The record-union., 1896-07-07

pavement was a good one before the
city accepts it. He was willing, If neces-
sary. to pay his own expenses, but he
wanted to satisfy himself if it was good.
Leonard said he was not fighting the
pavement, but like Devine. he wanted
to know that the pavement was good
one before accepting it.
Pennish was willing to trust to Mr..
Drescher's investigations and vote for
granting the desired permission.
Davis and Kent counseled delay and
investigation for week.
William Land was requested to give
| the results of his observation during
his travels in Europe. He said that
three years ago the streets in Paris
| that were bituminized were taken up
| and the blocks of wood covered with
asphalt, like these were put down. So
| in some cities in England. He gave an
interesting account of the way in which
the streets are graded and laid with the
| blocks.
| The Street Inspector in London told
him that on the Strand, where there is
heavy travel, the average life of the
| block pavement is fourteen years. The
| Paris streets have also been changed
| from bitumen to the block pavement,
and bitumen streets are becoming a
thing of the past in Europe. If this
| pavement is just like that he saw in
London and Paris it will wear long
| time.
| Kent moved that the City Surveyor
| draw up plans and specifications for
next Monday night and that Devine be
| sent to San Francisco to investigate,
and the motion was carried
| The following messages from the
| Mayor were read:
ORDINANCE APPROVED.
| To the Honorable Board of Trustees:
I herewith return to you, with my ap-
proval indorsed thereon, Ordinance No.
-, entitled "An ordinance calling a
special election in the city of Sacra-
mento for the purposa of submitting,
| for ratification, to the electors of said
city a system or plan. of the cost of
| 5000 for sewerage and drainage of
said city," etc. Respectfully submitted,
c. H. HUBBARD, Mayor.
PUMP AT WORK.
| To the Honorable Board of Trustees
7 respectfully report to you that the
pump at Eighth and Y streets is again
at work. 1 have had a great deal of
| trouble in getting the machine work
| done, much time having been wasted in
going to and from the machine shop,
and on the 4th of July was unable to
| induce the machinists to work. Since
the plant was destroyed by fire most of
| the men have been WoI king from twelve
to fourteen hours per day, and as re-
oil
now in good working order.
1t was considered necessary to con-
struct some shed or covering for the
plant, and / have had constructed,
therefore, the cheapest kind of a frame,
covered with corrugated iron, roof and
sides The building will be completed
tomorrow, and / trust that everything
will work smoothly until we can make
other arrangements.
Until to-day the water had not backed
UP in the sewers, and by tonight the
water will be lowered so that there will
be no further trouble. Respectfully sub
mitted, c. H. HUBBARD, Mayor.
DID NOT APPEAR
To the Honorable Board of Trustees:
The time for trial Of the Pittsburg Coal
Company's coal was set for last Mon
day, June 10Th, but as they could not
have their coal here at that time they
requested further time.
The lone Coal Company consumed the
three days which We're assigned to the
Pittsburg Coal Company with the un-
derstanding that the last named COM
pany would take the first three days of
this week, but this morning we find
from the company. / telegraphed the
company this morning asking them
when it wished the test made, but have
received no reply. Respectfully SUBJ
mitted, c. H. HUBBARD, Mayor.
THE CASH COUNTED.
To the Honorable Board of Trustees:
I respectfully report that, in company
with C. E. Leonard, President CT your
board, on the 1st day Of July, 1896 1
counted the money placed before us by
the City Treasurer, who stated that the
same was the money of the city of Sac
ramento, and found as follows: Gold,
S269, ,S35; silver, S305 94; total, $270,-
140 o.
The above amount agrees with the
books of the City Auditor and City
Treasurer. Respectfully submitted,
C. H. HUBBARD, Mayor
Tozer said that the old Great Register
had been Cancelled by the Supervisors,
and it would be well to find out on what
registration the votes could be made at
the special election, as the new one will
not be printed at that time.
The Mayor reported also that City At
torney Brown refused to be present at
the counting of the money.
Leonard explained that City Attorney
Brown claimed that the money should
be sealed up in sacks, in order that it
might be certainly determined that it
was the money belonging to the city and
not the ordinary money in use by the
bank.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Mckay reported, in reference to the
opening of the gates on the Y-street
levee, to let out the water, that the
Corporation Counsel told him that he
| and Croly could@ take their chances,
but would probably find themselves in
jail before night if they did so. He
therefore declined to take chances
In regard to the right of way of the
city through Mrs. O'Toole's property
City Clerk Desmond said that he and
the Auditor had examined the records
as far back as 1878 and had found
| that at that time the City Attorney had
| been requested to look up the same
| matter and report, but had never done
SO.
| The Finance Committee was author
| lied to employ some one, at an expense
not to exceed so, to ascertain If the city
I had any deed for right of way
The President of the board reported