The record-union., 1893-09-06
BATES GETS TIE CONTRACT.
The Ex-Supervisor viii Raise the Big
Y-Street LeYee.
The Work VIII Cost About S17, ,OOO-
The Pure Water Matter Laid
Over Until Monday.

There was special meeting of the City
Trustees yesterday morning. AL of the
members were present.
Two important matters were billed to
come up-the letting of big contract to
raise the Y-street levee and the pure
water contract-besides numerous other
minor items.
Tho first matter taken up was the pro-
posed Improvement ofSeventeenths street,
by grading and macadamizing from E to
streets. Three bids were received, from
b. Labs, P. A. Miller and D. Lambert.
Labs was the lowest bidder. and was
awarded the contract. 1t was not until
after "kick" had been registered, how
ever by ex-Mayor Comstock and DR..
Willis. They considered that to have the
work done now would be a hardship
upon them.
Mayor Steinman took occasion to give
his predecessor little shot about the old
regime. ''This Is a progressive board"
ne said, "and the work will go on"
THE J-sTREET PAVEMENT.
The Mayor formally notified the other
menced against the board Monday by
Jacob Gruhler, to prevent further pro-
ceedings In the matter of improving
street.
The Mayor suggested that the bids had
better bB withheld until the suit was dis
posed of. He had no doubt that the suit
would be dismissed.
1t was decided to put the matter in the
hands Of the Mayor and Street Commits
sioner. with instructions to defend the
city in court.
A. J. Rasch, one of the bidders from
San Francisco, stated that he had a certi-
fed check for So, 800 in his bid. If the
work hardship on him, as he couldn't
spare the money.
The Mayor said that he proposed to
take action at once.
CoNKLIN LENIENT.
City Surveyor Boyd presented a report
to the board on the condition of side
walks. He recommended that the follow
ing be condemned: All of lot in block
Q and K, Second and Third streets; west
half Of lot 4 in block @ and r, Second
and Third streets; all of lot in block @
and K, Third and Fourth streets; west
half Of lot 2 in block @ and r, Third and
Fourth streets; west side of north half of
lot l. p and q, Fifth and Sixth streets;
west side Of lots and 8. Q and r, Eighth
and Ninth streets; east half lot 2, . and P,
Ninth and Tenth streets.
Mr.. ConkIin took occasion at this juno
ture TO raise an objection to further con-
demnation of sidewalks. He said times
were very hard just now. and the expense
OF laying new sidewalks oftentimes was
hardship upon the people. He thought
tho board should halt in its crusade until
next year. Only in such cases where
impossible sidewalks were maintained
ahould they be condemned.
Trustee Green said he had not been re-
porting sidewalks that were in a passa-
BILE condition. He had taken judicial no.
tice only of such sidewalks that were
dangerous to pedestrians.
With that the subject was dropped.
THE PURE WATER CONTRACT.
Judge s. s. Holl, attorney for A. l..
Fish. the pure water man. appeared be-
fore the board and presented contract he
had drawn up, covering the proposed
agreement between Mr.. Fish and the city
with reference to the new water supply.
Clerk Young read the contract. 1t did
not vary from the Specifications hereto
fore published.
MIR. Conklin objected to two of the pro-
visions in the contract. He didn't like
the saying. mot more than 5000, 900 gall
Ions per day" and mot more than forty
pounds pressure" He thought it should
say mot less than forty pounds pres
sure."
Judge Holl said the contract would not
be ironclad on that point. The board
could call upon Mr.. Fish any time for
whatever pressure or supply it wanted.
Mr.. Conklin's suggestion was, how
ever, embodied in the contract.
When the reading of the contract was
finished Mr.. Conklin moved that the
whole matter be referred to the City At
torney and the Mayor for examination,
they To make report next Monday. The
motion also authorized the Mayor to en-
ploy special counsel if he so desired.
The motion was carried.
BIG LEvEE UNDERTAKING.
The next thing in order was the OPEN
ing of bids for the raising of the Y Y-street
levee, from Front to Ninth. Four bids
were received. They were as follows:
Roza & Silva-Earth, S13 cents per cubic
yard; Folsom gravel, 81 55; pit gravel,
81 so. George o. Bates-Earth, q cents:
pit gravel, 81 so. James Touhey-Earth,
879 cents; Folsom gravel, 81 ia cents.
J. c. Pierson-Earth, S74 cents; gravel,
sl75.
City Engineer Boyd's calculations
showed that Bates bid was the lowest,
and on motion of Mr.. Conklin the con-
tract was awarded to the ex-Super visor.