Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-02
CITY AFFAIRS.
BUSINESS TRANSACTED RY THE CITY
TRUSTEES YESTERDAY.
Patrick Heffernan's Anxiety to Start a
salaon-0fficial Reports-street
Repairs-Etc.

| AT yesterdays session of the Board of
| City Trustees w. A. Anderson appeared az
attorney tor Patrick Heffernan. and pre-
sented a petition asking that his client be
permitted to open saloon on the corner of
Twenty-fourth and streets. The petition
was signed by property owners represent.
! ing over 400 feet in the block, and Mr.. An
| cerson claimed that as majority of the
residents in the block had signed the peti.
ton, Hetfernan had right to conduct 3
saloon there and he wished to know what the
bond would be. Heffernan had been repor ed
as being wife beater and bad man, but
these statements were utterly false. He
intended to conduct his saloon in decent
and orderly manner
Mr.. Hetf.rnan and his wife, as we'll as
several property wners who signed the
remonstrance last week, were present. The
former had nothing to say, except when
Mr. Crossman made remark to the Board
rejecting on Heffernan's character He
was angered somewhat and for a moment
looked as though he might try to make
Crossman take back his words.
property owner claimed that if saloon
were established in tbs block it would be
nuisance to the neighborhood There
were two churches on the block and
saloon alongside would be decidedly out of
place.
After great deal of talk on both sides
the matter was referred 10 the Mayor, to
report next Monday.
The property owners in the block bound
ed by Twenty first and Twenty second, N
and n streets, were allowed to grade and
gravel the alley in the block.
remonstrance was received against the
construction of sewer in the alley be.
tween P and O. Thirteeuth and Fifteenth
streets. Referred to the Street Commits,
sioner.
Bids for paving the alley between and
X, Fourth and Fifth streets, were opened.
Carlaw Bros. were the lowest bidders.
The Sacramento Street Improvement
Company were granted thirty DAYS extern
sion OF time in which to grade and gravel
l. street, from Fifteenth TO Twenty eighth.
A resolution of intention was passed to
grade $ street, from Sixth to Eleventh.
Harbormaster n. A. kidder reported hay
ing collected Sl37 30 during the month of
November.
Poundmaster O'Neii submitted his
monthly report as follows: Number of
horses impounded, S; cows, 3; dogs, 6S;
dogs killed, 81; dogs redeemed, II; cattle
redeemed, IL; charged for impourding said
animals, s2l 70.
J. 2. Brissel, the ex-Water Inspector,
handed in claim for his full months sal
ary, clsiming that he had not been officially
notified of his removal. He had worked
since the ordinance was passed. 1t was de-
cided that he should be allowed but S41 50.
Mayor Comstock called the attention of
the Bosrd to the condition of the fence
around the public square at Sixteenth and
L streets. He said boys were ID the habit
of kicking off the pickets and CARRYING
them away in the night
On motion of Trustee Wolf, the matter
OF repairing the fence was referred to the
Mayor.
The Central Electric Light Compsny's
bill Tor S2,l07 80 for November was al
lowed
Trustee Wolf wanted to know what &C.
ticn the Board was going to take in regard
to purchasing q new water cylinder for The
Stevens pump. The old one was badly
| cracked, but could be patched up and made
to last some time yet He did not think
this plan advisable, as there would always
be danger of a breakdown. new one
would cost about % 500.
Trustee Mclaughlin said he believed the
machinery in the water works ought to be
kept in the best repair. If new cylinder
was needed he believed in putting one in
For his own satisfaction be wanted to see
| the machinery.
Trustee Wolf promised to show Mr..
Mclaughlin the condition of the cylinder
| some night fhis week
The Board decided to go to San Francisco
| in body On Wednesday afternoon and
| have talk with the bondholders to see if
they would not contribute something to-
| ward repairing the machinery. The Board
adjourned after allowing number of
! claims