The record-union., 1894-11-20
TRUSTEES SHOW THEIR BACKBONE.
Kenny, Versiko and FassIer Lose
Their Licenses.
Lawton, Bragg, Davis, Tozer and
Leonard Vote to Revoke-Sev-
eraI Ordinances Passed.

THE City Board of Trustees met last
night in regular weekly session, Trus-
tees Lawton. Wachhorst, Kent. Davis.
Bragg. Devine. Tozer, Leonard and Pen
nish being present.
The President called Trustee Bragg to
the chair while the minutes were read.
The following messages from the Mayor
were read:
a CONTRACT RETURNED.
To the Board of Trustees: / herewith
return to your honorable body, without
action thereon, the contract between Il.
Twaddle and the city, for the perform
proach of the riverside road to the
street levee from the north crest OF the y
street levee extending north 2OO feet.
This contract was awarded TO II. Iwad-
die by your board on the I'D day OF DC
tober, was entered into on The 3lsJ OF Oc-
tober and was presented to me for my
consideration on the 14th day of Novem-
Der.
When the contract was presented to me
the contractor had not only entered upon
the performance of the work, but he Aad
almost completed the same.
AS no contract calling for the payment
of over 500 can be effective unless APP
proved by me, as well as passed by your
board, l do not intend to be Ignored In
the making of such contracts. Why the
contract was not presented to me before
Novem Der 18th / do not know.
AS the work is nearly done, there seems
to be no occasion for my acting upon the
contract, and it is therefore returned TO
you.
In the future / request that no work be
done under contracts calling for the pay
ment of more than 500 until such con-
tract is either approved by me or passed
over my disprovai by your board. as
provided by the charter. Respectfully
submitted. Il. u. SHERMAN, Mayor.
AN ORDINANCE APPRoTED.
To the Board Of Trustees: l herewith
transmit to your honorable body, with
my approval Endorsed thereon, Ordinance
No. =, entitled, ITO prevent the spilllng
of sand. dirt, loose straw, manure or
garbage of any kind from vehicles upon
the streets and alleys OF Sacramento City,
and providing a punishment for the
same" Respectfully submitted.
i. u. STEINMAN, Mayor.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Devine of the Street Committee said
much complaint had been made to bim OF
the throwing of garbage on the streets III
the northeast portion of town, persons
dumping garbage against fences and In
alleys unrestraiuedly.
on motion OF ToZer the Superintendent
of Streets was instructed TO have the
handbills on which the garbage ordi-
nance is printed posted up through the
city.
Davis moved that the disputed water
rates of NJ. e. Tilden be referred to the
Mayor with power to act and it was so
ordered.
Leonard of the Sewerage Committee
reported that there was much complaint
with regard to the Seventeenth-streei
sewer, the odor from it being almost I'M
bearable at night He suggested that
flushing the sewer might give relief IL
the matter.
Kent of the Levee Committee reported
that the fencing on the 4-Street levee was
being miserably done-Only one nail to &
post i'll some instances and pieces o.
boards being put in TO I'LL out with.
Bragg said he did not think the man
who is doing the work had any contract
that had been approved by the board, OIL
that any bond had been given for the
faithful performance of the contract.s
Devine said he had exalpined some O
the posts and found them full seven fee
as called for. He wanted the matter tc
be Investigated fully, that no injustice bt
done 10 the contractor. II contract ha!
been made, it must be filed somewhere
and the fact can be easily ascertained.
The contract was read by the Clerk ant
found to have been approved by The
board but not by the Mayor.
Kent moved that the Superintendent o
Streets be instructed to order the con
tractor to quit work, and it was so or
dered.
Kent further stated that complaint haC
bean made with regard to the sewer pipt
at Front and Y streets. A Mr.. Pierre,
threatens to sue the city If the pipe is Gu
of, and the superintendent of Street!
hoo, To-
TO do. He moved that the Superintend
ent be instructed to cut off the pipe.
was so ordered.
Kent said that William Land asked tina
some relief be granted to him in the mat
ter Of the alley back of the State House
which had been laid with broken grant
too large to pack. He moved that tn
Superintendent of Streets be instructet
to repair the alley with Arcade sand 0
other suitable material.
Pennish and Devine argued that Gin
derS would make a good roadway, bu
Kent said cinders would only make mu
when the rains came. Mr.. Land is d pro
gressive man and large taxpayer, an
entitled to fair treatment He had sal
he would do the work himself if the cit
did not attend to 1t pretty soon.
The matter was referred 10 the Stree
Committee, TO be reported on next week
STREET SWEEPING.
J. o. Coleman and j. w. Wilson al
peared as committee, requesting thu
during the session of the truit-Growers
Convention the bituminiZed streets b
swept every night, that they might pre-
sent respectable appearance to the visii
OrS.
Tozer moved that the Superintender
OF Streets be instructed TO have the street
swept by machine during the convention
but afterwards withdrew his motion.
Leonard moved that the Superinten6
ent of Streets be instructed to have th
streets swept by hand for one night.
Considerable discussion followed, Ker
and Tozer saying there was no money
the street fund TO pay the extra eXpenst
Leonard finally withdrew his motion.
Degine moved that the SuperintendeI
OF Streets be instructed to have the b
tuninized streets swept by hand durin
the week, and II was SO ordered.
TO WELCOME VISITORS.
J. o. Coleman notified the board tb
the members had been appointed TO serI
on committees, several OF them on eae
day, in order to show proper attention
the visitors.
TENTH STREET.
Devine said that there were many con
nlaints made that Tenth street. between
and j. had not been properly paved. Al,
as the city owns half of it it should
properly done.
TOO HEAVILY TAXED.
Rev, Lowe of the United Bretbre
Church addressed the board saying III
the church was taxed more largely
proDortion than the other churches. 4
asked that the tax be either reduced ,
RENTED entirely.
The matter was referred to the Finan,
Committee.
OLD BILLS.