The record-union., 1896-06-09
HEINE BOILERS ADOPTED.
They Will be Used to Pump the City'S
Water.
a Lively Tilt in the Board OF Trustees
on Account of Superin-
tendent Croly.

The City Board of Trustees held its
regular weekly meeting last night,
Trustees Leonard, Wachhorst Kent,
Davis Mckay, Devine, Bentley, Tozer
and Pennish being present, and Leon
ard presiding.
James II. Seadler addressed the board
in relation to the excavation at the
Water Works, dug for the purpose OF
laying a foundation for the new pump
He said that the tunnel for the sue
tion pipe is cased with wood on the top
and sides, but not on the bottom, and in
pumping the water out of the excava-
ton the suction pipe might be under
mined and serious consequences ensue.
He thought, therefore, that the con-
tractors time should be extended until
fhe river goes down.
On motion of Devine, the time was
extended for thirty days.
L. c. Hatfield said, in relation to the
ordinance requiring tenders on the
street cars, that he understood the
Market-street road in San Francisco
had adopted new tenders. He wanted
time granted to the company to exam
tne into it, and asked that thirty days
be allowed the company. 1t was so or
dered.
Superintendent of Fire Alarms Wat
kins appeared and addressed the board
explaining why he insisted on having
the ealarm wires above all others.
He said it was necessary that the alarm
wires should be on top, so that in case
one broke the work of the system be not
endangered. The South Yuba Company
wished to place their wires ON top, but
he felt that it would be wrong to al
low them to do so.
The board sustained the Superntend-
ent and denied the request of the South
1uba Company.
MAYORS MESSAGE.
The following message was received
from the Mayor, which was ordered in
vestigated:
To the Honorable Board of Trustees:
AT Your last regular meeting, held on
June 1, 1896, you referred to me a peti-
ton made by Dan Healy, in which he
claims that he maintains a place for
burying dead animals which are de-
Gvered to him, and for which he asks
from the city the payment of twenty
(S2O dollars per month.
1t is further claimed in the petition
that it is necessary for the city to have
a place for the burial Of dead animals.
find upon investigation that, instead
of the city paying for this service, the
privilege of having these dead animals
delivered at a place OF disposal can be
sold and the city receive a bonus, but
how much I cannot say. / think Mr..
Healy himself would pay for the priv
ilege if he thought it would pass into
other hands. l find that in other cities
this privilege is a source of revenue,
and should be made such in this city.
l also find that no animals are actu-
ally buried, but that every part of the
carcass is utilized; that, at the place
where Mr.. Healy is located, the bedrock
IS not over thirty 10 thirty-six inches
below the surface. and that It would
be almost impossible to bury animals
at his place. I therefore recommend
that the petition be denied. Respect
fully submitted
c. H. HUBBARD, Mayor.
c. J. Nangle complained of a cess
pool at Ill Seventh street, which was in
such a condition that it was driving
people into moving out of the neighbor-
ing houses. On motion of Kent, the
matter was referred to the Board of
Health.
'Will you gentlemen who vote for this
vote to remove the BoarG of Health if
they do not abate the nuisance?" asked
Leonard.
Il will, every time, you beti" re-
sponded Devine, who has not an abjd-
iEg affection for the board.
The usual bills We're allowed.
DISPUTED BILLS.
The bills of E. NJ. Leitch and Thomas
al fc.,. c&r
tendent Croly were held out, because
they had not signed the payroll, as
required by a recent order of the board.
The bill of ]. J. Carroll as Inspector
of Sidewalk on the city's lot at Fifth
and @. which had been objected to by
the Mayor was ordered paid, on the
opinion of the Corporation Counsel.
The bill of W. K. Cothrin for So, for
coal furnished for the steam roller dur
ing the test made of it, was objected to,
on the ground that no member of the
board ordered it. Devine said that
Street Superintendent Croiy ordered
the COAL and ne had been informed
that Mr. Croly said it was his province
TO order supplies and he proposed to
do it.
superintendent Croly said Mr. Nc
Gard, the agent, stated that he was out
Of coal, and asked him to order some
He did so, but did not use the words
attributed to him.
President Leonard said he had had
some conversation with the Mayor, who
claimed to have the power to order sup
plies. and it was plain to him that 1t
was intended to make test case. The
board had passed a resolution that the
Street Commissioner should order the
coal for the test, and it was ques-
ton Of whether it would stick by its
action. The bill was laid over for a
week.
The bill of Root, Nelson & CO. for
S1OO. for repairs to the Y-street pump,
made without an order from the board,
and also one for S77 for repairs at the
Water Works, were referred to the
Sewer Committee.
COMITTEE REPORTS.
Wachhorst reported that six electric
fans for the city offices would cost $40,
and could all be removed to the Trus-
tees room at night. The matter was
ADCOEJT