The record-union., 1894-12-27
THE SOUTH YUBA WATER COMPANY.
Franchise Granted to it by the City
Trustees.
It Must Transmit 600 HORSEPOWER
Here Within Two Years-Bell-
Ringing Ordinance.


from the Mayor:
SIDEWALKS AND CURBS.
To the Board OF Trustees: My attention
has been called to the fact that, at your
meeting of December 2lst, permission
was granted TO a number OF property
owners to raise their sidewalks to ''con-
form to the curb"
1 have examined the ordinances for the
purpose of finding some authority for
such action, but have been totally unable
TO discover any provision 10y which your
board, or any other officer or person. can
give permission 20 any citizen to raise a
wooden sidewalk TO conform to the
curb"
Evidently you have misconstrued Ordi-
nance No. $40, which amended Section
of Ordinance No. 3l2. Section g., as
amended, provides that whenever any
sidewalk has been inspected by the Side
walk Inspector, and he has recommended
to your board that the foundation or sup
port OF the sidewalk so inspected is III
flrst-class condition, your board may
grant permission to have it covered with
the same material used on the original
sidewalk.
When the amendment was before me
disapproved it, but it became a law by
your board passing it over my disap-
proyal.
If your Clerk has notified the property
owners mentioned in the resolution that
permission has been granted them, L
hope you will cause him to notify each of
them that the action of your board was
illegal, and that permission cannot be
granted to violate law.
L lave instructed the Chief Of Police to
notify the police force not to permit any
OF these persons to raise their sidewalks
and If anyone attempts to do so, to arrest
them for violation of Ordinance No. 3i2
RaSn4ctf1ilU hp1itfo1
b. u. STEINMAN, Mayor.
PLUMBERS EXAMINING BOARD.
To the Board Of Trustees: Pursuant to
Ordinance No. -, entitled IAN ordinance
creating the position OF Examining Board
of Plumbers and defining their Guties,"
passed December u, 1884, and approved
December II, 1894, 1 hereby nominate
and. by and with your consent, l hereby
appoint Frank Lyman, Dr. James II.
members of said Examining Board. Re-
specttully submitted,
B. U. STEINMAN, Mayor.
SPECIAL POLICEMAN.
To the Board Of Trustees: / hereby
nominate and, by and with your consent
l hereby appoint W. b. Farwell to be a
special policeman for the Clunie Opera
house, vice Il. Nj. Taylor. who has been
discharged by the manager. Respect
b. Z. STEINMAN, Mayor.
CREED HAYMoND's VAULT.
To the Board Of Trustees: The last will
of Greed Raymond, deceased, formerly
Of this city, contained the following pro-
vision:
Il give and bequeath to the city of Sac
ramento 81 900, to be by said city invested,
and the proceeds thereof applied forever TO
the care and preservation of my vault
and plat in the City Cemetery OF Sacra-
mento."
l do not think the city can legally act as
trustee for this purpose, nor does the at
torney for the executor.
/ herewith transmit to your honorable
body letter received by me from L. C..
Coogan, attorney for the executor, and
also draft of a resolution renouncing the
trust conferred in the will.
L recommend that your board pass the
resolution, and cause a certified copy
thereof to be sent to Mr.. Coogan, so that
he can use the same in having a new
trustee appointed by the court. Respect
fully submitted,
B. Z. STEINMAN, Mayor.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Leonard said that the Chief of Police
had requested him to ask the board to
purchase a pair of shoes for Handsome"
Brady, who has none. The shoes were
ordered purchased.
Devine said that property-owners on
Twenty eighth street, between n and 0,
were complaining that their neighbor-
hood is the receptacle of all the storm
water for some distance around, The
sidewalks and curbings are floating
around, and he thought the people should
have some relief.
THE GAS WELL.
Attorney W. II. Humphrey said that
he had been requested by Mir. Lewis, the
President of the Natural Gas Company.
to make statement with regard to the
water from the gas well. The company
Will stop the water as soon as it can col
lect in some money with which to stop
it. The company will not go on with the
work, but will wind up Its business as
soon as posi- bic.
should be taken TO compel the company
to stop the water from running as soon
as possible.
The matter was referred to the Mayor
BILLS AUDITED.
A number of bills were audited. One
(of j. Donohuel was objected to on the
ground that it was made out as fireman.
when he was only appointed coal l-passer.
1t was finally ordered paid.
The bill OF Grove IL. johnson for legal
services in the King case was referred to
a committee composed of Leonard, Tozer
and Kent.
STREET-CLEANING.
ID. a. Lindley stated that not as much
work had been done in scraping up mud
as had been anticipated, on account of the
weather. Twenty blocks on y, O
and streets have been cleaned at a cost
of about S25, exclusive of the Street Su-
perintendenps services. Considerable
mud has been sold to private parties, but
much has been left in the cutters to dry,
tie would like some expression of the
board with regard to the removal of the
mud, to the effect that after the money al
lowed HIM was expended the city would
remove it, If he was unable to do so.
He explained the system OF tickets in
the scheme for giving employment to the
unemployed, by which there would be
but small expense to ask the city to
meet. The books are being kept so that
any citizen who buys any of the tickets
for distribution can tell where and by
whom the ticket is used.
On motion of Kent the report was re-
ceived and placed on file.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
DR.. Huntington. of the City Board of
Education, asked for leave of absence
from the city for three months, which
was granted.
FOR PUMP.
A communication was received from
the Holly Pump Company in relation to
furnishing new pump. 1t offered a 10
0G0,000-gallon pump for S35, 200. and q
5000, ,000-gallon pump, for two engines.
at $4,000, and for three engines for S50.,
600. The company declines to renew the
offer made in 1891, but will deliver the
pumps and wait for pay if properly Sc
cured.
RAISE IN GAS.
Cook Drew notified the board that