The record-union., 1891-05-05
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
Property Owners Already Complaining
About SprinkIing.
No Contract Yet Let for Coal-The p.
Street Contract to be Let
as Whole.

Charles Heisen appeared before the
Board of City Trustees yesterday morn
ing and complained that the streets and
alleys in the immediate vicinity of Sixth
and G were not being properly sprinkled.
G. @. Brown, property owner in that
district, also called the attention of the
board to the careless manner in which
Sixth street, from G to II, had been
sprinkled.
The matter was referred to Trustee
Mclaughlin.
A STANDING NUISANCE.
A communication signed by property
owners was received, asking that the
slough in the block bounded by Twenty
fourth and Twenty-fifth, L and NJ streets,
be filled with earth and raised to the Off
ciai grade of NJ street. The petitioners
asserted that it was a detriment to the
health Of residents in that vicinity, on
account of the stagnant water that stands
there almost all the year round.
The communication was placed on tile
BIDS FOR WATER WORKS FUEL.
Bids for furnishing coal to the Water
Works were opened and read, The Sac
ramento and lone Coal Company agreed
to furnish the fuel for So % per ton de
nvered), or Sll so per million gallons OF
water pumped, or Sl8, 800 for the year.
The bid submitted by the agent of the
lone Coal and Iron Company placed that
company's figures at 81 90 per ton, IS IS
per million gallons, or $4,000 per year.
The Superintendent of the same company
sent communication to the board stat
ing that he would furnish the coal for
81 45.
The Sacramento Coal Company's bid
was for S. 80 per ton.
William Schaw, representing the lone
Coal Company. objected to the bid Of the
Sacramento Coal ICompany being consid-
cred, as it did not comply with the speci-
tcations, which called for bids per million
gallons and per year, as well as by the
ton.
Trustees Mclaughlin and Conklin
thought that it was perfectly proper to
consider all three bids.
The matter of awarding the contract
was deferred, however, until next Thurs
day afternoon, at 2 o'clock.
OFFICIAL REPORTS.
The Chief Engineer of the Water
Works reported that "a, ,206, 600 gallons of
water were pumped during the past week,
the Holly engine working 80 hours, and
the Stevens 1l3t hours.
X. II. Singleton, Superintendent of the
City Cemetery, submitted his report,
which was as follows, for the month of
April: Number of deaths, 46; stillborn,
2;'brought here for interment, y; total
number inferred, TO- Interments were
made as follows: City Cemetery, "a; New
Helvetia, II; st. Joseph, Z; New Masonic,
3; Jewish, 2; sent one body each to Oak
land, Texas, Hicksville, Colorado, San
Francisco and Illinois; collected for sale
Of lots, S2l9: permits. Si0l; vault dues,
SO 90; total, S329 80,
Poundmaster Philip O'Neil reported
IoI 1 hnpSaC n
30 dogs during the month of April. All
of the cattle were redeemed but only one
canine escaped death. He charged So 80
for impOunding the animals.
Chief Of Police Drew reported that us
arrests were made during the past month,
81 dodgers accommodated and /, 1913 meals
furnished. The cash on hand May lst
amounted to 81 l5
n. a. Kidder, Harbormaster, reported
having collected STA 80 in dues.
THEY WANT A SALOON.
A petition signed by K. W. Parker,
John Flanagan, John Casper, w. H.
Larkin, Frank Cykler, August Kruger,
Z. Wolf, George Merkel, b. II. Covell, r.
n. Doermer, &. K. Wood, Charles Ding
Ter and Matthew Hauser was received
asking that the last named gentleman be
permitted to establish saloon in the
block bounded by NJ and n, Nineteenth
and Twentieth streets.
ACllOn Oh Ine peIlJlOn was postponed
until next Monday.
CITIZENS WHO DON'T WANT ONE.
A petition signed by a large number OF
property owners was received, asking
the board to prevent one "Googie''
Welch from conducting business in the
dive on l. street formerly run by Peter
Rossa. The communication asserted that
Welch had no License, but still was run
ming the saloon, in which the lowest OF
characters congregate.
The board decided TO hear the complaints
of the citizens and to investigate the mat
ter on Thursday at 2:30 P. NJ.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
The bonds of all of the street sprinklers
were approved.
A protest against the construction of a
sewer in the alley between + and c.
Ninth and Tenth streets, was referred tC
the Street Commissioner.
In reference to the bill of a man named
Nagel for damages done to property il
his house, in consequence of Professor
David Nesfield attempting suicide there
in, several months ago, Mayor Comstock
stated that he had examined the claim
but was not satisfied that it was alto
gether just.
Trustee Conklin considered that the
city was in no way responsible for the
damage done to Nagel.
The Mayor asked him to make some
further investigation, and further action
on the bill was postponed.
The board took a recess until 1:30 P. NJ