The record-union., 1895-07-09

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case where judgment was entered
against the city of San Francisco bv con-
sent, but the court held that the officers
| had no power to consent to the payment
| OF such a claim.
| Some effort has been made to induce
! your board to direct that the case of
| Heisen should not be appealed to the
| Supreme Court. 1t seems to me it would
| be very foolish not to appeal this case
The cost would be trifling, as there will
| be no charge for attorneys fee, and all
| that we Will have to pay will be simply
the mere printing of the papers. The
| amount involved Is quite large, and if 1t
| Is not legal claim against the city of
| Sacramento we should not pay it. The
! Corporation Counsel advises that au APP
peal be taken, and / do not think, under
the circumstances. that your board will
entertain the proposition of deciding that
the case shall not be appealed. Respect
| fully submitted.
B. l. STEINMAN, Mayor.
| Kent moved that hereafter the Mayors
| Clerk hand his messages 10 the Clerk of
the Board and that the latter read them to
the board.
| The motion was carried, Devine voting
| no and Pennish rot voting.
| The President stated in relation to the
statement that the Finance Committee
opened the bids for supplies, that The bids
were opened IN open board and referred
to the Finance Committee, who figured
on it and reported to the board, which
awarded the contract IN open board.
Devlne said lilat the bid for bread was
not awarded 10 Stadler because the
board did not have confidence in his re-
sponsibiilty.
Other members made similar state
ment.
The Clerk explained in relation to the
/ n al Of hot
lie had not altered il, anu that he simply
made mark with his pen before the
price was. nlied in to indicate to Stadler
where he should MI IN the price, and that
the mark was below tue line and did ne.
| touch the figures.
TIE CLUNTE SUIT.
| Judge Mckune made statement in re-
| gard 10 the suit of the city against L. }.
| CIunie lie stated that the Assessor
! since 1881 has annually assessed the land
| in BTannan's Addition as blocks on the
understanding that the streets had been
dedicated. Ii they have not, the streets
| should be assessed as property. In 1896
! those who claimed the property closed
up the streets and they have remained
| closed ever since. he believed that the
| supreme Court would decide the suit in
favor of the city If il were appealed. as ne
! thought Judge Catlin's decision was in
| opposition to = decision OF the supreme
| Court. He had such confidence IN the
! suit that il The board would authorize
| him to appeal il, he would charge nOth-
| ing if the decision were adverse, while il
the city won, it gould afford to pay him
! handsome fee. The cost of appealing
would be that of making maps OF the
land. OF printing and fees. The benefit
10 the city if it wins will be great, giving
1t control OF the levee.
| On motion of Kent, the matter was
taken under advisement for one week.
OWNERS WILL IMPROVE.
Lincoln White presented an agreement
of the property-owners on the alley be-
tween N and \, Fourth and Sixth streets,
to do the work themselves at the same
rate as that bid by Rosa u Silva.
y resolution allowing the property
! owners TO do the work by contract with
Z. A. Miller was passed.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES SEWER
Felix Tracy said he had an object lesson
! for the board in improving streets and
making sewers. 1t was a canful of stuff
| taken from the Seventeenth-s street sewer
The can was set on Trustee Wachhorst's
| desk and Kent, after standing the stencil
| for d minute, asked that il be taken away.
Mr.. Tracy said that the sewer was put
! in during Trustee Ryan's time, and that
! Mr.. Ryan and the board would not allow
! cesspOOls, ETC., to be emptled into the
sewer. The speaker asked that the sewer
| be restored to its original purpose OF car
rying off surface water, and that tie priv
! ileges heretofore granted be shut OFT.
| judge johnson said that the sewer was
! originally Tor the purpose OF carrying the
/ surface water, but Mr.. Ryan'S successors
! allowed the Orphan Asylum and the
! breWerles and wineries, as well as many
| private individuals. TO connect their cess
/ pools with 1t. The Street Commissioner
caa easily follow up this matter and see
that all these connections are cut off. The
| physicians say that the sewer threatens 10
| breed a pestilence Ill its vicinity. The
! board thinks Of improving Seventeenth
street with macadam, and If it Is done the
! macadam will sooner or later have to be
! dug up at the expense OF the city. For
| mer boards have promised well but have
| done nothing.
Lawton asked the Judge if there was
an ordinance prohibiting connecting cess
pools with sewers, ana the latter said he
! thought there was, and that the board
| can order the property owners 10 cut Oft
the connections. Ii there was no ordi-
nance, he hoped the board would pass
| one.
a motion was made by Kent that the
matter be referred to the Sewerage Com
mttee for conference with the Superin-
! tendent of Streets as to the best method
Of dealing with the nuisance.
Leonard said he would vote for the
motion, but wanted the board to know
what it was doing before it gave orders to
the superintendent of Streets.
The motion was passed.
COMMITTEE REPORT.
Devine, for the Street Committee.
favored the street railroad companys al
lowing the use Of half the block at Nine
| teenth and q streets for hacks and
wagons. lie had also noticed that many
cobbles are being dropped on the various
streets of the city by parties hauling
them. The ordinance provides that
| proper wagon beds shall be used in haul
ing, and that the drivers violate it.
Kent moved that the Mayor be re-
quested to have the ordinance enforced.
Carried.
Kent said that petition was being cir
culated to allow vehicles to occupy the
half OF the block on q street next to Ag-
riculturaI Park. ede moved that the
Street Committee be instructed to confer
/ with Mr.. Shock in relation TO the matter,
Pennsh said all the citizens could not
afford 10 ride i'll hacks and did not want
TO walk long distance TO the cars.
"Some of these haclmen are pretty
tough fellows he added, land don't care
! if they run over people"
Yes" said Kent, like some plaster
ers, who don't care if they throw mud
! over people,"
Kent said be was only acting for the
good OF the people at large.
The motion was carried.
SPECIAL OFFICERS.
| Leonard, for the Police Committee.
| called attention to the TACT that speciaI
officers were only appointed for one year,
and could only serve that time unless re-
appointed. lie understood that Special