The record-union., 1896-01-28

Works over to Abbott and Henry and be
done with it.
Considerable discussion took place.
and the President showed that the
board had authorized the employment
of Mr.. Horne.
Mckay said that when he was at the
pump the steam was flying all over and
the work had to be done
The bill Of the Sacramento Publishing
| Company was objected to, on the
ground that it was higher than in the
past. Tozer said that the city would
have to return to its old practice or the
papers return to their old prices He
did not think that such rates should be
paid If they did not like to print for
such prices, they could sue. He moved
| that no more advertising bills be paid
except on the basis of the resolution
of two years ago. Carried.
The bid of $50 by the Central Califor-
MIA Electric Company for certain priv
ileges for the purpose of supplying
Sacramento with electric energy was
read, being the only one.
The ordinance granting the franchise
was then read, ana Devine wanted a
provision inserted allowing the city to
stretch its fire alarm wires on the top
Of the company's poles. Dr. Van Nor
den, who represented the company,
said that such a provision could easily
be inserted and the company would not
object
| Devine then objected to the franchise
running for fifty years. and wanted it
laid over for a week, but DR.. Van Nor
den thought that would invalidate the
franchise and the ordinance was
passed, Devine voting no.
Wachhorst, for the Committee on
| Buildings, said that the owners of the
building in which the Trustees room
| is, objected to paying all the costs of
ventilation and the little vestibule out
| side, but would pay half the costs.
After some discussion, the committee
was instructed to accept the proposition
and have the work done.
THE WATER WORKS.
Architect Seadler reported that at the
request of the Building Committee he
ing and saw nothing to prevent taking
ing and saw no necessity for taking
down the upper stories and move the
east wall ten feet, but it would cost
more to do it that way than to make
permanent Improvements, and putting
on a new roof The cost of fixing it
! and putting in the foundation for the
roof would be from $4,000 to $500. He
| should recommend putting on a new
| roof, as the old one has been on the
building for the past twenty years.
| There would be plenty of room for the
new pump.
Devine favored taking out the front
wall and making it safe. 1t is a con-
| tinual menace to those in the building
and has always been. He moved that
a new roof be put on the building. Car
ried.
Davis opposed spending the peoples
| money in fixing the front wall When
| the upper stories are removed, there
will be much less strain.
| Mr.. Seadler said that when the new
pump is put in, there will be much more
vibration than now, as its foundation
viii be twenty feet below the sidewalk,
| and the foundation of the front wall
will not extend nearly so low. He
| thought all the walls should be eighteen
| inch walls.
The matter was postponed until next
Monday night.
A FLOODED DISTRICT.
Kent said that the people in the south
western part of the city are being
flooded by surface water and demand
relief. The board ought to have taken
care Of the matter some time ago. He
moved that plans and specifications be
drawn up for placing a pump and sump
at Front and Y streets to afford the
residents relief. that should have at
least twice the capacity of the present
| one.
Devine thought it was too late in the
season for the pump to do much good
and the cost of the pump would be only
part of the whole cost.
| ". NJ. Sims addressed the board. He
said that they were aware that the suit
of Lincoln against the city had closed
the Sixteenth-street gate through which
the water used to flow. The Trustees of
the district below the city refuse per-
emptorily to allow the water to be
drained down on them and say that the
gates must be kept closed.
He had come before the board TO
notify them that Mr.. Herzog would hold
the city responsible for the dana ge al
ready done to him by the water and also
/ for what win accrue to him in the
| future.
| Devine thought it was very bad taste
in the people living below the city to re-
fuse to allow it to drain the water down
on them and relieve itself He believed
| that if the matter had been carried to
| the Supreme Court the city would have
beaten them. and he thought Corpora
| tion Counsel Johnson should carry it up
as soon as he takes his Office.
Kent insisted that the residents
should be relieved from the water inn
mediately. There was no use of wait
ing till till next spring, when they were
all dead.
| Tozer said he thought the Sewerage
Committee would be justified in ascer-
| tanning the cost of a pipe to be tenn
porarily laid from Sixth street to Front,
to carry off the water
The Sewerage Committee was in
strueted to look into the matter and re-
port.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The superintendent of Streets was in
structed to put in some culverts in the
vicinity of Twenty-sixth and K and l..
| to drain off the surface water
| Mckay said he had been at the Union
! Foundry to look after the city's pump.
winch M1S saio " oe there. Tie was
told that there was nothing of the sort
| there and that some old stuff had been
carted down to the Y-street pump and
sold for old iron some years ago.
| Kent said he thought that the com
mittee should look after the construc-
tion of FIVE more sprinkling wagons
with springs now. He moved that the
Clerk be instructed to advertise for the
construction of five more. So ordered.
| Pennish said that the railroad com