The record-union., 1893-10-24
A BUSY SESSION.
The Trustees Postpone the Levee
Matter Till Wednesday.
Street-sweeping Contract Let The
Pioneer Mill Levee Ordered to
be Repaired.

For various reasons the attendance on
.he session of the Board of City Trustees
yesterday and the business transacted
made it a busy session.
a communication was received from
W. L. Palmer, Resident Engineer of the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company,
stating that such instructions had been
issued as would result in carrying out
the wishes of the board in relation to the
levee in front of the Pioneer Mills, but
calling the attention of the board to the
letter Of City Surveyor Boyd last Deem
Der, stating that the matter was discussed
by the board and it was decided to change
the levee to suit Mr.. Smith. The letter
shows that the company carried out their
original contract and only modified it at
the request of the board.
The board decided that the company
should 60 on and finish the original con-
tract. and Clerk Young will notify them
to that effect.
The bids for sweeping the asphaltum
pavement on Tenth and K streets were
opened. NJ. NJ. Brady's bid was 80 cents
80 cents; William Mclaughlin. 81 80 and
y cents for the two extra intersections;
I. 4, Burns, 81; Charles Howell, 64 cents;
King d5 Manuels, 50 per night for the job;
w j. Smith, Su 80 per night; James
Teuhey, 81 IS per block per night.
Mr.. Touhey thought that his bid. which
included cleaning the streets when too
muddy to sweep, was the only one that
hIled the requirements.
Trustee Conklin thought the bids
should be for sweeping, and that the
Street Commissioner should take care of
the mud.
The bid of G. B. Carraghino was ac-
cepted.
LEVEE MATTERS.
The question of opening the bids for
work on the Y-street levee came up and
Trustee ConkIin said there was no record
OF the water ever coming higher than
Twentieth street. It would be needless
expense to raise it above Twenty first,
and ne did not believe in spending the
city's money simply for the sake of
spending it.
Chief Engineer Boyd said that water
will seek its level, and if it is necessary
TO raise the levee from Eleventh to
TWenty-first it was necessary to raise the
whole Of it. In 1873 the water came up
into the Catholic Cemetery and Highland
Park.
J. c. Scroggs disputed Mr.. Boyd's
statements, and the latter stated that he
had taken, as City Surveyor, many levels
in that vicinity, and Moses Sprague, the
oldest landowner below the city, and DR..
darkness, had both informed him that
the water came up into the cemetery.
1t was decided to open the bids and
take them under consideration until
Wednesday morning. The bidders were
James Touhey, w. ]. Smith. Rosa &
Silva j. nj. Davis and Il. Labs
STREET MATTERS.
The bids for furnishing twenty-inch
sewer pipe for the extension of the r.
street sewer were opened, the bidders be-
ing @. A. Dainton, City Street Improve
ment Company, William Snarr and Jas.
Touhey.
Mr.. Snarr was the lowest bidder and
the contract was awarded to him at
Sl,116 40.
street from @ to was awarded to I. Nj.
Burns, Antonio King, William Twaddle
and a. w. Baker and 3. Rawles being
the other bidders
The board decided to remove the water
tank on Tenth street, near the City Gem
etery, and put in a stand pipe
Mr.. Olsen asked the board to order
closed the streets between Twentieth and
Twenty-second, a and b streets, and
Twentieth and Twenty-third, b and G
streets. The matter was laid over for one
week.
A citizen asked to have four trees cut
down in the alley between E and f, Sew
enth and Eighth streets. The Street Com
missioner did not think they were doing
any harm, but the petitioner was in
structed to bring in petition from prop
erty-owners.
. j. II. Steinmeyer and others asked that
the southwest corner of Sixth and K
streets be ordered filled in and cotton
wood tree cut down. The matter was
referred to the Street Commissioner.
On motion of Trustee Conklin the Clerk
was directed to advertise for bids, to be
opened Monday, for furnishing 1000 feet
OF six-inch water pipe when laid down.
A petition was received from property
owners asking for the construction of a
sewer in the alley between n and o,
Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets.
Protests were received against improv-
ing Fourth street, between and K, Sew
enth street, between j and X, and Tenth
street, from J to l.. AS they were signed
by majority of the property-owners,
the work was ordered discontinued, but
Steinman said, "Well, the next board
can order it done in six months; all
right"
SIDEWALKS CONDEMNED.
City Surveyor Boyd recommended that
the following sidewalks be condemned
and new ones ordered: South so feet,
north ITO feet of lot l, 1 and j, Tenth and
and Eleventh; west half of east halt, of
lot 2, X and L, Second and Third; west
quarter Of lot T. X and L, Second and
Third; lots and 5, II and ]. Twenty
second and Twenty-third; lot s, II aud l,
Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth: lot 5
and north half of lot f. and J, Twenty
second and Twenty-third, and lots 1 and
s. l and j, Twenty-third and Twenty
fourth, and they were condemned in ae-
cordance with his recommendation.
On motion of Mayor Steinman, the
sidewalk in front of the Metropolitan
Theater and that in front of the new
Postoffice, on both Seventh and K streets,
lot l, Ninth and Tenth, NJ and n, and
both sides of Twenty-third street, be-
tween o and P streets, were added to the
Surveyors list and condemned.
The City Improvement Company
asked for five days further time in which