The record-union., 1893-06-08
GIVEN ANOTHER CHANCE.
Sprinkling Contractor Dehn Makes
an Explanation.
The City Trustees Reinstate the Patrol
Wagon - Oil Storage Gets
Blow-Other Matters.

may meet ana agree upon an ordinance
leaving only points of differences to be
settled by the board, which, upon motion
of Mr.. Conklin, was agreed TO.
George 81. Kunz, who had complained
that Poundmaster McNulty had wrong
fully impounded two of his horses, APP
peared before the board to air his griev
ance, but, it appearing that the blame for
releasing the animals from their corral
could not be traced to anybody, the mat
ter was dismissed.
THE Y-STREET PUMP.
This being the time set for opening bids
for running the Y-street pump, the two
offered were then inspected. The bid of
Mr.. Mier of the lone Coal Company, for
$500, was rejected, owing TO non-com-
pliance with the ordinance concerning
the checks to accompany proposals. The
Sacramento Coal Company offered to
cover the boiler. line up the pumps and
furnish engineer and fuel for the same
number of hours that the pumps were
run last year for the sum of So, 43l 20.
Trustee Green moved that inaSmuch as
the board had on several previous occa-
sionS under similar circumstances or
dered new proposals so that bidders
might have opportunity to rectify errors,
the same course be taken in this matter
and all bids be declared rejected and fur
Their proposals be advertised for, to be
opened Monday next, which was carried,
Mayor Stelnman voting in the negative.
SEVENTH STREET IMPROVEMENT.
Before opening the bids for improving
Seventh street from the south line of H to
the north line of |, it was agreed that in
case of any informality in the making
out of the sureties the bid should not be
read. The board then proceeded to con-
slider the bids, which were as follows:
ID. Lambert, 81 ,l64 43; b. Labs, SS2l "a;
Joseph Altman, $775 IA; p. A. Miller,
81. l35 81.
The contract was awarded to Joseph
Altman.
WANTS HIS TAXES BACK.
G. j. Shelter appeared and requested
the board to return to him certain taxes
which he claims were illegally assessed
and collected. He asserted that build
ing which was in the course of construc-
ton, the most of the material for which
was on the ground but not in place, was
assessed the LIST of March as improve
ments. He commended that such action
was not justitiable by law, and further
that the assessment should have been
made in October, not March.
Mayor Stelnman stated that the charter
left 1t uncertain whether the taxes should
be assessed in September or October, and
suggested that the matter be laid over
until next Monday, when the matter
could be more intelligently acted upon.
1t was so ordered.
STREET SPRINKLERs' WOES.
Henry Dehn, George A Burns and Mr..
Brady, whose street-sprinkliug con-
tracts were revoked on last Mondays
meeting for failure to render proper serv-
ice, had their tales of woe to tell, which,
however, failed to move the hearts of the
City Fathers, except in the case of Henry
Dehn, who offered mitigating circum-
stances in eXtenuatiOn.
Trustee Green stated that his life was
becoming burden from the constant
torrent of complaints from indignant
property-owners which were being
heaped upon him concerning the dusty
condition of certain streets, and besides
he had grown tired of hearing the hired
men saying they would fool the old
man." He did not propose to relent ex-
cept in the case OF Dehn, who would be
given one or two more stand-pipes for a
source of supply, and another month in
which to show an earnest of honest in
tention.
Trustee Conklin moved that Messrs.
Burns and Brady be extended the same
amnesty, but the motion was lost.
THE R-sTREET SWITCH.
a. L. Hart appeared in behalf of the
Standard Oh Company, to urge the grant
ing OF franchise to lay switch at
Seventeenth and II streets to a building
which it was proposed to erect near that
point for the storage of oils and other
combustibles.
S. b. Smith, who owns eleven-six-
teenths OF the block Immediately oppo-
site the proposed warehouse, made a
strong argument against granting the
franchise, holding that it would affect the
value of property Whereabouts for resi-
dence purposes, and in event of fire
would endanger property. He stated
that every property-owner in the section
to be affected, excepting the one who was
to sell the lot upon which the warehouse
was to be erected, bad protested against
it, and urged the board to listen to the
plant of the professors.
Chief Engineer Guthrie stated that he
was not opposed to the construction Of
the warehouse, which was to be practi-
cally fireproof and not sufficiently close
to other buildings as to endanger their
safety.
This warehouse was the bone of con-
tention, and all arguments for and
against were upon the proposition that
the switch was essential to the lnalnte-
nance, OF the warehouse, which was
looked upon as undesirable by a ma
jority of the property-holders in that
immediate vicinity.
Upon roll-call the proposition to grant
the franchise was unanimously denied.
THOSE sIXTH-sTREET SCALES.
Lincoln White appeared as attorney for
Theodore Labhard TO complain of the OBJ
structions upon Sixth street, from e to
II, and more particularly of the scales
maintained by the railroad company.
After long exposition of the character
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man and Trustee Green were appointed a
committee TO see Superintendent Wright
and endeavor to have the scales removed.
SIDEWALKS CONDEMNED.
On the recommendation of Sidewalk
Inspector Boyd the following sidewalks
were ordered condemned: Lot 5, @ and
II, Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets:
lot ), Ii and l, Front and Second: east
half lot s, II and l, Second and Third;
lots l and 2, l and j, Second and Third;
lots = and 3, and X, Eleventh and
Twelfth; lot 2, l. and NJ, Sixth and Sew
enth; lot s, NJ and n, Sixth and Seventh:
lot 4, \ and 0, Fifth and Sixth.
WATER INSPECTOR.
Upon motion of Mayor Steinman. il
was decided to appoint Water Inspector
at a salary OF S15 per month.
Mr.. Green named Z. J. Clark and Mr.
Conklin u. f. White. The former re-
ceived two votes and was declared elected.
PATROL WAGON ON DUTY.
The matter of securing driver for the
patrol wagon was then taken uR and it
was agreed to secure one upon salary of
SIS per month.
Nominations being in order Mr.. Green
proposed Robert Goods, and Mr.. ConkIin
George Todd.
The vote stood: Goods-Steinma and
Green. Todd-Conklin. Goods was de-
clared elected driver at the pleasure of
the board.
The board then adjourned till next