Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-05-27
CITY AFFAIRS.
POSSIBLE OBSTACLE IN THE WAY OF
IMPROVING L STREET.
Non-Cor firmation of the Perry Seminary
saIe-That Seventeenth-Street
Sewer Nuisance.

The Board of City Trustees met yesterday
morning with all three members present.
Engineer Judd, of the water works, re-
ported that during the past week 80 ,40S 900
gallons of water were pumped. The Holly
engine was in operation seventy-seven
hours and the Stevens ninety-four hours.
TENTH-sTREET IMPROVEMENT.
A communication was received from NJ.
J. Dillman, Manager of the Bell Conserva.
tory, reminding the Board of the fact that
as Tenth street was about to be graded and
graveled from n to Y, the street from w to
\ should not again be graveled, as this had
already been done. All that was needed
on those two blocks was little filling in
and leveling, as was being done all over
town. As far as the rest of the street was
concerned, he believed the CITY ought to
pay one half the cost of grading, hackmen
and undertakes one.fourth, and the re-
naming one.fourth by the property own
ers. The Bell Conservatory was willing to
contribute $3.50. The communication was
placed on file.
A remonstrance was received against the
improving of Tenth street from n to Y, and
it was referred to the Street Commissioner.
A majority of the property on the street
was represented by the signers on the petit
ton, but it was noticeable fact that thew
were all residents beyond R street.
HITCH ABOUT STREET.
A communication from the Sacramento
Street improvement Company was read,
reciting the fact that, upon the examina-
ton of the papers in the matter of grading
L street, from Fifteenth to Twenty eighth,
found that remonstrance, signed by the
owners of a majority of frontage had been
filed with the Auditor on March 10Th, and
that subsequently, certain persons signing
the same attempted to withdraw their
names. They (the company were advised
that this could not be legally done, and
that ii follows that the said remonstrance
was bar to the improvement OF the street
for SIX months, unless owners of majority
of the frontage on said street shall petition
for the work TO be done. The company,
for this reason, would therefore withdraw
its offer to grade the said street until such
time as majority of propcrty-owners on
the street should petition again to have the
work done. They would then fulfill their
contract at the prices for which they had
agreed to grade the street.
The matter was referred to the City At
torney.
CITIZENS WHO WANT WATER.
A petition was received asking that the
city water mains be extended so that prop
erty-owners in the block bounded BY
Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth, @ and r
streets, could get the city water. Referred
10 Trustee Wolf.
THAT sEVENTEENTH-sTREET SEWER AGAIN.
Felix Tracy appeared before the Board
to again enter complaint in regard to the
condition of the Seventeenth. street sewer
He said it was originally intended to
simply carry off surplus water, but now
sewage and cesspool water was being
turned into the drain. The stencil that
rose from the man-holes was dangerous to
the health of persons living in the vicinity
Upon motion of Trustee Mclaughlin.
the Health Officer was ordered to see that
all property owners who were emptying
their sewage and waste water into the
sewer be notified to cease doing so.
ASSESSMENT COMPLAINED OF.
E. F. Aitken complained that the assess.
ment on his property in the lower portion
OF town was not in proportion to the tax
leyleL on property adjoining his. The
Monday and explain the cause of the irreg-
ularity.
Mr.. Aitken also stated that the attention
of the police should be called to rough
characters who at different times congre-
gate at the saloon on Ninth and L streets
and create disturbances.
MORE LIGHT WANTED.
A petition was received asking that an
electric light be placed by the city at Fifth
and streets. Referred to Trustee Nc
Laughlin.
THE BOND ELECTION.
1t was ordered that the Board meet next
Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock to con-
slider the election ordinance.
SEWER AND SIDEWALK CONTRACTS.
Upon the recommendation of Trustee
Mclaughlin, W. Graf, who was the lowest
bidder for constructing the sewer on S
street from Seventeenth to Sixth, was re-
leased from his contract, and the same
awarded to the next lowest bidder, Bassett
d Touhey.
George Murray informed the Board that
wooden sidewalk had been laid on NJ
street between Seventeenth end Eigh-
teenth, and the matter was referred to the
Street Commissioner
George Murray was awarded the contract
for constructing brick sewer on Seven
tenth street, from r to S.
THE PERRY SEMINARY SALE.
H c. Chapman, President of the Board
of Education, stated that there was Just
SOL. ooo left in the school fund, and it was
going 10 cost S54, 600 to pay the teachers
salaries alone. If the City Trustees re.
fused to allow the Perry Seminary to be
sold for 600 the schools would have to
be closed couple of months earlier on
account of lack of funds to run them.
Trustee Mclaughlin said he didn't think
$4,000 was enough for the property, and
wanted the matter of selling it postponed
for a few months.
The Mayor held the same views as the
Street Commissioner.
Trustee Wolf thought that if the Board
of Education needed the money so much
the property ought to be sold.
B. q. Steinman, who was present, was
asked his opinion as 10 the value of the
property. He said he thought $4,000 was
a fair price. The building was worth
nothing, and if he had bought the place he
would have given the building to anyone
who would take it away.
After more talk the matter was laid over
one week.
Z. A. Burr asked the Trustees to permi,
him to let his awnings in front of Nos. 211
2l3 and 2l5 street stand for ninety days
THE NEW ELECTRIC SCHEME.
A. f. McGrew, representative of the
Sacramento Electric Construction Com.
psny, appeared before the Board to ex.
plain the system the company proposed tc
INTRODUCES here if given the opportunity
He said that if they were given fran,
chise they would agree TO expend $25 ,O0(
in eighteen months, and if they did not dc
this they would be willing to have the fran.
chise taken away again. They would agree
to give the city 2 per cent. per annum oil
their gross receipts, and also furnish one
wire for the use of the city.
Thomas Trehell, the electrician of the
company, explained, by means of model
the plan of the new company, and assured
the Board that when the lines were onct
Laid there would be no further tearing ur
of the streets for repairing them.
The matter of granting the franchise
was laid over for three weeks.
REMOVAL OF DEAD ANIMALS,
Bids for the years contract for removing
dead animals from the streets were opened
Z. c. Grubbs was the lowest bidder, offer
ing the city $40 for the privilege.
Recess until $50 P. NJ.
WILL CELEBRATE HIS WEDDING.
AT the afternoon session Look Hoy, tn,