Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-06-03
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
THE sTREET-GRADING COMPANY AND
THE L-sTREET CONTRACT.
A Prospect of Something Being Done
Toward Improving Tenth Street
Monthly Reports.

Gil. OuIlng the preceding week 1904 ,OOO
gallons of water were used, according to
the report filed, the Holly engine working
81 hours and the Stevens 81 hours.
A. Aitken again appeared before the
Board to complain against the manner in
which his property was assessed. He said
his lot was the same size as the two adioin-
ing him, and while the others were as
sessed $1,000 he was made to pay taxes on
$500. He had talked with Assessor
Buckley on the matter, and the latter had
said it was clerical error.
Trustee Wolf said he did not think the
Board could do anything in the matter.
unless Assessor Buckley should appear and
explain the situation.
Before Mr.. Aitken left the room Trustee
Mclaughlin called his attention to the fact
that sidewalk belonging to him had been
condemned some time ago, and he (Aitken1
had not yet taken steps to lay a new one.
Mr.: Altken said he proposed laying a new
walk as soon as earth could be procured.
Bids for the grading and graveling of O
street, from Front to Tenth, were opened.
There were three bids, and the Sacramento
Improvement Companys being the lowest
they were awarded the contract for 81. 40 O9
Bassett d Touhey bid 81. 1856 81, and r. w.
Parker $S,021 224.
OFFICIAL MONTHLY REPORTS,
Chief OF Police Drew submitted his
monthly report, showing that 246 arrests
were made, thirty-three dodgers accommo.
dated, 1,525 meals furnished. Cash on hand
June 1st, Sc 60.
Poundmaster Phillip O'Neil reported as
follows for the month of May: Number of
horses impounded, 6; cows, 16; dogs, 80;
dogs killed, 26; redeemed, 4. All of the
horses and COWS were redeemed, and $25 so
was received for impounding the said
animals.
Sanitary and Building Inspector Starr
submitted report showing that the fol-
lowing awnings were unsafe: Nos. SO7, 800.
ZIG, $50 and 325 street; No. 9lS K street,
and also the old building there; Nos 1921,
1923, LIPS, ILL, Ills, I'LL and l1O9 Second
street; Nos. 800, 1909 and 1211 Front street.
CONDEMNED AS UNSAFE.
Mr.. Starr also reported that the awnings
ana porches that were condemned in the
last report were all removed with the ex-
ception of two, and the owner of one of
these was granted twenty days further
time on account of sickness. Mr.. Starr
suggested that the Board deny the request
OF Mr.. Burr, who wanted ninety DAYS ex-
tension OF time in which to tear down his
awning. 1t might establish precedent for
others if the Board granted his request.
Trustee Wolf moved that all of the avn
lngs reported by Mr.. Starr be condemned.
and it was so ordered.
The sidewalk at the southeast corner of
Third and l streets was condemned.
President Luhrs, of the improvement
Association. asked the Board to strengthen
the bridge crossing the canal at Thirty-fir
and streets. The Supervisors were will.
ing to bear their share of the expense and
the bridge should be made strong enough
to permit heavy wagons to pass over it,
such as the Improvement company pro-
poses to use in hauling gravel.
The Supervisors will be conferred with
on the subject.
THE L-sTEET IMPROVEMENT,
City Attorney Hart appeared before the
Board and gave it as his opinion that the
remonstrance filed against the improve.
ment of L street was a bar to the improve
ment OF the street for six months to come,
unless the Board could prove that the sig
natures were fraudulent, or obtained in an
unfair way.
Several members of the Improvement
Company, including c. A. Luhrs B. Leon
ard and D.fA. Lindley, were present, and
stated that they did not wish the Board to
think for moment that they were trying
to crawl out of the contract. They did not
want to do anything, however, that was
not regular, as they did not want to be out
OF pocket. If the property owners would
get up petition, signed by majority of
the property owners on the street, the COM
pany would only be too willing to do the
work at the prices in their bid.
The company, however, asked to with
draw their bid, and they were allowed to
do so.
CONCERNING TENTH STREET.
NJ. ]. Dillman spoke to the Board in re-
gard to the proposed improving of Tenth
street, from 4 to w, and asked whether or
not the Trustees were willing to bear one
half the expense.
Trustee Mclaughlin said he was in favor
ofimproving Ninth street, instead of Tenth.
because the property owners on the latter
street had sent in remonstrance.
Mr.. Dlllman assured him, however, that
he would get up petition signed by prop
erty owners representing a majority OF
frontage on the street and hand it in to the
Board next Monday.
Mayor Comstock said he thought Tenth
was the thoroughfare that ought to be
graded, but didn't know about the city's
paying one-half the expense.
Nothing will be done in the matter until
next Monday.
EXTENSION ON TIME
Mrs. Tryon asked further time in which
to lay cement sidewalk at Tenth and NJ
streets, and the Board extended the time
thirty days.
THE BOND ELECTION.
City Attorney Hart submitted to the
Board the ordinance calling for an election
for submitting to the people of Sacramento
the proposition of issuing 500. 900 in bonds
for the purpose of street Improvement
He stated that the ordinance had been in
the hands of lawyers ever since it had been
originally drawn, and was now ready to be
passed upon.
The Board, however, laid the matte,
over temporarily.
ABOUT THE CHAIN GANG
The members of the Board of Supervisors
came in and Mr.. Bstes brought up the mat.
ter of laying out work for the chain.gan
He said they were at present working on
the Freeport road. but that they could be
better employed in breaking rock in the
Jail yard.
After half an hours talk on the subject
in which everybody expressed his views
the matter was left in the hands of Trustee
Mclaughlin and Supervisor Bates.
A recess was taken until 1:30 Pm.
At the afternoon session d and + streets
from Thirtieth to Thirty first, were ordered
opened.
n. A. Kidder reported that $16O had beer
collected as levee dues during the month o
May
A petition was received praying that tn,
Thirty first street canal be covered at J
street. Street Commissioner Mclaughlin
stated that estimates had already beer
made, and the work would be done soon.
BOARD OF HEALTH VACANCIES.
The matter of filling the two vacancies
on the Board of Health being brough
mp, the Mayor named Drs. Lame an,
Bruno, and Mr.. Wolf named Drs. Fowler
and Atkinson.
Mr.. Mclaughlin declined to vote, and a.
the other members voted for their own can
didates. there was no choice on the frs
ballot.
Then the Mayor offered to compromis
by voting for one of Mr.. VOLTS candidate
if Mr.. Wolf would vote for one of his.
This was agreed to, and Drs. Bruno ant
Atkinson were elected.
CITIZEN LEITcH's ORDINANCE LOST.
Mayor Comstock then called up the anti
gaming ordinance introduced few week