The record-union., 1895-03-12

property-owners and others by the ineffi-
clent sewerage system.
PRESIDENT Lawton replied that he did
not care what Mr.. Driver did. II don't
| care what any bulldozing lawyer says he
will do If the board does not do this and
that" said Lawton. when the city has
money enough it will build a new sys-
tenn OF sewers. One part of the city
| should not be favored any more than any
other part of the city"
Pennlsh protested against Lawton's
action in referring to Mr.. Driver as a
bulldozlng lawyer Persons addressing
the board should be treated with courtesy.
DeVine said the more he hears about
| the subject of sewers, old or new, makes
| 1t more clear to him that somebody
wants the opportunity to make some
! thing out of the contract to construct the
sewers. He said he is opposed to bor-
rowing money for new sewerage sys-
| tenn.
The motion to refer the matter to the
sewerage Committee was carried,
ALLOWED TO ERECT POLES.
The Sacramento Electric Power and
Light Company was granted permission
TO erect poles in this city through the
streets and alleys applied for last week.
On motion OF Leonard the compensa-
tlon OF the machinist at the Water Works
was liked at thirty-five cents per hour.
REFUNDING THE CITY DEBT.
Tozer offered a resolution, which was
adopted, lnstructing the Finance Commit
tee to prepare form and obtain estimates
Tor engraving new bonds with which to
refund the city's debt. the same to be
submitted as early as practicable for
further consideration.
FIXING WAGES.
Tozer offered a resolution instructinp
of
laborers and teamsters at the following
rates: -Four regular street laborers at
twenty-five cents per hour, two sewer
laborers at thirty cents per hour. extra
men Tor either street or sewer work at
twenty cents per hour, two-horse teams
with driver and wagon fully equipped at
thlrty-hVe cents per hour, one-horse
team with driver and cart or wagon fully
equipped at thirty cents per hour.
Kent opposed the adoption of the reso-
lutlon. he said he was opposed to re-
ducing wages, which would occur if the
resolution was adopted. At present a
man with two horses and a wagon re-
celVes S4 per day; laborers, 81 per day;
man with one horse and cart or wagon
- %. Kent said if the resolution was
adopted the wages would be 81 so a day
Tor man with a two horse team, 81 so
for laborers and s. 40 for a man with a
single horse and wagon or cart
Ou HlollOn OF Kent the resolution was
taDIed by the following vote: Ayes
w achhorst Kent, Davis, Devine. Leon
ard, Pennish and Lawton. Noes-Bragg
and ToZer.
DEEDS TO ALLEYS.
A communication was read from Cor
poration Counsel Devlin in which he
stated that it would not be safe for anv
person TO accept a deed from the city to
an alley without having the matter
passed upon by the courts. The COM
munlcation was in answer to a reouest
from the board asking the Corporation
Counsel If the board could legally grant
the petition of Messrs. Grau and Breuner
10 close the alley between Twenty-tirst
and Iwenty-second S and T streets. in
consideration Of their conveying to the
city an alley running north and south in
the same block.
another communication was read from
corporation Counsel Devlin in which he
stated that as TO the condition of certain
stfeets desired to be opened private cit
lzen cannot acquire title by adverse pos
session to land which has been dedicated
TO public use as street.
STREETS AND ALLEYS,
Remonstrances were read to the i'm
proving of the alleys between L and NJ.
Eighth and Ninth streets, and between
n and Q, Fifth and Sixth streets.
NO WATER CART ADVERTISING,
ON motion of Kent the action of the
board lnstructing the Clerk to advertise
1or blds for advertising space on the
sprlnk!lng carts was recOnsidered and the
resolution to that effect was rescinded.
BIDS SUBMITTED.
The following bids were received for
supplying the city with s, 900 feet of water
pipe: Risdon Iron Works, 43 cents per
foot; Holbrook, Merrill & Stetson, Al Is
cents; Geo. b. Stack. 10 cents; Baker &,
Hamilton, S2l 30 per ton. Holbrook. Mer-
[iil q Stetson's bid being the lowest, that
nrm was awarded the contract to furnish
the pipe.
The board then adjourned.