Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-07-15
POLITICS VS.. DUTY.
THE MAYOR SAYS THE ONE ouTwE1GHs
THE OTHER.
Which Trustee Wolf Denies-The saloon
Ordinance Passed-N Street
Plans to be Changed.

At the session of the Board of City Trus-
tees yesterday petition was presented
asking the Board to pass an ordinance pro-
hibiting women of ill-fame from occupy
ing houses on Second street, between K
and L. The petition was signed by Chris
topher Green, Joseph Hopley, w. F. Knox,
w. r. knights & Co., G. McCreary, A.
Conklin, H. r. Crouch, G. S. Wait. A. P.
Booth, c. NJ. Prodger. ]. W. Todd and
about twenty other residents and property
owners in the extreme southwestern por-
ton of the city.
W. A. Anderson was present to repre-
sent the owners of the property which is
rented to the demi-monde. He said he
hoped the Board would take no action un-
til he could present his side of the case TO
them. He observed that none of the resi-.
dents in the block had signed the petition.
The matter was laid over for one week.
A petition was received asking that E
street,. from Sixth to Twentieth, be i'm
proved by grading and graveling. Referred
to the Street Commissioner.
A communication was also received,
signed by property-owners on n street,
from Fifteenth to Nineteenth, asking that
the manner of improving the street be
changed, as they claimed it would cost,
under the proposed plan, nearly as much
they claimed, would make it very dusty
and unpleasant, and there would be moth
ing to hold the gravel together.
The matter was referred to Trustee Nc
Laughlin.
Sheriff George G. McMullen asked the
Board to contribute $500 toward the ex-
pense of making an exhibit of Sacramento
county's products at the coming State Fair.
He said the Supervisors had contributed
$780, and it was necessary to have $500 in
order to make creditable showing. The
object was worthy one.
Daniel Flint also addressed the Board
and urged that the appropriation be made.
The money, he said, would be used to the
best advantage.
On motion of Trustee Mclaughlin, the
sum of 5000 was allowed.
Fred Adams complained to the Board of
the manner in which L street. particularly
from Fifteenth to Seventeenth, was being
sprinkled. His complaint will receive the
attention of the Street Commissioner.
Chief Engineer Judd, of the Water
Works, reported that for the week ending
July 18th 40 $4,000 gallons of water had
been pumped; running time of the Holly
pump, SO hours; Stevens pump, la hours.
A couple OF bills were presented by Chief
of Police Drew for hack hire for himself
and the police officers in attending the
funeral of Patrick Leavy.
Trustee Mclaughlin said he thought it
no more than right that the police should
pay their own bills when it came to hiring
hacks to go to private funerals.
Mayor Comstock thought so, too, and the
bills were tossed aside.
+. Ray wanted to know if r. S. Carey,
who had franchise for a railway on Fiji
teenth street, from II to X (although he
had no road there), would have to pay his
share OF the expense of grading the street
Mr.. Mclaughlin said he would see Mr..
Carey. He thought the latter was willing
to pay, and after consulting with him be
would notify the property-owners on the
street.
A recess was taken till 1:30 p NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the afternoon session the Board can.
vassed the ballots cast at the late bond cleo
ton, and found the official figures to be:
For the bonds, 2, 422; against, 299; total vote
cast, 2,721.
bill for S. was presented by E. Grubbs
for removing and burying a dead horse
from Thirtieth and Y streets, the property
of a man named Doherty.
The bill was referred to the City Attor-
ney for collection from the owner of the
horse.
Mayor Comstock brought up the matter
OF the claim of the d. o. Mills Bank for
Sl045 for moneys advanced last winter to
repair the Ystreet levee.
Mr MnT Ill
tracted by Mayor Gregory, and he NC
Laughlin) was opposed to the city paying
the money. Judge Beatty was largely
responsible for the expenditure, and he did
not know but that the Bonded Debt Com
mission ought to pay it.
The minutes of the meeting at which
the matter was considered were read, from
which it appeared that the work was or
dered. Judge Beatty assured the Board
that the expense, under what was known
as the Knox plan," would not exceed
$500.
No action was taken on this demand. it
being held over for further consideration.
Mr.. Cummings, who owns the premises
40S street, appeared before the Board and
asked that he be not forced to replace his
sidewalk with stone, as it was one of the
best on the block. If those walks on
either side of his should be replaced with
stone, he should not object, but otherwise
he would regard it as unjust to compel him
to make the change.
The members of the Board promised to
examine the walk in question.
Mr.. Mclaughlin moved that the Board
readvertise for bids for improving n street,
from Fifteenth to Nineteenth so as to pro-
vide for cobbled cutters and granite cross.
ings. in accordance with request made by
John hatcher and others. So ordered
A resolution was adopted to improve Y
street, with earth, from the river to Ninth
street.
Also that Tenth street be graded and
graveled from n to R.
Also, that sewer be laid in the alley
between f and G, Seventh and Eighth
streets, and the alley graded.
Also, that the alley between H and l.
Seventh and Eighth streets, be graded and
graveled and crosswalks constructed.
Also, that Twelfth street, from + to G.
be graded and graveled.
Il. Q. Ewing asked an extension of thirty
days in the time for grading and paving the
alley between and K, Third and Fourth
streets. So ordered
Mayor Comstock introduced an ordinance
repeating Section of Ordinance PIT, passed
in March, 1887. The ordinance is the one
providing an additional collector for the
water WORKS office.
The Mayor said that people could be
compelled to go to the office and pay their
water rates, and that two collectors were
not necessary.
The usual discussion ensued on the sub.
ject, the Mayor urging that two collectors
were not necessary, and that the business
did not warrant il.
He made some allusion to politics, when
Mr.. Wolf objected. He said the Mayor
had no right 10 charge that other members
of the Board were governed by political
consideration rather than by the public in
terest.
Ex-Collector Bauer came in and took
hand in the discussion, holding that the
clerks of the water works Office could not,
under the present enlarged system of keep
ing accounts, do more than they have done.
The ordinance went over under the rule
The Oil storage ordinance was again laid
over for week
NEW SALOON ORDINANCE.
A Stringent Measure Passed by the Board
OF City Trustees.
AT Yesterdays meetipp of the C;f,, Tr,o