The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-04-19
HAD MIR. GREEN'S PERMISSION.
A Privileged Sidewalk Obstruction
Troubles the Trustees.
The Violation of Ordinances Not to BE
Permitted Hereafter-The P-street
Rails VIII Stay.

The Board of City Trustees met yester-
terday forenoon, Mayor Comstock pre-
siding, and Trustees Conklin and Green
present.
Attorney Matt. T. Johnson. on the be-
half of property-owners on K street,
between Fifth and Sixth, complained of a
raised iron grating being put into the
sidewalk on that block in front of Mrs.
Kinks property. He said that this was
about the only block on X street that had
a complete stone walk. and it wonld be a
pity to ruin it with the grating COM
planned of. Besides this, the putting in
of the grating was in violation of the law.
GREEN GAVE PERMISSION.
Trustee Green explained that he granted
Mrs. Klink permission to put in the graf
ing, as an act of charity. She said she
was poor, and could not afford TO lower
her building to the level of the sidewalk.
She wanted TOUR feet of grating SO as to
let light into her basement, and at the
same time serve as step to get into her
building, but he only allowed her two
feet and half.
Attorney Johnson said the board had no
right to perform acts of charity, when
they were violations of the law. There
was no use Of ordinances if they were not
carried out. One property-owner on that
block, Mr.. Damn, had lowered his build
ing SO as to avoid having to put in such a
grating as Mrs. kllnk had put in.
Mayor Comstock thought it would be
great hardship on Mrs. klink to compel
her TO lower her building now. She prob
ably wanted to rent her basement, too,
but this could not be done if the light
was shut out.
ANOTHER COMPLAINT.
''She will have to pump the sipage
water out of it first" said one of the COM
planning property-owners. You can
lind from five to six feet there now. If
we had health officer who would carry
out the laws, she would have to pump
this water out now"
Mr.. Green was inclined to ignore the
complainants because they had not OBJ
jected TO the grating at an earlier date.
Il have an opinion from the City Attor-
ney," said Mr.. Green, ''that we had the
right to grant such privileges as had been
done in this case.''
''He gave us different opinion cho-
rused the property
Mr.. Hart was sent for.
Upon arriving, he said that nobody
could violate an ordinance. He had given
an opinion to Mr.. Green. on the latter'S
representation that the only contest was
as to the width of the grating He had
been given to understand that two and
half feet was satisfactory to all parties,
and supposed that there would be no
more said about it. Now that there was
remonstrance, however, he did not hes
itate to say that the grating was a viola
ton and could be ordered removed.
Trustee Green said Mr.. Hart had mis-
understood him. He was glad the mat
ter had come up now, so that he would
know right from the start what was right
and what was wrong. These violations
had been winked at for years, but if it
was TO be stopped now he would stand
by it.
Attorney Johnson wanted the board to
take some definite action in the matter.
SO the complainants could have some
thing to base lawsuit upon. On motion
OF Mr.. Conklin, however, the matter was
postponed for week.
THEY WANT WORK.
A communication was received from
several street contractors. They referred
to the boards hesitancy about ordering
more street work done, because of the
lack of sale of street-improvement bonds.
and offered to help out in the matter if
the board would order up @ street. They
would take the bonds in payment for
their work. The communication was
filed.
A communication was received from
San Francisco oil house, which desires TO
establish branch house here, asking
permission to store high grade coal oil,
gasoline and other oils in building on
Front street, between | and j streets
The matter was referred to the Chief En-
gineer of the Fire Department.
The petition of Peter Newman and
other owners of property fronting on the
alley between X and j, Fifth and Sixth
street, for permission to construct a six
inch lron-stone pipe sewer in that alley
was referred to the Street Commissioners
Regarding the complaint made against
the switches and scales of the railroad
company on Sixth street, Mr.. Green re-
ported that the company had franchise
for the street, and refused to move the
tracks. 1t would, however, remove the
scales. Mr.. Green wanted to have an
other talk with Colonel Wright, how
ever. and on his suggestion the matter
was continued for another week
THE P-STREET TRACKS.
Street Commissioner Green submitted
q report to the board with reference TO
the complaint made recently that the
Electric Railway Company's rails were
above the grade of the street on p street,
Mr.. Green reported that the street was
not on the official grade by two feet, and
the rails had been put in at the grade
given the company by the City Engineer,
as being official. The company now re-
fused TO lower the rails to accommodate
the city, when the latter had made mis-
take. Mr.. Green estimated the cost of
raising the grade of the street to the raj =
at 500, and recommended that that course
be pursued. There was a surplus of
gravel on Third street which could be
used, and the railway company had
kindly offered to do the hauling free of
cost.
On motion of Trustee Conklin the
whole matter was referred back to the
Street Commissioner, with power to pro-
coed and have the street raised from Fiji
teenth 10 Twenty-second
BIDS FOR SUPPLIES.
Bids for furnishing the city with $500
feet of 6-inch iron pipe were opened as
follows: Tom Scott, SIS per ton, or 81
cents per foot: Huntington, Hopkins d
Co. of San Franciso. $37 per ton; Carts
tan, Froelich u Co., San Francisco,
S3S 40per ton; Schaw. Ingram d hatcher.
624 cents per foot; Holbrook, Merrill q
Stetson, 594 cents per foot. The bids
We're referred TO Mr.. Conklin.
On motion of the Mayor the Clerk was
directed TO advertise for bids for furnish
ing fuel for the Y-street drainage pump.
The Clerk was also directed to adver-
tise for proposals for doing the street
sprlnkllng during the coming season.
Mr.. Twaddle asked permission 10 inn
prove the street in front of his property