saving, No
action was taken.
City Attorney Hart said he had exam.
ined all the statutes of the State in regard
to the calling of special elections, and had
come to the conclusion that an ordinance
would have to be passed and published for
two weeks. Mr.. Hart then read an ordi.
nance which he had prepared, calling for q
special election at which the question oil
issuing 100000 worth of bonds would be
submitted.
Mr.. Frye, of the Federated Trades, called
the attention of the Board to State Law
which provides that eight hours is a Legal
days work.
Trustee Mclaughlin asked Mr.. Frye Il
he thought men would rather lose ons
hours pay than to earn it.
The latter replied that the men shouldn'
work BY the hour, but by the day, and re
ceive the same pay for eight hours as FOL
nine hours.
Considerable discussion ensued, each
Trustee trying to explain how many hour,
he put IN while serving the city, and tn,
matter was finally dropped.
The matter of paying the advertising
bills of the Labor Bureau of the Federated
Trades was brought up and again lait
over.
The Mayor read letter he had receives
from J. II. Hendricks, of Natoma Grove
stating that he (Hendricks) had beef
charged $50 by Poundmaster O'Niell 70
iuonounCipg his horse for y eufv davs n