Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-10-07
CITY LEGISLATION.
A STRING OF c0MPLAINANTs BEFORE
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
Monthly Reports of City Omcials-Im-
provement of Alleys-Demand for
Damages Allowed.

1
Damages Allowed.
At yesterdays session of the City Trus-
tees City Collector George A. Putnam sub
| mitted the following statement of licenses
sold for the quarter ending September 30th:
Licenses sold, 81 .346 So fees collected, $40;
dog licenses sold, SAT-; total, 81. s63 so; city
licenses on hand October LIST, 1890, So, ABB;
deg licenses 1928
The Chief Engineer of the Water Works
reported that during the week 90 1881 600
gallons of water were pumped. The Holly
engine worked s1l hours and the Stevens
8S3 hours.
R. H. Singleton, Superintendent of the
City Cemetery. submitted his report for
September as follows Number of deaths,
80; stillborn, 2; brought here for interment,
is; total number inferred, SO, as follows:
City Cemetery 26, New Helvetia 16, St.
Joseph s, New Masonic 1, sent 1 each to
Stockton, Roseville, Lincoln, Chico and
Folsom, to Woodland 2; collected from the
sale of lots, $156 so; permits, SS3; vault
dues, 50 80; exhumation permits, $40; total,
1852.
Harbormaster N. A. Kidder reported the
collection of harbor dues to the amount OF
$3.50.
Poundmaster O'Neill reported having
impounded seven horses, six cows, one
goat and sixty-six dogs, making total of
eighty. Although he impounded but
sixty-six dogs, he states that he killed
,-+,- -. "a raJaap,aa fTaluo
IDENTIFY he is more skilled in dog-killing
than in mathematics.
Chief of Police Drew filed his monthly
report, showing that 225 arrests had been
made, thirty. seven dodgers accommodated,
and ], 504 meals furnished.
ROUND OF COMPLAINTS.
w. A. Anderson asked the Board if it
had received any official notice that
wooden structure was about to be erected
on Fifth and l. streets, in violation of the
fire limit ordinance. On receiving mega
tive answer, he stated that party was
about 10 remove two story wooden house
at Fifth and L streets, and Mr.. Shay, who
lived next door to the lot on which the
building was to be placed, wanted the
Board to prevent such violation of the
ordinance.
Trustee Mclaughlin said he understood
that the building was not to be removed
off the lot but merely placed nearer Mr..
Sharps house.
Mr.. Anderson claimed that the ordi.
ne nee would be violated just as much by
moving the house few feet as though it
were brought from long distance.
Action on the matter was laid over one
week, in order that the Board might get an
opinion from the City Attorney.
G. ]. Cross presented petition signed by
property owners and residents near the Y
street canal complaining of its foul con-
dition, and the matter was taken under
consideration.
A number of property owners on n
street, from Third to Fifth, complained
that the street was not yet graded properly.
George Lichardt wanted to know why
the Board did not enforce the orders it
passed. He stated that no attention had
been paid to the order of the Board to
construct sidewalk on L street, from
Twenty-second to Twenty third, and also
on Twenty-third from K TO l.. No action
| was taken.
CHURCHMAN BECOMING WEARY.
T. c. Churchman asked when the Board
was going to open the streets in the vicin-
do so dozen times, but as yet nothing
had been done. The matter was referred
to the Street Commissioner.
A remonstrance against grading Third
street, from Q to r. was referred to the
Street Commissioner.
DEMAND FOR DAMAGES ALLOWED.
$3.50 for damages sustained by him in con-
sequence of his buggy topping off the
bridge crossing the Y.street canal at
Twenty-first street.
An order wes passed allowing Mr.. Wit
pen $125, it being understood that the
Board of Supervisors would pay the re.
naming half.
STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND ALLEYS.
Residents of o street, between Twenty
| first and Twenty-second, who had graded
| that block by private contract, asked that
| they be allowed the same rebate ON the ex-
pense thereof as was allowed others-that
| is. that the city pay one-fourth the ex.
pense.
The Board decided that the request be
allowed
1t was ordered that N street, from
| Twenty-ninth to Thirtieth, be graded and
graveled.
Petitions for sidewalk on Twenty. sixth
street, from II to ], and a crossing at
Twenty-fourth and NJ streets were referred
| to the Street Commissioner.
The contract for improving the alley be-
tween F and G. Seventh and Eighth streets.
| and constructing a sewer therein, was
awarded to Bassett & Tuohey, at 81 Ii per
| front foot.
An order was made that sewer be laid
in the alley between and P, Seventh and
Eighth streets.
KICK AT THE PoUNDMAsTER.
A communication was read from Joseph
| Lang and others, residents south of R and
east of Fourteenth streets, complaining
that cows and poultry are permitted to
roam about to the annoyance of the people
| residing in thst neighborhood. They COM
| planned that the Poundmaster, for some
reason, favored certain individuals.
The Mayor was authorized 10 inquire
into the matter.