The record-union., 1893-04-04
THE CITY FATHERS.
They Transacted Considerable Busi.
ness Yesterday.
The New Sidewalk Ordinance Passed
j. E. Hobbie Appointed Ex-
pert for Two Years.

AZ Iuo LIeeIlHR OF Ine bOaru Oh ITuS-
tees yesterday morning Clinton White
presented an ordinance and addressed the
board on the subject of the acceptance of
the work on Tenth street, from L to n,
by the Street Commissioner.
The Mayor asked if the California Pc
troleum and Asphalt Company, which
improved the street. had given bonds,
and the Street Commissioner stated that
they had guaranteed it for five years on
bond of S., 900.
After some discussion the ordinance
was laid over one week.
Maurice Haley wanted to see X street
graded from Thirteenth to Fifteenth
street. He said it was full of holes. The
matter was referred to the Street Com
missioner.
REPORTS OF OFFICIALS.
+. ii. Singleton, Superintendent of
City Cemeteries reported thirty-seven
deaths in the city during March. Col
lected for lots. S6lO 70; permits, So; vault
dues, 81 so.
horses, 3 cows, and q dogs impounded.
All the dogs We're killed and all the cattle
redeemed,
L. Dole, Water Inspector, reported that
during January and February he found
104 Ieaky hydrants and nine defective
closets. He also found 1872 horses and
cattle exclusive of livery-stable animals
in the city.
George A. Putnam, City Collector, pre-
sented his annual report of city licenses
collected during the fiscal year, showing
Sol, 500 90; dog licenses, 81, 1876. He also
presented his quarterly report, showing
the amount of licenses issued to March
3lst to have been Sl2,S7S; dog licenses,
S0S 90; licenses on hand, s., ,437 30.
}. Il. Rodgers, Chief of Police. pre-
sented his report for the month, showing
2OZ arrests, OF which seventeen We're sent
Hospital, four held to answer before the
Superior Court, five taken TO other cities,
100 discharged, and twelve remaining in
the City Prison. He furnished l. ,32S meals
and fifty-four lodgings.
Nj. Codey, Clerk of the Water Works.
reported the collections for the year at
$SS,532. For 1901 they were 800, ISL 70,
and for 1912 they were SIS, ,657.
SALOONS LICENSED.
William Wyert presented a petition to
be allowed to open saloon at l06 X
street, with Schunert Bros. & Co. and
Cosby 81 Rother as sureties.
Henry p. Sullivan presented a like pc
tition for 604 l. street, with NJ. Cronan
and Patrick Sullivan as sureties Both pc
titions were granted.
MONEY NEEDED.
The City Auditor presented the follow
ing estimate of the revenue of the city for
the fiscal year commencing A pril l, 1898:
Sinking and interest fund, Sl455IS; gen.
eral fund, $90,S Water Works fund,
S53, 400; fire department fund, S36, $40:
school fund, Sl03,3 800; Library fund, So
254; police fund, SIS, l65; street repair
fund, Sl7, $780, street sprinkling fund, Sl4,-
COZ; sewer fund, Sl4,607. Total, S5lO, $50.
OF this amount S6O,930 of the school fund
comes from the State and county.
MUST BE FILLED UP.
a complaint was received from prop
erty-owners in the vicinity of Fifth and
Seventh, 0 and r streets, asking that the
board take some action in regard to stag
nant water on lots . and q, between 0 aud
j, Fifth and Sixth streets; the south
eighty feet of lot p between Z and Q,
Fifth and Sixth streets, lot > in the same
block and lots 8 and in the same block
on motion OF the Street Commissioner,
the lots were condemned and the owners
ordered notified of the boards action
On his motion also some low lots be-
tween Eleventh and Thirteenth, L and 5
streets, were condemned.
DON'T WANT IMPROVEMENTS.
Mayor Steinman was rather disgusted
at the limited powers of the board when
two remonstrances against Improvement
bobbed up, as in the second case the
Street Commissioner said an alley which
it was proposed to improve would be a
dangerous spot If cholera should visit
the city.
a majority of property-owners pre-
sented remonstrance against the grad
ing and graveling of the alley between X
and l., Twelfth and Thirteenth streets.
and the work was ordered discontinued.
y like petition was presented with re-
gard to the alley between X and l., Front
and Second streets, and a like order
made.
OFFICIAL BONDS FILED.
w. Z. Gerber, City Treasurer, filed his
bond of $500, GOO. with the following sure
ties: John Gerber, SIS, 600; Henry Ger
Der, SO, 900; Joseph Stehens, $4,000; c.
w. Clarke, 100000; Frederick Cox, SIOO,-
600; George c. Perkins, 100000; Y. b.
Rideout, Sl50,000. Total, S525. 200.
NJ. Cotfey's bond as Clerk of the CITY
Water Works was in the sum of 500. 600.
with sureties as follows: Henry Eek
hardt, Henry J. kilgariff, Henry Gerber,
lsidor Cohn, Thomas O'Brien, James Nc
Guire and George X. Rider.
William Fawcett's bond as Superin-
tendent of the City Cemeteries was filed
in the sum of 5000, with the following
sureties: A. J. Rhoads and Angus Ross.
John J. Buckley, City Assessor, filed
his bond IN the sum OF $4,000, with Hugo
Hornlein, Patrick Kelly, NJ. Fay and
L. w. Biewener as sureties in the sum of
s., 200 each.
The appointment of J. +. McCracken.
Clerk of the Police Court, was approved.
and his bond of 5000, with p. Kelly and
George Newman as sureties, accepted.
David Ahern, the Fire Commissioner.
filed his bond in the sum of $4,000, with
a. g. Folger, J. W. Wilson. w. L. Sulli-
van, Jacob Griesel, Sid Eldred, y. Har-
vie, J. NJ. Henderson, Jr., Peter Fla
herty, Fred Neary, Thomas Ahern and
NJ. Duffy as sureties.
SOME WANT TO IMPROVE.
\ petition was presented for the i'm
provement Of Twenty-first street, from p
TO y, with Folsom gravel. The report of
the City Engineer establishing the offi-
cial grade was adopted and a resolution
OF intention passed to improve the street.
\ resolution of intention was also
passed Tor the improvement of Tenth
street, from to G streets, with gravel.
No FUNDS FOR BUNCoMBE NOR APPEALS.
The Mayor reported adversely to pro-
positions of certain San Francisco papers
to advertise the city in special editions.
He said that in the first place there was
no money to do it with, and if there were
he thought it could be better expended in
stimulating home industries.
The matter of appealing the case of
Burr vs. Comstock, in which the special
tax for the payment of policemen had
been declared unconstitutional by Judge
Catlin. had also been referred to him and
he thought that there was no use in
throwing away more money on it. His
report in both cases was adopted.
MUST PLUG THE WE'LL.
\ communication from c. Wilson and
others was presented, complaining of the
overflow from the gas well at Fifth and
II streets and asking for some action by