Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-09-23
BOARD OF CITY TRUSTEES.
THEY HEAR AND ACT UPON VARIOUS
MATTERS OF INTEREST,
The Grading of N Street to be Improved
More Delay on Paying the
Y-street Levee Bills.

At yesterdays session of the City Trus-
tees the Chief Engineer of the Waterworks
reported that 42,1So,0oO gallons of water
were pumped during the week. the Holly
engine working SO hours, and the Stevens
139 hours.
P. s. Lawson complained to the Board
that the manhole at Sixteenth and streets
was higher than the level of the gutter.
Trustee Mclaughlin promised to have the
fault remedied.
Elijah Comstock protested against the
Board ordering granite crossings laid at the
alley on Thirteenth street, between N and
o. He thought that if stone crossings were
ordered at one place they ought to be put
down in all others.
The Board promised to consider Mr..
Comstock's request at future date.
Mr.. Harvie asked permission to remove
the sidewalk at Seventh and K streets, in
order to commence work on the foundation
of the new Government building The re-
quest was referred to the Street Commits
sioner with full power to act.
Fred Bieweiner, E. Pierce, M. WetZel,
D. H. Quinn, and other propertv-owners
on n street. from Third to Fifth, COM
planned to the Board that the street had not
been graded properly. 1t was not up to
the official grade, was lower than the inter-
sections, and covered with large co5bles.
Mr.. Hellinge remarked that Mr.. Touhey,
the contractor, had sold number of loads
of the dirt, but Mr.. Touhey branded the
statement as an utter untruth.
Considerable argument was INDUCED in.
and the matter was finally amicably settled
by Mr.. Touhey agreeing to remove the
large stones and put fine gravel on the
street in place thereof.
A communication was received from
property-owners protesting against the
construction of sewer in the alley be-
tween o and P, Seventh and Eighth
streets.
1t was ordered that G. S. Boarsett be
paid 50, the amount he ha6 paid for city
license to run vegetable stand. The plea
made was that the man was in destitute
circumstances, and couple OF days after
he had taken out the license was attacked
nothing.
The matter as to whether or not the
Trustees could accept part of the work
which had been done by P. A. Miller on
his contract for grading G street. from
Sixth to Twentieth, was brought up, and
City Attorney Hart gave it as his opinion
that they could accept any part of the
work if they chose to do so.
In accordance with this opinion, six
blocks that are graded were accepted, and
the City Engineer was instructed to make
out the assessment roll for the cost
thereof.
Resolutions awarding contracts for street
work were passed as follows:
B. Labbs, Fourth street from r to s;
Sacramento improvement Company, Elev-
enth, n to o; Sacramento Improvement
Company, Twelfth from c to E; Bassett &
Touhey, Y from Tenth to Twenty-trst.
The matter of paying the bills incurred
in building up the Y-street levee last winter
was discussed. Trustee Mclaughlin
wanted it understood that the money would
not come out of the levee fund. If the
other members of the Board attempted to
draw money out of this fund he would put
an Injunction on it.
Trustee Wolf suggested that time be
set when all parties interested, and having
claims against the Board for furnishing
material for doing the work on the levee,
could appear and come to an understand
ing, if possible. The suggestion was
adopted, and next Monday at 2 o'clock was
fixed as the date.
Mr.. Wolf stated that the winery on r
street, just outside the city limits. was
draining its refuse matter into the Y-street
canal, and that it ought to be stopped.
The Clerk was directed to notify the
owners of the winery to find another
dumping-place for their waste material.
Mr.. Mclaughlin suggested that the City
Physician have the power TO appoint
nurse for the Receiving Hospital whenever
necessary. He believed that patients were
not properly cared for, and ought to re-
ceive more attention than was usually paid
to them.
An order was passed in accordance with
the suggestion.
The Board then adjourned for the week