The record-union., 1894-06-07
WEIOEL And His COW PASTURE.
The Trustees Reconsider Their Action
in the Matter.
Various Contracts-The Y-Street Pump
Ing Contract to be Let-Mih-
tary Encampment.

The Trustees held an adjourned meet
ing last night. Trustees Lawton, Wach-
horst, Kent, Leonard, Deyine and Pen
nish were present. 1t was nearly $50
o'clock before quorum was secured, one
of the members being in attendance on
the Republican caucus.
Bids for improving the alley between
K and L, Third and Fourth streets, were
opened, and A. L. Rosa, Antonio King
James Touhey, P. a. Miller ana City
Street Improvement Company found to
be bidders. The contract was awarded
TO James Touhey, the lowest bidder.
Sacramento Pipe Works, Crane & Co.,
Schaw, Ingram, hatcher q Co., HUSBAND
d Brooks, Peyton II. Brooke, Holbrook,
Merrill IL Stetson were bidders on so
feet of six-inch water pipe. Crane & Co.
being the lowest bidders, the contract
was awarded to them.
The bids for the enlargement of the
Office and chapel at the City Cemetery
were from Brook IL Adams, SllaS Carrie,
Henry Elliot, George a. Wendt and c.
SCHNEIDER. The bid of the latter was the
lowest, by almost S45, but was informal
Leonard moved to reject all bids. The
motion was lost, only four voting for IT.;
five being required. The contract was
then awarded to Elliot.
Y-sTREET PUMP.
Kent moved that the Clerk be author
lied to advertise for bids to run the Y
street pump for six months.
Devine thought that no addition to the
sewerage system would be made this
year, and that it would be better to ad-
Vertlse for bids for a year.
,nOpard said bo did not tO thinl
that the sewerage system would be
dropped. He favored bids for six months.
1t was decided TO advertise for bids for
six months, and the matter was referred
to the Sewerage Committee.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Trustee Leonard was authorized to pro-
cure blue prints of the plan of the sewers
President Lawton said that some let
ters have been received asking for in
formation as to grades, etc.
On motion OF Devlne, the Sewerage
Committee was instructed to take charge
of the correspondence.
On motion of Devine, the matter of APP
pealing the case Of Antoine King against
the city was referred to the City Attorney
for his opinion.
Pennish moved the Street Superintend-
ent be instructed to put gratings over the
pipes at the street crossings on and Is
streets, to keep the dirt out, which fill
the catchbasins.
The matter was laid on the table.
A resolution declaring Saturday, June
8, 1894, legal holiday was passed unan-
imously.
wEIsEL's COW PASTURE.
Charles Capman, who lives at Twelfth
and Y streets, appeared before the board
TO protest against its action in allowing
Chris Weisel two months further IN
hF Fah f. I lnvHr 10 nat off ,n
grass on the street, which was ordered
opened last year. lie said he had lots for
sale, but parties refused TO buy until the
street was opened. He paid taxes, as well
as Mir. Weisel.
Devine and Wachhorst favored letting
the action of the board stand-two
months is not long time.
Leonard favored reconsideration of the
boards action. Ii people are allowed to
keep streets closed the city cannot be i'm
proved.
The motion was reconsidered.
Kent moved 10 grant Welsel month
2 in which TO open the street.
Street superintendent Murray said that
he had notified Weisel to open the street
within ten days. The time would expire
on the 7th, and if the board did not order
otherwise he should open it.
Mrs, Larkin, poor old lady who sells
milk from few COWS for a living, nad
been ordered TO open the alley between
Il and S, Tenth and Eleventh streets. She
wanted to lay her case before the board,
but he had told her it was no use.
If the board extends Mr.. WeisePs time
for opening the street, they should also
extend Mrs. Larkin's time. He was con-
tinually met with the assertion: GU
allow such and such rich man to do so,
but. as | am poor, l cannot get any such
privileges. Why don't you treat rich and
poor alike?"
The motion to grant Weisel thirty days
was lost. Kent, Devine and Wachhorst
voting aye, and Leonard, Lawton and
Pennish votingno.
At the request of Frank NJ. Woodson,
who has been hard at work on the mat
ter, Trustee Devine introduced a resolu-
ton prepared by Mr.. Woodson. TO the eff
feet that 1t is the sense of the board that
the encampment of the Second Infantry
Regiment should be held at Sacramento.
The resolution was passed unanimously.
a number of bills were allowed, and
the board adj journed.