The record-union., 1894-05-01
LABORS OF THE CITY TRUSTEES.
The Bakers Sunday Ordinance Con-
signed to Oblivion,
second-street Paving Bids Rejected
Special Policemen Confirmed
Messages From the Mayor.


the addition of the eight new desks for
the members, which are ranged in two
rows across the middle of the apace
within the rail.
There were present Trustees Lawton,
Wachhorst. Davis, Kent, Leonard, Tozer.
Devine, Bragg and Pennish.
The bills for salaries and the usual
number of others were allowed. A num-
Der of last years bills for street sweeping
and other services were referred to the
City Attorney for his report as to whether
they could legally be paid.
The City Attorney reported on two
bills of the Sacramento Coal Company
for pumping at the Ystreet levee. He
saw no objection to paying one of them,
but he thought the other was not due till
next month.
On motion of Bragg, the latter was laid
over till the next meeting in order that
the City Attorney might investigate
further.
City Attorney Brown stated that the
case of the Capital Gas Company against
the city had been decided adversely to
the city by Judge Catlin and the city or
dered to pay for the gas used. He did
not think the decision would stand, and
while he disclaimed all intention of inn
pugn1ng the decision. he advised the
board to appeal it to the Supreme Court.
De had consulted a number of lawyers
on the subject, and they agreed with
him. If the bill was now paid and some
one In the future should sue the members
OF the board. they might have to pay the
money personally. He considered ii an
important case and one that ought to be
definitely settled and the Charter up
held.
Devine moved that the City Attorney
be authorized to appeal the case to the
Supreme Court. Considerable discus
sion ensued, the different members
speaking for and against the appeal.
Kent moved to lay the matter over
till Saturday evening, and the motion
was defeated by a vote Of TO 4.
Devine's motion was then carried by
the same vote.
CONTRIBUTIONS.
The matter of confirming L. B. Isham
as mounted policeman was then taken
up, and refused by vote of noes to 2
ayes.
The nomination of G. W. Warner as
special policeman on K street, from Sec
ond to Eighth, was confirmed by vote
of to2
The nomination of w. E. Click as
special policeman between and j,
twentieth and Thirty first, was con-
hrmed by a vote of to |.
q. E. Harber's nomination as special
policeman at the Buffalo Brewery was
confirmed unanimously.
That o. Charles Addison, to be Foreman
OF engine No. 3, vice William Harris, re-
signed, was also unanimously confirmed.
1he following communications from
the Mayor were received and placed on
Tile:
RAILWAY EXTENSION.
10 the Board OF Trustees: 1 herewith
transmit TO your honorable body with
my approval indOrsed thereon. Ordi-
nance No. 342, entitled, ''Granting the
right of way to Albert GaIlatin and
Horatio P. Livermore to construct and
operate a street railway over and along
certain streets in the City of Sacramento"
b. u. STEINMAN, Mayor.
CAB VS.. PATROL WAGON.
To the Board Of Trustees: l herewith
transmit to your honorable body a propo-
sition from William Ii. Bradley,
manager of the Gurney Cab Company in
this city, in which he states that the cab
company will respond to all calls from
the police department during the night
time and from the time the patrol wagon
is put up to its coming on again next
morning, for the sum OF S75 per month.
The same is submitted to you for your
consideration and such action as you
may deem proper. Respectfully SUBJ
mitted. b. U. STEINMAN, Mayor.
OUTSIDE STAIRwAYS
To the Board Of Trustees: Being in
formed that at your last meeting an ordi-
nance was proposed by which it is in
tended to permit persons having side
stairs leading 10 the upper story and
resting on the sidewalk to maintain the
same, desire to make the following sug-
gestions, as yCa no doubt know the
effect of such an ordinance would be TO
repeal the ordinance now in force upon
the subject: AS many of our citizens have
been compelled to obey the ordinance by
removing these side stairs, il would seem
to me to be unjust for your board to con-
slider for moment the advisability of
changing this ordinance especially as
the only side stairs now standing on the
sidewalk on either j n X streets, or the
streets adjacent thereto, lead to buildings
which are owned by non-residents of
this city. These side stairs are very un-
slightly and are a relic of the architecture
of the past. No city which prides itself
on the appearance of its business streets
would for single moment permit such
unsightly Instructions to exist. Re-
spectfully submitted.
b. y. STEINMAN, Mayor.
CEMETERY VAULT.
To the Board of Trustees: I herewith
transmit to your honorable body COM
munication received by me from City
Surveyor VIM. Mullenney, in which he
advises that certain changes be made in
the plans and specifications for the new
vault at the City Cemetery now in course
Of construction. As the Board of FruS-
tees made the contract now in existence,
your board should make the alterations
in the contract suggested If you feel so
advised; and as | have examined into the
matter, and think the changes sugges ted
are for the best, recommend that the
original contract be changed In the mat
annaH
Respectfully submitted,
B. U. STEINMAN, Mayor.
THE BLOCK BOOK.
10 the Board Of Trustees: Being in
formed that your board at your last
meeting ordered q block book of the
wster system of this city to be made
desire to call the attention Of your board
TO the fact that such block book is now
IN existence.
Some time since 1 called your attention
to the section of the charter which re-
quires comprehensive map or chart OF
the whole water system to be made, and |
recommended that your board take the
necessary steps to have it made at once.
1 deem it advisable therefore to suggest
to your board that you reconsider the
matter, and authorize the making of a
comprehensive chart or map instead of
the block book. Respectfully submitted,
B. Z. SrEINMAN. Mayor.
SEWERAGE BONDS.
To the Board of Trustees. During the
last week I have had under consideration
Ordinance No. =, entitled, An ordi- |
nance OF the Board of Trustees of the city |
of Sacramento, determining that the pub-
lie necessity and interest of said city de- /
mand the construction OF additional sew /
ers, cesspools and pumping plant for the /
proper disposal OF sewerage, the cost of /
which construction Will be too great to /