The record-union., 1891-06-02
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
Women Who are Residents Want
Liquor Licenses Increased.
A Kick at the Poundmaster, and An
other at Street Contractor
Old Awnings.

peared before the Board of City Trustees
yesterday and stated that the commits
sion could not invest advantageously at
present all the money in the hands of the
City Treasurer to its credit, and had
therefore decided to invest $4,000 in the
purchase of Sacramento street improve
ment bonds.
The board passed resolution approx
ing of the action of the commissioners.
OFFICIAL REPORTS.
Philip O'Neili, the Poundmaster, re-
ported having impounded fourteen
horses, twenty-four cows and fifty-nine
dogs during the month of May. Forty
eight of the dogs were killed and all the
cattle were redeemed. He collected SIS
for impounding the animals.
Harbormaster n. A. Kidder reported
having collected Sl55 so in levee dues
during May.
Joseph Judd, Chief Engineer of the
Water Works, submitted his weekly re-
port, showing that 80, 069, 900 gallons of
water were pumped during the past seven
days. The running time of the Holly
pump was 20 hours, and Of the Stevens,
y24 hours.
AGAINST A CONTRA CToR.
n IelilOHSlrdHce Was received against
the proposed grading of Fourth street,
from r TO S. The signers wanted it done
according to the original survey, and ac-
cording to the first contract signed by the
/ property They We're not salts
| fed with the contractor, a Mr.. Kripp.
| Mrs. Emma Smith and Mrs. p. DAILY,
| property on the street, explained
| to the Board that the Street Commissioner
| had promised that the work would be
done according to the first specifications,
but the contractor was now going ahead
with the work according to new specifica-
tions. They thought he was hauling too
much dirt away.
The complaint was referred to the Street
| Commissioner.
CONDEMNED AWNINGS.
Sanitary and Building Inspector Starr
recommended that the awnings attached
to the following buildings should be con-
demned: 10l, 103, los, 6f5, 624, 631, 629, 627
and COZ street, 9I3 Front street, 1922
Fifth street, and 325 X street.
THE SIXTH-STREET RAILROAD.
City Attorney Hart filed an opinion
with the board, stating that it could not
compel the railroad company to remove
the tracks on Sixth street. They had
| been placed there according to law The
charter gave the company the right to
| place the tracks there, and the board had
no power to repeal the law.
PETITION FOR INCREASED LICENSES.
| a communication was received from the
Young Women's Christian Association.
| stating that at meeting held Friday the
association resolved to petition the Board
! of Trustees to raise the saloon license
from So to $50 per month.
| Mrs. Judge Mayhem, Mrs. G.. A. Stod-
dard, Mrs. Pinkham and several other
| ladies were present to urge that the board
consider favorably the petition.
Mrs. Mayhem made a few remarks to
the board. She said she did not wish to
| be understood as tavoring the saloon
! business, but she knew it could not be
suppressed. She thought that, by rails
| ing the license a certain class of saloons
would be compelled to close, and the
! morals OF the community would thus be
! helped. 1t would have the affect of caus-
ing places where boys, and even girls,
were called in, to close.
| The petition was placed on file.
MIDNIGHV CLOSING ADOPTED.
The ordinance ordering that all saloons
be closed at midnight, and that no spirit
uous liquors be sold between 1.-THE hours
OF midnight and A. NJ, was passed.
REGULATING AWNINGS.
The ordinance in relation to awnings.
and providing what kind may be erected,
was read the second time and passed II
W1InlIl
which no wooden awning shall be erected
over the sidewalks. The district is
| bounded by l, l., Front and Thirteenth
! streets.
SALooN-KEEPERs MUST OBEY THE LAW
An ordinance was introduced and read
| the first time, as, the Mayors substitute
for his graded license ordinance. 1t pro-
yides for the payment of saloon licenses
| quarterly and in advance, and requiring
LOT IL, LII
| license for conducting his saloon shall be
punished by fine not exceeding $500 OF
by imprisonment not exceeding six
months.
STREET CONTRACT AWARDED.
Bids for the grading and crawling oil
| Eleventh street from to III were opened
and read. II. G. Ewing was the lowest
bidder and was awarded the contract.
THE CITY DRAINAGE.
The board received notice that the COM
mittee on the drainage into and overflow
of lands below the city would make re-
port on Monday next.
PAID ON ACCOUNT.
1t was ordered that Judge Catlin be
paid u, go, one-fourth of his claim
against the city for legal services. The
remainder of the bill will be paid later
on.
a recess was taken until 1:30 P. NJ.
THE PoUNDMAsTER'S FAyoRITEs.
At the afternoon session Joseph LANG
| appeared before the board and charged
| that Poundmaster O'Neill had been per.
hitting the cows of several persons to
roam at large in the vicinity of Eighteenth
and I streets. The Poundmaster was
also present, and they had a war of words
on the subject.
Iang's complaint appeared to be di-
rected as much against alleged acts OF
hoodlumism as against depredations by
livestock, and O'Neill told him he had
better take his grievances to the police.
A list of names of persons was pre-
scented by Lang as the stock-owners who.
he claimed, had been favored by the
Poundmaster. They are Patrick Har-
nett, Patrick Crimmins, Il. e. Masters
and Frank Fourgois.
The further hearing of the matter was
continued till next Monday, and the per-
sons mentioned were cited to be present
| on that day.
The Poundmaster denied the other
charge laid against him-that he had
treated impounded dogs in a brutal man.
| ner.
| THE AUDITORS WORK INCREASING
Auditor Young informed the board that
| he found the work of his office increasing
SO rapidly that it took him all day and q
! good portion of the night to keep ND with
! IL. he thougnt that there should be
somebody present in the office at all times
to wait upon persons having business
Herewith. He would be willing to stand
say $500 of the expense, if the Trustees
would add enough more to pay an assist
ant small salary-say yearly salary of
81 200. He believed the city would be
well repaid thereby, and citizens would
| certainly be greatly accommodated.
| The matter was laid over week.
GOOD RESOLUTIONS REPEATED.
The resolution of intention to improve