The record-union., 1891-11-24
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
Action Postponed on the Electric
Railway Franchise.
More Complaints Against Poundmas-
ter O'Neill-Changes In Election
of1cers-street Work, Etc.

y. n. henry appeared before the Board
of Trustees at yesterdays session and
asked that final action on the P-street
franchise be postponed until such time as
his company should see fit TO have it
called up again. He said the members of
the board were undoubtedly aware of the
fact the electric company had purchased
all the lines of railroad in Sacramento,
and this necessitated changes in its former
plans.
On motion of Trustee Conklin, the re-
quest was granted.
STREET DESIGNATION.
On the recommendation of Postmaster
Coleman it was ordered that the names
of the streets be painted on all the red
posts Throughout the city to which mail
boxes were attached.
A petition that sewer be laid in the
alley between @ and r, Third and
Fourth streets, was referred to the Street
Commissioner.
THEY WANT BASALT.
A petition was received from property
owners on Eighth street, from r to G..
asking that basalt macadam, instead of
gravel, be used in improving the street.
The petition was granted, and ID. Lam
bert was awarded the contract.
SALOON BONDS APPROVED.
The saloon bonds of Chris. Conner, at
Eighteenth and NJ streets, and Martin
Colombo, 1928 Front street, were ap-
proved.
SEWER CONTRACTS.
Bids for constructing vitrified iron stone
pipe sewers in the alleys between p and
z. Third and Fourth streets, J. and NJ ,
Iwenty-first and Twenty-second streets,
and NJ and n, Sixteenth and Seventeenth
streets, were opened and read, and James
Touhey was found to be the lowest bid
der in each case.
THAT MAYO SIDEWALK
Matt f. Johnson addressed the board
IN behalf Of Edward Barth, contractor
an the concrete sidewalk business, who
claimed that the city owed him a certain
sum of money for laying sidewalk
IN iront OF some of Eli Mayo's property,
by order of the city.
MIR. Johnson stated that creditors were
calling on Barth for money, and he was
unable to pay them. He did not think it
was his duty to look to the property
owner for the money. The Trustees or
dered the work and he naturally looked
TO the city for his pay.
Trustee Mclaughlin said Barth had
been instructed to first make his demands
on the property-Owners, and if they re-
fused then the city would take up the
matter. Barth had not done this yet, and
until he did nc (McLaughlin) did not be-
heve the city had anything to do with
collecting the claims
Mr.. Johnson said his client might 90
through the form of demanding the pay
ment OF his bill, but he believed the CITY
would have to pay it in the end.
The matter was dropped until Mr.
Barth should do as the Second Trustee
suggested.
NOTHING IN 1T FOR PHILIP.
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streets, complained that horses aud cows
were permitted to run at large at night in
his neighbOrhood. The POundmaster's
attention had been called to the nuisance.
but he replied that there was nothing in
1t, and that he could not get ten cents for
the cattle"
The Mayor promised to see that the
matter was looked into.
LIQUOR BY THE QUART.
w. A. Anderson addressed the board in
behalf Of the retail liquor dealers, and
asked that the proposed amendment to
the liquor license ordinance, submitted
two weeks ago, be passed. The present
ordinance allows grocer to sell liquor by
the quart without obtaining a license to
sell liquor at all. This was an injustice
to the retail dealers, and they asked that
the minimum amount be fixed at one
gallon instead of one quart
a. M. Morrison and j. OCOnnor spok e
IN favor Of the granting of the amend
ment
Trustee Conklin said that when the
board passed the present ordinance IL was
thought that 1t was framed for the best
interests of the city. Ever since it was
passed, however, the liquor dealers had
been trying TO hamper the board They
had clubbed together and fought cases in
court, ana in fact were doing all they
could to invalidate the present ordinance.
AT the same time they came before the
board and asked favors.
At the suggestion of Trustees Conklin
and Mclaughlin, it was ordered that
action be deferred until the next meeting.
LIGHTING THE CITY
Specifications for lighting the city fol
the next two years were read and an
proved, and bids viii be received next
Monday.
EXPERTS COME HIGH.
The Mayor took up bill of $3.50 handed
IN by DR.. {. B. Nichols for the services
OF the committee that examined the old
City Jail building. The amount looked
rather large to the Mayor, but Trustees
Mclaughlin and Conklin did not think
1t an excessive claim, and the bill was al
lowed.
PATSY BOLIVAR o'NEILL.
P. II. Smith complained to the board
that some goats were allowed to run at
large III the vicinity of Twenty
ana 4 streets. They frightened his horse
few days ago, and the result was that
his buggy was completely wrecked.
The Mayor promised TO see the Pound
master and read the riot act to him"
ATTORNEYS FEE ALLOWED.
a bin of ex-Judge Blanchard amount
ing to S75, for services as attorney in the
suit instituted against J-streeJ clothing
house for the removal of a show-window
which occupied a portion of tie side
walk was allowed.
The following changes were made in
the boards of election officers, inasmuch
as several of the original appointees had
declined to serve: d. j. Long in place
OF Howard Kinlbrough; Ed a. Bovyer
in place of VIII DevIin; Martin Devine
in place of w. B. Miller; William H. De-
vine in place of John Johnson, Jr.;
George 7. Royster in place of Lincoln
White; Benjamin Leonard in place OF
Ed T. Taylor; Fred Neary in place of H.
S. Kirk.
The board then adjourned.