Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-21
SACRAMENTO STREETS.
THEIR CONDITION DISCUSSED BY AN
OTHER BIG MEETING.
The Narrowing Project Reported Against
ID. a. Lindley Makes
Speech.

. A large meeting OF citizens YVES held al
the Courthouse last evening for the pur.
pose of discussing the proposed street i'm
provements and other matters of public
interest. C. A. Luhrs, President of the
Improvement Association, called the as.
semblage 10 order.
Matt. F. Johnson was chosen Chairman
and c. W. Baker Secretary. Among those
present were; w. F. Knox, Chris Green,
C. Z. Grunsky, John hatcher, D. A. Lind
ley, G. w Hancock, E. C. Atkinson, S. E
Darlington, Edwin F. Smith, E. ]. Croly,
NJ. Cronan, D. ]. Considine, A. L. Frost, P
BOIL, DIR. F. NJ. Shields, DIR. A. E. Bruno, ].
o. Coleman, A. Leonard. Ben Leonard, A.
G. Johnson, E. C. york, j. 0. Funston, J.
w. Wilson, W. D. Comstock, W. o. Erie
wine, II. Wittenbrock, Henry Guthrie, S.
Roth, Sparrow Smith, NJ Miller, B. Kunz
A. Walter, r. Burr, ]. Lang and many
others. Mr.. Johnson briefly outlined the
objects of the meeting, and called for re-
ports from the committees appointed al
the last meeting.
NARROWING THE STREETS.
The Committee on Narrowing Streets re-
ports as follows:
MAJORITY REPORT.
The undersigned members of the above COM
mittee are not convinced of the ACCESSIBILITY Of
narrowing any of the streets. but if it should be
decided to narrow any, we recommend the fol
lowing: C, D, and F, from Sixth to Thirty
first: and n from Fifteenth to Thirty first;
and Q. from Second to Thirty first; Tenth and
Twelfth, from o to Y: Thirteenth and Four
tenth, from B to Y; all east of Fifteenth, ex-
cepting Twentieth and Twenty-eighth, from b
to Y. Most respectfully,
]. o. COLEMAN,
W. D. CoMsToCK,
JOHN hatcher,
SPARROW SMITH.
above named, and am fully convinced of the
sdvisability of doing SO s. E. CARRINGToN.
COST OF IMPROVEMENTS.
The Committee on Cost of Improve
ments reported as follows:
Without specifying Just what gravel should OF
could be used, but figuring on the probable cost
of good gravel, and estimating as closely as
could be estimated on general proposition and
not a specific piece of work. we conclude that
the cost to the contractor for surveying exeavat-
ing, eurbing, crossings, aprons 10 crossings and
intersections would be for a 4S-foot roadway
81 80 per front foot; and for a 32-foot roadway,
81 25 per front foot.
This is cost, and we should add reasonable
profit If we add 10 per cent the cost per front
foot for roadway of the present width, As feet
would be 81 e.; and roadway 30 feet wide
would cost SIS. Or, 40-foot lot would cost s66
for 4S-foot street. or S55 for 32-foot street.
The above estimates are the result of estimates
made by Mr.. Grunsky and Mr.. Knox, who met
with your committee. As a basis of the above
estimate, the gravel layer was taken at nine
inches in average thickness; curbs of redwood
double line of granite block crosswalks; street
corners paved as at present; cutters at the curbs
and paved with cobbles for distance of two
feet out from curb: and surveyors charges re,
duced from about $50 per block to $40.
BEN LEONARD,
Z F. SMITH,
C. Z. GRUNsKY,
D. A. LINDLEY.