The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-05-17
CITY AFFAIRS.
Property Owners Object to Paving
Second Street With Granite.
But Those on Tenth Street, in Front OF
the Capitol. Want to Put Down
Bituminous Rock.

a communication was read from the
Mutual OH Company, stating that the re-
tusal OF the Trustees to grant it permits
sion to store coal oil at 9O3 Front street
was based on misunderstanding as TO
the nature OF the goods to be stored there,
LII was not intended to store gasoline,
naptha or other highly infammable oils,
but high grade of coal oil which would
be Tree from danger
remonstrance was also read from
saker q Hamilton, L. Elkus Company,
+. I. Burke and others against the grant
Ing OF the franchise asked for.
Chief Engineer Guthrie of the Fire De-
partment was present. and reported
against the application, and the board de-
clded not to grant it.
A remonstrance was filed from Second
street property OWNERS against the pro-
posed improvement of that street be-
tween / and K with granite blocks. The
remonstrance embraced a maj oritY of the
property owners, and the prayer was
granted.
j. II. Henry, of the Central Electric
Railway Company, asked on behalf of per-
sons travelling by the Third-street rail-
way, that an electric light be placed at
Third and K streets. Referred to the
Street Commissioner.
A communication was received from c.
L. Jones, attorney for the Southern Pa
cific Company, to the effect that the COM
pany would resist in the courts any at
tempt TO remove or interfere with the
railroad tracks on Sixth street, which
were maintained in accordance with
rights and privileges granted by the Leg
islature and the city OF Sacramento.
The communication was referred To the
City Attorney.
ID. Ranlett was granted permission to
use forty feet square north of the railroad
at Fifth and l streets, on which TO store
crushed rock.
The matter of placing an electric light
at Ninth and r streets came up again,
and after being briefly discussed was laid
over another week.
A resolution of intention was passed
for the Improvement ofTenth street, from
l. TO n, by the laying of pavement of
bituminous rock. The Trustees were
unanimous in favor Of the proposed i'm
proYement.
4 communication was received from
Jesse Slaughter. offering to do the scav-
enger work of the city on the existing
terms, which provide that the city'S work
shall be donefree.
ID. Healy informed the board that he
was the only person who was prepared to
dispose of the carcasses of dead animals
saved 500 year because of his having
established place outside the city where
carcasses cap be attended to. He had
gone TO considerable expense with the
understanding that he would have the
business, and believed he was entitled to
it now.
Trustee ConkIin thought the scavenger
work should be let to the highest bidder.
Action in the matter was laid over for
one week.
a resolution of intention for the laying
OF sewer pipe in the alley between j and
K, Twenty first and Twenty second
streets, was referred to the Street Com
missioner.
Mayor Comstock brought up the pro-
posed bicycle-sidewalk ordinance and
suggested that it be amended by substi-
tuting Sixteenth street for Twentieth.
a member of the Capital City wheel
men appeared before the board and asked
that the proposed ordinance be not
passed. He thought that if the present
ordinance-which takes in the district
between /, NJ, Front and Tenth streets
were enforced there would be no ground
for complaint.
Another citizen present suggested that
it would be great hardship on the chill
dren of the city to practically confiscate
all their little wheels. They could not
ride in the streets, and to drive their
wheels off the sidewalks would deprive
the little ones Of one of their chief means
Of enjoyment.
The matter was finally laid over.
When the board came to act on the
money demands, the Mayor objected 10
one from j. b. Mccoy, the Street Com
missioner's foreman, for So a day. Com
missioner Green so eloquently espoused
the cause Of well-paid labor, however,
that the Mayors objections were over
come, and the bill was allowed.
Trustee ('OpEliD aSSaiIpd ,,raSa,t
chain-gang system, which is costing the
city 81 800 for the services of special Off
GERS and considerably more for maintain
ing the criminals, who are fed by the
Sheriff. He believed that far better re-
suits could be had by paying out the
same money to honest laborers at ~ a
day.
The board adjourned for the week.