The record-union., 1894-05-15
THE MAYOR HAS NO DEPUTIES.
A Sharp Letter Addressed to the
City Trustees.
second-street Improvement Contract
Awarded-Pennish Confirmed
as q Policeman.

OOdT4 Ol Olly trustees was D0lu ldS1
night, Trustees Lawton, Wachhorst.
Davis, Kent. Bragg, Tozer, Leonard. De-
vine and Pennish being present.
The following communications were
received from the Mayor:
NO DEPUTY MAYORS.
TO the Board Of Trustees: | herewith
return to your honorable body with my
disapproval indorsed thereon, the claim
and demand of Nj. B. Horne 1or IaDor
performed as machinist IN the wafer
Works, amounting to S9l, which claim
was passed by you over the AuolIor
veto on May Z, 1894
My reasons for disappearing this claim
are as follows:
First-The same was not authorized by
me as Mayor.
Second-That Horne was not employed
by me in the exercise OF my supervision
over the Water Works.
Third-That Horne was employed by
the Chairman of the Water Committee of
the Board of Trustees, and the charter
expressly provides that no member of
the Board of Trustees shall ever employ
any person in the city government.
Fourth-The charter provides tor but
one Mayor to run the city government,
and does not authorize the appointment
OF Deputy Mayors, or the assumption of
the powers of Mayor by other officers.
b. q. STEINMAN, Mayor.
ALLEGED ILLEGAL ACTION.
10 the Board Of Trustees 1t being
called to my attention that at your last
meeting permission was given to a citi-
zen to raise his sidewalk to the official
grade, desire to call your attention to
the fact that such permission is in VIOLA
ton of Ordinance No. 3l2 of this city re-
latlng to sidewalks. If the ordinance
referred TO is not satisfactory TO your
board l know of no way Of defeating its
purpose other than by direct repeal which
must be done by enactment of new
ordinance AS it is my duty under the
charter to enforce all ordinances l here
by notify your body that the granting of
such permission as above mentioned
will not deter me from enforcing all legal
ordinances legally passed.
b. .. STEINMAN, Mayor.
ExPERTING CITY OFFICES.
To the Board of Trustees I hereby
notify your honorable body that | have
appointed w. w. Coons and A. d. Catlin
as experts for the purpose of exporting
the books of the city officials and of the
different departments, from the first
Monday in April, 1893, to the first Mon
day III January. 1894.
b. Y. STEINMAN, Mayor.
Davis asked leave to withdraw Horne's
bill for repairs TO machinery at the Water
Works. The permission was granted.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The Committee on Buildings reported
in favor of enlarging the office of the
Superintendent of Cemeteries, and sub
mitted plans and Specifications. Bragg
moved that the matter be laid over one
week and it was SO ordered.
Devine reported that he had examined
the vault at the City Cemetery and
thought that the contractor asked too
much for making the proposed alteration
TO slate roof He therefore moved that
the vault be completed in accordance
with the original contract. The motion
was carried.
petition was presented from resi-
dents Of l street. asking that an electric
light be placed at Fourth and |.
George Rider stated that the Chinese
residents maintained light at Third and
l. at their OWN expense, but residents
above there would like one at Fourth and
/. The matter was laid over one week.
4 petition from residents in the vicin-
ity of II aud Y, Twelfth and Twentieth
streets, asking that COWS be permitted to
pasture on the sidewalks there if tied
and taken away before nightfall. They
thought it would be benefit to the pub
lie as there are no sidewalks and it would
keep down the grass ana weeds. On
motion of Leonard the matter was laid
over one week.
Devine of the Street Committee stated
that residents of Seventh street would
like to improve the street if they are al
lowed to do it with gravel
Kent SAID he had been at Folsom and
satisfied himself that macadam can be
made by the city at as little expense as
gravel. He moved that the Street Com
mittee be authorized to go up and ex-
anime into the subject He said there
was water power there and a rock
crusher could crush The rock very
cheaply.
Leonard favored the motion. He
thought that it was a step in the right di-
rection. Devine also favored it. He
would like to see the streets macadam-
lied, if done cheaply.
The motion was carried.
CITIZENS HEARD.
a remonstrance against improving
Tenth street from TO u was presented.
G.. Nj. Avery said that when the matter
was first agitated all were in favor of i'm
provement Since then the dull times
had come, and they did not feel able to
pay for it. All but three or four will have
to borrow money IN order to pay for It.
They asked the board to postpone the
improvement for the present. 1t will
work no great hardship, as the street is
used comparatively little. He had conf
dence in the good sense of the board, and
would leave IL IN their hands.
Leonard moved to lay the matter over
for month. He did not think it would
be advisable to lay it over for two weeks.
1t was SO ordered.
J. w. Wilson appeared before the board
to ask for assistance in keeping the Riv-
erside road in good order. Many citizens
use it. it being the only good drive out of
the city. Last year the board gave $50
per month, and he thought ii that amount
could be appropriated enough could be
raised by subscription.
The matter was laid over two weeks.
Maurice Haley stated that the Street
Commissioner had refused to allow him
to remove the gravel on his side of the
street and put it into his alley. He had
paid for the gravel and was going to have
It.
Leonard said if Haley was bound to
have his gravel he did not see why he
brought it before the board.
ORDINANCES.
The ordinance establishing a market
place was read and action on it deferred
one week.
Both the water ordinances were also de-
ferred for one week.
The wash-house ordinance was adopted
unanimously,
The ordinance authorizing the Mayor
TO appoint counsel for the city was read
and laid over for a week.
An ordnance adding a new section to
the PLUMBING ordinance, and providing
for cesspools and their ventilation, was
read the first time
motion to lay over the ordinance for
one week was made.
Devine moved to postnona If indafin-
itely. He said it seemed as if someone
was trying to make work for himself.
Inquiry developed the fact that il was
recommended by the Board of Health.
Law ton asked Bragg to take the chair.
and said that he hoped no such action
rvould be taken Tho Road 20 ITo.t4.,