The record-union., 1894-10-30


hent said he favored the Winkler, but
thought that it would not be well to tie
up 10 IL. DC thought if the board could
get tne Studebaker at nearly the same
cost the city would be the gamer.
LaWton said the board had given bid
oers several spriEklers to choose from,
| ana they had bid on different ones. He
tlought 10 ADOPT the Winkler, although
LIE favored 1t, would be an Injustice 10
those bidders who had bid on the other
sprinklerS. lie understood, besides. that
one or Two parties in The city have q
monopoly OF the Winkler, and If SO, lie
shouia vote against the motion.
j. +. hill, who had not specified any
sprink kier in his bid, said he can get any
sprinkler, and will furnish whatever the
board desires.
brown Bros. said they can get the
Wlnkler, but did hot know about the
Studebaker.
Leonard said anyone who desires can
get the Studebaker.
Kent moved that the bids-be allowed to
brown Bros. and j. f. Hill the lowest
bidders on the respective wagons. tnev TO
use Inc Studebaker sprinkler if they can
get IL, and IL not, that they use the Wink
Ter.
DeVlne opposed both motions as giving
.he contractors choice OF supplying an
lhieflor sprinkler az a less cost. SO
bragg and Lawton favored the Wink
Ter, the former saying that he understood
that some OF the bidders intended to nave
tnelf wagons manufactured III the East
| anu shipped here. Ii that is the case he
should vote against the motion.
AenCS motion was lost, Pennish ro-
iuslhg to vote, as he did not know where
| me money was to come from
DeVlne's motion WAS also lost by tie.
LaWton moved that the contract for
building the spring wagons be awarded
10 Hill and the other five TO Brown Bros.
as they were the lowest bidders. they to
use either the Winkler or the Studebaker
sprinkler
hessrs. Hill and Brown, in answer to
question, stated that the wagons would
pe pullL entirely by Sacramento labor.
Lawton,s motion WAS then carried, PEN
nlsh refusing tc vote.
HOSE CART HORSE
Bragg moved that the Fire Comn,ittee
be empowered to purchase the horse
onered 10 them ana dispose of the old
horse. So ordered.
y resolution was read abandoning the
proposed improvement OF q street. from
Iwenty-third to Thirty-first: Il street.
from Elghth TO seventeenth; Eighteenth
street, from E to q; Ninth street from ID
to q; . and Z, Fourth and Fifth streets.
Wachhorst SAID IL was eighteen months
since the resolutions for improvements
were passed and something ought 10 he
done, one way or the other.
LaWton said these streets were ordered
improved long time ago, only few
pLocks peihg picked out by the surveyor,
Where he thought there would be no on
position, instead of taking up the whole
street, as the people Oh it wished done.
achhorst SAID that the paper that adj
yertlsed these street impro vemeuts mad
oeeh waiting ever since tor its pay, and it
WAS unjust.
The resolution was then adopted and
the advertising bill referred to the Audit
ing Committee.
CONTRACTS AWARDED.
BIDS for improving the alley between
y ana L, Fourth and Fifth streets yarn
received from John Hughes, b. Labs and
Rosa & Silva. Hughes was awarded The
contract o
Bids were also received for improvino
tne aliey between o and p, Sixth and
SeVenth streets, from John Hughns =
Labs and Rosa d Silva. The contract ,ysS
awarded 10 Hughes. %
Digs for repairing the Y-street pumn
were received from j. NJ. McIaju at Soo
and Frank N. McKeyer ar slg0 and
Root, Nelson & Co. at $50. The latter cot
the contract s0
Hastings ana j. Ii. Davis were bidders
Tor repairing the roof of the boiler-room
at the Water Works, and the contract y,as
awarded TO Hastings. " %
Blds Tor furnishing wood for the Fire
department were read from Al. Hanra-
nan and John SHELTON. and the contract
was awarded TO the latter.
STREET CLEANING.
j. W. Wilson addressed the board in
reference TO cleaning j and X streets
lie said 1t was evident thew wera r~1,
properly cleaned, and he had been toll
that the city had not money to have it
uone rlghtly. There is no question but
mat the only way is TO clean them hv
hand, both from sanitary point of
view and Tor the preservation of the fine
street. II mud and water are allowed tn
Telhalh on the pavement it will not last,
lie would like to know what money the
board will allow monthly for sweening
IN case the property-owners will con-
tribute TO have the street pronerlv
cleaned.
Kent moved that the Finance Commit
Tee De Instructed to find out what the
ely can li, afford TO pay aud confer with
Mr.. Wilson, and report next Monday
night. 1t was SO ordered.
CAvANAUGH's BRIDGE.
the matter of repairing the bridge o,.or
the canal in front OF Cayanauoh,s ranch
was referred to, the Street Golnmit,aa
with power to act, ct an expense nor to
exceed S35.
REBATE ASKED.
A communication was recaiyed from
Curtis q Bowley, agents for Calvin Per-
klns, stating that they had paid $50 ,jelin-
quent water rates on properly lust bonrhl
by him, which the former owners rels,se
10 pay, and asking rebate of the amonnt-
Ii was referred to the Water Committee.
MARKET ORDINANCE.
An ordinance was 1ptraf,,ao.1 .z.I,.,
ing market place at Is and G. Fifteentb
and Sixteenth streets.
Kent opposed the ordinance. which
would set up monopoly and prevent
consumers from getting the benefit of
competition. and Devine, Davis and
Bragg agreed with him.
The ordinance was laid over for a
week.
An ordinance forbidding the placing of
gravel or other material on bitumirons
streets was introduced by Lawtou. TO
prevent the running of the streets with
gravel, cement and mortar aad such ma
terlal, and was laid over for a week.
The board then adjourned.
The mort Oh