The record-union., 1894-09-25

1dWbOu, W OdflSs houts
Devine, Leonard, Tozer and Pennish
present.
THE MAYORS MESSAGES.
The following communications were
received from the Mayor:
SALOONS ENOUGH ALREADY.
To the Board Of Trustees: herewith
transmit TO your honorable body, with
my disapproval indorsed thereon, 0rdi-
nance No. -. entitled, "An ordinance
to amend Section l3 of an ordinance Of
the city OF Sacramento numbered 276,
passed june 22, 1891, and entitled, An
ordinance regulating saloons, bar-rooms,
etc., and providing the amount of city
licenses TO be paid by keepers of saloons,
bar-rooms and other places where wineS
and liquors are sold,' providing in the
amendment for license fees.' My
reasons for disappearing this ordinance
are as follows:
l am of the opinion that Sacramento at
the present time has more than its
proper share of saloons, and that legiSla-
tion should not be enacted which tends
TO encourage the opening of new places.
The old ordinance was erected for the
purpose OF restricting the opening of new
saloons, and / think its provisions, which
are sought TO be amended by the present
ordinance, are wise ones.
The old ordinance has been i'll effect for
satisfaction.
am of the opinion, therefore, that no
necessity exists for the proposed amend
ments. Respectfully submitted,
Il. u. STEINMAN, Mayor.
ILLEGAL PRIVILEGE VETOED.
To the City Board Of Trustees: On last
Tuesday morning l was informed that
your board, at your meeting on the
previous evening, had granted permis-
& n pnffa nrfN nNAy
Struct sidewalks on j street, between
Thirteenth and Fourteenth, which would
be only fourteen feet In width. | i'm
mediately notified William Mulieny,
City Surveyor, TO ignore this permission
or order on your part, as the granting of
the same was illegal and unwarranted.
desire TO call your attention TO Ordi-
nance No. 3l2, which provides for the
condemnation, construction, alteration
and repairs of sidewalks, bulkheads and
curblng, passed April 3, 1892 By the
provisions Of this ordinance. the side
walks on street, between Thirteenth
and Fourteenth streets, must be sixteen
feet wide; west of Thirteenth street the
sidewalks must be fourteen feet wide.
The ordinance cannot be changed by
an order or resolution of your board, and
II you do so, such action is illegal, and l
shall not permit the executive officers of
the city to pay any attention to it.
1t is my duty to see that all the depart
ments OF the city are conducted accord
ing to law, and am given supervision
over the officers, including the Board of
Trustees.
In the future, when it is desired to
change an ordinance, l trust that you
will bear in mind this communication, as
1t will save considerable trouble.
Is. y. STEINMAN, Mayor.
A THREADBARE sUBJECT.
To the Board of Trustees: For the third
time l desire to call the attention of
your board to the approaches to the
Y-street levee on Eleventh street, lead
ing to the Riverside road.
During the last week several complaints
have been made to me by people, who
complain of the dangerous condition OF
this approach and the probability of acci-
dents occurring there. If an accident
should occur there, the city will have to
pay out more in damages than it will cost
TO put the approaches in good, safe con-
dition.
There are other approaches to the
Y-street levee, namely, on Twentv-first,
Twenty Twenty-tifth and Twen-
ty-sixth streets, which also need atten-
tion.
If your board, as the legislative body of
this city, will, by a proper resolution, or
der this work to be done, L will see that
the executive officers carry ont your or
ders and cause the work to be done with
out delay. Respectfully submitted,
Il. u. STEINMAN, Mayor.
REQUEST FOR A FIRE ENGINE.
To the Board of Trustees: Some time
ago delegation from the Board of Trus-
tees of Woodland called at my Office and
requested the loan of our relief fire en-
gine for few weeks, as they desired TO
make certain repairs to their engine.
They have but one engine, and it is nee
essary while this is being repaired that
they have ample fire protection.
AS it was fair time when they called, 1
deemed it best to postpone the matter un-
til after the fair was over.
Having some doubts as to whether or
not have power to loan an engine out
side of the city, | have written this mes
sage advising you of the request of the
Woodland citizens, and as iJ is proper
that we should assist our neighbors all
we can, advise that the request be
granted.
l respectfully ask, therefore, that your
board consent at your meeting this even
ing TO the granting OF the request, as they
are very anxious to secure the engine
without delay, as their engine is badly in
need OF repairs. Respectfully submitted.
Is. u. STEINMAN, Mayor.
REPAIRS TO ENGINE-HoUsEs.
To the Board Of Trustees: l have re-
ceived a communication from Henry A.
Guthrie, Chief Engineer of the Fire De-
partment, in which he recommends the
repairing and painting of the roofs of the
various engine-houseS before the rainy
season sets in. He also states that the
horse of hose cart No. 3 is unfit for service
and has become lame, and has not been
in actual service since July 26th of this
year.
l advise, therefore, that your board
adopt his suggestions, and cause bids to be
received Tor the repairingand painting Of
the various engine-houses, and that per-
mission be granted him to sell the horse
above referred to, as it is much better to
dispose OF him at any price than TO keep
him. Respectfully submitted,
B. Y. STEINMAN, Mayor.
sECoND-sTREET PAVING ACCEPTED.
TO the Board Of Trustees: / herewith
transmit 10 your honorable body, with
nv approval lndorsed thereon. ordinance
No - entitled An ordinance aDDrov-
ing and accepting the work OF grading,
paving and curblag Second street, III the
city of Sacramento, from the south line
of The alley between Ii and l streets to
the north line of X street." Respectfully
submitted, b. U. STEINMAN. Mayor.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Leonard reported that the estimate for
repairing the Y-street pump was Sl60 to
put it in order so that it would handle as
much water as il did last winter. He
did not think that would be sufficient,
and he thought that the matter of taking
care of the water next winter should be
attended to Immediately.
The matter was referred to the Sewer
Committee.
Tozer reported that he had examined
into the request of Mrs. Holmes that the
city pay her for her article on hops. The
article was replete with information. but
he did not see how the city could pay
for it.
The matter was referred to the Mayor.
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