The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-11-26

new levee on the north of the city,
passed at the last meeting. He said
that some people had removed the wires
from the brush mattresses on the river
trent above the Pioneer Mill. The rail-
road company did not intend to riprap
the whole front, but only such portions
as was necessary, in order to strengthen
it where necessary.
Devine moved to amend the ordi-
nance to that effect, and the action of
the board last week in passing the ordi-
nance was reconsidered and the
amendment adopted. The time for fill
ing up the break was extended till De-
cember, 1896, providing it was neces-
sary.
Mr.. Hart then spoke in relation to the
proviso requiring the consent of the
Central Pacific Company for the North
ern Railway Company to occupy the
levee, and that the city should be
properly notified.
Mr.. Robinson, engineer for the rail-
road company, said that it did not care
to get the consent of anyone except the
city. If the Central Pacific Company
objected it could bring suit to eject the
Northern Railway Company and that
would not affect the city. 1t would take
some time to get the Directors of the
Central Pacific Company together and
get their consent, and it was desired to
get to work repairing the levee before
the rains come.
r. T. DeVlin said that the proviso was
put in with the idea that the Central
Pacific Company had some rights that
might be affected. 1t might be altered
to read that the privilege should not in
terfere with any rights of the Central
Pacific Company.
1t was so changed and adopted as
changed. The representatives of the
company announced themselves salts
fled and the ordinance was passed as
amended.
Mr. Hart then brought up the matter
of the incline from the new bridge to
Second street. The objections of Mr..
Ochsner have been settled between him
and the company, and as there was at
present no landing at this end nothing
further can be done until the matter
of Second street is settled. The fence
can be taken away and the street moved
somewhat to the north until it is deter
mined by the board what they will do
in the matter of closing Second street.
L. T. Hatfield said that the Pioneer
Mill was interested in the matter and
he wanted care taken that its means
of exit are not shut out.
Mr.. Hart thought the public would be
satisfied to have the street closed up
after the inclines were finished.
Tozer moved that the railroad COM
pany draw up the necessary papers for
moving the Second-street extension
farther to the north and submit them to
the Corporation Counsel, the present
width of the street to be maintained.
The motion was carried.
a resolution was offered by ToZer
that the City Auditor transfer $1,000
from the special Water Works fund to
the general fund, and $500 from the
latter to the street fund, and it was
adopted.
Kent moved that the Superintendent
of Streets be authorized to put on one
sprinkling cart in each district three
times a week until the rain comes.
Leonard moved to amend by limiting
the amount to be used to 500, and the
motion as amended was carried.
The usual bills were allowed.
When it came to the bill of Antonio
King, for matchmaking Tenth street,
from G to G streets, Leonard said that
a number of prOperty-owners on the
street We're complaining that 1T had not
been properly constructed. He thought
that property-owners had some right
to be heard in the matter.
Quite a discussion arose, and Mr..
Bragg said that while the work was
being done there were complaints, ana
he had gone in company with property
owners, to examine the street. He was
satisfied that the work had not been
done in accordance with the Speclfca-
ton.
r. Reed said that he was property
owner, and asked to have the matter
laid over for week, and said the prop
erty-owners would come next week in
a body to protest. The contractor was
notified that he was not putting ma
terial on the street in accordance with
the contract while he was doing the
work It was full of dirt, and the dust
was now flying all over, and stones are
lying on the street that are from the
size of ones hand to eight inches IN
diameter.
The bill was laid over for a week.
The bill of Mayor Steinman for the
month of May came up, and LaWton
stated it charged for the full time, al
though he was out of the city.
Davis said he would not vote for 1t
until the Mayor allowed Horne's bill.
The bill was refused by a vote of to
4. Pennish, Wachhorst, Bragg and De-
vine voting aye.
The bill of Warren Drew for gas at
the Water Works and city prison was
laid over for a week.
= remOnStrance from prOperty-oWn-
ers on K street, between Front and Sec
ond. against the improvement OF the
street with bitumen was read, and
like one from property owners on
street, between Front and Second,
against a like Improvement AS the
reronstrants represent the majority OF
the frontage, the work was deferred
for six months.
The bonds of c. H Hubbard as Mayor
were approved with T. w. Sheehan,
Sparrow Smith, A. Hebron as security
for $4,000 each, William Geary, A. A
van VOORHEES,, John We'll and Charles
Robin for $1,000 each.
The bond of D. w. Carmichael for
CITY Treasurer was approved. with
c. W. Clark and Fred Cox for $4,000
each. Adolph Hebron for $4,000, Peter
Rohl. Joseph Steffens and w. T.. Gerber
for so. 0O0 each A A. Van VOORHEES, and
H. G. Smith for $4,000 each, NJ. Cronan,
Everett Pierce, Fred w. Biewener,
Philip Wolf, Jr., and Lee Stanley for
$1,000 each, and AdOlph Teichert, VIII
lam Geary and NJ. j. Curtis for $4,000
each, and himself in the sum of S123,-
coo.
It was ordered that gas be placed in
the city Offices, Jail and Water Works,
by vote Of 6 to 3.
A resolution was adopted that Or"
Curtis. the janitor, be hereafter known
as Sergeant-at-Arms to the Board of
Trustees.
DR.. Curtis made a fervid and eloquent
speech of thanks for the honor con-
ferred, and said that for the six years
he had acted as janitor the city had
never lost the value of a cent through
him, nor had he ever received a repr1-
mand for neglect of duty
The Clerk was directed to advertise
for the sale and removal of the old
Stevens pump, in order to make room
for the new pump to be soon put in its
place.
Leonard said that there were no cross