The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-11-29
IMPROVEMENT OF ] STREET.
1t Meets With Opposition From Nu-
merous Property Owners.
A Warm Debate Before the City Trus-
tees-Champions of Improve
ment to the Front.

proposed improvement of J street, from
Third to Eleventh, by paving it with BIZ
luminous rock, came up for hearing.
There was a large attendance of J-street
property-owners. Some were for and
some were against the projected improve
ment And all were pinned with
speeches.
THE REMoNsTRANCE.
Mayor Comstock started the ball rolling
by picking up a remonstrance from per-
sons who don't want the thoroughiare
fixed up. and reading it. The signers
were: S. Rosenfeld, NJ Litzberg, d. II.
Quinn, Misses Reeber, L. w. Frat, Mrs.
Sophia Heinrich, Mrs. ROBBIE J. Eitel, G.
Iser, Mrs. Kohl, John Conrad, S. Roth,
W. a. Godt & Co., John Didion, Mrs.
HanlOn, Joseph Bories, T.. q. Ebert, 6.
S. Waite, Mrs. II. Kohler, James Par
sons, a. Coolot, Charles Barns, ID. Wei
mann, Fred. Gehring Emma Laulkotter,
X. Davis, }. Griesel, NJ. l.. Wise, w. j.
Mitigate, c. V. Kellogg, E. \. Burr, Mrs.
Gule, NJ. kestler, Mrs. Joseph Guth, Jo-
seph Guth, ST., ). Stein, ii. w. Schadt
estate, L. p. F'igg, NJ. Leavy, James
Bryan, X. P. Burr, Joseph ID. Lord,
Hugh Casey, Gruhler estate, NJ. a.
Burke, l.. Z. Chandler, John Van Orden,
Mrs John Oschwald, Mrs. r. c. Rose,
Thomas Boyd, p. Herzog, Hiram Cook,
Mrs. Rebecly Cummings, Mrs. J. r.
Watson, Miss Forster, S. Ginsberg. II.
Wachhorst, Mrs. G. McMorry, c. Horst
man, }. II. Roberts, Mary G. Crouch,
Bessie l.. Crouch. John 7. Stoll, Mrs. +.
A. Gray, Mrs. O'Rourke, Frank Miller,
Israel Luce, j. d. Tate, NJ. Gardner, p. 5.
Lawson, A. J. Pommer, George and r.
Newman, r. +. Brown, W. II. Wright,
ODD Fellows Hall Association, l.. l..
Lewis, Q. A. Sawtelle and Mrs. T. Cole
man.
ONE NAME LESS.
n. Stein informed the board that the
name OF l.. Stein appeared on the re-
monstranee. L. Stein, he said, owned no
property on J street, and nobody had a
right to place his name on the remOn-
STRANGE. He believed it was a trick. He
had been importuned to sign the protest,
but had declined. Then he was told that
theimpr0vementw would costhim overs 500;
that that amount would be thrown to
the BIRDS; that there was a ''nigger in
the fence" and it was job to give lot of
work to one man. Mr.. Stein said it was
an outrage the way the silurians kept
Sacramento behind every other city on
the coast in the matter of progress. 1t
was high time, he said, that they took
back seat and gave the city chance to go
ahead.
4. Abbott asked Mr.. Stein again about
DSiuE lOlu lnab the improvement NOulu
cost him 500, and Mr.. Stein reaffirmed
what he had said before. Mr.. Abbott
then asked Herman Fisher and others if
ii were not q fact that Mr.. Burr had told
them that there was "a Niger in the
fence" and that the pavement would be
made of asphalt, and not Of Dituminous
rock. Mr.. Abbott explained that he
asked these questions in order to show
the board that the siluriaus had been
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The proposed improvement to the prop
erty-owners, in order to poison them
against the project. Mr.. Abbott then said
he was willing to givean indemnity bond
to guarantee that the work would not
cost over - per front foot. The improve
ment would pay every property-Owner
on the street. lie believed the pavement
would last fourteen or fifteen years. Re
pairs might have to be made in ten years,
ana this would not cost him over 81 60
per annum to keep it in improvement.
outside Of sentiment or inconvenience, it
would pay ten times over 10 make the
improvement.
MIR. BURR's DENIAL.
Z. A. Burr, who got up the remon-
STRANGE, then addressed the board. He
denied that he had resorted TO any mis-
representation, and denied that he was a
Silurian. He said he was in favor of i'm
proving street, but had opposed it be-
cause he did not believe the work should
be done this winter.
Then you are in favor of doing the
work next spring." asked Mr. Stein.
''N es, l am" replied Mr.. Burr, who felt
that ne had been cornered.
well. then" said Mr.. Abbott, lust
take your name OF that remOnstrance. 1t
will take the board until next spring to
get this thing going. The board viii have
TO go slow necessarily. Time will be con-
i
tons, IN examining contractors as to the
kind of material they will furnish, and
numerous other matters that viii take up
much time. So you can see that no snap
judgment can be taken; it will at least be
spring-time before they can go ahead"
MIR. Burr, didn't you tell me that you
were for the work if it was put of until
next May ~ asked Mr.. Stein.
Yes, l believe l did," replied Mr..
Burr.
Then we all agree" said Mr.. Abbott.
1--WE can have it understood with the
board that the work shall not go on until
that time"
MIR. Burr looked troubled at this, but
made no reply.
Israel Luce ''made a talk" against the
proposed Improvement. He was satified
that bituminous pavement would not
do-that it would not last. He had heard
about other cities using the pavements,
L
not do on J street.
Mr.. Abbott said he had recently ex-
amlned the bituminOus pavement on
Front street in San Francisco where, he
SAID, more heavy Ueaming was done in a
day than was done in all of Sacramento
IN month. This pavement had been
down three years ana was as good to-day
as in the day it was laid. He had re-
ceived a telegram from the Mayor of
Fresno, IN which the latter said that the
business streets OF that city had been laid
with bitumen for three years and he con-
sldered the pavement better now than
when first laid. Mr.. Abbott said he had
inquired about Fresno particularly in
order TO find out what effect the summer
heat had on the pavements.
ANOTHER DIRECTOR.
s. Roth addressed the board in opnosi-
ton to the project. He said il was ALI
well enough Tor bankers TO want to oct
rid of the noise, but every body was moi a
banker. \ city without noise was mo
good, anyhow" he declared, and peoDle
who don't like noise ought to move out
into the country.
Mr.. stein wanted to ask Mr. Roth some
questions but the latter would not hear
10 him, and, shaking his hat at him
savagely, insisted upon his right to the
floor.
MIR. Roth then continued at some
length, declaring that the kind of pave
ment wanted was a failure wherever
tried. 1t was going to be another ex-
pertinent which the taxpayers would
have 10 pay for.
Mr.. Abbott read a letter written
by ). Rosenfeld OF 800 J street to Mrs.
Emma Young of San Francisco, who
owns property on street, in which let
ter Rosenield told her the improvement
would cost her from $500 to 5000 to pave
the twenty feet she owns. Nh. Abbott
sald the letter had been sent back TO Mrs.