The record-union., 1895-03-26
NO ACTION TAKEN ON THE PUMPS.
The Committee Not Yet Ready to
Report,
Franchise for the Capital Telephone
Company Asked for by the
Incorporators.

The City Board of Trustees held their
weekly meeting last night, Trustees
Lawton, Wachhorst, Kent, Davis, Bragg,
ToZer, Devine, Leonard and Pennish be-
ing present.
Kent, for the Street Committee. re-
ported that there was much com plant
about sidewalk building in the north
eastern part of the city, and while
the poor people were complying with
the law, the rich ones seemed to be
lying back and waiting. He thought
some action should he taken.
Devine said there were q number of
poor people who were willing to put
down their walks if the street lines were
established, but some of the fences are
six feet out on the walk, and they did
not want to put down stone sidewalks
until the lines are Strengthened. He
wanted little longer time in which to
Investigate the extension of the Sutter
Fort wall.
Leonard, for the Fire Department Com
mlttee, presented q report in relation
TO pipes and hydrants in the outskirts of
the city, recommending the laying Of
pipes between y and W streets and
Iwenty-eighth and Thirtieth Streets and
number OF hydrants between Twenty
fourth and Thirtieth, Y and \ streets.
Kent wanted about I,S00 feet of pipe
laid also IN some OF the other wards, as it
was needed also in other places.
ON motion Of Devlne, action on the re-
port was deferred for a week.
CITY JAIL JANITOR,
Leonard said the Chief of Police re-
quests the board to create the position Of
janitor for the police station, as there is
no one there TO do the work. He moved
that the position be created, at a salary Of
$40 per month.
1t was thought that it would require
an ordinance to create the position, and
the matter was taken under advisement.
sIX-FoOT SIDEWALKS.
A petition was presented by citizens in
the vicinity Of Fifteenth and D streets
asking to be allowed TO lay siX-fOot ce-
ment walks instead of eight feet wide.
Leonard said he did not think the board
had any power to violate the sidewalk
ordinance in that way. He moved the
petition be laid on the table.
A citizen said that the residents OF that
part OF the city thought that "A siX-IoOt
walk would be plenty wide enough Tor
them, as there Is not so much travel over
them as in the business portions OF the
city.
DSNlu 1dNOIGu luG pSLlLIOl belDg EG-
1erred to the Corporation Counsel tor his
opinion. He knew Of some six-foot side
walks that have been put down and he
believed in poor folks being favored.
Leonard coutended that the board had
no right to violate the ordinance.
Kent said that six-Ioot sidewalks were
only fit for gardens, and there were
plenty Of rich men In that locality who
could build the walks.
Devine's motion was lost, and the petit
ton placed on file.
TELEPHONE FRANCHISE
/. T. Hatfield, accompanied by num-
Der of prominent citizens, asked the
board to grant a franchise TO erect tele-
phone posts and wires for the new CaDital
Telephone Company that has been or
ganiZed. W. J.. Gerber, Fred Cox, NJ. J.
DIllman, George Mott, II. Grau, a, \.
Van NoOrhies and others accompanied
Mr.. Hatfield and supported him in the
request
lie read an ordinance, which he had
prepared, specifying how poles were to
be placed and the rates to be charged to
subscribers, and agreeing to put up a
certified $4,000 check as forfeit
\ resolution that when the board ad-
lOurn 1t do so till 1:3O p. NJ. tonight to
consider the franchise, was adopted.
WANT \ FRIDGE.
7. NJ. Lash addressed the board on the
subject OF the bridge at Thirty-tirst and
streets, saying that il the board would
furnish the lumber the prOperty-ow
outside of the city would do the work.
Devine said there was competition be-
tween j. Ii. Allen and Mr.. Lash for the
placing of the bridge.
There Is no street on the outside to
correspond with the city streets, and the
bridge should be placed where streets
would correspond.
J. II. Allen said that the lots on his
land had been laid out in lots Of the same
size as those IN the city, and it was done
before Lash bought his property. Part
or the lots have been sold since, and he
could not open a street through it. Mr.
Lash had no outlet through his land, and
the bridge would only Accommodate
him. He (Allen) had made the applica-
ton last tall, before Lash bought his
property. He thought the Supervisors
would contribute to the bridge
Devlne said that the Supervisors had
refused TO contribute to q bridge, II
Lash has no outlet on the county road, il
would be folly to coustruC. a bridge Tor
him. He thought the parties should
build their own bridge.
Iozar thought the parties should settle
their differences before the board took
any action on the bridge.
DevIne thought likewise, and the mat
ter was dropped.
STEIN1IILLER's CLAIM.
/. oseph appeared in relation to the
claim against the city Of l.. II. Stein
miller OF $500 for injuries sustained by
him in December last, when the team.
wagon and occupants were upset into the
drainage canal near Twenty eighth and
streets, caused, he claimed, by the city
falling to maintain a sufficient fence
along the north side of the canal.
lie wished the board would take some
definite action on the claim, so that his
client would know what to do in the
matter
PAYMENT OF BILLS.
A large number of bills were allowed.
The bill Of Irving HeiIbron. as Office
clerk 10 the superintendent of Streets.
was referred TO the Corporation Counsel
Tor his opinion as to it's legality. Leonard
protested against its payment, as, if the
board could not create the position OF
Janitor to the City Jail by resolution, he
did not see how they could create this po-
sltlon by resolution.
The bill ol O. y. Burns for hauling dirt
In Engine House No. was referred to
the Mayor.
The bin of Root, Nelson & Co. was
read, and Leonard objected, as he claimed
that an apprentices time was charged for
at the rate OF 90 cents an hour, and he did
not thlnk boy should be charged for at