Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-01
CITY TRUSTEES.
THE BOARD WILL INVESTIGATE THE
sCEADEN MATTER.
Six Months Water Receipts-streets and
Sidewalks Repairs to the
Stevens Pump.

The Ros7l of City Trustees met yester-
day. Y. J. Gregory, Clerk Of the Water
Works, Submitted Ire following report of
receipts for he past six months: Water
rates. 81 60 Is; taps. 1862; total. $751;
982 25
The Beard refused 10 grant Mrs. De Vote
any further time 10 construct a sidewalk
on Second street, between R and S.
renoasuauce against grading and fill
ing IL 0 street from Front to Second was
received and referred to the Street Com
missio :er. Property owners representing
$50 feet Of the block signed the remon-
STRANGE.
The opening of bids for furnishing sup
plies for tia City Prison was about to be
protested with when TIE Mayor addressed
the Board and stated that allegations bad
been made that a state Of affairs existed in
regard to lie matte Of furnishing supplies
for the Gig Prism that reflected on the
City Auli'D-, she Chief Of Police and aim
self =. 4atec he matter fully inves;i-
gated So faT IS it concerned him
self, and believed the Auditor and Chief of
Police wonid want an investigation.
Schaden, the grocer who furnished the sup
plies, should also be heard, and the whole
matter thoroughly sifted. Continuing, the
Mayor sad be believed that he was the
first one % remark that the bills for grocer
les were setting exceedingly large
Audiar Mckee stated that he was the
one WIZ irs' called the attention of the
Board 70 lie matter When the contract
L. 4 he
a COPY OF the prices for the articles to be
supplied 20 the Jailer of the City Prison,
and supposed that when the bill of sup
plies was handed to the Chief he would see
that the prices charged conformed to those
in the contract. Some time afterward COM
plant was made that some of the articles
brought 10 the jail were unfit for use, and
had 10 be returned. 1t was determined
that a better quality would have to be pro-
cured, even if the price had to be raised,
and notice Of this was given to the Auditor,
Mayor and other members of the Board.
After Auditor Mckee had made his state
ment the Mayor demanded an investiga-
ton, anl upon motion of Trustee Nc
Laughlin the matter was set for hearing
next Friday at O'Clock.
Bids for supplies were then opened and
contracts let as follows:
Dolan & Middlemiss-Soap pepper, bacon
and eggs.
Schaden-Coffee, tea, sugar, beans, pota-
toes, -four, CASTLE soap, butter, dried apples,
salt, matches. vinegar, ham, candles, syrup,
baking powder, coal oil and lamp wicks.
S. Dwyer-Rice and lard.
F. H. L. Weber put in bid on every arti-
Gle, but got nothing. There was a tie in
the bids for furnishing syrup between
Dolan & Middlemiss and Schaden, and
upon ''toss-up' the latter won.
Weber and Schaden each agreed to fur
nish lamp wicks for nothing, but Schaden
was given the contract therefor.
On motion OF Trustee Mclaughlin, the
Capital Gas Company was requested to fur
nish electric lights and gas to the city for
the next ninety days.
A large number of bills were allowed,
and the Board took recess until o'clock
in the afternoon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Board met again in the afternoon
for the purpose of ipquiring into the con-
dition Of the pumps in the water works.
Chief Engineer Williams expressed the
opinion that the Stevens pump needed
boring out. The Holly pump he consid-
cred in good order, still in case of fire it
might not be able to furnish enough press
ure.
After LJ--14CeIdOic dlB llueu- II WIS Or
dered that the necessary work be done,
estimates Of the cost to be first furnished
to the Board.
A J. Senate and W. A. Caswell addressed
the Board in regard to the obstruction on
the sidewalk near Third and K streets, in
the shape of an eating house. They
claimed that if one person was allowed
such privilege all should have it. Such
contrivauce on the sidewalk was against
a city ordinance.
The Mayor thought the eating house
ought to be removed but then the boot
black stands might have to go also.
Trustee Wolf said the fire ordinance was
being violated By the keeper of the stand,
and it sho2ld be removed for this reason, if
no other.
Trustee Mclaughlin moved that the
Chief Of Police be instructed to remove all
obsrucLions on the sidewalke, and any
thing that was in violation of any of the
civ ordinances