The record-union., 1895-04-09

the proceeds out of the treasury of the
city of Sacramento: also statement veri-
fed by the City or County Treasurer of
all moneys received and collected by the
President of the Board OF Commissioners
on any coupons; also an itemized state
ment OF all expenses incurred, and all
vouchers that have been indorsed by the
President; that an itemiZed statement OF
all bonds purchased by the board; such
statement to be made up for each year
from March %, 1872, to May /, 1885; that
the board be instructed to bring before the
City Trustees all bids received by them
under any advertisement for bonds of the
city of Sacramento, the same to be SUBJ
jected TO the inspection of the Trustees.
He also presented a resolution instruct
ing the City Treasurer to bring in SINH
lar report.
He spoke in favor OF his resolutions,
holding that the Commissioners have not
been acting according to law, and that an
investigation should be made.
Tozer hoped the motion would not be
acted upon Immediately. He thought
some enemy of the Commissioners had
been gaining the ear of Mr.. Devine. He
moved that the matter be laid over for
one week. but the motion was lost.
The resolutions were adopted, Tozer
and Bragg voting no.
ALL PUMP BIDS REJECTED.
1ho AIatI0A VI Inc contract
for the pumping plant was taken up.
IoZer moved that the contract be
awarded to the Allis Pump Company.
Kent said that the pump men had some
OF them bid on the specifications and
some on specifications Of their own,
which were afterward altered. He
thought that it would be well for the
board to reject all the bids and advertise
again for bids. AS heretofore the pump
men have had to pay something to get
their pumps adopted, the prices were
higher, he thought, than they would be
II new bids were called for.
Davis favored the rejection of all the
bids, and thought it would be more salts
factory to all the parties and be for the
benefit of the city.
Leonard hoped ToZer's motion would
prevail. He was willing to abide by the
report of the experts. He did not believe
in upsetting all the action hitherto taken,
de did not want the pump men running
after him any longer.
Davis thought the experts and Trustees
had all acted honorably in the matter,
and he believed that it would be well to
adopt specifications on which all the
pump men could bid, and that the result
would be satisfactory.
DeVlne SAID there would be "a constantly
increasing demand for water He thought
mistake had been made in not at first
having the experts draw up the specitica-
tlons 10 be bid on. He moved that all
bids be rejected.
Bragg said he had not been satisfied
from the first in the matter, He did not
think that the experts had followed the
Instructions of the board exactly. He
had consulted with the Mayor, who
thought the best thing to be done was TO
reject all bids.
Iozer thought the bidders all under
stood what was wanted, and he did not
see why the report Of the experts should
not be adopted. He believed that undue
influences had been exerted, as several
mem bers had turned somersauIts in the
past two weeks.
Kent said one of the bidders approached
MN with an offer, and he told him he
nau better pack up and go home, and the
IelloN dld so. de believed the board
was not to be improperly influenced. He
also thought that advertising again for
Dlds would save the city from s., 900 TO
So,O0U, ana that amount was worth saw
ing.
@ Wachhorst said the city wanted the
pest pump 1t could get He thought that
the bids should be rejected.
Leonard asked the President if the
Mayor did not say that the pump could
pe Dought with the money on hand. He
did not see why the Mayor should now
adVlse the throwing out of all bids,
Ihere was something in this matter that
he dld not understand.
DeYIne said that some of the mon from
San FRANCISCO thought they must come
here prepared to pay their way through,
he thought the one who tried 10 buy him
was poor judge ofhuman nature. He did
not propose to sell himself for small
sum.
The motion to reject all bids was car
ried. Ayes-Wachhorst, Kent. Davis.
Bragg, Devine and Lawton. Noes
1ozer, Leonard and Pennish.
Kent moved that the clerk be instructed
TO advertise, according to the recom-
mendauons Of the experts, for a 900, ,OOO-
gallon pump, and the motion was carried.
a. i. Fish said the bidders had no fault
to hnd with the experts, and that the
specifications calling for l4O pounds. do
mestc pressure, We're not submitted to
them.
The clerk said that he did give the spe-
clhcations to the committee.
TO ADVERTISE AGAIN.
The clerk was instructed to advertise
again for bids for the improvement of J
street, from Eleventh to Fifteenth.
CONTRACT AWARDED.
The contract for improving the alley
between Ninth and Tenth, M and i
streets, was awarded to Antoine King. the
lowest bidder.
The board then adjourned till 7:30
O'Clock this evening.