Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-11-18
HJEIGIPaL MATTERS.
BUSINESS TRANSACTED BY THE CITY
TRUSTEES YESTERDAY.
Eli Mayo's Bond Considered as Good q.
His Promise-The Electric Light
Conpany's Bills.

AT yesterday s session of the City Boart
of Trustees the Mayor read communica
ton from property-owusrs in the bloch
bounded by Fourth and Fifth. Z and !
streets, protesting against the consr uctior
of frame dwelling on the block BIZ Mr.
McMorry. According to the rule of tht
Board, Mr.. McMorry's request was neces
sarily denied.
A petition was received from property.
owners asking that S street. from Sixth te
Seventh, be graded and improved. The
matter was referred to the Street Commits
sioner.
G. ]. Cross presented bill for SIS dam.
ages, which he claimed was done to his
property 5y gang of hoodlums. Mr.. Cross
was advised to consult the police officials.
Mrs Jacob Knauer asked the Bosrd to
improve the street at Thirty. first and Y be-
fore the winter set in. Her request was re.
ferred to Trustee Mclaughlin.
Mrs. L. Jones complained to the Board
that the line feace on Twenty. fifth street,
between o and P, was too f.. out On the
street Trustee Mclaughlin promised to
see that the fence was placed in the proper
line.
The bond of Eli Mayo, in the sum of
500, with G. G. Brown aud William Gill
son as sureties, wes received and placed on
file. This document was exacted of Mayo
by the Board as an evidence of the good
faith Of his promise to fill low lot belong
ing to him near Fifth and streets.
The Board selected the inspectors. Judges
ond olorEG n or tho plpptinn
School Dire ctors to be held on the first
Monday in December.
Edwin Ellis made complaint about the
manner in which the streets in the south
eastern portion Of the city were being
sprinkled.
AT Trustee McLaughlin's request his pet
water ordinance was called up and read by
the Mayor. Trustees Mclaughlin and
Wolf advocated its passage, claiming that
the two additional clerks who would be
appointed were necessary to collect the
water rates, and that the Water Works
needed money at the present time to repair
the machinery.
The Mayor wanted the ordinance
amended, so as to provide for the appoint
ment of but one clerk, but the other mem.
bers Of the Board thought two were neces-
sary.
On roll call, Trustees Mclaughlin and
Wolf voted aye on the passage of the ordi-
nance, and the Mayor voted no.
Trustee Mclaughlin urged that The Board
insist upon the Central Electric Light Com
panys paying to the city about $3.50,
which he claimed was due on account of
company's failure to furnish lights at the
contract price. He moved that the clerk
be directed to inform the company of their
Indebtedness, and also to notify them that
if they did not settle, the amount would
be deducted from their next monthly bill.
The roll was called on the motion, and
it was lost. the Mayor and Trustee Wolf
voting no.
The Mayor was directed to confer with
the Southern Pacific Company ia regard to
the filling Of certain lots in China Slough
which were presented by the city to the
company about four years ago.
a recess was then taken until o'clock
At the afternoon session Trustee Nc.
Laughlin again brought up the matter of
the alleged delinquency on the part of the
Central Electric Company. He said he
wished his reason for claiming that the
company owed the city $3.50 clearly
understood. The figure mentioned repre-
sented the difference between the contract
price agreed upon and the old rate, which
latter the city paid for the period between
the expiration of the gas company's con-
tract and the time the new company got its
system into operation.
Mayor Comstock said he had consulted
the City Attorney about The mater, and
that official bad assured him the city could
not enforce the claim. The Trustees had
officially granted extension of time on the
Electric Compsny's contract. and he knew
of no obligation on the latters part that
would be legally binding. He suggested
that Mr. Mclaughlin make out a demand
for what be claims to be due and prese5t it
to the company.
Mr.. Mclaughlin said he would vote
against paying the next claim of the COM
pany unless it deducted the amount stated.
The member from the Second was ap-
parently loaded for the bloated electric
monopoly. He next moved that an order
be made requesting the company to erect
safety wires over their electric wires so that
in case some upper wire should fall it
would not come ia contact with the other
and thus produce a current that would be
dangerous to linemen when engaged in
their work.
The motion was carried unanimously.