The record-union., 1896-09-09
CUNNINGHAM'S BID ACCEPTED.
Contract for a Sewage Pumping Plant
Authorized by the Trustees.

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An adjourned meeting of the City
Board of Trustees was held last even
ing to consider bids for the erection of
a pumping plant on the Front-street
levee in the vicinity of S street, there
being present President Leonard, Trus-
tees Kent, Devine, Wachhorst, Pennish,
Mckay, Tozer and Davis.
On motion Of Devine the matter was
taken up without delay, and the fol-
lowing recommendation was read from
the Mechanical Engineer and City Sur
veyor.
To the Honorable Board of Trustees
Gentlemen: The undersigned having
examined the plans submitted to your
honorable board for the construction of
sewage pumping plant for this city,
herewith submit our report to your
honorable board as follows:
We recommend the plan presented by
}. A. Cunningham designated as Plan
No. 5, to cost the sum of S15,341, and
respectfully advise that contract be
entered into with Mr.. Cunningham at
that figure. Very respectfully,
F. H. VEACH, Mechanical Engineer.
VIM. MULLENNY, City Surveyor.
On motion of Devine the Mayor and
President of the Board Of Trustees
were authorized to enter into a contract
with Mr.. Cunningham for pumping
plant complete, the plant to be con-
structed within seventy days from the
date of the signing of the contract and
III case it be not completed within the
be bound to take care of all water flow
i'm int ;aI
mously.
A motion by Tozer that the San Fran
cisco contractors who had submitted
bids be given a hearing was ignored,
and though one of the contractors did
get the floor and offered a few obser
vations, none Of the board paid the
least attention to him and he finally
subsided, looking glum.
On motion of Mckay all other plans
and specifications except those ac
cepted, together with the checks accom-
panying them, were returned to the
bidders and the question of deciding
upon awarding a contract for a sewage
pumping plant was definitely settled.
The proposed ordinance authorizing
the Board Of Education to sell the east
half of lot No 2 in the block bounded
by 0 and P, Ninth and Tenth streets,
was, on motion of Pennish, referred to
the Corporation Counsel for an opinion
as to whether the Board of Education
had a legal right to make such sale.
E. Vagenini was granted a license to
conduct an all night saloon on Second
street between H and ].
A number of resolutions were adopted
authorizing street work to be performed
in different sections of the city, and
contracts for the same ordered pub
liShed.
A communication was read from
Chief Of Police Drew stating that he
did not deem it within his province to
decide whether Ash or Greene was en-
titled to salary for services as Captain
of Police for the month Of August, and
recommended that each of the officers
be allowed to present the claims.
The communication was placed on file
and the claims of each Of the officers
read by the Clerk; that Of Greene being
for salary for services as Captain Of
Police from the 25th of August until
the 1st of September, and that Of Ash
for the month of August.
On motion of Tozer the matter was
referred to the Corporation Counsel for
some law upon the subject, and no
other business coming before it, the
meeting adjourned.