The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-06-06

had received no application, as the law
requires, for permission to build such a
warehouse, and it could not be built, I'M
der the ordinance, without his permits
sion.
+. c. Hart, attorney for the company,
said he did not know of any such ordi-
nance, and Clerk Young handed him the
book Of ordinances to convince him.
John Watt said everybody was opposed
TO the erection of an oil warehouse in
that vicinity. 1t would raise their insur-
ance and be menace to their properly.
the application was finally laid over
till Wednesday.
WHARF FACILITIES.
Morton q Myers said that for a long
time they had been paying wharf dues
Tor an alleged landing-place for their
boat, when, as a matter of fact. for three
months in the year they could not use the
wharf nor get to it..
The Mayor said a contract was let some
time ago for raising the wharf and rip
rapping the front of the levee, and
he thought if it had not been done the
board should annul it and make new
one.
1t was explained that the work could
not be done until the river fell below
nineteen feet, and the Street Commits
sloDer was instructed 10 ill in and make
the approach to the wharf passable.
KICKING AT THE PoUNDMASTER.
George II. Kunz made a complaint
against Poundmaster McNulty, who,
he said, had impounded his horses which
he had left in their pasture. He found
the bars had been let down on Sunday
evening by someone, and he believed the
horses were driven out for the purpose of
getting them into the pound.
Mr.. kunz said the POunmaster or his
deputies had driven the houses rapidly
through the streets from Seventeenth, @
and X, and treated them inhumanly.
lie was advised to get the horses out of
hook at once and to come before the board
on Wednesday and confront the autocrat
OF the public pound, and if it should be
shown that the latter was at fault, Mr..
hunz would have justice done him.
ENCROACHING ON THE STREET
Mayor Steinmau called up the matter
OF the encroachment on Thirteenth street
OF the lot on the west side and at the cor
ner Of o street. He said it extended two
feet into the street, and the fence should
be set back. On his motion the City
surveyor was instructed to notify the
owner to have the fence removed at once
to the proper line.
OFFICIAL REPORTS.
Harbormaster j. II. Wiseman reported
collections for harbor dues for May
amounting to SI25.
superintendent OF the Cemetery Faw-
cett reported his receipts for May at
S24I 80.
Chief of Police Rodgers reported 243
arrests during the month.
Poundmaster McNulty reported having
lmpounded horses, I cows and 50 dogs.
Ills receipts were S2S.
City treasurer Gerber reported the to-
tai receipts at 1851, 44O 03 for the month of
May; warrants paid, so, l67 il; coupons
paid, SoI 800; total disbursements, $751;
0I3 II; balance in treasury June LIST,
S274, 366 So
City Collector Putnam reported to the
board that the total amount Of the assess
ment roll for 1898, as turned over TO him,
was S53l loJ %, all of which had been col
Iected with the exception OF 500.
WANT MORE WATER.
petition was received from residents
of Front street, from q to w, asking that
siX-inch water main be put III there in
place of the four-inch one now in use. as
the latter is inadequate for fire purposes.
Laid over one week.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A resolution of intention was adopted
for the grading and graveling of the
alley between h, l., Seventh and Eighth
streets.
The remonstrance against the grading
OF q street, from Twenty-third to Thirty
first, to which the City Surveyor had OBJ
lected, was, ON motion of Trustee Conk-
lin, accepted as representing majority
OF the property.
The board adjourned till Wednesday
morning,