The record-union., 1894-07-10
Hay MARKET ORDINANCE GOES.
But the Mayor Does Not Approve
of Closing Alleys.
The Y-streeS Levee Will Probably
Have a Railing : Dangerous
Crossing at Street.


Crossing at r Street.
The City Board of Trustees held their
regular weekly meeting last night. Trus-
tees Lawton, Wachhorst, Davis, Kent,
Bragg. Devine, Leonard, Tozer and PEN
nish were present.
The following communications from
the Mayor were presented by Secretary
Devlin and read:
SALVATION ARMY-A. KINGS CLAIM.
To the Board of Trustees: In reference
to the complaint made against the Saliva
ton army, which was referred TO me by
your board, / will state that the matter
has received my attention, and think
can say that there will be no complaint
from this source in the future.
Concerning the claim of Antoine King
against the city of Sacramento, based
upon his judgment obtained in the Supe-
rior Court of this county. desire TO state
that 1 have investigated and examined
into the matter and am convinced that
the city will be compelled to pay the
Judgment. as the matter has been finally
disposed ofin court.
Mr.. King informed me that he will
make out an itemized statement OF his
demand and file the same.
| advise that the same be paid, II the
amount is certified to by Johnson o.
Johnson, attorneys-at-law, who tried the
case for the city. Respectfully submitted,
b. Z. STEINMAN, Mayor,
EXPERTS REPORT.
To the Board Of Trustees / herewith
transmit to your honorable body the re-
port of City Experts, w. w. Coons and
a. d. Catlin, upon the books of the diff
forar1f n Fl norS and pY1ta for the
nine months ending January s, 1894. The
same is submitted TO you for your examl-
nation.
1t viii be observed that the experts
point out number of delinquents in the
payment of water rates, licenses, etc.,
and for the purpose OF enabling the
proper officers 20 give this matter their
attention, l respectfully request that
when you have finished your examina-
tion of the report the same be returned
to me. Respectfully submitted.
B. U. STEINMAN, Mayor.
ORDINANCES APPROVED.
To the Board of Trustees: / herewith
transmit to your honorable body, with
my approval indorsed thereon, the fol-
lowing ordinances, to wit:
Ordinance No. =, entitled "Establish-
ing a market place for hay, straw, grain,
wood, coal, coke and charcoal on the pub
lie square bounded by B, c. Fifteenth
and Sixteenth streets. and fixing PEN
atty for making sales of any such ma
terial at any other place in the city, ex-
cept at established places of business on
private lands, owned, leased or controlled
by the person or employer OF the person
making such SALE"
Ordinance No. =, entitled San ordi-
nance to amend Section of an ordinance
entitled Regulating the use of sidewalks
in the city of Sacramento numbered 346,
passed June Is, 1894, and approved June
%, 1894, giving in the amendment permiS-
sion to managers of theaterS and news
papers TO erect and maintain bulletin
boards on the outer edge of the sidewalk. !"
Respectfully submitted,
b. U. STEINMAN, Mayor.
ANOTHER ONE VETOED.
To the Board of Trustees: 1 herewith
transmit to your honorable body with my
disapproval Endorsed thereon, Ordinance
No. -, entitled: "Vacating the alley
through the block bounded by NJ, n,
Twenty-eightha and Twenty-ninth streets,
in the City of Sacramento"
My reasons for disappearing said ordi-
nance are as follows:
Sometime since the above ordinance
before its passage. was referred to me by
your board for examination and advice.
In message in answer to the same /
stated that | was opposed to the enact
ment of the said ordinance, because be-
lieved that instead Of closing alleys the
city should endeavor to open those that
are now closed. / have not changed my
views on the matter since, and still be-
lieve that it is poor policy for this city to
close up and vacate alleys. The people
In the immediate vicinity of the alley
closed have a right TO have the alley
opened, SO that they may have free access
to and from their premises. The city is
growing in that direction, and it viii not
be long, in my judgment, before the wis
dom of keeping alleys open will be fully
demonstrated. Respectfully submitted,
B. U. STEINMAN, Mayor.
On motion of DeYine action on the ex-
perts' report was deferred for two weeks,
during which time each one of the board
can examine it in turn.
Tozer stated that he had investigated
the printing of the ordinances. 1t would
cost $50 for 1000, which was much less
than advertising in the papers.
On motion OF Devine 1000 were ordered
printed at a cost of 500.
Corporation Counsel lDevlin stated that
Z. A. Burr and Frank Miller had given
bond. when they objected to the i'm
provement of street. The city beat
them, and they have offered compromise
on their bond.
The matter was referred to the Mayor
and President of the board.
With regard to the claim of Mary
Gomez against the city for damages sus-
tanned in being thrown off the Y-street
leyee, he did not think the city was liable
for damages.
Devine asked for .ae report of the COM
mittee appointed to confer with the rail-
road officials and members of the
American Railway Union.
Davis reported that the main work of
the committee had been to try to bring
about as good feeling as possible between
the parties and he thought it had ac-
compIished 1t TO some extent.
DISPUTED BILLS.
The bill of VIM. Gutenberger for put
ting CRATE IN the boiler at the Y-street
pump was disputed on the ground that
the Mayor had ordered the work.
Pennish stated that he had conferred
with the Mayor and indorsed the ORDER.
An acrimonious debate arese between
Kent and Pennish, and Leonard and
lawton opposed the bill as being not
contracted under the rule of the board.
The bill was referred to the Water
Committee.
The bills of A. D. Catlin and w. W.
Coons for exporting the books were al
lowed.
Deyine wanted the bills for drugs for
the City Dispensary read and asked the
Health Officer to explain them. He
thought that the bills were running too
high and wanted to know why it was so.
Dr. Fowler stated that there were MANY
who apply now for treatment who inform
him that they had never done so before.
but being out of employment were forced
TO do so. He also had to supply medi-
cines to the City and County Jails and
the Foundlings' Home. He had some
time ago made out list of drugs, SO that
the board could advertise for bids. but it
had not been acted upon.
The bills were allowed and or, oSt;,,,,eo =