Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-08-12

pay one-fourth of the cost of improving
the alley in the block. The work had been
done since the 1st of January, and accord
ing to the ordinance recently passed by the
Board the property owners were entitled to
the rebate He claimed that the avenue
or alley was, in the real sense of the word,
a street, and all alleys are streets, and &C.
cording to the ordinance the city would
have to pay share of the cost of improy-
ing every alley.
V. s. McClatchy said he was not inter-
ested in the matter brought up by Mr.. Jo-
seph, but he wanted to say word or two
to the Board. He was a member of the
improvement Association and took an &C.
tive part in having the ordinance passed
He could say that the intention of the As
ISOLATION at that time was that only streets
and not alleys were included in the ordi-
nance. The matter was fully discussed at
the time and it was decided that alleys
were not really public thoroughfares and
for the convenience of the travelling public,
but simply for the property owners, that
they might reach the rear of their stores or
stables
Mr.. Joseph said that if the Board did not
pay part of the expense of grading the
alleys in question he would see that moth
ing was paid out for street work either. He
mOuld sO " Ia W dOOuJ IL.
The Trustees were not ready to act on
the matter and it was laid over for one
week.
Elijah Comstock made complaint about
the manner in which M street, from Nine.
tenth to Twenty third was being sprin-
killed.
Sanitary and Building Inspector Starr
appeared before the Board in company
with Mr.. Kinney, of the State House, to
explain that Mr. Campbell's charges that
Starr turned cesspool work over to Con-
tractor Lewis were false Mr. Kinney said
that Mr.. Starr had been to the State House
and examined the cesspool, but made no
suggestion or order that the work should
be done by any particular contractor.
Harbormaster n. A. Kidder submitted
report showing the condition of the water
front with regard to the amount OF wood
and lumber that was piled thereon. The
report says, among other things, that while
the receipts have greatly increased from
year to wear, the space for discharging
lumber upon the levee has lessened in
corresponding degree. Formerly all lum-
Der arrived by sailing vessels with cargoes
varying from $4,000 to 100000 feet. Since
the SAILING vessels have ceased coming to
Sacramento, transportation is by barges,
which are laden with from 10000 to $780,,
600 feet of lumber, and this great amount
at times causes the lumber space to be
filled up, and then there is encroaching on
the street.
The Harbormaster was instructed to
strictly enforce the ordinance requiring the
collecting of levee dues.
Permission was granted George Landon
to raise the sidewalk in front Of the south
half of lot eight in the block bounded by f
~ Oh
The City Scavenger presented a bill for
burying dead horse, but the Board re-
fused to allow the same, believing that the
owner of sthe animal ought to pay for bury
ing it.
A bill of $40 for the services of G. p.
Putnam in assisting the Licence Collector
in collecting licenses for the month OF July
was allowed, but not before Trustee Wolf
gave the Board to understand that il was
allowing the collector what the Water
Works Clerk wasj refused. They took
clerk from the latter Office and then turn
about and hire one for the other depart
ment.
The following report for the month of
July was submitted by City Treasurer W.
E. Gerber
Balance on hand July lst.............s276. 958 65
Receipts during month 1856 30
Total. 1921, 52i 20
Warrants paid. S6S.416 Al
Coupons paid..............-.....- 6,37o 20
Balance August 1st.......... .........2l7, 729 70
E. K. Asip introduced to the Board J.
II. Henry, the owner of the San Jose
electric railway and stated that the Central
Electric Company were going to sell their
road to Mr.. Henry, provided the Board
would allow him to operate the road by
electricity, and the pole system.
Mr. Henry addressed the Board and in a
few words explained his intentions. He
would want six months time to equip the
road and would endeavor to do so before
the rainy season set in. He owned the
San Jose road and also one in Santa Clara
and he invited the Board to go to the
former place at his expense and examine
thoroughly into the system. There was
no doubt but that it was a success.
Mr.. Henry then read an intended amend
ment which he wished made to the old
ordinance, and Mayor Comstock then read
letter of recommendation from Mayor s..
n. Rucker. of San Jose, commencing the
system and stating that it was complete
| success in that city.
The motion was laid over for one week.
| City Expert Devlin submitted state
| ment of the fund balances of the Auditor
and Treasurer and a list of the unpaid
| warrants outstanding against each fund;
also a statement showing all the errors
| made in the different funds by the Au-
ditor and Treasurer during two years
| from April L, 1888. to April, 1890, it being
two years since the funds were balanced.
| The errors are slight and the suggestions
| a. lott /. 10 - Ill ,lo
three months and that the Auditor have
| an assistant.
| The Board took recess until $3.50 P. NJ
| AFTERNOON SESSION.
| At the afternoon session Isaac Joseph
attorney for the property-owners in the
| block bounded by Fifth and Sixth, and
| X streets, produced an abstract from the
| Recorders Office showing that on July 16
1919, Peter Burnett decided to the city Of
Sacramento the north twenty feet of lots 5
| 6, Z and in that block the same to be
used as a public street. This deed, BIZ
claimed, clearly showed that the alley was
street, ard one fourth of the cost of i'm
proving the same should be paid by the
city.
No action was taken by the Board
Joe Josephs, who keeps saloon at l10s
Second street, appeared before the BoarG
in response 10 a call to answer charge.
which had been made by citizens, that hs
was conducting disorderly house.
Joseph wanted q continuance, but as
there were nine or ten witnesses present
the Board decided that the investigation
should proceed.
Mr. Frat, George Parker, g. L. Smith
H p Winchell, E. P. Figg, A. Weinrict
and others testified that the saloon wa,
conducted in noisy manner, and that or
several occasions they had seen riotous
scenes and very often disreputable womer
entering the place.
Some of the witnesses said they wer,
kept awake at night on account of th,
noise and music, and often the place wa
not closed until long after midnight. /
was also opened on Sunday morning.
Joseph wanted to bring witnesses in hi
defense, but the Board did not want t,
hear any more testimony. The roll wa
called and it was ordered that the licens
be revoked
There proved TO be nothing in th
: charges made by Mr.. Campbell, the cess
pool cleaner. against Sanitary and Building
! Inspector Starr. Campbell claimed tina
Starr was in collision with one Lewis,
vault cleaner. and that he directed tn
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