The record-union., 1895-10-29
sufficient number Of laborers to do the
same. Respectfully submitted,
A. A

street pump TO the river. He reported
that the incline at Schulmeyer's slaugh-
terhouse is also in bad condition.
The Superintendent OF Streets was di-
6Icted to attend to the matter.
! Devine of the Street Committee re-
! ported that the pavement on street In
some places is in bad condition. On his
motion S25 was appropriated to make the
repairs.
He also reported the bad condition OF
| the bulkhead Oh the west side OF the City
Cemetery. He said it Ia sliding away
! into an adjoining slough. The sum OF
Sl00 was appropriated to repair it.
| Leonard moved that the lighting by
electricity of the city buildings be lett 70
the Building Committee. Carried.
| Kent said he had made out list of To-
cations ia his ward where electric lights
should be placed.
j. NJ. Avery presented petition for
| lights IN certain places in his ward. He
said it would be to the interest Of law
and order il the lights were provided.
The matter of the closing OF the Second.
street extension was then taken up.
Devine said the committee from the
/ Chamber of Commerce who consulted
with the officials of the Southern Pacific
| Company reported that the railroad peo-
pie said they were not familiar with the
surroundings Of the extension. The COM
ml,tea said The railroad people wanted
more time t. consider the proposition of
the withdrawal of the petition for the
closing OF lne extension. He moved tina,
| the matter lie deferred 10 future date.
4. l.. Hart, attorney for the railroad
! company, said the alleged desire on tn Q
| part OF The railroad officials for an extern
sion of time came TO him as news. The
/ railroad had no intention to withdraw
| the petition.
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merce said that G. p. Huntington said
the suO ject was new to him, and that he
did not want to pursue any course that
! would conflict with the interests of the
city. Both Mr.. Huntington and his
nephew, II. u. Huntington, said the poo
! pie of Sacramento were mistaken as to
the result OF the closing of the extension.
! " hen asked if he would consent 10 the
withdrawal CT the petition he said be
| would like 10 have more time in which
! TO consider the matter.
Engineer Robinson of the Southern Pa
cilic Company said superintendent J. b.
| Wright tolephOned him yesterday to &C
ahead with the matter.
Devine said Mr.. Huntington should in
| form the board that he would not consent
| to the withdrawal OF the petition before
! any further action is taken in the matter
ON motion OF Kent further hearing in
|
9th at p. ID.
Leonard asked Superintendent OF
Streets Murray what kind of work his
employees have been doing the last III onth
! Murray replied that his men were en-.
gagged in sweeping the bituminizeC
streets.
The bill of George w. Herr for 500 fol-
services as Building and Sanitary In
spector for the month of October was re.
| To IL MT ,,r
The bill of John Wall IL Co. for Sl95 fol
cleaning the streets, and which has been
assigned to Charles Heisen, WAS referred
TO the Street Committee for investigation
The men who were employed by Wal
claimed that they had not received pay
for their services.
On motion of Leonard, $500 was or
| dered transferred from the general fund
to the street fund.
A recess of fifteen minutes was taken
for the purpose of discussing the propo-
| sition of providing more electric street
| lights IN the various wards, aud looking
over the plan of the city and noting where
the additional lights should be located.
When the board was called to order
again Leonard moved that lights be
placed Oh j and X streets from Front to
Tenth where there are now none.
Devine opposed the motion. He said
the stores and shops furnish enough light
up TO the hour when all good people
should be i'll their homes.
LeOnard'S motion was carried.
Lawton moved that all the lights in the
Eighth Ward be suspended from brack.
cts.
Kent said the rumor has gone abroad
| that the Sacramento Electric Light and
! Power Company has absorbed the Capita
Gas Company, and that the poles OF the
latter company would be used to suspend
The lights from. lie asked Superinten-
dent shock if it was not true that his
| company had absorbed the Capital Gas
Company.
Mr.. Shock replied there was no truth
| in the rumOr.
A resolution was then adopted provid.
| ing for htty-three additional electric
lights in the various portions of the city
(kent IN the chair.)
! Pennish said he wanted to change one
OF the election officers in the third pre-.
cinct OF his ward.
Kent said the election proclaim ion
had been published, and it was too late
| to change the Lists.
You are an unreasonable man for dc.
Gliding so arbitrarily" said Pennish.
NacnhOrsL moved that the proclama
ton be advertised in the Nord- California
Heroid, Sunday News and Sunday
| Leader. He said there are about 20OC
Germans III the city, and by the publica
ton OF the proclamation In the German
newspaper they would have en- oppor.
| tunity 10 read It,
The motion was carried by the votes O.
! renniSh, Devine, Davis, Kent, Wach.
horst and Lswton. Noes-Leonard anC
| Tozer.
| Leonard then moved that the publica
| ton OF The PROCLAMATION in the two daiI y
papers be discontinued. He said he did
not think IL necessary to publish tn,
proclamation ten times before the cleo
Iion.
tho motion was defeated by the votes
OF Peunish. Devine. sTozer, Davis, Kent
| fachhor5t and Lawton. Leonard was
the only one who voted in favor of the
motion.
Bids we're then opened for the construc
| ton OF a fence on \ street. from the river
front to Ninth street. There were only
two bids, those of A. Anderson for 500;
and \. l.. Rosa for So7l. The bids were
considered too high and were rejected
The Clerk was instructed 10 advertise To-
new bids.
Contell IL Schaeffer were awarded th,
contract for constructing a floor in The
Corporation House for S44 80. The Other
bids submitted were Is follows: Thomas
McCadrey, $40: Coyne d Mckay, S4S
Henry Elliott, SO %.
Chief OF Police Drew was instructed t
see tDat ali saloons are closed on the day
OF The city election.
The Mayor was authorized TO sppoin
twenty seven special policemen for duty
on election day.
An aIl-night license was granted tC
James j.. Harrison TO conduct saloon
at 325 X street.
Leonard said he had been Informed
that certain police officers had been going
around town taking politics and spend
ing money ia saloons in the interest o
certain candidates. He said he had elss
been informed that on the night of til,
Jail break at the County jail one of the
officers went over into \ olo County tC