Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-03-25
ne m getting then adjourned.
THE BURNING QUESTION.
Warm Debate at the Trustees Meeting
Over street Matters.

Warm Debate at the Trustees Meeting
Over street Matters.
There was a lively discussion on street
matters yesterday before the City Trustees.
1t was precipita,ed by Judge H o. Beatty
presenting a remonstrance on behalf of
certain L-street property owners against the
improvement of that thoroughfare beyond
Fifteenth street at this time. Judge Beatty
said that what the protestants wanted was
fairness. They desired that the work be
postponed so that they might enjoy what
ever benefits were TO be derived from the
organization of the new street grading COM
pany. 1t was believed that it would d O
| street work cheaper and better than had
been done by regular contractors, and
strictly in accordance with the speciica-
| tons. His clients so believed. at all
events, and were anxious that the lew
| company have an opportunity to bid for
| the work. Every person with whom he
| had talked on the subject believed the city
should do all the gravelipg of streets, leav-
| ing individual propertyowne to do the
| rest-the grading, curbing, etc. This, he
| said, was the universal sentiment, but ii
was desired that the matter be discussed, TO
the end that an understanding might be
| arrived at as TO what portion the city should
pay for.
Mr.. Beatty then read to the Board the
| amendment to the Vrooman Act passed at
| the last Legislature, as follows:
Section &c. The City Council may in its dis.
cretion, order that the whole or any part OF the
cost and expenses of any of the work men.
toned in this Act be paid out Of the treasury OF
the municipi lity from such funds as tne Coul-
ell may designate. The Superintendent of
Streets shall assess the IT msinder O,
| said cost and expenses proplrtionately upon
the lots, parts of lots and lands fronting on the
| streets where such work was zone, or liable 10
be assessed for snch work, and in the manner
heretofore provided.
"If any law could be made palmer than
| this" continued Mr. Beatty, II would like
| TO know IT," l. had been said that he was
mistaken in saying that the city had ever
paid portion Of the expense of improving
streets. This assertion, he could prove
| was absardly erroneous. IN 1865 wss
the owner" said he, ''of several blocks be-
tween X and L, Twentieth and Twenty.
| fifth streets. / was then prscticing Law In
Nevada and residing in Virginia City. |
saw notice IN Sacramento paper that
the Trustees bad resolved to gravel X street
out to Thirty first. / knew that If they as
sessed the cost on the los along the line OF
! the street it would amount virtually to
their contiscsiion in many instances
therefore dropped my business in Virginia
City and hurried over here to see about it,
| When gnt here ! went at once to see
Mayor Swift and he informed me that |
hal been ueedlessly alarmed-tha. the
whole expense of The sraveling was 10 be
paid by The city. not by the property owa-
ers along the line Of Improvement. | held
portion of those lois and blocks for
twelve or fourteen years sfterward, and
never was called on 10 pay one cent for
grsvelipa on h streeg. / know, 100. that
the gravel was renewed on that street for