The record-union., 1894-10-30
SHALL STREETS BE SWEPT BY HAND?
The Question Submitted to the Board
of Trustees.
Improvement OF Certain Streets Aban-
doned-Contracts for Sprinkling
Wagons Awarded.

The City Board of Trustees held its
weekly meeting last night, Trustees
Lawton, Wachhorst, Kent. Davis, Bragg,
Devine, Leonard, Tozer and Pennish
being present.
The following communications from
the Mayor were read:
SPECIAL OFFICER WANTED.
TO The Board Of Trustees: 1 have re-
ceived a communication from j. II. Todd,
manager OF the Clunie Opera-hous re-
questing the appointment of q special
policeman for that theater. Before max
ing the appointment it is necessary that
the position should be created by your
board. recommend that the position
be created. Respectfully submitted,
Il. Y. STEINMAN, Mayor.
cEssPooL ORDINANCE APPROVAL.
TO the Board Of Trustees: 1 herewith
transmit to your honorable body, with
my approval indorsed thereon, Ordi-
nance No. =, entitled IAN ordinance re-
quiring persons engaged in cleaning
out vaults and cesspools in the City of
Sacramento to report to the Sanitary and
Building Inspector on the first day of
each month the location of the premises
the number of barrels removed and the
name of the person owning the premises,
amount of $500. Respectfully submitted
b. u. STEINMAN, Mayor.
Devine reported that the sidewalk at
Sixth and \ streets would be constructed
next week. He recommended that the
manholes at Sixth and L aud at Sixth
and x streets be raised with brick and
covers fitted TO them. IL was SO ordered.
He also recommended that steps be
taken Immediately toward repairing the
lnVaP north h4tOra n 6
raise the river.
Kent moved that the Superintendent
OF Streets be instructed to lay stone cross
Ings where necessary on Jibboom street.
1t was so ordered.
Devine wanted to know, as street
between Thirteenth and Fourteenth had
been widened. whether the city or the
property-owners would have to pay for
Improving the extra width.
President Lawton said it was about
time 10 improve it with bitumen
Leonard said he had made arrange
ments TO have the patrol wagon furnished
In the daytime. The Chief OF Police had
asked to have it in use on Sundays, as 1t
was impossible to get express wagons on
that day. 1t could be done for 81 !, day,
and he thought it would be well to do so.
The cost for other days will be about $40
per month.
He also said that Mr.. Brown would
the hose wagon were awarded to him, that
the city would get good job done.
IoZer reported that the special Commit
tee on Sprinkling Wagons had decided
that the only sprinkling apparatus that
they thought worth considering were
the Winkler and Studebaker.
The committee had at first decided to
award the contract for the dead-axle
wagon to Brown Bros. and for the others
TO j. +. Hill. Mr.. Hill claims, however,
that he. was the lowest bidder on the
whole bid ana should therefore have the
whole contract, and the committee
thought perhaps his claim might be cor
matter.
SIDEWALK KICKS.
Leo Stanley addressed the board, stat
ing that the sidewalks in the block where
lie lives had been condemned and if the
block is torn up now, just when the rains
are beginning, it will make bad work for
re winter. The sidewalks are in good
condition and safe, and the property
owners are willing to go on in the spring
if granted further time.
T. a. huchler appeared and made q
vigorous kick on the same subject, and
both matters were referred to the Street
Committee.
DILEMMA.
Z. Wharton stated that he had been
ouhuihs mouse ana naQ employed a
plumber to do the work He had sent
him 10 the Examining Board to pass his
examination. He had gone to the board
and been told to go and do the work and
get his certificate afterwards. The work
IS ali done but putting in the tap, and
now when the plumber went to the board
he was told there was no board now, and
as he has no license he cannot put in the
tap, and consequently there is no water
IN the house. lie asked the board what
was TO be done.
Deyine stated that under the new char
ter there is no Examining Board, but
Leonard said he did not agree with him.
The matter was referred TO the Water
Committee.
ART GALLERY ROOF.
Devine presented the plan for repairs
on the Art Gallery roof, and moved that
the Mayor and Building COMMITTEES be
authorized to proceed with the repairs in
accordance with the plan, and ad dvertise
Tor bids IT necessary.
Bragg wanted TO have the plan read
and know what the expense would be. so
that the board could vote intellgently.
Devlne stated that the repairs would
not cost more than the $1,000 allowed by
the board, and perhaps not so much as
that.
Devine's motion was carried.
WATER KIckERs.
An old gentleman of an aggressive
turn of mind wanted to know if Tins Vac
board of justice or not. A lady who
keeps dressmaking establishments had
to pay, he said, 50 quarter for sprink-
ling the sidewalk. About the only use
she had for water was to clean her win
dows. he stated that she had only two
girls in her employ most of the time.
Kent, however, was OF the opinion
that she employed nine.
Then the gentleman branched off on
business licenses, which he said were
an outrage ana not required in Chicago,
where he used 10 live
Hewas assured the case would be in
vestigated.
Then MIR. Mcdonald asked if he mnst
pay for irrigation, simply because he had
Il plat OF Bermuda grass, which he conId
raise without irrigation. He was referred
to the Mayor.
THE VAULT BOND.
Corporation Counsel Deylin stated in
relation TO the bond or William Beckman
aud q. Abbott as security Tor the con-
tractor on the city receiving yauIt HAT
Mr.. Beckman was willing at any time to
pay his halt. Mr.. Abbott had been W rit~
ten to and had asked little delay.
Deyine moved that the Building Com.
mittee be instructed TO estimate tho cns,
of completing the vault, and it was so
ordered.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mr.. Devlin also stated that the orai-
nance allowing rebates on licenses is NOT
retroactive, and therefore AIR. Maze was
not entitled TO rebate, his case occurrjnr
before the ordinance was amended.
Mrs. Louise Lenz asked that her water
rate be remitted, as she was unable to
pay it. The matter was referred to the
President of the board.
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