The record-union., 1891-02-25
STEAM STREET ROLLER.
The trustees Do Not Think One is
Needed at Present.
A Resolution of Intention Passed to
Grade P Street from Front
to Thirty-first.

~ ene HeeGlng OF the Board OF C1ty
trustees held yesterday morning, a COM
munlcation was received from the Presi-
uent OF the Improvement Association,
submitting the matter of the purchase of
steam roller, for the Trustees consider
alton. The proposition is to require
street contractors, at their own expense,
10 roll the gravel with the steam roller,
which shound weigh not less than twenty
;ons.
Trustee Mclaughlin said he believed
the roller would be a good thing for use
on the streets, but just at present there
was not enough money in the fund to
purchase one.
The Mayor thought it would cost too
much ana suggested that the Street Com
missioner could get along without it.
The communication was ordered on
file.
John Norton made vigorous protest
against the condition in which the street
contractor had left Fourth street, from r
to s. He said that the grading was only
half done and four feet of water was
standing on the street at the present time.
The matter was referred to the Street
commissioner.
CHANGES IN ELECTION BOARDS.
The polling place in precinct of the
Third Supervisor District was ordered
changed from Eleventh.and p streets to
Twelfth street, between n and o.
In precinct of the Third Supervisor
District, w. II. Beuning was appointed
inspector OF the election board in place of
g. ii. Joy.
II. L. Dillman notified the board that
he could not serve as inspector of elec-
ton in the first precinct of the first ward.
City Treasurer w. +. Gerber sub
mitted the following report of moneys
received and paid out by him during the
month of January:
balance January /, 1s91............ S87,176 73
Received during month............. 53,117 81
Warrants paid-.~..S46, $50 "a
Coupons paid. Is ,03O 90
Total disbursements......... S61,416 81
Balance February 1st................. $7S,S7S 90
Resolutions of intention were passed to
grade and gravel p street from Front to
Thirty-first twhere not already done),
and the alley b etween o and p, Twelfth
and Thirteentft streets.
Captain Roberts, of the Sacramento
Coal Company, asked permission to erect
scales on the levee near the coal bunkers
on Front street, near the foot of o. The
board resolved to visit the place to ascer-
tam whether or not the erection of the
scales would interfere with travel
one thousand dollars worth of Sacra-
mento Street Improvement bonds were
sold to the California State Bank.
UNEMPLOYED LABoRERs.
n petition was received signed by
William Beatty and L. NJ. Weunerholt of
the committee of the unemployed OF the
city OF Sacramento, asking the Trustees
to indorse the action of the Board of
Supervisors ofSan Francisco recommend
ing that the Legislature create Especial
urgent necessity fund.- to be appropriated
at the ratio of 81 600 for each 5000 inhabit-
ants of city, for the purpose of assisting
unemployed men during the winter sea-
son.
Upon motion of Trustee Mclaughlin
the acoion of the San Francisco Supervis-
ors was Endorsed.
Trustee Mclaughlin stated that the
worth OF Street Improvement bonds, as
sopn as they could get enough money on
hind.
PERTAINING TO STREET WORK.
Charles Brown complained that the
culyertS running across the intersection
at twelfth and / streets were not large
enough to carry OFF the drainage, and
consequently the cellars of houses in that
vicinity were filed with water after every
heavy rain.
Trustee Mclaughlin promised to di-
rect his attention to the matter
Trustee Mclaughlin reported that
Thirteenth street from G to l., would be
graded, notwithstanding the fact that a
remonstranee had been presented The
street will be ordered up two blocks at a
time.
Assistant. City Engineer C. NJ. Phinney
submitted an estimate of the work per-
formed by r. S. Carey between his tracks
on II street from Tenth to Twenty third,
and on TIE nth street from n to O. The III
street wo tk cost s., 1913 92, one-fourth of
which (S5S7 Oh will be paid by the city.
The work done on Tenth amounted to
$269 80. Mr.. Carey will receive 500 6S, as
the city's share of the expense.
A mum ber of bills were allowed and
the board adjourned.