The record-union., 1896-09-29

owners by fixing the grades for walks
so as to conform to the hight Of their
property Immediately adjoining the
sidewalk.
think that, In all such cases, the
general law would place this whole
matter in the hands Of the Street Su-
perintendent subject to the directions
of the Board Of Trustees.
In connection with this subject, de-
sire to call your attention to a side
walk which has just been constructed
at Fifth and X streets. On the Fifth
street side there Is a raise in the walk
that is not only an Inconvenience to
the public. but believe it is dangerous
and should be removed. I cannot find
that the contractor had permission
from anyone who had authority to
grant such permission to lay the walk
in the manner in which he has. Re-
spectfully submitted,
c. H. HUBBARD, Mayor
Devine said that had the Dierssen
sidewalk been constructed on thegrade
fixed by the Surveyor, 1t would have
been more convenient than it is now.
The matter had been referred to him,
but he thought the board were the ones
to act on it.
Ihe message was received and placed
on file.
Henry Nicolaus objected to construct
ing sidewalks, as ordered, in front Of
his property on Nineteenth and J.,
Nineteenth and K and Twentieth and
X, claiming that the walks were good
enough and did not need changing. He
would be willing to make new ones next
year The matter was referred to the
Street Committee
Leonard said that a culvert at Nine
teenth and L had been broken during
the day and team had fallen into it
1t should be fixed Immediately.
Kent said there was also a culvert
caved in at Fourth and L.
The superintendent of Streets was di-
rected to repair them both immedi-
ately.
UNSATISFACTORY BILLS.
The usual number of bills were aud
tied, but some were laid aside for dis
CussiOn.
One of them was that of p j. Coffey
for sharpening picks. 1t was decidedly
objected to by Devine. He said that
ne had given a certain mechanic free
use of his shop, in order that he might
do the city's work cheap. He was Chair
man of the Street Committee and did
not propose to be interfered with in
this way by Mr.. Kent.
I'm other words" said Kent, II can
not play in your back yard any
more / am a member Of the
committee and / took the picks, which
were used in the Surveyors department,
to a shop across the street. I believe
that Mr.. Coffey Is as good a mechanic
as Mr.. Noble Fisher, and that the city s
patronage should be distributed and not
all given to one man"
Devine said that as long as he had
been Chairman Of the Street Committee
he had never before been interfered
with, and he did not propose to stand
it.
On motion of Kent, the bill was al
lowed by vote of to 4.
On motion Of Devine, $500 was
transferred from the general fund to the
street fund, and S100 from the general
fund to the sewer fund.
Devine objected to the bill of r. w.
Ash for services as Acting Police Cap
tain, and Kent moved that the bill of
Anthony Greene for services as Captain
OF Police for $125 be allowed.
Bentley said that, in face of the opin-
ion given by the Corporation Counsel
that Greene was not Captain Of Police,
he could not vote to pay his claim.
Devine said he thought that the body
that removed Greene could restore him,
and he favored the bill.
RantlAv said that ~ Sanr1o9 tn he
the idea that the city of Sacramento
should pay the expenses Of lawsuit
and that the man who is directly in
terested should not pay his expenses in
the affair.
The motion to pay Greene's claim was
lost, Wachhorst declining to vote, and
Davis, Tozer, Bentley and Leonard
voting no.
carried, Wachhorst, Davis, Tozer, Bent
ley and Leonard voting aye.
The bill of NJ. B. Horne as second as
sistant engineer at the Water Works
was rejected, on the ground that he had
not been confirmed by the board.
The bill Of Tom Scott for supplies was
objected to by Mckay on the ground
that 1t had not been signed by him as
had been signed by Trustee Tozer. He
wanted to know If the board would sus-
tain him. Croly had bought supplies
from parties to whom he (McKay) did
not speak, and who never traded with
him. He found no fault with Trustee
Tozer for signing the order, but he
thought that he, as Chairman of the
committee, should have the ordering of
the supplies in his department.
Street Superintendent Croly said that
he had been censured because he had
not bought supplies Of William Gut
enberger, and he had this time done so,
IN part.
Kent said he would vote to throw out
of office the Chief Of Police, Health Of
ficer, doctors or anyone else who did not
comply with the resolution passed by
the board that all orders for supplies
should be signed by some member Of the
board.
Davis moved that the resolution be
changed to give that power to the
Chairman Of the committee alone.
Bentley said that might result in
some instances in great harm, If the
Chairman could not be found in an
emergency. He thought some of the