The record-union., 1895-07-23
THE V-STREET ELECTRIC ROAD.
Permission Asked to Garry Freight
Over Ii.
Trustees Persist in booking the
Mayors May SaIary-Judge McKune
and the Clunfe Suit.

MAY OK ; May Saiary-Jud Ge MchuHe
and the Clunie Suit.
The City Board of Trustees held their
weekly meeting last night, Trustees
Lawton. Wachhorst, Kent, Davis, Bragg.
Devine. Leonard and Pennish being
present.
The following messages from the Mayor
were read:
SPECIAL OFFICER APPOINTED.
To The Board Of Trustees: Pursuant to
the resolution of your board creating the
same, l hereby nominate and, by and
with your consent, l hereby appoint }.
n. Payne TO be special policeman TOR the
locality of street, from Eleventh TO
Sixteenth streets, during the time OF the
Improvement of said street by the City
Street Improvement Company. Re
spectfuIly submitted,
B. U. STEINMAN, Mayor.
CONTRACTS LET.
To the Board of Trustees: In reply to
various communications received from
the Clerk of your board. [ will state:
First-The contract for the construc-
ton Of the sidewalk on the north side of
street. between Eleventh and Twelfth
streets, and also for fifty feet on l. street,
between Ninth and Tenth streets. has
been let, and that part of the material IS
on the ground ready for use; and, fur
Their, that 1 am assured that the work
will be pushed to an early completion.
Second That I have signed the con-
tract with tie Pacific Paving Company
for the Improvement OF the Postoffice
frontage. fronting on Seventh street, IN
the city of Sacramento, pursuant to the
resolution of your board adopted July
Is, 1895.
Third-That I have caused an examina-
ton of the connections with the Seven
teenth-street sewer to be made by l.. w.
Mahoney, Inspector of Plumbing and.
Drainage, and viii transmit to you
copy OF his report when rendered. Re-
spectfully submitted,
b. u. STEINMAN, Mayor.
WANTS TAXEs RENTED.
Mrs. Paulk of 9l3 Z street, appeared
before the board to ask the remission OF
So i'll taxes that were standing against
her property when she bought 1t, as she
was not able TO pay it. Deyine moved
that the tax be RENTED. On motion OF
Kent the matter was referred to the
Finance Committee.
sIADLER's CONTRACT.
NJ Stadler, who was a bidder for fur
nishing the city with bread, but whose
he was not a responsible bidder, appeared
before the board and asked the privilege
OF introducing witnesses as to his charac-
ter, the statement having been made that
he had been convicted OF felony.
Ex-Police Judge Buckley said that
Stadler pleaded guilty in the Superior
Court. bur after serving his time he had
been a voter in the community and had
lived here and accumulated q little prop
erty, He did not think it just that his
punishment should be carried beyond his
Imprisonment and that he should be de-
MED the opportunity to lead an honest
life. He asked that as Stadler was the
lowest bidder. that his bid be accepted.
Kent said that Stadler was not the low
est bidder, as Dierssen's bid was lower
than his.
The matter was referred to the Finance
Committee.
M'KAY's HORSE.
Mckay asked the board if the Pound
master had authority to unite his horse,
which was tied to a telegraph pole on his
place, and take him to the pound. He
was referred to the Mayor for informa-
ton.
THE V-STREET ROAD.
L. T. Hatfield stated that the franchise
for an electric road on V street granted to
him had since been conveyed to a corpor-
alton which was to build road out to-
ward Folsom. 1t was desirable TO get q
permit to carry freight on the road and to
connect with the railroads. lie presented
a petition from two-thirds of the prop
granting Of the privilege, and
asked the board to instruct the Clerk
to advertise and let property-owners
know what was asked. The company
would carry freight in the intervals be-
tween the regular cars, and would grade
the street to the official grade as a return
for the franchise.
Tie Clerk was authorized to advertise
as requested.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Devine, Of the Street Committee, re-
ported that Glover II Luce had bought
property at Tenth and Y and there was a
lire plug there which is used by sprink-
lers and which shuts them Oft from the
use OF their property. He moved that
the matter be referred to tue Water Com
mittee. So ordered.
Devine alluded to the dropping of Gin
ders. stones, etc., on the streets, and said
that an ordinance bad been passed to
compel the use OF proper side and end
boards.
Kent said the Mayor should enforce
the ordinance, as was his duty.
Pennish said he saw these men trying
to pick up cobble stones with shovels, as
LHey SSeHleu uHaOA6 W DSklu bA6lT DECKS
to pick them up.
Devine strongly limited that it might be
necessary to get men in their places
whose backs were not so stiff.
Leonard, for the Fire Committee, re-
capitulated several repairs that were nee
essary for engine No ?, and stated that
one OF the horses of the department was
quite lame, and new one should be pur-
chased. The Superintendent of Fire
Alarms was also in need Of some assist
ance while new wires are being strung
throughout the city. He moved that the
report be adopted.
The matter of an assistant to the Su-
perintendent Of Fire Alarms was dis
cussed at some length.
superintendent Watkins said that he
was several weeks. behind with his work
and would need an assistant for the next
six months, as the new companies are
putting up wires in all directions and his
presence was needed in several places at
one time. He needed q man whom he
could trust, and knew of only one man
in the city who was competent who was
not employed. He himself was worked
day and night and could not do his work
without an assistant.
1t was decided TO allow him an assist
ant for one month.
Kent said that the contractor who is
sweeping The streets is not paying his
men, and as there was provision that no
man who did not pay his bills should be
employed by the city, he moved the mat
ter be referred to the Finance Committee.
SO ordered.
The Chief Engineer was instructed to
rent horse for the Fire Department I'M
III such time as suitable one could be