The record-union., 1894-05-22
The ordinance for the collection of water

The ordinance for the collection of water
rates was also passed.
The ordinance providing for the en-
ployment OF an attorney, in addition to
the City Attorney, to be known as cor
poration counsel, at Sl25 per mouth. upon
condition that he may be summarily dis
charged at any time by the city, came up
for action.
Devine opposed it. saying that by not
having one the city had already saved
$500.
Leonard thought the place could be
vacated at any time.
The ordinance was accepted. Kent and
Deyine voting no.
The ordinance transferring the vege-
table market from Third street on to
Second came next.
! Wachhorst favored leaving the matter
to the vegetable men themselves. There
are two parties Tor and against the re-
moVal.
Ex-Judge Buckley presented several
/ petitions from vegetable, commission and
market men in favor of The removal.
E. Z. hart presented two petitions from
/ business men of the two blocks and from
vegetable venders. He was informed, he
SAID, that large number of the names on
Judge Buckley's petitions were those
OF employees to growers, who never come
TO the market. 1t was simply to enhance
+, lower block.
Kent moved to indefinitely postpone
| the matter,
| ToZer and Leonard had Investigated the
matter and found that the fight was be-
tween two or three saloon men in each
block to hold the trade of the vegetable
men.
The matter was indefinitely postponed.
The ordinance allowing cows to Craze
on sidewalks met the same fate.
BIDS INVITED.
Bragg moved that plans and specifica-
tions for the extension of the Superin-
tendent's office at the City Cemetery be
advertised and bids invited, the work to
be completed within ninety days. 1t
was so ordered.
CLEAR WATER.
Kent said that he did not see how the
Board of Health could send in a report on
the water question without the concur
renee of the President, who is the Presi-
| dent of the Board of Trustees. he
moved that the Clerk be instructed to
request the Board OF Health to notify the
President when they were to hold
meeting.
President Lawton said that the Board
of Health had made no report. They
will have a meeting tomorrow night to-
night. The members were very anx-
lOttS W uldh6 d luOIOuSu uN0StlSdllOD
into the water, so as to fully understand
the question. They would like to be
authorized to expend some money in the
| investigation.
He presented the following resolution:
ResoLUed, That the Water Committee,
in conjunction with the Board of Health,
is hereby authorized to expend sum OF
money, not to exceed $500, for the purpose
of Investigating the quality, quantity and
the general utility of the water to be fur
nished under contract between IL. l..
Fish and the City of Sacramento. Said
Board of Health is requested to take into
consideration the manufacturing interests
of the city, as we'll as all other interests,
and are requested to examine all papers
and documents necessary for the purpose
of giving their opinion to this Board OF
City Trustees as to the advisability OF
continuing said contract. The said Board
of Health is requested to render their
opinion to this board in writing as soon
as possible.
The resolution was laid over for one
week.
The matter was laid over for week.
SALOON LICENSES.
The Chief of Police recommended that
licenses be granted to Thomas T. Stew
art at 1901 NJ street, Gregorio Cifuentes at
1881 Front street, G. A. Cooper at 1929 ID
street and Gray & Titus, Golden Eagle
| Hotel.
George Murray opposed the granting
of license to Stewart. He gave a long
| list of saloons in the neighborhood and
stated that they were a curse to the neigh
| borhood, and that in times past people
could not sit upon their porches without
| hearing braWls and such language as was
not fit to be listened to.
The granting of the license was laid
| over for one week.
Gregorio Cifuentes was granted
license, Bragg voting no and Tozer de-
| clining.
| C. A. Cooper was denied license.
| Tozer said that he was opposed to
saloons in the residence portion of the
! town. He was glad Mr.. Murray had the
| courage to come and make a protest.
Citizens who object to having saloons
near them seldom have courage to say so
| TO the board.
Gray IL Titus were granted license.
PARK IMPROVEMENT.
The bids for lease of the public park
between B and G, Twenty-seventh and
| Twenty-eighth, were opened, and the
| lease awarded 10 G. II. Todd, who en-
gagged to haul 375 loads of dirt into the
park, besides doing other work.
STREET AND ALLEY.
Bids were received for improving the
alley between K and l.. Eighth and Tenth.
The bids for improving the alley be-
tween l. and NJ, Ninth and Tenth streets,
were opened.
Those for improving Tenth street from
G to g, were also opened.
The bids were all laid over for week
and referred to the Street Committee.
WATER MAIN.
Bids for the water main pipe, at Second
and / streets, were opened and referred
to the Water Committee.
The board then adjourned till Friday
night
MTTSEMENnS