Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-30
CITY AFFAIRS.
JUDGE cATLIN's $4,000 DEMAND FOR
LEGAL SERVICES.
Property-Ownsrs Who objected to Ger
tain street Work-rhe China slough
Question Up Again.

| City Trustees lawyer A. P. Catlin presented
bill for 5000 for legal services to the city
| in thirty-one proceedings in Court. The
bill was referred to the Mayor and City
Auditor 10 report on it mex, Monday
| A Communication was received from
John Ei,ei, P F. Scott and II G. Trumpler,
demonstrating against the manner in
which Fourteenth street, from to O, had
been graded, and complaining also g,inst
the quality of gravel used in the work
Mr.. Scott appeared before the Board and
stated that tie work on The street was not
properly done. Only the other day small
vegetable wagon mired down in the gravel
so that the horse could mol phil the vehicle
out. The contractor. Mr. Touhey, at
| tempted, ne said, TO haul four-horse
| roller over the street. and be also had great
difficulty in doing So The horses mired
down and were hardly able to draw the
| load
| Trustee Mclaughlin thought that prop
| erty owners were too hasty in condemning
| streets. They did not wait until the gravel
had packed. He suggested that one week
! from Monday be set as time for hearing
both sides of the case, from the property
owners anu the contractor.
| Curtis Bros. d Co. were given the con-
tract for furnishing vegetables to the City
| Prison for 81 20 per month. Mrs Kent &
Son were awarded the contract for furnish
| ing bread al ? As cents per pound ]. c.
| Scbaden was the lowest bidder on all pro-
visions to be furnished the prison, except
! ing potatoes NJ A. Schaden will supply
| this article.
| The Mayor reported that the bids for do
| ing the city printing were the same as had
| been handed in last year. and they were
deemed satisfactory. fhe work will be
divided up among the different offices in
| the city.
| A petition was received asking that the
| Board refuse to grant license for the
opening of saloon on the southeast cor
| ntr of Twentieth and NJ streets.
| The matter was referred to the Mayor,
| who will notify the City Collector that the
| petition is on file, SO that he will not issue
a license before sll parties interested have
hearing before the Board.
John Eitel submitted a communication
protesting against the plan of the sewer
| which the Board proposed to construct in
| the alley between j and K, Seventeenth
and Twenty fifth streets Ramonstrances
signed numerously by property. owners
were also received, and the whole subject
wss referred to the Street Commissioner.
7. G. Churchmsn asked the Board to re.
| move fence which was in the middle Of
Thirtieth street, from B to D, and Trustee
McLaughlin's attention was called TO the
matter.
A recess was taken till 1:30 P. NJ.
At the afternoon session a bill for 1865
was presented by J. c. Pierson for work Oh
the leyee. The Board decided to allow
5000, all that was left in the levee fund
City Attorney Hart presented d claim for
S25 for services during the first week of
April, 1892 or the few days which ex. City
Attorney Church held office beycnd his
term. The bill was laid over for one week.
The sum Of 81 45o 40 was allowed the
Sacramento Street Improvement Company;
as one. fourth the cost of grading and
graveliDg n street, from Fifteenth to Nine
teenth.
A petition, signed by property-owners on
| o street. from Twenty to Twenty
! third, was received, asking that they be
! allowed one fourth the cost of improving
| the street. They had done the work them
| selves.
The Board directed that the bill be made
cut in proper form, SO that it could be
passed upon.
| T. H. Wallis appeared, and asked why it
was that the property-owners on Tenth
street, from \ to +, had been charged 81 y
| per front foot Tor the improve ment of the
| street When the first bid was received,
| he said, it was estimated that even with
graoite crosssalks the cost would amount
| Only 10 81 so, and when the work was done
il was found TO amo6nt to 81 ~ and wooden
crossings were lai! at that.
4 number of other proper ty-owners were
| present, and urged that they be allowed
rebate because many of the old curbiags
| had been used Instead Of new lumber.
! Deputy Surveyor Mullaney was called in,
and after making an extended explanation
to those present, the matter was anicably
| adjusted.
In reference TO the matter of filling China
slough, the Mayor said he had talked with
several of the railroad officials in San Fran
| cisco, and they told him that they intended
| to correspond with Mr.. Huntington right
away, TO see if work could not be COM
menced in april, or theresbouts
Trustee Mclaughlin stated that the side
walks on n street, between Seventh and
| Eighth, in front Of the property owned by
| Mrs. Drestell aud Mrs Anna Duffy, were
! in bad condition and had been condemned,
but no attention was paid to the order OF
the Board.
| Mr.. Mclaughlin also reported that peo-
| pie were in the habit of throw ashes
| into the CRITTERS, and the practice ought to
be stopped.
| The Mayor said he would speak to the
Chief of Police about it.
| The Board adjourned after allowing a
! batch of dem ands.