The record-union., 1894-02-27
mo CHIEF YET.
NJ. M. Drew's Confirmation Postponed
for Another Week.
City Attorney Brown Thinks a Con-
tract for Lighting With the Gas
Company illegal.

Company illegal.
The interest in the proceedings of the
Board of City Trustees continues un-
abated, judging from the crowd that at
tended their meeting last night. the con-
hrmation or otherwise of the Mayors
appointment Of NJ. NJ. Drew for Chief of
Police being evidently the lodestone that
attracted them.
The minutes having been read, w. II.
Devlin. the Mayors clerk, read the
following message:
SACRAMENTO, February 26, 1894.
TO the Board Of Trustees: / herewith
transmit to your honorable body, with
my approval indorsed thereon, Ordinance
No. =, entitled, "Granting 10 the Sacra-
mento Electric Power and Light Com
pany the right to postpone the COM
mencement OF operation OF certain por-
tIons OF the street railway authorized
to be built and operated under the pro-
visions of Ordinance No. 80 passed
February 20 1885" and Ordinance No.
-, entitled, "To prevent the spilling of
garbage from vehicles upon the streets
and alleys of Sacramento City,"
Respectfully submitted,
b. L. STEINAIAN, Mayor.
STREETS AND PARKS.
Trustee Devine stated that number of
complaints had been made to him about
railroad iron which is lying on the streets
and bIockading the premises OF business
men.
the street railway company had told him
thatif the Trustees wanted the rails re-
moved he would have it done.
Trustee Devine also thought that the
Bermuda grass should be taken up from
the Flaza, and that evergreen trees be
planted in the city parks.
The City Gardener said shat the fall was
the proper time to remove the Bermuda
grass.
Mr.. Devine also spoke Of new house
which has been built back of the Lull
House, on Seventh street, the steps of
which, he thought, intruded several
inches on the street and should be re-
moved. He also introduced Il resolution
that the Mayor be requested TO call the at
tention of the street railway company TO
the iron and ask them TO remove 1t. The
motion was carried.
On motion OF Trustee Tozer the Street
Committee We're authorized to have the
Eitteenth-street Park planted to trees,
grass and shrubbery.
Trustee Kent stated that residents in
the vicinity would furnish the trees if the
EIOuuuS N6IG pun All S1dpG 1OI Dld1LILSs
Trustee Leonard suggested that a walk
be put down, in order that people should
not walk across the grass while it was
getting start.
Trustee Devine moved that the City
Engineer be instructed to investigate the
steps he had spoken of on Seventh street,
and see if they intrude on the street. 1t
was so ordered.
On motion OF Trustee Bragg the City
Clark was III pRptaG tO notify a S1Narir1-
tendent OF Streets TO give up his present
quarters at the end OF the month.
Trustee Kent said the Street Committee
had tried one OF LADDERS spriukling carts,
and like it, but thought that others should
have chance to bid. He moved that the
committee be authorized to advertise for
BIDS to furnish sprinkIers.
Trustees Kent Pennish and Devine
favored giving the local manufacturers a
chance.
trustee Kent moved that manufact-
urers be notified to furnish plans and
specifications to the Street Committee
and bids upon them to the Clerk for next
Monday night.
Il was moved that the Mayor be au-
thotiZed to appoint the employees recon-
mended by him for the city cemeteries,
subject to the confirmation Of the board
making two grave-diggers and five labor
ers at The City Cemetery and one of each
at the Helvetia Cemetery.
Trustee Tozer thought all the men at
the city cemeteries should be appointed
special policemen, but Trustee Bragg
said that the laborers would then have to
stay at night. Their regular time is
eight hours day.
Trustee Leonard suggested that the
matter of the Helvetia Cemetery men be
laid over for investigation and the men
remain there at present.
4s.~r, l.,x-
City Cemetery was taken and the Helve-
tia Cemetery matter was laid over for the
present
NEW QUARTERS LEASED.
The Committee on Buildings reported
that the proposed lease OF the rooms over
the Farmers and Mechanics Bank was
submitted to the City Attorney and
changed in some slight particulars by
ham. The committee presented the lease
as amended as part OF a resolution. In
order that the records might be correct
and not inconsistent, the committee ad-
Yised that all former orders of the board
on the subject Of leasing rooms be re-
scinded, and that in order to close the
transaction the resolution hereinafter set
forth be adopted, authorizing the Presi-
dent to sign 1t IN behalf OF the city.
They followed d resolution that the city
of Sacramento for the purpose Of secur-
ing suitable rooms for city offices enter
into lease with Nj. II. and +. l.. Lynch
for the north ten rooms in the second
story of the building and also the two
rooms lying Immediately west OF the
room in the northeast corner of the build
ing for one year from April Ist, at rent
of u, 40, or Sleeper month.
The Misses Lynch agree to provide the
ordinary janitor work, keeping the
premises clean and washing the win
dows, and building the fires when neces-
sary. They also agree 10 make such alter
ations in the rooms as may be necessary
to put them in good condition for The
purposes for which they are to be used.
The resolution also authorizes and di-
reefs the President 10 sign the lease and
ailix the corporate seal OF the city 10 it,
aud that, upon the approval OF the lease
by the Mayor, it shall be declared the act
OF the city.
Trustee ToZ er moved that the resOlu
tion;be adopted and the President author
lied 10 sign the lease, and it was unani-
mously SO ordered.
SEWER MATTERS.
Trustee Pennish of the Sewer Commit
tee offered a resolution empowering the
Mayor and President OF the board 10
negotiate for q block OF land near the
river and west end of r street, and ex-
pend reasonable sum Tor their eX-
penses IN so doing.
The resolution was adopted.
". a. Devlin announced that the
Mayor had approved the lease of the