The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-05-24
DOINGS OF THE TRUSTEES.
Bicyclists VIII Continue to Ride Under
the Old Ordinance.
Lenhart's Bill Considered a Joke-Tbe
Plaza's stone waIks-Rights Of
the Railroad.

The Board of City Trustees met yester-
Gay forenoon In regular session, Mayor
Comstock presiding and Trustees Conk-
lin and Green present.
Chlef Engineer Renwick of the City
water Works reported that 30. Ia, 900 gall
ions OF water were pumped during the
week ending May I'D. The Holly pump
was operated III hours and the Stevens
pump 994 hours.
Inc hoard adopted the report of Street
commissioners Green to remove the cleo
trlc street light from Tenth and K to
lenth and ) streets, and also TO establish
the old light at Ninth and r streets.
STREET INUNDATED.
j. X. Wheat, who resides at Ninth and
L streets, appeared before the board and
complained that Ninth street, near his
residence, was overfiowed, as the sewer
was too high to carry off the water. The
matter was referred to Street Commits
sioner Green.
Nicolaus Peterson of 40 r street sent
In communication complaining that he
could neither get in nor out of his prop
erty without great difficulty. He said he
had written about the matter several
months ago, but the Street Commissioner
had not acted. He said the matter might
just as well have been placed under the
table or in the waste basket. The Street
Commissioner was instructed to invest
igate.
a remonstrance was received against
the proposed construction of a sewer in
the alley, J and X, Twenty-second and
Twenty-fifth streets. Deferred to the
Street Commissioner.
An opinion was received from City At
forney Hart with reference to the propo-
sitIon made by people living on upper
Sixth street, to have the railroad tracks
removed. The opinion was as follows:
SACRAMENTO, May 81, 1892.
To the Honorable Board Of Trustees OF the
city Of Sacramento: The communication
from the Hon. c. L. Jones, attorney for the
Southern Pacific Company, addressed to your
honorable board, having been referred to me
Tor AN opinion thereon, permit me TO say that
the subject matter OF said communication, to
wit: the petition by certain property holders
10 have the tracks of said company moved
from certain streets in this city, was some
months ago, considered by me at the instance
of your honorable board, and at the time |
stated that the southern Pacific Company, as
the successors OF the Central Pacific Railroad
Company, exercised the right of maintaining
railroad track and running cars thereon
through the streets in question by virtue of
Gn Act OF the Legislature of this State, which
act was and is reinforced by an ordinance OF
The Board of Trustees OF this city. / also
stated at that time that there was no power
vested in the Board of Trustees to repeal an
Act of the Legislature OF this State. While
the ordinance upon the subject might, under
certain circumstances, be repealed by your
honorable board, because 1t is a creature
thereof, yet the Act OF the State Legislature
would protect the company in the exercise of
its rights Hereunder, and even the ordinance
could not be repealed by you unless for the
Violation OF any of the conditions therein
provided tor, since under said ordinance GER
IAN vested rights have been acquired which
cannot Ue Invested upon a mere Whlm or COM
plant of inconvenience suffered by indiVid-
uttls by'reason of the exerc. Sc of such rights.
The board, in my opinion, is powerless to
relieve those VINO complain and an order TO
remove said track or tracks would but involve
The city ia litigation, with the vantage ground
against it. Respectfully submitted,
h. c. HART, City Attorney.
PLAZA WALKS.
The bill of A. Haskins for laying
cement walks in the Plaza over five years
ago was taken up again. Auditor Young
reported that he had examined the min
utcs and found that on the 9th Of Noyem-
Der, 1885, the Trustees opened bids for
laying the walks. They were all rejected,
however. Then Haskins offered to do
the work for ten cents per square foot
agreeing to let the work stand for a five
year test before presenting his bill. This
proposition was accepted, the work was
done, and the bill has now been pre-
scented. Mr.. Conklin said it only re-
manned to be shown that the work had
been satisfactorily performed and then
pay the bill. The matter was referred to
the Street Commissioner to inspect the
walks.
The proposed ordinance to prevent the
riding of bicycles on sidewalks west of
Twentieth street was next taken I'D.
and Nose layenSon, a member of the
Capital City Wheelman, addressed the
board on the subject. He said that the
proposed ordinance was too severe. The
sidewalks in the outer portion of the city
were bad and the streets worse. 1t would
be hardship upon wheelmen to have to
ride through muddy streets when side
walks were not being used by pedestri-
ans.
Mayor Comstock agreed with Mr.. Law
enson that Twentieth street was too far
out to limit the wheelmen to the streets.
He thought that Fifteenth street would
be better.
Mr.. Green thought so, too.
Mr.. Conklin was stin more lenient in
his views. The city had an ordinance
now, he said, which would keep the
wheelmen sufficiently under restraint.
provided it were enforced. He therefore
suggested that the new ordinance be
voted down and that the old one con-
tinue in force The suggestion struck
the others as being good one, and it was
put III the shape Oh Il ulOtlOn ana carried.
NEW sCAvENGER ELECTED.
Petitions were received from Albert
Grubbs and Jesse Slaughter applying
for the position of City Scavenger.
Mr.. ConkHn moved that they proceed
with the election of scavenger and NOM
: mated Mr.. GrGbbs.
Mayor Comstock thought that Slaugh-
ter had made a good scavenger and he
nominated that individual.
Mr.. Green favored Conklin's man, and
the result was that Grubbs was elected.
a deed was received from Siller Bros.
giving to the city an alley intersecting the
block bounded by q and r, Fifteenth
and Sixteenth streets.
J.. L. Siller then complained to the
board that the new pound had been To-
Gated at Thirteenth and r streets, and
was proving itself a great nuisance. Ii
was no place for pound. said Mr. Siller.
and he asked that it be ordered removed.
The dogs howled all night and the tenants
in that neighborhood were threatening to
move out. The mater was referred to
the Street Commissioner.
on motion it was decided to turn over
TO the Humane Society all fines collected
in cases of convictions for cruelty TO ami
mails and inhumanity.
JERRY's JOKE.
A bill for S7S6 so was received from ex-
Assistant Foreman of Streets Jerry Len
hart, alleged to be due for past services.
IT appears that Jerry received 81 80 day
when he worked for the city, and his sue
cessor now receives s.. Lenhart now
puts in bill for the difference between So
a.day and the amount he received.
We'll" said Mayor Comstock, after he
had scrutiniZed the bill, 81 guess / will
move that this bill be rejected