Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-07-08
TOPICS FOR TAXPAYERS.
MATTERS CONSIDERED BY THE CITY
TRUSTEES YESTERDAY.
Special Counsel Employed in the Pierce
Damage Suit-Dive and License
Ordinances-Etc.

Oruln6nCtS-LtCs
The Board of City Trustees held its reg
ular session yesterday. at which all wer'
present. N. A. Kidder, Har bormaster, sub
mitted his monthly report showing collec
tons to the amount of S175.
Richard h. Singleton, Superintendent o.
the City Cemetery, reported that during
the month of June there were twenty-three
deaths in the city and three stillborn. Two
of these were sent away for interment anG
sixteen bodies were brought here for burial
Collections, S1S6 so.
Poundkeepsr Philip O'Neill reported
having impounded six horses, fourteen
cows and forty-six dogs. The horses anG
cattle were redeemed, but every one of tn,
dogs were killed. He collected $26 so in
fees.
Chief OF Police Drew made a repor
showing that 208 arrests were made durine
the month of June, forty dodgers were &C
commodated and 1,O34 meals provided
He collected $l3 and paid out $11 so.
City License Collector Putnam sub
mitted the following report for the las
quarter: Licenses sold, s7,o46: fees col.
lected, $51; dog licenses, S14; license col.
lections on hand July LIST, SIS, $50 so.
The report of Chief Engineer Judd of the
Water-works showed that SO, 100000 gal.
Ions of water were pumped during the past
week. The Holly pump worked 65 hours
and the Stevens 1872 hours.
Sanitary and Building Inspector Starr
recommended that the awnings in front OF
the following premises be condemned, and
it was so ordered: Nos. $50, 52S. sos, COS
and 3O1 street. Nos. 926, lob and 1OI1
Second street. Nos. 13l, 32l and 221 K
street, and 604 and 900 L street
City Expert Devlin submitted his report
to the Board
Bids for the grading and improving of
the following streets were opened and read
Nineteenth, and n from Nineteenth to
Twenty-ninth.
The Central Electric Company presented
bill of 81, 729 81 for lighting the city since
April goth. Superintendent Myers was
present and asked that the Board take
action on the bill.
Trustee Mclaughlin said he didn't think
the company ought to present bill before
they had their work and system completed
and the city had accepted the same. He
also claimed that there was q difference
amounting to S1,S56 so, counting from
January, between the contract price and
that which the company was charging.
No action was taken.
Mrs. Trainor asked that the city mains
be SO extended that people living in the
immediate neighborhood of Twenty fourth
and q streets could obtain the CITY water,
Trustoa Wolf coi1 thara ,uas
in the fund for such work, but he hoped tC
be able to extend the mains shortly.
The Mayor said that complaint had beer
made to him that P street, east of Twentieth
was being sprinkled properly.
A resolution of intention was passed IL
grade l. street from Fifteenth to Twenty
eighth.
Mayor Comstock remarked that Will,
passing by the Plaza on Sunday he noticed
large number of young men lying on thu
grass, and he thought they ought not to DE-
SO, but should take seats. They did no
appear to be making any noise or disturb
ance, but he did not like the idea of theil
lounging about the square.
Trustee Mclaughlin said the Plaza wa:
for the public, and it was the privilege O.
anybody to go there so long as he conducted
himself IN proper manner.
George Lichthardt made complaint tba
horses and cattle were running at large il
the vicinity of Twenty fourth and L streets
and had already injured a cement sidewalk
which he had lately laid down. He be-
leved II the Poundmaster was attending tc
his duty it would not have occurred.
City Attorney Hart appeared before the
Board and took up the ordinance which be
had prepared in regard to regulating sa
looms, bar-rooms, dauce-houses and other
places where spirituous liquors are sold
AT the instance of Grove L. Johnson, sew.
eral changes had been made in its wording
Mr.. johnson said he had been requested
to examine the ordinance, and did So HI
suggested that wherever the word reputa
BILE was used in connection with persons
1t be stricken out, as the Board were MOI
supposed to be judges of persons charac
tiers; also, that clause be inserted givins
due notice to the parties whose licenses
were revoked, and the privilege of beins
represented by counsel and producing ant
examining witnesses; also, to add to Sec
ton l the following: Provided that al
licenses in full force at the time of the pas
sage of this ordinance shall entitle thei
holders to continue their business until tn,
exciration of said license, and no longer.
Mr.. Johnson made other suggestion
which were inserted in the ordinance
and addressed the Board on the matter
he said he was willing that his taxes b.
trebled if By this the low dives in tn
city could be suppressed. He was glad tn
newspapers had taken up the matter, ant
glad the Trustees were taking action 8,
promptly. He thought that the requirin,
of bonds was a good thing, and would u,
doubt have a tendency to cause saloon
keepers to run their places in prope
manner. The wholesalers would probabl,
be the bondsmen in many cases. and the,
would also consider that ii was their dut
to see that those persons on whose bond
they went were conducting their places G
business in a quiet, orderly and decen
way.
Mr.. johnson gave it as his opinion tina
the Board had no right, under the old ord
nance, to revoke the licenses of tw
saloon. keepers, which he had been in
formed they did some time ago.
Trustee Mclaughlin asked Mr. johnson
whether or not a saloon in the city coul
run on simply county license.
Mr.. johnson replied that they could mo-
that to conduct saloon within the cit
limits they must necessarily have cit
license. This point was decided by til
Supreme Court in case in the souther
part OF the State some time ago.
City Attorney Hart suggested that speeds
counsel be employed by the city in tn
case of Pierce against the Board {
Trustees for $500 damages alleged t
have been sustained by reason of certai
work done on the Y-street leyee near th
river.
A recess was taken until 1:30 P. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the afternoon session the Board agai
took up the matter Of the consideration G
the ordinance regulating the storage {
coal oil, naphtha, etc.
Grove L. Johnson, representing Viii,
tier, Fuller & Co., requested the Boar
to so change the ordinance as to max
it apply to naptha only, and be suggeste
that action be postponed until the Cit
Attorney, Chief Engineer, the underwater
and others directly interested in the matte
could confer together on the subject, an
arrive at some agreement
Mr.. Mclaughlin said he also would lik
another week in which to consider tn
matter.
Mr.. Wolf thought the City Trustee
should meet with the others.
General Tozier, of Whittier, Fuller ,
Co., remarked that the insurance men wer
not afraid of coal oil when properly stored
and instanced the fact that they charge
only 81 40 to insure that article, while tn
charge was often greatly in excess OF tbs
figure on private residences in which COT
Oil was not used.
The matter went over a week.