The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-12-17
THE STEVENS PUMP MAY Be KEPT.
1t Might Yet Happen to be Very
Useful.
What Judge McKune Gets for Defend
ing the Suit of w. E. Henry
Against the City.

The City Board of Trustees met last
night in regular weekly session, Trus-
tees Lawton, Wachhorst, Kent, Davis,
Bragg, Devine, Tozer, Leonard and
Pennish being present.
The following messages from the
Mayor We're read:
To the Board of Trustees: I here
with transmit to your honorable body
the written designations of Edward p.
Filand and w. p. Clark, hosemen of
Engine Company No. 1 of the Fire De-
partment.
[ hereby nominate and, by and with
your consent, 1 hereby appoint Robert
Cook to be hoseman of Engine Com
pany No. l of the Fire Department,
vice Edward P. F'iland, resigned.
L hereby nominate and, by and with
your consent, 1 hereby appoint ]. G.
Rodgers to be hoseman of Engine Com
pany No. /, vice w. P. Clark, resigned.
Respectfully submitted,
B. U. STEINMAN, Mayor
To the Board of Trustees: I herewith
transmit to your honorable body, with
my approval indorsed thereon, the fol-
lowing ordinances:
Ordinance No. -, entitled, can ordi-
nance to regulate auctioneers, providing
for the giving of bonds, making pro-
sundry provisions in relation to auc-
lions, and providing a penalty for a
breach of the ordinance"
Ordinance No. -, entitled IAN ordi-
nance granting to the Central Pacific
Railroad Company the right to con-
struct a graded roadway across and in
to Second street extension of the city of
Sacramento, and providing for the clos
ing of portion of said Second street
extension" Respectfully submitted,
B. u. STEINMAN, Mayor.
To the Board of Trustees: In reply
to a communication received by me
from your Clerk, dated December II,
1898, inquiring as to the full condi-
lions of the agreement made with the
attorneys for the defense of the city of
Sacramento in the case of w. e. Henry
VS.. The City of Sacramento, I have the
honor to reply:
On June II. 1895, a committee, ap-
pointed by your board, consisting of
Messrs. Lawton, Bragg and myself,
conferred with J. II. McKune and the
following agreement is the result of the
conference: Mr. McKune was to re-
eeive 81 600 if he won the case on de-
murrer, and $500 more if he should
have to take the case to the Supreme
Court. Respectfully submitted,
B. Z. STEINMAN, Mayor
Tozer reported that the Finance Com
nlittee had conferred with the attorneys
Of Mrs Malone in relation to her dam
age suit against the city for injuries
sustained by her at the Y-street levee.
Their offer of S10s had been accepted,
and they recommended that the amount
be paid.
1t was so ordered.
Leonard said that a number of citizens
had called on him in relation to the sale
and removal of the Stevens pump from
Arafa Ff.,slrc. ,re-5,, Ta1r-
ton. 1t was suggested that a small lot
be purchased, if possible, adjoining the
building. in order to set up the new
pump in it. He believed it would be
dangerous to trust to the Holly pump
alone, as. if it were to break down. the
city would be without water. He
thought that the matter was worth con-
sideration.
Devine moved that the Water Com
mittee ascertain for what ten feet of
the lot adjoining the building could be
purchased, that being sufficient, and re-
port Monday night. So ordered.
Kent said that he had investigated
the case of Mr.. Quinn, whose water rate
had been RENTED. He could see no rea-
son for doing so, and moved that the
action Of the board be reconsidered,
which was done.
+. NJ. Shepler said the water had been
shut off from his house because he was
behind and out of employment He
asked an extension of time in which to
pay
Eugene Shea made a similar request,
on account of long continued sickness.
Both parties We're granted thirty days
longer, and the matter was referred to
the Water Committee for investigation
The bids for the sale and removal of
the Stevens pump We're then opened.
That of William Gutenberger was for
$500 to remove it, and an offer of 500
for the iron in it, or $40 to put it on the
cars. That of A. Cunningham was to
pay S1T5 for the pump, or to place it on
the cars for $3.50 NJ. Hirsch & Son
offered S11 Is per ton on board the cars.
NJ 3. Horne offered TO move it for S640
and put it on the cars, or to give S525 for
ii on the cars, if he received the con-
tract to move it.
Wachhorst said that new cylinder
would cost only $1,000, which would
put the pump in good order, and he
thought it would be better TO keep it.
The matter was laid over till next
Monday night.
The petition of Emil Heinrich for per-
mission to keep saloon at 315 K street
was granted.
Bids for constructing a sewer between
p and @, Eighth and Ninth streets. were
opened from c. E. Clark, r. W. Parker
G.. A. Dainton. c. A. Burns. Henry
Dehn and J. B. Mccoy, and were re-
ferred TO the Sewer Committee.