The record-union., 1896-12-15
CITY CHARTER AMENDMENT.
Considered by the Board Of Trustees
Last Night
And Ordered Submitted to the People
on the Fourth Tuesday
in January.

ley, Devine, Pennish and President
Leonard We're present when the roll
was called at the meeting of the Board
OF Trustees last night.
AFTER some routine matters the fol-
lowing messages from the Mayor were
read:
TO the Honorable Board of Trustees:
Inc contract for cleaning and cutting
10 survey the canal from East Park
10 Fifteenth and Y streets is about COM
pleted. This work has been we'll done,
ana the canal is now in better cOndi-
tlon than it ever has been. In cutting
thlS ditch or canal to the survey fur
n1shed by the City Surveyor, it leaves
the end Of the canal at Fifteenth and
I streets lower than the outlet, and in
order, therefore, that the water may
how freely the canal south of the city
should be opened and cut to the same
survey.
The Surveyor has made an estimate
OF the work to be done, and 1 under
stand that parties are ready to contract
to do the work for about $500, and that
the county will pay two-fifths of the ex-
pense. 1 believe the Board of Supervis-
ors should pay the total expense of this
work, but it would be better for the city
to pay three-fifths of the expense than
that the work should not be done.
If the canal south of the city is not
opened or cleaned out soon, that por-
tion of the canal which has been cleaned
out will fill up to the level of the drain
south of the city, and much of the ad-
T.;
will be lost. 1 therefore recommend
that you advertise for bids to do this
work according to the specifications of
the City Surveyor. Respectfully SUBJ
mitted, c. H. HUBBARD, Mayor.
To the Honorable Board of Trustees:
Complaints are being made that the
awning surrounding the building on the
northeast corner of Tenth and D streets
is dangerous; that the sidewalk there is
above the grade, and is a source of an
noyance and trouble to the people in
that neighborhood.
l would suggest that you condemn the
awning and sidewalk mentioned, and
require a new walk to be placed. on the
official grade. on both sides of said
building fronting on said streets. Re-
spectfully submitted,
G. H. HUBBARD, Mayor.
To the Honorable Board of Trustees:
1 herewith return to you, with my ap-
proval indorsed thereon, Ordinance No.
-, entitled "An ordinance approx
ing and accepting the work of grading.
paving and curbing Fifteenth street, in
the city of Sacramento, from the north
line of L street to the south line of n
street" Respectfully submitted
c. H. HUBBARD. Mayor.
To the Honorable Board of Trustees:
1 herewith return to you, with my ap-
proval indorsed thereon, Ordinance No.
-. entitled "An ordinance granting
a franchise to the Pacific Gas, Light
and Fuel Company to lay down mains
and pipes in and through any and all
the streets and alleys in the city of Sac
ramento." Respectfully submitted,
c. H. HUBBARD, Mayor
The messages approving the two ordi-
nances We're ordered filed.
Trustee Mckay reported that he had
appeared before the Board Of Super
viSors, and that the recommendation of
the Mayor with regard to the canal
from Sixth and Y streets to Fifteenth
and Y streets was the best that could
be obtained from the county authori-
ties. The cost would be about $500.
After discussion, in which the state
ment was made that the county would
be more damaged than the city if pro-
vision were not made for draining off
the water. and in which Contractor
Dainton joined, stating that the speci-
fcations made by the City Engineer
called for 1,211 feet of excavation. the
matter was finally referred to the Sew
er Committee with instructions to ask
the Supervisors to increase their appro-
priation from two-fifths to three-fifths
of the cost.
There was a considerable amount OF
discussion on the question of the side
walk on the corner of Ninth and ]
streets, and the Clerk was ordered to
communicate with City Surveyor di-
recting him to notify Mr. Wagner and
Mr.. Wiesel whose property is on Fifth
and j streets, to proceed with the work
at once. the former of constructing q
new walk and the latter of repairing
his.
THE LIGHTING PROBLEM.
Attorney r. T. Devlin appeared or
behalf Of the Capital Gas Com
pany and stated that his clients
would be prepared to light the
city within thirty days if award
ed the contract. \ communica-
tion was read from Corporation Coun-
sci Johnson stating that the city could
not extend a contract. but could adver-
tise for a contract for lighting the city
from April 1st. The matter was ther
postponed for one week
THE HERR CASE
Attorney March appeared on be
half of the G.. w. Herr claim, and
asked that the claim be placed in g
position to have ii determined wher
he brought the matter before the courts
Finally vote was taken, and only five
votes were cast in favor of allowing
the claim over the Auditors veto. and
the motion was lost
THE CHARTER AMENDMENTS
Then toe new charter came up.
]. A. Woodson asked for the consid-
GRAFTON of a new section TO the charter