The record-union., 1894-08-28
PASSED OVER THE MAYORS VETO.
The Water Rates Ordinance Becomes
a Law.
The Finance Committee Recommends
That the Auditor Receive $500 for
Extending the Rolls.

The City Board OF Trustees held their
regular weekly meeting last night, Trus-
tees Lawton, Wachhorst, Kent, Davis,
Devine, Leonard, Tozer, Bragg and PEN
nish being present.
Leonard of the Fire Department Com
nlittee reported that an offer had been re-
ceiyed from San Francisco of three hose
carts which were used there during the
ALidwinter Fair. The price list of them
was $3.50, and all three were offered for
$780, He moved that the Chief Engineer
be instructed to go and examine them
and that his expenses be paid. The mo-
ton was carried.
He also stated that the committee rec
commended that the Sullivan-kelly Com
pany be awarded the contract for oil for
the machinery in accordance with their
bid.
It was so ordered.
Kent moved that Schaw, Ingram &
hatcher be awarded the contract 10 sup
ply the Water Works with a Worthing-
ton feed pump in accordance with their
bld, and 1t was SO ordered.
Devine stated that he and Tozer had
been appointed on a committee TO ex-
anime into the hog ranch which one OF
the papers had stated existed ON the
American River, outside the city limits.
They had been unable to find any ranch,
except one inside the city limits, which
was on high ground, in pear orchard.
and is never overflowed so as TO carry the
manure into the river. There was no
water on tile place, except such as was
pumped by the man who runs the place.
They were informed that there was no
such ranch outside.
[The Health Officer has investigated the
place referred to ia the paper, which is
between the north levee and the mouth
of the American River. and found it
Objectionable, but had doubts as TO his
jurisdiction TO abolish it.
Kent said that the board had passed an
order at the last meeting instructing the
Street superintendent to have Fifteenth
street sprinkled in front OF the New Pa
vilion during the fair. Mr.. Murray, he
was informed, stated that he had never
been notified to that effect. He moved
that the Clerk be Instructed to notify
him.
There are several other things that
have been ordered that people should
know. he thought there should be some
way of notifying them. There was, he
stated, bulkhead on Front street, be-
tween Il and :, which was banked up
with dirt last winter. The boards have
shrunk and the dirt has fallen out
through the cracks. He moved that the
Street Superintendent be instructed to
have it fixed, and it was so ordered.
Tozer, tor the Finance Committee,
stated that the committee had conferred
with Auditor Young and others in regard
TO the Auditors claim OF S375 for extend
ing the assessment roll last spring, and ii
recommended that the Board allow him
$500.
Lawton said that the Board had author
lied the President to sign the agreement
OF arbitration in the claim of b. Labs
against the city for $500 on account Of
land taken for street. The contract
stated that the city would be bound by
the act of the arbitrators, and be had de-
clined to sign it. Lincoln White, who
was present, had a resolution which
would cover the question and he re-
quested him to read it. White read the
resolution, which provided that the city
should pay the amount fixed by the
arbitrators, not TO exceed $500, and II was
so ordered.
Bragg moved that the Levee Committee
be instructed to pnt the lumber which
had been bought upon the levee fence,
before it was all stolen.
The committee was so instructed.
ID. w. Woods was granted license to
keep a saloon at liz First street.
THE MAYORS VETO.
OoVlU6 l1OV6Q IDaL bl6 ordinance uXlng
water rates be passed over the Mayors
veto.
Davis favored the motion.
Pennish moved to lay the matter over
week.
NO" said Davis, 'if we do that, the
ordinance will be dead, the fifteen DAYS
are about up now."
"Well." said Pennish, sit ought to be
dead"
The ordinance was passed over the
veto, Tozer and Pennish declining to
vote.
THE ELECTRIC LIGHTS.
Kent said that there had been consider
able time lately when the electric lights
had not burned and the streets had been
dark and unsafe. There has been con-
siderable complaint from citizens. He
had list of lights and the time they had
been lit.
If the bill for lighting is put IN for the
full amount for the past month, he should
be opposed to paying it without reduc-
ton. He moved that the Clerk be in
structed to notify the Superintendent of
Electric Lights TO keep the lights in
order and the motion was carried.
The board sat down squarely on an APP
plication to keep dance nall on Second
street, as being against good morals.
An ordinance was introduced by Bragg
regulating the license Of livery and sale
stables and laid over one week.
The board then adjourned till Thurs
day night.