The record-union., 1894-08-11
4 PROBABLE Two CENT TAX LEVY.
The City Board of Estimate Submits
Its Figures.
Henry and Abbott Notify the City
That They Are Ready to Carry
Out the Water Contract.

Out the Water Contract.
The Board of City Trustees held an ad-
journed meeting last night.
A Mrs. Myers complained that she
sold place on the installment plan and
was forced to take it back after some pay
ments had been made and the collector
would not accept her payment of water
rates unless she paid the delinquent rates
while it was in the possession of the
parties to whom she sold. The matter
was referred to the Water Committee.
MAYORS MESSAGES.
The following messages were received
from the Mayor:
MRS. sKAGGs' SIDEWALK.
To the Board or Trustees: In reading
the daily newspapers l noticed that the
board has passed a resolution granting TO
Mrs. Skaggs until March l, 1895, to lay
down her sidewalk. / trust the board
only effect will be to confuse legal pro-
ceedings which may be instituted for the
enforcement of the present ordinance
upon the subject.
1t is my duty under the charter to see
that all city ordinances are enforced, and
| have to comply with all orders of the
board condemning sidewalks. When
persons have failed to obey ordinances [
have taken such steps as were necessary
to enforce obedience. Ii after sidewalk
has been condemned the board grants
permission TO a citizen to put off his re-
pairs year or two, il holds out an in
oucemenU TO other citizens to disobey the
ordinances when to obey it would incon-
yenience them.
think that the board on reflection will
see that you have no power TO pass such
resolution. The ordinance specifies
what must be done in regard to the con-
demnatlOn of sidewalks. If you con-
slider the ordinance unwise you should
repeal 1t, but you certainly cannot have
an ordinance applying to some persons
ana not applying TO others. 1t must be
evident to you that such resolution will
have no effect or weight with the courts,
and that its only effect will be to lead
people to think that they can violate a
law if they get the permission of the Board
OF Trustees. Respectfully submitted,
b. U. STEINMAN, Mayor.
THE CITY's CASH.
To the Board of Trustees: L respectfully
report that in conjunction with w. d.
Lawton, President of the Board of Trus-
tees, and J. Frank Brown, City Attorney,
/ counted the cash in the City Treasury
on ADJUST /, 1894. and found the same to
agree with the amount required by the
Auditors books.
The following is an account of the
moneys received and disbursed by the
City Treasurer during the month of
July, 1894:
Balance on hand July 1, 1894........-S $40 o9
Receipts during the month.............- 20,516 9S
{95q Warrsnis maid 55 %; 60 299 466 o.
Coupons paid 3.042
Total disbursements. 2S,247 6S
Balance on hand Angst 1, 1S94..SIS1, ,21S So
Respectfully submitted,
b. Y. 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.
HE vEToEs OUTSIDE STEPS.
To the Board Of Trustees: 1 herewith
transmit to your honorable body, with
my disapproval indorsed thereon, Ordi-
nance No. -, entitled IAN ordinance
amending Section of Ordinance No.
$40, which was approved June %, 1894,
regulating the use of sidewalks in the
city of Sacramento" My reasons for
disappearing this ordinance are as fol-
lows:
Ordinance No. 346 has been vigorously
enforced by the city officials, and there
are now, believe, only two side stairs
remaining on the principal streets which
have not come under the operation of
this ordinance. The buildings to which
those side stairs are attached are owned
by non-residents of Sacramento and
cannot see why non-residentS should re-
ZenS. Even II the owners of these build
ings were residents of this city, it would
not be fair to those who have complied
with the ordinance in good faith, and
with considerable expense to themselves,
to allow others to maintain structures
prohibited by the same ordinance. This
would be making fish Of one and flesh of
another.
The two persons who were affected by
the operation of ordinance No. 346 hav-
ing been arrested for its violation, l deem
1t bad policy to interfere with the courts
by its repeal. When cases come up be-
fore them charging infraction of the city
ordinances, the law should be allowed TO
take its course without obstruction.
l think on more mature deliberation
you will agree with me that the progress
we have madei in municipal mprovements
should not be stopped, and that it will be
a step backward to let this ordinance be-
come law.
Ii the ordinance were uniform in its
operation it would be bad enough, but as
there are only two persons it can affect
on the business streets, it comes under
the category OF special legislation. Re-
spectfully submitted,
b. U. STEINMAN, Mayor.
OTHER APPRovALs.
He also approved the pigeon ordinance
and the contract with Richards IL Knox
Tor electric light poles; and informed the
board that IN pursuance of their reSo-
luton creating the Office of special police
eman at the gas works he had appointed
Richard Blodgett to that position.
OUTSIDE STAIRS.
The matter of the veto of the ordi-
nance with relation to outside stairs was
laid over till Monday night.
Communication from prOperty-own-
ers who had complied with the ordinance
were read, asking that the iron stairs
might remain. They were also post
poned till Monday night.
SIDEWALKS AND STREETS.
Bragg moved to rescind the motion al
lowing Mrs. Skaggs to wait till March be-
fore fixing her sidewalks.
Devine moved to amend by laying it
over till Monday night. and the amend
ment prevailed.
The Surveyor reported that of the bid
ders for improving Third street, from r
to Y, Rosa II Silva were the lowest, and
the contract was awarded to them.
ESTIMATE FOR TAX LEVY.
The Board of Estimate provided for by
the new charter reported its estimate OF
M to- Low