The record-union., 1894-02-06
THE MAYORS new APPOINTMENTS. rs.
John B. Rodgers Nominated for Chief
of Police.
The Tax Levy VIII be ST 90 on Each
$10O-New Quarters Selected
Lighting Contract.

The Board of City Trustees held spe-
cial meeting yesterday morning for the
purpose of considering the questions OF
sewerage, levying of taxes and lighting
the city.
The following communication from the
Mayor was read:
SACRAMENTO, February 5, 1894.
'To the Boayd of Trustees / herewith
present to your honorable body COM
munication received by me from L. a.
Lauder, as agent for Studebaker's I'M
proved street-sprinkler. l am thoroughly
of the opinion that this city should do its
own street-sprinkling, and not let IL Out
to others. The city now eXpendS annu-
ally between twelve and fifteen thousand
dollars for street-sprinkHng,a and as IN my
Judgment it has not been half done, the
city pays for more than IL gets. The city
should own its own street-sprlnklers, ana
the work should be done under the dlrec-
ton of the Superintendent Of Streets, the
same as other street work. Men with
teams could be hired at so much day.
With such plan in operation L fully be-
lieve that at the close of the season the
city would pe the gamer both financially
and also in having the work better done.
az therefore earnestly recommend that
you give Mr. LADDERS communication
you agree with me, that the city resolve
to do its own street-sprinkling the COM
ing season, and that the necessary ar
ranRements be entered into with MIR.
Lauder for the purchase of sufficient
number of street-sprinklers. In his COM
munication he says that four Sprinklers
of 75O gallons capacity each and six OF 600
gallons capacity each should be pur-
chased. The cost of the first kind is $50
each, and the cost of the second is $3.50
each, making the total cost OF the ten
$4,220. The benefit TO be derived in the
future from such plan will soon justify
the expenditure OF such a sum for these
street-SprlnklerS.
"WhiIe on this subject, | may also add
that. IN my Judgment it would also be a
wise thing for the city TO own It's own
scavenger and garbage wagon and per-
form the work itself instead of paying
others for it.
81 also advise that your board purchase
an ambulance wagon for the Police De-
partment The wagon now in use is
hardly tit for this purpose. A city of the
size of Sacramento should have covered
ambulance wagon so that in case OF acci-
dent, ETC., in jured persons could be hu-
namely carried TO their homes or other
places and receive medical attention, in
stead of being carried over rough streets
in wagon not intended for such pur-
poses.
LAS your board is about TO consider the
tax levy for the coming year, | have
made the above suggestions and trust
that you will adopt them and make the
necessary provisions in the leVying OF
the taxes for the purchase of the same.
'B. L. STEINMAN, Mayor"
A communication from T. A. Lauder
to the Magyar was read, stating that in re-
sponse to the Mayors inquiry, he would
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street sprinkling and own its own
wagons. He thought that four 75J-gall0n
sprinklers with platform springs tor the
business portion OF the city, and
six 600-gallon wagons without springs
for the residence portion would be
needed He could furnish the 100
gallon wagons at S485 each and the
600-gallon wagons at $3.50 each. They
would have four-inch tires and he would
lend the Street Superintendent every as
sistance to operate them successfully.
On motion of Trustee ToZer the matter
was referred to the Street Com mittee, to
report on next week.
THE SEWERAGE QUESTION.
The question of sewerage system was
taken up, and Trustee Leonard said the
committee were not prepared TO AXE a
full report and did not wish to l.. Ike a
partial one.
system of sewers would cost more than
5000 and the people will have 10 de-
termine upon the system and raising the
money. The sooner the matter Is de-
termined, the better. He suggested that
the matter go over TILL night.
Trustee Tozer said there was no sys
tenn of sewerage here and the city should
have one. Ii work is done on a sewer, it
should be done properly, so as to make it
part of a definite system. He thought
that $1,000 or $1,000 would be we'll eX-
pended for feasible plan of sewerage.
President Lawton said he had heard
for the past twenty years that Sacra-
mento city had no sewerage system.
Investigation had shown him that the
city has system but no outlet for its
sewage It's health record is good-better
than that of some other cities who in
crease their population on paper in order
to lessen their death rate. The Sewerage
Commission is doing good work and
would probably be ready to report to-
night
was right. He had examined the sewers
here and found that an outlet was needed.
He had talked to Mr.. Stoddard and
others, who agreed with him.
The matter went over till the evening
session.
THE TAX LEVY,
A communication was received from
City Superintendent of Schools Hart.
stating that he had made an estimate of
the amount peeded Tor running the High
School, which, including $500 for teach
ers' salaries, was $4,000.
City Auditor Young submitted the fol-
lowing estimate of the amounts to be
raised for the different funds, to run the
city for the six months commencing
April 1st:
General fund, for half year (which will
be scant), 30 cents -S5l 800.
Fire department fund, for half year,
now s., coo short, II cents-Si9, 900.
Street, including sprinkling for most of
season, and now short three months, 20
cents-S2S, 900.
Police fund, for half year, present-sized
force, 10 cents-Sl4, 600.
Sewer, for nine months, which includes
the present three months, 10 cents-S4, 600.
Library fund, for about nine months, 81
cents-S4, 900.
Street bond fund, one years interest,
and taking up $1,000 bonds, D cents
$1,000.
Levee bond funds, half years interest,
II cents-S2, 100. Total, 81 II.
He thought the street lighting should
be taken from the general fund and put
into the street fund or fund by itself
1t amounts 10 about $4,000 annually.
President Lawton said that the subject
of the tax levy came next. He thought
it would be well to take up the general
fund and determine whether they should
fix the rate at fifty cents or less. He
hoped the whole levy would be kept
down TO 81 10 TOR the six months There