The record-union., 1896-02-18

ons were afraid to dump their carts
there at nights.
Devine and Pennish were opposed to
allowing Gilman to cart away the dirt
gathered from the streets to fill his lot
with. They claimed that his contract
with the city had expired, and he was
paying the city nothing.
The matter was postponed till next
week.
| W. P. Coleman & Co. asked that a
six-inch water pipe be laid for the use
of the houses in the block between E
and f, Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets.
| The matter was referred to the Mayor
The bond of Martin Pennish as police
officer, with F. w. Biewener and Nj.
Cronan as sureties, and that of officer
Bagley with Antone Mendes and John
Driscoll as sureties, were approved, and
! John Black was allowed to withdraw
from the latter's bond.
| ]. H. Vogel asked for an all-night
saloon license at 2S00 N street
| Pennish said it was in order to furnish
lunch to the street car men after they
were through with their work.
| Bentley said it was in the residence
portion of the city, and he did not think
after midnight
The matter was postponed for week
The application of Thomas Bittan-
court for a saloon license at 1000 H
street was postponed for a week
The bid of the Sacramento Light and
Power Company for the railroad bridge
was accepted
The 'Nord German Herold'' proprie-
tcrs petitioned the board to order the
insertion of all city advertising in that
paper, and the communication was read
and placed on file.
CITY OFFICERS REPORTS.
G. c. Robertson, City Collector, re-
ported the collections for January as
follows: Water rates, 5000 90; taps,
S94; city licenses, S3,J06; dog licenses,
- 90; cemetery dues, $57S 80; harbor
dues, S42 30; city taxes. 81, ,75S 96; to-
tai. 81, HI 56
Clerk of the Police Court Rutherford
reported fines imposed during the
month, $627 80; collected, S49S.
Chief of Police Drew reported 191 ar
rests; 1927 meals and 80 lodgings fur
nished.
Water Assessor Salomon reported
placed on the list
Poundmaster Cooksley reported s
horses, 3 cows hog and 101 dogs i'm
pounded, of which 81 dogs were killed.
10 redeemed and . cattle redeemed.
Fees collected, $15 80.
Chief Engineer Guthrie of the Fire
Department reported certain repairs to
the apparatus and that it was all in
good order except hose cart No. 1.
The City Surveyor reported IA, 4,496
feet of sidewalks and 446 feet of curbing
surveyed.
Superintendent of Cemeteries Ficks
reported 64 interments; collected for
sale of lots. 1921; opening graves,
$3.50 80; permits, S96; vault dues, S25;
tetal $731 so; Helvetia Cemetery, $9S.
superintendent of Streets Murray re-
ported expenses for street repairs, $4S6;
sewer department, 5000 so; levee de-
partment, $25 81; street sweeping.
$37 70; total, $S71 90.
Kent moved that the fence on the Y
street levee be not accepted by the Su-
perintendent of Streets until it was so
ordered by the board. The men who
built it, he said, had not been paid, and
the bondsmen of the contractor, J. B.
Mccoy, should be held to pay for it.
One of the men who had done the
work stated that he had only been paid
81 on twenty-one days work.
Kents motion was carried, and on
motion of Bentley, the board adjourned
to meet on Wednesday night and con-
slider the matter of the sewage pump
and also of the charges against Police
Captain Greene and Officer Logue.