The record-union., 1894-06-29

is trying to promote the interests of the
city by inducing factories to come here:
that these blocks are valuable as manu-
featuring sites; that it was the sense of
the board that no better use can be made
OF these blocks than to place them at the
disposal of the Improvement Association,
with the view of leasing them to such
| firms or corporations as the association
may induce TO locate factories here.
Ihe resolution then provided that from
this date no parks or blocks shall be
leased except for the purpose of estab-
llshlng factories thereon.
The partially completed contract with
{. ii. Todd, to lease the block on b street,
was then rescinded and declared null and
void.
FOURTH OF JULY.
The Committee on Fireworks was
granted the privilege of using the Plaza
ana closing the streets touching on it TO
carriages Tor two hours on Fourth of July
evening.
Leonard said that part of the pro-
gramme was riot drill by the military.
lie was opposed allowing it in the
! crowded streets, where women and chill
dren might be hurt by the guns.
Lawton stated that one item in the tax
levy was Tor $3.50 for Fourth OF July
exercises, ana he favored lis being used
for celebration.
Iozer was inclined to fear that accidents
might result on j or X streets.
George W. Eicks said that ten years
ago similar drill was had. The soldiers
are drilled to hold their guns at such
level that no one can be hurt by them.
The blank cartridges also are so made
| that they cannot hurt a person if fired
right at them
On motion Of Devine the Fourth of July
Committee were granted the privilege of
holding riot drill.
HAY AND WOOD MARKET.
An ordinance was read prohibiting the
selling OF wood, hay and coal at any
place except regular places of business on
private property and at permanent
market on the block between B and G,
Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets. 1t was
laid over till a week from Monday night.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A license was granted TO Jacob Myers
to carry on shooting gallery at 6lS K
street
Devine said that there were number
OF bridges on the Y-street levee, between
Twentieth and Twenty eighth streets,
that ought to be repaired. The county is
willing to bear half the expense, he un
derstood, and they ought to be repaired.
| Kent moved that committee of three
ors on the subject.
! The motion was carried and Leonard,
! who was in the chair, appointed the
| street Committee to confer with the
| Supervisors.
The acceptance of j street from the
contractors came up and Street Superin-
tendent Murray said that he thought the
street had been properly paved.
An ordinance accepting it was then
passed.
| Devine said that a gentleman COM
| planned to him of a sewer on Eleventh
street which annoyed him.
Sanitary Inspector Herr stated that the
parties who SEled TO have a sewer placed
on the outside OF the curbing had hero
J tofore had one under the sidewalk. The
| Board of Health and the property-owners
/ object to the putting down OF an earthern
! pipe like the one formerly in use which
! became broken in places and let the sow
/ age out. They had no objection to iron
| pipe.
An ordinance providing for the main
tenance of hitching posts inside the curb
ing on each lot, not more than twenty
! feet apart, was laid on the table.
| A communication from the Electric
Railway Company, asking that the alley
| between NJ aud n, Twenty and
| Twenty ninth streets. be closed, was re-
ceved.
! Devine of the Street Committee said
that the Mayor was opposed to granting
such concessions to any company at any
time. The matter was laid over till Mon
day night.
The new plumbing ordinance was also
laid over till Monday night.
a resolution was presented, providing
! that any application for license to carry
on saloon be accompanied by certif-
cate that the water rate had been paid by
the place up to the beginning Of the en-
suing quarter.
Dog owners were granted immunity
from the Poundmaster TOR fifteen days
| for their dogs, to give them time to pro-
cure tags.
a communication was received from
Johnson u johnson, accompanying the
claim OF Mary Gomez for s., 800 against the
city, for damages alleged to have been sus-
tained by her falling off the Y-street
levee. The matter was laid over till
Monday night.
a report was received from the Sacra-
mento Day Committee on the celebration
of that day. 1t was placed on file and the
thanks of the board rendered to the COM
mitree for the able manner in which they
conducted the celebration and excursion.
An application was received from +.
Rippon and Q. Tryon for license to keep
saloon, between b and G, Twelfth and
Thirteenth streets. 1t was referred to the
! Chief of Police.
A mplaint from a number of citizens
! was made that there was too much noise
at all hours of the night at the Salvation
army barracks. Tne residences of the
signers were not stated and the matter
was laid over till Monday night.
/ The Clerk called the attention of the
| board to The fact that next Monday it
must meet as a Board of Equalization,
and that notice must be given to the pub
| lie that it was in session.
| 1t was decided that the Clerk advertise
that the board will be in session for three
weeks from l to 2 O'Clock.
| The Clerk also called the attention of
the board to the great amount of extra
work entailed and the necessity of extra
help at that time.
Tozer was appointed committee of one
to report on the matter Monday night.
The board then adjourned.
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