The record-union., 1894-03-27
a REMnNsrRANcE WINS.


| course, settled the question, and she went
away satisfied that her property would
not be contscated.
THEY RECONSIDER.
A communication was read from Mrs.
Prendergast. who keeps saloon near the
gate of the City Cemetery, and who was
refused a license to further conduct it.
She stated that she was supporting two
children. and had always kept quiet,
orderly place. To refuse a license would
render her property worthless. She
asked that few months further time
might be granted her, III order that she
might have a chance to dispose OF her
property.
Wachhorst moved that her license be
extended for three months.
Kent moved TO reconsider the action
refusing her u license from April 1st, and
that the Collector be notified to issue
license to her for three months.
Leonard hoped that if the license for
three months was granted, that the board
would not get soft-hearted again and ex-
tend 1t second time.
The license was then extended for three
months, Tozer and Lawton voting no.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Pennish, OF the Sewerage Committee,
recommended that property-owners be-
tween Seventeenth and Nineteenth, n
private contract with Il. &. Muddox to
construct an eight-inch sewer.
Bragg moved that it be aid over for
week, until the report OF the Engineer be
received. 1t was SO ordered.
Leonard, of the Fire Department Com
mittee, reported that the extra hook and
ladder truck was nearly ready TO be
placed III service.
Devine, Of the Street Committee, re-
ported i'll favor Of allowing ID. II. Quinn.
at Fourth and streets, time to wait till
his building is fixed and put down his
sidewalk aiterward. Quinn was granted
four months In which 10 put down his
walk.
Devine said that several property
owners on J street had told him that
the reason the improvement OF that
street was costing so much more than X
street did was that the work was to be
done during the winter.
They did not think, as the time for the
contract has about expired, that if further
time is granted they should get the bene-
Ii of it In reduced price.
l.. L. Hatfield said the gentlemen were
laborlng under misunderstanding with
| regard to the price of the contract No
provision is made in the contract that the
work must be done in the winter time.
The matter was fully canvassed before
| the contract was signed, and many prop
erty-Owners wanted to make the time as
long as possible, SO that they might not
have TO pay their proportion Of the cost
so soon. The delay had been granted in
order that the new street railroad COM
pany might obtain possession of the road,
as they wished to widen out the tracks
aad relay them with new ties and heavier
rails, rebuilding it properly. The major
lty OF the property holders at that time
signed a petition to the old board for an
4
Devine said that be found the petition
then sent in contains the names of several
| people who are now complaining.
| l.. p. Gilman said that the contractors
should be made to pave the street from
curb to curb, one or two blocks al time,
and finish up as they went along. He
| thought there should be no granite block
used next the tracks.
Mr.. Mcdonald, for the Street Improve
ment Company, said that there was a
great deal OF misapprehension with re-
gard to the contract. His company had
been willing at all times to start in on the
work, bat have deferred it in order to
allow the Street Railway Company to put
down their track as they wished.
He was willing to put 200 men at work,
and thought that he could finish it in sixty
days, although he would prefer ninety.
H profeSsed to be willing TO employ Sac
ramentO men, as far as possible, but for
some parts of the work there must be ex-
pert men employed. The greater proper
ton OF the money paid on the street will
remain in Sacramento.
on motion OF DeVine the contract was
extended for sixty days.
The committee to fix surveyors fees
asked further time to consider the matter,
which was granted.
Devine further stated that fences and
trees encroach OH the alley between Ninth
and Tenth, r and S streets. Other alleys
are in the same fix.
Kent of the Levee Committee reported
that contractor Touhey had finished put
ting on the dirt on the Y-street levee, and
invites the Trustees 10 come out and in
spect 1t at his expense. The invitation
was accepted.
Devine moved that the Mayor be re-
quested to confer with the railroad COM
pany with reference to their building a
sidewalk at Tenth and Il streets. 1t was
so ordered.
WATER ORDINANCES.
Communications from the Mayor were
read, approving the ordinance regulating
the connecting of water pipes with the
mains.
He also disapproved of the ordinance
providing for the collection Of water
rates.
on motion OF Tozer, action on the
| Mayors veto was postponed for one
week.
A REMoNsTRANCE.
A remonstrance against improving the
alley between X and L, Third and
Fourth, was referred to the Street Conn
mittee. Kent said that the names of two
men were attached TO the remonstrance
| who were lying in the City Cemetery. He
wanted to know how the names appeared
there. The President suggested that they
| had come back to do it.
COMMUNICATIONS.
| A communication was received from
| Water Collector Saioman, stating that he
had materially enlarged the list of water
takers by adding names OF number who
have not hitherto paid water rates.
The City Taper presented a request that
the old Plumbing Inspector be instructed,
! before retiring, to furnish him with list
of all new taps put in under his super
vision, and that the new inspector be in
structed TO do likewise.
TRANSFER OF FUNDS.
| On motion of Tozer, the Auditor was
instructed to transfer $3.50 from the gen.
eral fund to the street fund and Sl00 from
the general fund TO the sewer fund, i'll
order TO pay some bills on those funCs
Leonard inquired how much money
was in the fire department fund, and
| found 1t insufficient TO pay the men.
1T was developed that there was only
Yenough money in the general fund to pay
salaries and expenses.
\ number of bills were audited and al
lowed.
MISCELLANEOUS
The Superintendent of Streets was au-
thorized to sell the water-tank now in
the corporation yard.
The bonds of c. i. Fowler as City Phy-
sician: Victor g. Tolley, Plumbing In
snector, and George W. Herr, Building
and Sanitary Inspector, were approved.
A discussion of the pound ordinanao