The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1896-05-19

now sending them out, and this or
dirance was aimed to freeze him out.
A similar ordinance in San Jose was
beaten in the courts. and there was no
| use Of passing it The SIS license
| quarter which this ordinance imposes
| on canvassers Is more than saloons
| have to pay, and is unjust
Photographer Dean denied that the
| ordinance was aimed at Cutbirth; IL
| was intended to put a stop to the an
| noyance of the people by canvassers.
Kent asked II this was not special
legislation In favor OF photographers
and Dean admitted that It was
The matter was laid over for week
THE POOL ORDINANCE.
| Mckay moved that the pool ordinance
be taken up, as Devins and Davis had
promised to vote on It after the 10th.
| Devine said the booksellers are going
to quit In the middle Of June, and he
| Gid not think it was Of any use, there
fore, to pass it.
| The motion was defeated.
| Mckay moved the passage OF the
milk ordinance.
Kent and Devine opposed it. and
Kent moved to lay it on the table, but
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Pennish, 1t was laid over for a week,
Leonard saying 1t was intended to make
some changes.
| HEIRS SALARY.
Mckay moved that the salary demands
| of George Herr, Sanitary Inspector
for which he has obtained judgment
against the city, be paid, as ~ 70 extra
cost has been added this week to IT,
| through the mandamus proceedings
| taken.
Attorney Marsh, Hers counsel, said
the time had passed within which the
city could appeal. He 4id not wish to
add more costs to the city, and had
only secured mandamus in one case
He should do so in the other three cases,
however, if forced to do so.
| Devine said he proposed to carry the
question to the Supreme Court, and
Mr.. Marsh said the city had lost Its
right Of appeal.
| E. G. Hart was called on for his
opinion, and sided with Mr.. Marsh on
| the statement made by him. The
board would have to pay the demands
or answer in court, perhaps. for con-
tempt.
The motion of Mckay was carried,
Kent and Devine voting no and Davis
not voting.
| Pennish started to draw a parallel
| between this case and the action or
some members Of the board in relation
to the Lincoln decision regarding the
city sewage canal. but Leonard told
him he did not propose to be lectured In
| the board.
| NINETEENTH STREET,
The petition from residents Of Nine
teenth street from to r for the i'm
provement OF the street with ma
cadam under the serial bond provision
was read.
Devine objected to it on the ground
that 1t was not sufficiently explicit, and
asked to have the street law read.
Bentley said that the property-owners
between B and streets wish to be In
cluded in the resolution and he moved
! that that block be included in the reso-
| luton
Devine moved that the resolution be
returned to those offering it that they
may amend it SO as to specify definitely
the work Of grading, curbing, ETC., wan
| ted done.
w. D. Lawton said that the object Of
the property-owners was to have the
board take the preliminary steps for
Improvement Of the street. The petit
ton was simply to show to the board
that 1t was the wish Of the property
owners to have the street improved and
was a notice that if the board would go
on under the serial bond provision they
| would not oppose it.
Deputy Surveyor Phinney thought
ho hn oil he
work that Is wanted done.
Anthony Greene opposed the i'm
provement Of the street until Eighteenth
and Nineteenth streets are improved.
| Mr.. Lawton said that If the petition
was returned the petitioners would feel
that the board was opposed to the i'm
provement
Kent moved to amend by referring
it to the Surveyor and the petitioners
for correction, to be reported ON next
week So ordered.
On motion Of Tozer. the Surveyor was
instructed to draw UP q resolution in
accordance with the wishes Of petition
ers and report next Monday night.
BIDS OPENED.
Bids for lighting the city Offices were
read. The Sacramento Power and
Light Company's bid was Z cents per
1000 watts; Capital Gas Company 10
cents per 1000 watts. The former was
awarded the contract.
Bids for improving the alley between
NJ and N, Twenty-second and Twenty
third streets, were as follows:
Henry Dehn, 40 cents per cubic yard
for removing earth; E. Twaddle, A
cents per cubic yard. The contract was
| awarded to Delhi
The bid for improving the alley be-
tween L and NJ, Eighth and Ninth
| streets was by Henry Dehn, and the
contract was awarded to him.
Architect Seadler stated that the
grade in front Of the Water Works
building had beeen fixed on a different
level from the sidewalk, and he wished
to know what should be done He was
instructed to have the gallery floor
raised to the official grade
AFTER THE MAYOR.
A resolution was offered as follows:
Resolved, That the Mayor berequested
to inform this board his reason for
not complying with Section 81 of the
charter, or that part commanding the
Mayor, after rejection. to within ten
days to name another. and SO continue
until the office is filed
Be it further resolved, That the Mayor
be and is hereby notified that the Board
of Trustees look on the action of the
Mayor in retaining persons in the en-
ployment Of the city government, after
being rejected by the board for the DO
sition that they are still holding, moi
complying with the intent of the city