The record-union., 1894-05-08
ALMOST KNOCKED OUT.
Clear Water Question Postponed Till
Next Meeting.

Majority of the Trustees Opposed to
the Contract-Sewerage Question
Also Hangs Fire.
The Board of City Trustees held their
weekly meeting last night, Trustees
Lawton. Wachhorst. Kent, Devine,
Bragg. Leonard, Tozer, Davis and Pen
nish present.
The following communications were re-
ceived from the Mayor:
CEMETERY MATTERS.
To the Board Of Trustees. Some weeks
ago | requested your board to authorize
the construction of new gate at the Hell
vetia Cemetery. and your board having
taken no action in the matter, again re-
quest that you Immediately authorize tne
construction of the gate.
I also desire to make the recommends
ton that new Office be constructed at
the City Cemetery for the Superintendent
adjoining the present one; and that Inc
present building be used as sitting
room exclusively. At present the build
ing is used both as sittlng-room ana as
an Office for the Superintendent. 1t Is
not large enough for both purposes. The
Superintendent should also have an office
in q separate building for the proper dis
charge of his duties.
b. U. STEINMAN, Mayor.
THE cITY's FUNDS.
To the Board of Trustees: l respectfully
report that in conjunction with w. ID.
Lawton, President of the Board of Trus-
tees, and j. Frank Brown, City Attorney,
/ counted the cash in the City Treasury
nn lat and fnJ1n6 fha
with the amount required by the Audi
tors books.
The following is an account of the
moneys received and disbursed by the
City Treasurer during the month OF
April. 1894:
Balance on hand April 1, 1894...... S47,669 o.
Receipts during the month............-. o6,2oy VI
,920 %
Warrants paid............... $60,50l 81
Coupons paid. ls,0lS W
Total disbursements 1854 Sc
Balance on hand May L, 1S94-........S55,5 ,5s3 90
B. q. STEINMAN, Mayor.
We certify that we were present when
the cash in the treasury was counted and
assisted in the counting of the same, and,
further, that the above report is correct.
w. ID. LAWToN,
President Board of Trustees.
J. FRANK BROWN, City Attorney.
POLICE APPOINTMENTS.
TO the Board OF Trustees: / hereby
nominate and, by and with your consent,
l hereby appoint the following named
persons to the following named offices
and positions:
Martin j. Pennish to be a member of
the permanent police force, vice l.. b. Is
ham, not confirmed.
w. NJ. Page to be special policeman for
the locality of the Sacramento Grammar
School, pursuant to the order of your
board creating the said position.
d. b. Plummer to be special policeman
for the locality of the b. B. Crocker Art
Gallery, pursuant to the order OF your
board creating the same.
B. y. STEINMAN, Mayor.
AN ORDINANCE RETURNED.
TO the Board Of Trustees: Pursuant to
your request / herewith return to your
board Ordinance No, entitled, IAN or
dinance of the Board of Trustees of the
City of Sacramento, determining that the
public necessity and interest OF said city
demand the construction of additional
sewers cesspoois and pumping plant for
the proper disposal of sewage, the cost OF
which construction will be too great to be
paid out of the ordinary annual REVUE OF
the said city,
B. U. STEINMAN, Mayor.
LEAVES OF ABSENCE.
To the Board of Trustees: 1 hereby no.
tify your honorable body that permission
has been granted to II. c. Wolf, Chief
Engineer OF the Water Works, to be ab-
sent from the city for a period OF ten
davs. and that l have authorized Thomas
Woods, the First Assistant Engineer, TO
assume the duties of Chief Engineer dur
ing his absences; and, furthar, that have
appointed NJ. b. Horn as Assistant En-
gineer to take the place OF First Assistant
Engineer Thomas Woods while he Is per-
forming the duties of Chief Engineer.
/ have also granted Policeman NJ.
Fisher leave of absence for ten days,
commencing May 9th, and have ap-
pointed John Shellars to act In his place
during his absence.
The leave OF absence is granted pursu-
ant to q statute of the State OF California,
passed March 10, 1891, which requires
that each member of the police force in
cities shall be granted vacation of at
least ten days in each year without any
reduction in his salary.
B. L. STEINMAN, Mayor.
Tozer reported in reference to the over
assessment of Mr.. Fratt that a mistake
had been made, and recommended that
the assessment be reduced 81, loo TO make
it right. It was so ordered. Similar cases
were referred to the Finance Committee.
ON motion of Leonard, the telephone at
the noliee station was ordered boxed in,
II being hard to hear on account Of pass
ing trains
6eyine, of the Street Committee, said
that many people were complaining about
being forced to put down sidewalks when
thew did not feel able financially to do so.
J. Hyman, Jr., said he would like the
privilege of raising his sidewalk three
inches. in order to conform with that on
each side of him.
Kent and Devine favored allowing him
to do so.
The board allowed him to raise the
walk.
A large number of bills were allowed.
The Finance Committee of twenty-one
citizens, appointed to consider and con-
duct the affairs connected with the Capl-
tai removal suits. reported the only bills
to be met to be one for printing briefs and
enc for clerical and other services, amount
ing to 1898 95 in all. The board allowed
the bills.
A communication was received from
the City Attorney with reference to
bills incurred in 1893, which were re.
ferred to him to know if they could be
legally paid. He had found that there re-
NAMED at the end of last year $500 80 IL
the fund. and he saw no reason why The
bills-should not be paid, if just.
The bills were allowed.
CLEAR WATER.
A communication was received from
Henry Il Abbott, stating that they haC
furnished the board with sample o