The record-union., 1895-06-01
4 NIGHT With THE CITY'S BONDS.
Facts and Figures Concerning the
Situation.
Messrs. Gerber, Lindley. Lawton and
ToZer State Their Opinions
on the Subject,

ToZer State Their Opinions
on the Subject.
The City Board of Trustees held an
adjourned meeting last night, Trustees
Lawton, Wachhorst, Kent, Davis, Bragg,
Devine. Leonard, Tozer and Pennish
being present.
The following messages from the Mayor
were received:
CITY EXPERTS REPORT.
To the Board of Trustees: Messrs. Nj.
r. Beard and A. d. Catlin, the experts
heretofore employed by me for the pur-
pose of exporting the books OF Inc or
ferent departments of the city Tor the last
fiscal year. have rendered ana nleo III lIy
Office their report. The same is herewith
transmitted to your for your examlna-
ton. When through with the same
please return to me, as there are many
matters therein to which l desire to give
my attention, especially the collection OF
the amounts which are shown to be due
to the city. Respectfully submitted,
Il. u. STEINMAN, Mayor.
SPECIAL POLICEMAN.
To the Board of Trustees: Pursuant to
the order of your board creating the same,
hereby nominate, and, by and with your
consent, hereby appoint Il. u. Thompson
to be special policeman for the LOCALITY OF
the swimming baths, at Twenty first and
o streets. Respectfully submitted,
Is. U. STEINMAN, Mayor.
STREET sPRINKLING CONTRACT.
TO the Board OF Trustees: l have this
day approved the contract between the
city and John Wall IL Co., for the sweep
ing and cleaning of the streets covered by
4. hoxn
your clerk, your board not being In SEES
sion. Respectfully submitted,
b. u. STEINMAN, Mayor.
THE HENRY CONTRACT SUIT.
TO the Board of Trustees: You are
hereby notified that an action has been
commenced against the city by w. Il.
Henry in the superior Court OF the
County of Sacramento for the recovery
OF SOU, 900 damages, for the alleged Dreach
of contract for water supply; and, further,
that the papers have been served upon
me. and that have secured an extension
of time until June 80, 1895, in which to
appeal; and, further, that have turned
the papers over to j. Frank Brown, City
Attorney, with instructions that ne give
the matter his attention.
AS this action is very important one.
and must be ably defended on behalf of
the city, suggest that your board fix
time at which | may be present, Tor the
purpose Of discussing the city's defense,
and the ACCESSIBILITY OF employing addl-
tional counsel to assist the City Attorney.
Respectfully submitted.
b. u. STEINMAN, Mayor.
CITY OFFICIALS REPORTS.
CITY Collector Mckee reported the
amount collected for April City taxes,
So. 1898 OS; 10 per cent. penalty, Sl36 u;
CITY licenses, S7,321; dog licenses, 80.
cemetery dues, S5S2; harbor dues. Slo2 90;
water rates, Sll, 100 10; water taps. Sl42;
total. SIS, 123 a.
He also made the following report of
taxes collected for 1894: Amount of roll,
real estate s26S, 5l9 OIL; supplemental roll,
S704 II; personal roll. So $50 81;
paid City Treasurer, S279,27S 81; credits
on roll, 81, l26 66; delinquent (reaD, ST.
474 50: delinquent (personal), 1891 Is:
total. S2S2, SO %.
City Treasurer Porter reported for the
month of April as follows: Balance on
hand April 1st, S225. l52 10; receipts dur
ing month, S52, 30S O6; total, S217. 400 81;
warrants paid, ST 500 40; coupons paid,
S66 90: total disbursements, 1881 30;
balance on hand May 1st, 1895, S259. 52S 81.
Superintendent of Streets Murray re-
ported money expended as follows:
Street repairs, Sl.3o3 %; sewer depart
ment, $lS3: cemetery, SlO; street sprlnk-
ling, 1888 rs; total, s., ITO.
Police Clerk Desmond reported fines
imposed, S415; collected, S349.
Chief of Police Drew reported PIG ar
rests, LILO meals and 81 lodgings fur
nished during the month.
Poundmaster Cooksley reported horses
impounded. II; cows, 10; dogs, 90; total,
I25. OF these, SO dogs were killed and 10
redeemed, and % cattle were redeemed.
Charges for lmpoundlng collected. go o0.
Water Assessor Solomon reported nine
new water takers placed on the list and
number raised.
Chief Engineer Guthrie reported slight
repairs TO the apparatus; that be had
turned the relief horse out to pasture and
put the relief engine into service until
the new wheels of No. 2 engine should
arrive. He recommended that No. be
painted.
The City Surveyor reported 62,672 feet
of sidewalk and 3, 316 feet of curbing sur
veyed. He also reported the condition OF
street work which is underway, and that
the city wharf is nearly completed.
STREET AND OTHER MATTERS.
Devine offered resolution that the
owner of the bulkhead along lot in the
block between / and j, Second and Third
streets, be required to construct a new
brick bulk head, the old one being in
sufficient to support the curbing and paw
ing in front OF II.
that the bulkhead was both a bulkhead
and fence, and he had not regarded it as
within his jurisdiction. He had doubts
whether at present the owner could be
compelled to build brick wall. II e had
consented. however, to fill in the place TO
within about eighteen inches OF the top
1t would, perhaps, be well Tor the board
to pass an ordinance compelling owners
10 build brick walls in such cases.
The resolution was adopted.
Kent said that there was considerable
complaint from residents in the.vicinity
of Third and r streets with regard to
sewer there. He moved that the Super
intendent of Streets be instructed to ill
in with dirt that is taken from the gut
tiers. 1t was so ordered.
Tozer submitted a long list of sidewalks
that have been condemned in the past
but no attention paid TO them.
Pennlsh moved that the matter be re-
ferred to the Mayor, and that the work be
hurried up. Carried.
SERIAL BONDS.
President Lawton called Trustee Tozer
to the chair and introduced w. L. Gerber.
who he said was thoroughly posted on
the bond question and who, he believed,
differed from him on the question, being
opposed to refunding.
Mr.. Gerber said he was not opposed to
refunding, but was only opposed to re-
funding in the way some proposed to-
He had prepared figures OF the debt as 1t
stood in 1890 and as il stands now. At