The record-union., 1892-07-19
BITUMTNOUS ON TENTH.
Contract Let for Improvement in Front
of the Capitol.
The Trustees After the Street sprInk-
lers Again-More Sidewalks Com
demned-The Levees.


that levee. Mr.. Pierce claims that the
levee already overshadows his place and
makes ingress and egress extremely diff
cult for him. He did not think the levee
needed raising anyhow.
Mayor Comstock said it had not been
determined how much higher the levee
would be raised, as an estimate of the
cost had not been secured from the engi-
neer
Before leaving MIR. Pierce also regis
tered complaint against the manner in
which p street, between Fourteenth and
Fifteenth, is being sprinkled.
MORE BAD SIDEWALKS.
City Engineer Boyd submitted to the
board lengthy list of insecure and un-
slightly sidewalks, which he recon-
mended that the board condemn. In his
report Mr.. Boyd says: considerable
complaint is entered TO the Street Depart
ment on account Of the practice, which is
and has been largely prevalent in this
city, OF tearing away insecure or danger
Gus wooden sidewalks and replacing the
same with cinders. All such walks,
wherever found, are noted and included
In the list'
Chief Engineer Renwick of the city
Water Works reported that 43, ,9I1 900 gall
ending July 18th. The Holly pump was
run So and the Stevens pump 155 hours.
The board authorized z. a. Miller TO
improve street, from Third to Fourth,
by private contract. He proposed to lay
down new material which he has found,
and which he calls Excelsior cobble
covering.'
TENTH-STREET IMPROVEMENT.
The board took up the matter of i'm
proving Tehth-street, in front of the Cap
itoI
Bituminous rock was the choice of the
board, and Adrian r. Smith of San Fran
cisco, being the lowest bidder, was
awarded the contract for fixing the street.
The terms of the contract are that
Tenth street, from the north line of L
street to the south line of n street, ex-
cept such portion thereof as is required
by law to be kept in order or repair by
any person or company having railroad
tracks thereon, be improved by removing
cobbles, grading, laying a streetWay of
concrete not to exceed six inches in thick
ness, and top coating of bituminous
rock, rock cutters, three feet wide, iron
culverts, and brick catch basins, and
wood curbing, where not already done"
A resolution of intention to have the
road-bed OF the railway tracks and two
feet on each side also paved with bitumen,
was then formally passed.
NEW SIDEWALKS.
Resolutions Of intention for the follow
ing sidewalk improvement were passed
as follows: \ wooden sidewalk on Nine
teenth street, from the south line of @
street TO the north line Of L street: a
wooden sidewalk on Tenth street, from
the south alley line between q and r. to
the north line of \ street; concrete side
walk on Nj street, between Eighteenth
and Nineteenth. in front Of lot ! and a
concrete sidewalk in front of lot 8, in the
block bounded by . and z, Seventh and
Eighth streets.
Chief Engineer Guthrie of the Fire De-
Dartment told the board that several
months ago John SHELTON petitioned and
advertised for permission to erect frame
building on his wood yard at Fourth and
/ streets. The petition was showed un-
der by protests, and Skelton did not mt
up the building. He refused to pay the |
bill for advertising and has sent it several
times TO Chief Guthrie, who had no inter-
est IN the matter. The Chief did not want
any more bills and asked for the boards
protection. The Trustees said they could
take no action, there being no bill before
them.
PETITIONS FROM OWNERS.
a communication was received from B, |
Labs and other persons owning property
in the block bounded by S and r, EleV-
enth and Twelfth streets, asking that
more water mains be put in their dis
trict. The matter was referred to the Su-
perintendent of the Water Works.
a communication was also received
from persons owning property on Fifth
street, between p and q, asking that that
block be improved by grading and gravel
ing with Folsom gravel. The petition
took the usual course of going over for
week.
City Surveyor Boyd being present. was
asked by Mr.. COnlIlin if he had prepared
any estimate yet of raising the levee from
X to y streets. Mr.. Boyd replied that he
had not, but would have his figures ready
by next session.
The board agreed to go out and view
the levees some day this week with Mr..
Boyd.
sPRINKLERS AGAIN.
The incorrigible street-sprinklers came
in for their usual weekly Shaking uD.,
The Mayor said he had heard more com
plants, particularly that the sprinklers
were not obeying the instructions of the
board with reference to the hours for
one of the sprinklers had his cart at work
on X street at time prohibited by the
board.
E. Ellis, a Q.street property owner.
also complained about the sprinklers.
He said those who attempted to wet
down his street either overdid it or else
slighted the work. They either filled the
street with mud-puddles or else drove
over the street so rapidly as to barely
dampen it-making more dust than any
thing else.
Trustee Green said ne had been look
ing into the sprinkling problem of late.
and was satisfied that a great deal of the
trouble was due to the fact that the con-
tractors employed boys to drive the
wagons. II told Mr.. Bennett that he
would have to stop this boy business"
added the Trustee. 'These boys will
!. ~. l.
[ believe man could be arrested for
hiring them-for cruelty to animals, or
something like that"
THE PLAZA.
There was some talk about the con-
dition Of the Plaza.
The Peoples party had filed a request
for permission TO hold ratification meet
ing there, and the board in granting it
decided to put q stop to further political
meetings there, after each party had had
one meeting there. 1t was the opinion of
the trustees that the grass was in a bad
enough condition now, and that it would
not be wise to permit more than two
gatherings there week-at the open-air
concerts.
The board decided to remit the saloon
license of Peter Nelson, whose place of
business IS at Twelfth and A streets. 1t
appears that Nelson's place was under
water Tor number of weeks so that he
could 90 no business. He rendered the
city service, it is stated, by hauling gravel
into the road and repairing it. His IL
cense for one quarter was RENTED
After auditing number of bills the
board adjourned.
REDUCING EXPENSES
The W. r. strong Company Decides tn
CurtaiI It's Business.
The fruit and produce shipping-house
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