The record-union., 1894-12-04

referred to the Chief of Police.
chief OF Police Drew reported favora-
oly on the applications for saloon license
OF Michael franc, 1923 Front street, and
Il. Camenzind, 229 street.
ORDINANCES.
The ordinance providing for regulation
OF the erection of electric-light posts on
the sidewalks was laid over for one week.
mat Tor providing market place was
Withdrawn, on motion of Davis, at the
request OF some of the dealers.
Inc ordinance for regulating saloons,
prohibiting their being kept open be-
tween midnight and A. NJ. unless they
take out special lIcence at Sl50 per quar-
Ter, was indefinitely postponed on mo-
ton OF Deyine.
STREET WORK.
A remonstrance was read against the
improvement of X street from Tenth to
Eleventh with bitumen, and referred to
the City Surveyor,
Lawton offered the following resolu-
ton:
WHEREAS, Through the gallant and
nople Efforts of the soldiers OF the war of
1861 a flagstaff has been erected in the
fIaza and with the flag OF our people has
ueen presented to the city, therefore be it
ReS0tUed, That the City of Sacramento
90 accept the said gift, and do tender the
thanks OF our city to the Grand Army OF
tne hepuDllc for presenting such mag
nlhcent emblem of the freedom and inde-
pendence of our country. 1t is further
ReSOlUed, That the gardener at the Plaza
all clear days.
The resolution was adopted.
THE MAYORS MESSAGES.
On motion of Lawton the matter of gas
at the City Prison, alluded to by the
MaUnr r1fESrraH n WaTnr Conn
mittee for investigation.
The matter OF the ordinance with re-
gard TO the erection OF electric poles and
wires was laid over for week.
The ordinance for the formation of a
Plumbing Board was referred back to the
Corporation Counsel.
ELECTRIC LIGHTS.
Lawton moved that electric lights be
placed at Fourth and u streets, and
Twentieth and i streets, without addi-
tional cost to the city.
Pennish thought the Chairman was
partial to his own part of the city, and
Lawton said that ii the city had money
with which to do it he would advocate
lights for every other block. He believed
it would be the cheapest thing for the
city and would prevent many rObberies
and accidents. He would add light at
Sixth and w to his motion, as there was
bridge there.
Kent thought there was no need of
light there. He thought it would be bet
ter to put one at Twenty-eighth and Y
streets, and prevent future accidents
there. He favored the original motion.
A citizen said these lights were asked
for last year 10y residents, and they were
put of. 1t looked as if they were put off
again. They paid taxes as well as the
citizens down town, and ought to have a
show.
Lawton withdrew the addition of the
the Sixth and w light.
The motion was lost.
ELECTRIC WIRES.
A resolution allowing the Sacramento
Power and Light Company to construct
the alleys between and d, ID and Z, and
Front and Second was read.
DeVlne favored 1t, as tending to the inn
provement and growth OF the CITY and
the promotion of new enterprises.
The resolution was adopted unani-
mously.
TO PUT IN CURLING.
Stephen Dwyer asked the privilege of
putting in his own curbing on street.
from Fifteenth to Seventeenth, and it was
granted.
SALVATION ARMY.
The matter of the application of the
Salvation Army to be allowed to put I'D
barracks on Fifth street, between j anu
*, came up and the Captain made short
but eloquent plea to the board to allow a
place to be built that would keep hun
dredS of men out of the saloons, and con-
sequently out of Jail.
4 member of the army also seconded
the plea.
Leonard said he had asked that the
matter be laid over, that he might inves-
tigate 1t. He had obtained promise that
the army would take down the building
if for any reason they wished TO yacate
it. He did not, as a rule, advocate the
putting up of such buildings; he thought
that the board might make an exception
in this case, with the reservation that the
building should be used for nothing else
Devine said that all the citizens doing
business in the block had asked him not
to vote for it. and he was sorry to saw
that he must vote against it.
Davis said he had heard no complaint
and should now vote for it.
Lawton said that corrugated iron build
ings were the most dangerous that are
erected and the most difficult to fight fire
in. He should, therefore, vote against it.
Kent said he had heard no remon-
strances on account of the noise made.
There is steam flour mill going there
every day. as well as theater in the
block. ale did not hear any remon-
strances on that account
The motion to grant permission was
passed, Iozer, Devlne and Lawton yot-
ing no.
+. w. Williams addressed the board on
the opening OF the closed streets between
Nineteenth and Twenty first. r and Y.
and urged that the opening of them
would be for the benefit of the city
and its residents. The Act of Legis-
lature provided for closing the streets. but
did not give the owners of property the
III @f ho
that the matter could be settled now and
time set for opening the streets.
Devine moved that the matter be re-
ferred to the Corporation Counsel, and
that he report next Monday night as to
the proper course to pursue in opening
the streets. The motion was carried.
BRIDGE RAILING.
Kent said that the bridge at Sixth and
" has no rail on it, and be moved that
the Superintendent of Streets be in
structed to put rail on it. 1t was so or
dered.
Pennish thought there should also be a
guard-rail on the levee at Sixth and Y,
and moved that the Superintendent of
Streets be instructed to place one there.
Tozer favored a guard-rail at every
crossing on the levee.
Kent said the Mayor had taken the case
into court, and he thought it should be
settled there. The city has very little
money. and the levee fund should be kept
for strengthening the levees.
A guard-rail not exceeding $40 in cost
was ordered placed there.
Y-STREET PUMP.
Pennish said that the water at the Y
street pump was not being properly
pumped out, and moved that the Super
intendent OF Streets notify the contractor
to keep the sewerage water down.
The motion was carried, and the board