The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-07-25
PURE WATER SUPPLY.
Opening Of the Bids by the Board Of
City Trustees.
r. /. Fish Underbids J. II. Henry-The
Haymarket to be RemOved-Street
improvements Ordered.

The Trustees opened bids yesterday for
new water supply for the city.
There were only two bids-one from
:. Il. Henry and one from r. L. Fish,
representing the Worthington Pump
Company. Henry offered to supply
y alter from his Oak Park wells at the rate
Of 4 cents per thousand gallons. Mr..
ish's bid was lower, being $40 cents
per thousand gallons.
Trustee Conklin suggested that mas
much as the proposed move was very
important one the board should not be in
too big hurry. He thought the matter
should be taken under advisement for
week at least. The other members agreed
with Mr.. Conklin, and the water-supply
matter was laid over until next Monday
for final settlement.
IMPROVEMENT OF SIXTH STREET.
The proposed improvement of Sixth
street from E to was taken up next by
the board. This is a matter that has been
under consideration for a long time, but
nothing has ever been done with it. 1t
appears that the Capital Cannery has
bulkhead that the citizens want removed
so that a sidewalk can be laid, and the
southern Pacific Company has some
tracks and car scale which it is also pro-
posed to remove.
Thomas K. Jones. Assistant Division
Superintendent of the railroad asked that
the matter be laid over for week. The
southern Pacific Company intended 10
remove the scales, he said, but the yards
would have to be remodeled.
Superintendent Bentley of the cam
merry said he would remove the bulkhead
and put down a sidewalk Just as soon as
the other property-owners evinced dis
position to put down sidewalks.
After considerable talk the matter was
laid over for a week.
THE HAY MARKET.
Street Commissioner Green submitted
report to the board on the proposed re-
moval OF the hay market, which now
occupies the public square bounded by
Fifteenth and Sixteenth, z and q streets.
He suggested that the market be removed
to the square bounded by Fifteenth and
Sixteenth, G and d streets. He consid-
cred this good location, and said that the
buildings would not be molested for a
long time.
}. a. Simons protested against the re-
moval of the hay market and presented
q petition against if, too. He argued that
the farmers had rights as well as the
property-owners who wanted the market
removed.
After some further talk the report of
Mr.. Green was adopted, and the marke
ordered removed.
Final action on the proposed contract
between l.. A. Sturgeon and the city for
street sprinkling was laid over for a week.
LOTS TO BE FILLED IN.
a long petition was received asking
that the block, Eleventh and Twelfth, K
and ) streets, be condemned. 1t was
so ordered.
: Lots . and g. on P street, between
Fourth and Fifth. and belonging 10 the
city, were ordered filled in. Also Eli
Mayo's property, Sixth and 0 streets,
and the property at Eleventh and q
streets.
The Street COMMISSIONER attention
was called to a dilapidated building at
Fifteenth and } streets, belonging to the
Friend IL Terry Company. The Mayor
said 1t was a resort for tramps, and was a
nuisance.
y protest was received against the pro-
posed improvement of Ninth street, from
ID to q.
The request of the Southern Pacific
Company for permission to put poles for
electric light wires along e street, from
the depot 10 the company's hospital, was
denied.
Fred Eckhardt was granted a license to
conduct saloon at 1920 street.
The application of +. l.. Crandall to
conduct a saloon at Twenty first and o
streets, and that of Hooker Brown and
Frank Mcdonald, to conduct one at 2O7
IL street, were laid over for one week.
Chief Engineer Guthrie addressed the
board in reference to the cisterns for the
fire department. He said that they were
necessity and should be made of
cement, as brick would not hold the
water. He recommended that the cistern
at Fourth and streets be repaired.
The Engineer was instructed to make
report at the next meeting.
The Standard Oil Company submitted
an ordinance tor the erection of a STORAGE
warehouse at Twenty-third and b streets,
ON motion OF Trustee Conklin the rules
were suspended and the ordinance placed
on its final passage. 1t was, by unanl-
nous vote, approved.
\ resolution for the Improvement of
the alley, and +, Sixth and Seventh
streets, was adopted.
City Surveyor Boyd submitted report
as to the official grades Of j and X, Tenth
and Eleventh streets. The report was
adopted.