The record-union., 1894-04-10

bodies, and in my judgment is a wise one.
1t gives to the citizens an opportunity OF
attending the meetings of your board and
to urge reasons for or against the passage
OF any proposed ordinance. This is GER
tainly the right of every citizen. Such
rule would undoubtedly aid in the enact
ment of wise legislation. Respectfully
submitted. B. L. STEINMAN, Mayor.
CITY CEMETERY ACCOUNTS.
Referring to the condition of the City
Cemetery records, Mayor Steinman, in
the following communication TO the
board, says:
SACRAMENTO, April 9. 1894.
TO the Board Of Trustees; l desire to
notify your honorable body that, pursu-
ant to the authority vested in me by the
charter, | have employed L. L. Dunn 10
expert the books Of the City Cemetery,
and to prepare a new system of keeping
the same. The system employed in the
past in the keeping of these books has
not been perfect one by any means.
Each succeeding Superintendent adopted
the methods OF his predecessor.
have, therefore, Instructed Mr.. Dunn
to make thorough examination OF these
books and records. as [ deem il very inn
portant they should be kept in first
class and business-like condition. Re-
spectfuIly submitted,
b. L. STEINMAN, Mayor.
MEMORIAL DAY.
Mayor Steinman thus objects to the use
of money from the General Fund for
Memorial Day expenses:
SACRAMENTO, April 8, 1894.
To the Board Of Trustees: L am in
formed that your board at your last meet
ing made an appropriation of $3.50 to the
Decoration Day Committee for the pur-
pose OF aiding the celebration OF that day.
On February l6, 1894, | addressed COM
munication to your board, in which |
recommended that three per cent. be
added to the general fund for the purpose
of providing sufficient funds for the pur-
pose of celebrating Decoration Day and
Fourth OF July in an appropriate man
ner and also providing for the open-air
concerts during the summer months. At
that time | believed, and | now believe,
that all of said matters should be sus-
tanned by the public as public affairs, and
should be paid TOR out of the city funds,
but your board, in the exercise of your
wisdom, refused to provide for the same.
The provisions of the charter are very
stringent in requiring that the city must
live within its income and that no bills
must be contracted or Indebtedness in
Cured unless there are funds in the treas
ury to meet the same. | believe 1t Will
take all the money there is in the general
come in during the present fiscal year, to
meet the demands that will accrue during
that period. AS your board refused TO
make provision for these celebrations, L
do not think it is right at this time to use
money that will be necessary for other
purposes.
1 therefore recommend that your Board
reconsider the allowance of these dona-
tions and that in the future if it is desired
to aid these celebrations (and 1 think it
advisable) the tax rate should be fixed so
that by no possible means there Will be
deficiency before the fiscal year is
finished. Respectfully submitted,
B. U. STEINMAN. Mayor.
SPECIAL OFFICERS AND PoUNDMAsTER.
A communication was received from
the Mayor nominating Robert Goods for
special policeman for X street, from Sec
ond street to Eighth street.
Also appointing Edward Rhadigas as
special policeman for the locality bounded
by NJ and r, Tenth and Twentieth
streets.
Also nominating Walter ID. Cooksley
to be Poundkeeper.
Mayor Steinman also sent in his ap
proval of the ordinance providing for the
payment of a salary TO the POundkeeper
in addition to the fees heretofore allowed.
and increasing his duties, and providing
for supervision over the performance of
the same.
Leonard of the Fire Committee stated
that horse had been bought for the re-
lief horse.
Bragg of the Building Committee re-
ported that they had decided TO fix up
the old Police Courtrooms and the
Judges and City Attorneys rooms, in
stead of fitting up rooms in the Water
Works.
Kent of the Levee Committee reported
that the Y-street levee was nearly fin
ished, and thought it would be well to
confer with the Supervisors TO see if they
would stand half of the expense Of fix
ing the approaches on the EreepOrt road
at Twenty first street.
Devine Of the Street Committee thought
the board had better take action to COM
pei the owners of the low lots on the
other side Of the R-street levee to fill
them up, as the health of the city de-
mands that it be done mediately.s
Leonard moved that the City Attorney
be instructed to notify the owners of the
low lots between Eleventh and Twelfth,
II and U, that if the lots are not filed up
to the grade within thirty days be Will
commence suit against them.
On motion of Tozer, the lots were de-
clared a nuisance, after which Leonard's
motion was carried.
BIDS FOR HOSE.
The bids for fire hose were then opened.
The Sacramento Pipe Works offered Red
Dot hose at 791 cents; Baker Il Hamilton,
Bay State hose at 80 cents, Tiger Jacket
80 cents, and Improved Knit Jacket at so
cents: Schaw, Ingram & hatcher offered
Baker Fabric Hose to be used by the de-
partment year, and if satisfactory at the
end of that time, to be paid for at so
cents, with interest; Frank Lyman
offered Imperial Jacket at 70 cents; the
California Fire Apparatus Company
offered Paragon at 80 cents; the Bowers
Rubber Company offered Victor at So
cents; the Fabric Fire Hose Company
offered keystone at so cents, and the Re-
we're Rubber Hose Company offered
American Jacket at so cents.
Devine moved to accept the bid for
imperial hose, which was the lowest.
1t would save the city $3.50.
Leonard said the Imperial was bought
three years ago by the city and did not
till the guarantee. The company refused
to make it good, and it was not until
litigation forced it that the hose was re-
placed. The Paragon hose. on the con-
trary, did more than they had agreed to,
replacing hose which was destroyed by
acid, without any fault of theirs.
Several members expressed their pref
erence for different brands. After some
discussion it was decided that each Trus-
tee should vote for the hose he preferred
and the voting continue till some hose
received the majority OF votes.
| On the first vote the Paragon received
four votes, the Imperial two, the Baker
TWO and the Victor one.
Tozer then moved to purchase 500 feet
each of Paragon, Imperial and Baker.
The motion was lost-5 to t.
The vote was then renewed. The Par
agon got five votes, Baker two aud I'm
perial two. Pennish changed his vote to
Paragon. making it six, and it was