Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-02
CITY AFFAIRS.
BUSINESS TRANSACTED RY THE CITY
TRUSTEES YESTERDAY.
Patrick Heffernan's Anxiety to Start a
salaon-0fficial Reports-street
Repairs-Etc.

At yesterdays session of the Board of
City Trustees w. A. Anderson appeared as
attorney tor Patrick Heffsrnan. and pre-
sented petition asking that his client be
permitted to open saloon on the corner of
Twenty-fourth and streets. The petition
was signed by property owners represent.
| ing over 400 feet in the block, and Mr.. An
derson claimed that as majority of the
residents in the block had signed the nett
ton, Heffernsn had right to conduct 8
| saloon there and he wished to know what the
bond would be. Heffernan had been repor ed
as being wife beater and a bad man Int
these statements were utterly false. He
intended to conduct his saloon in decent
and orderly manner
Mr.. Hetf-rDan and his wife, as we'll as
several property wners who signed the
remonstrance last week, were present. The
former had nothing TO say, except when
Mir. Crossman n 4de g remark to the Board
rejecting on Heffernan's character He
was angered somewhat and for moment
looked as though be might try to make
Crossman take back his words.
a property owner claimed that if saloon
were established in tbs block it would be
nuisance to the neigbborhood There
were two churches on the block and
saloon alongside would be decidedly out of
place.
After great deal of talk on both sides
the matte? was referred 10 the Mayor, to
report next Monday.
The property owners in the block bound
ed by Twenty first and Twenty. second, NJ
and n streets, were allowed to grade and
gravel the alley in the block.
remonstrance was received against the
construction of sewer in the alley be.
tween P and @, Thirteenth and Fifteenth
streets. Referred to the Street Commits.
sioner.
Bids for paving the alley between and
X, Fourth and Fifth streets, were opened.
Carlaw Bros. were the lowest bidders.
The Sacramento Street Improvement
Company were granted thirty DAYS extern
sion OF time in which to grade and gravel
street, from Fifteenth 10 Twenty eighth.
resolution OF intention was passed to
grade S street, from Sixth to Eleventh.
Harbormaster n. A. kidder reported hav-
ing collected Sl37 90 during the month of
November.
Poundmaster O'Neil submitted his
monthly report as follows: Number of
horses imp0unded, s; cows, 3; dogs, 6S;
dogs killed, 81; dogs redeemed II; cattle
redeemed, IL; charged for impourding said
animals, sol rs
j. P. Brissel, the ex-Water Inspector,
handed in claim for his full months sal
ary, clslmiug that he had not been officially
notified of his removal. He had worked
since the ordinance was passed. 1t was de-
cided that he should be allowed but S4l 80.
Mayor Comstock called the attention of
the Board to the condition of the fence
around the public square at Sixteenth aud
? streets. ae said boys were ia the habit
OF kicking off the pickets and CARRYING
them away in the night
On motion of Trustee Wolf, the matter
of repairing the fence was referred to the
Mayor.
The Central Electric Light Company's
bill for 81, l07 90 for November was al
lowed
Trustee Wolf wanted to know what &C.
tion the Board was going to take in regard
to purchasing new water cylinder for the
Stevens pump. The old one was badly
cracked, but could be patched up and made
to last some time yet He did not think
this plan advisable, as there would always
be danger of a break down A new one
would cost about % 500.
Trustee Mclaughlin said he believed the
machinery in the water works ought to be
kept in the best repair. If a new cylinder
was needed he believed in putting one in.
For his own satisfaction be wanted to see
the machinery.
Trustee Wolf promised to show Mr..
Mclaughlin the condition of the cylinder
some night this week.
The Board decided TO go toSan Francisco
| III q body On Wednesday afternoon and
| have talk with the bondholders to see if
| they would not contribute something to.
ward repairing the machinery. The Board
| adjourned alter allowing 8 number Of
| claims.