The record-union., 1893-08-22

with reference to what its powers would
be in the premises.
sIXTEENTH-STREE ROAD.
Luke Richardson appeared before the
board and asked what was proposed to be
done with reference to extending Six
teenth street to the American River
/ bridge.
The Mayor informed him that nothing
had been done as yet. The city had a
rotten bridge on the Twelfth-street road
and did not want to repair it until the Su-
perVlsors definitely decided whether the
1 Twelfth street route was to be maintained
or the Sixteenth-street route. He said
the Trustees and Supervisors were going
to meet together this evening and talk the
matter over.
The petition of Michaels & Adams for
a license TO run the Peerless Saloon, in
the Clunle Opera-house builning, was
granted.
n communication was received from
Secretary General Reed of the proposed
Pan-American Medical Congress- to take
place in Washington, ID. G., next month.
The writer asked the board to name
delegate fLom Sacramento, The matter
was referred to the Mayor.
A letter was received from f, +. Dolan.
complaining that his alfalfa crop had been
damaged to the extent of so by the
drainage water near the Y-street pump.
MORE OLD AWNINGS DOOMED.
Building Inspector G. w. Nichols re-
ported to the board that he had con-
demned awnings at the following places:
At 1905 and zoos Second street Arcade
! HoteD; 4OS and 4l0 street; 700 | street;
Heisen's building at the corner of Seventh
/ and |; 9l7. 9ly. 9Zl and 9233 Sixth street:
llO9 Eighth street, and 23I street. The
report was adopted.
Resolutions passed by the Sacramento
Medical Society, indorsing the proposed
tor
j. G. Piersou notified the board that he
would have a report on the sewer system
ready next Monday.
The matter of macadamizing Seven
teenth street, from ID to J was taken up.
and the board decided to call for bids for
the work.
BITUMEN ON ] STREET.
Although the property-owners on J
street refused less than year ago to have
bituminous rock pavement on their
street, it is understood that their objec-
tions have been withdrawn, now that the
Kstreet people threw down the gantlet
to silurianism and took the initial step in
the march OF Improvement.
The Trustees took up the matter yester-
day, and City Engineer Boyds specitica-
tions for the proposed Improvement of j
street. from Third to Eleventh, were read.
The City Engineer explained that the
specifications were, with few slight ex-
ceptlons, the same as those governing the
work on X street. He had also provided
that the car-tracks should be eight inches
further apart than at present.
The board accepted the specifications.
and bids will be advertised for in about
two weeks, as it is not intended to have
the work commenced until after the State
| Fair.
Mayor Steinman wanted something in
serted IN the specifications to prevent the
street contractor from tearing up street
throughout the full route. lie said it was
a great inconvenience to the public to
haVethe whole street torn up, as is the
case on K street.
Mr.. Boyd informed the Mayor that the
board had nothing to do with the work
I on the street-car tracks, and could only
control the street proper. 1t was agreed
to confer with the street railway COM
pany with reference to the matter and see
if some arrangement could be reached bv
which the street would be finished one
| block at a time.
THE MAYOR STILL AGGRESSIVE,
The Mayors little memorandum book
appeared next, and Street Commissioner
Green was given his usual weekly shal[-
ing up about bad sidewalks. The Mayor
called attention to the following: p street.
between Nineteenth ana Twentieth: n.
between Ninth and Tenth; Ii, between
Seventh and Eighth, in front of Nos. no.
7l2, IA and 7l6; Seventh, opposite the
Courthouse. He also called attention to
the chuck-holes and generally bad condi-
ton OF the pavement on J street from
Front to Second; also Front street. be-
| tween and X.
! A citizen who was listening to the pro-
! ceedings called attention TO the fact that
there is no sidewalk on Tenth street from
q to K.
A resolution of intention was passed
calling up the alley between p and 0.
| Fifth and Sixth streets.
The Street Commissioner was given
one more week in which to work on the
owners of property on the north side of
X street, between Fourth and Filth,
| with the view Of getting them to pull
down their old double-deck awnings.
There was some talk about calling up
/ Jibboom street, and the matter was re-
ferred to the City Engineer for a report,
The Mayor called attention to the fact
that the work of paving X street was pro-
! ceedlng too slowly. lie said the con-
tractor did not have enough men at work
and he was in favor of logging him up''
about the matter.
The other Trustees agreed with the
! Mayor and it was decided to instruct
Clerk Young to send smart letter to the
contractor warning him that he would be
held down to his contract.
SALOON LICENSES.
During a momentary lulI in the pro-
ceedings Mayor Steinman called atten-
ton to the fact that there had not been
much done by the city's special attorney.
| Clinton White, regarding the city's suits
for liquor licenses. He said that n. f.
DilIman and Mr.. Gattman had been run
ding saloons and had not paid licenses for
two years. Ii any two persons could
conduct saloons without licenses he was
in favor of taking the licenses off of all
saloons.
Mr.. Conklin explained that Dillman
was under bonds; that it was a test case.
and all the board could do was to wait
until the courts settled the matter.
well. think this matter had better
come to head pretty soon," said the
/ Mayor. IF our ordinance is no good.
the rest of the saloon men should have
/ the benefit of it as we'll as these two. I
move that Mr.. White be summoned to
appear here next Monday and make an
explanation
The motion was carried by unani-
nous vote.
/ City Assessor Buckley submitted re-
/ port in reference to Howell Clark's prop
erty, which projects out on Eleventh, w
and Y streets. He claimed that, accord
4 ing to the city surveys, the street was in
( tended to be straight.
The matter was referred to the Mayer
and City Attorney.