Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-07
CITY FATHERS.
FIFTEEN CHARTER FREEHOLDEks Sc
LECTED YESTERDAY.
Monthly Reports of Oficials-The scha-
den Inquiry Postponed-C arlaw's
Cemetery Lot.

The City Board of Trustees met yester
day for regular weekly session. Present.
Mayor Gregory and Trustees Mclaughlin
and Wolf
The Engineer of the Water Works re
ported that 20, 285, $50 gallons OF water wa,
pumped last week, the Holly pump run
ming 164 hours, and the Stevens five.
City Collector Putnam reported that ir
the month Of December he had collected
$3.50; fees, $50; dog licenses, $4S; total col
lection, 5000 Total amount, $5,s46 so.
Harbormaster Kidder reported that dur.
ing December $155 had been collected as
harbor dues
The report of Chief of Police Lee for
the month of December published yester-
day. was read and filed.
A petition was received from residents OF
the vicinity of Seventeenth and streets,
for an electric light at that point. Referred
to the Street Commissioner.
The report of r. W. Parker, Superin.
tendent of the City Cemetery, for the
month of December, was submitted as fol-
lows: Deaths in the city, 35 stillborn, /;
brought here for interment Is; total, 40.
Interments-City Cemetery, %; New Hell
vetia, y; st. Josephs Z; New Masonic, 3;
sent away, 5. charlottesville of lots,
$40; permits, $50; vault dues, So 70; total,
$312 10.
Poundmaster O'Neill submitted the fol-
lowing report for December: Horses i'm
pounded, Z; cows, y; dogs, ~; total, 81.
Dogs killed, 80, dogs redeemed, l. cattle
raA 4 O. i
S24 so.
The Board decided upon Friday next as
the date on which to meet and con-
suit with The Board of Supervisors, to
confer with that body on the subject of re-
districting the city for voting purposes.
A resolution OF intention was passed for
the improvement of l street, from the west
line of Thirteenth street to the west line of
Fifteenth street, by grading, graveling, etc.
Also for improving Q street, from the
east lire of Front street TO the west line of
Second street.
Mayor Gregory brought up the matter of
the Schaden grocery contracts.
Mr.. Schaden was present, and said he
had nothing 10 say, but was prepared to
answer any questions that might be asked
him. He said he expected 10 meet the
Chief of Police and have the matter in
quired into.
The Mayor said be thought that some
body from the Police Department should be
cited to appear before the Board-indeed,
all parties interested.
On motion of Trustee Mclaughlin, the
inquiry was fixed for Thursday morning at
10 o'clock, the Chief of Police, Jailer Far
rell and his predecessor, Charles Farrien, be
cited to be present.
Mr.. Carlaw again presented himself, and
asked that the Board do something toward
settling the cemetery lot matter. about
which so much has been said. He had
bought lot from Superintendent Wilson
for specified sum, but the present Super
intendent Parker claimed that the price
was $50 higher.
The Mayor said there was bill of Mr..
Carlaw's before the Board for $3.50 for pay
ing the entrance to the cemetery, which he
had withheld pending the settlement of
the other matter.
Trustee Wolf thought that if the bill was
correct it should be paid. 1t was a bust
ness transaction, and had nothing to do
with the other matter He moved that the
bill be paid.
Mayor Gregory said that if any person
was indebted to the city warrant could
not be drawn in his favor upon any de-
Auditor Mckee said the Board had or
dered the deed 10 be withheld until the lot
was paid for.
Trustee Wolf held that so long as the city
held the deed the Board could not hold
that Mr.. Carlaw owed the $50. The bill
should be paid, and the lot matter settled
afterward.
The motion to pay the bill was carried.
After allowing some other demands, the
Board adjourned.
CHARTER FREEHoLDERs SELECTED.
On reassembling in the afternoon the
Board went into executive session, and at
8 O'Clock the doors were opened and the
following list of fifteen freeholders an
nounced as those selected to be voted for
to frame charter:
A. P. Catlin, lawyer.
L B. Mohr, merchant.
Jabez Turner, labor and levee interests.
II. NJ. LaRue, farmer.
August Hebron, merchant.
Thomas DTyer, river and levee interests
P. E. Plat, merchant.
E. 0. Hale, merchant
S. Lavenson, merchant.
Matt. Johnson. lawyer.
S. s. Holl, lawyer.
H. L. Nichols, physician.
F. D. Ryan, lawyer.
Fred. Cox, capitalist.
W. d. Comstock, merchant
Thursday, the Both day of January, was
selected as the date for holding the charter