The record-union., 1896-01-28

at Fifth and streets. offered to buy
500 feet of inch water pipe if the city
would put it down and let him have his
water in payment until the pipe was
paid for. The board decided not to
accept the offer
In view of the absence of Trustee
Bentley, the board decided to postpone
action on all combinations for a week.
The matter of allowing the disputed
bill of Mayor Steinman for May, from
which the board had made a reduction
on account of absence, came up. Wach-
horst said he had consulted the City
Attorney and several other good law
yers and they agreed that the city
would have to pay it.
Considerable discussion ensued, Leon
ard calling Mckay to the chair and
taking the floor to say that he had not
SO much confidence in the City Attor-
ney's opinion as he had a while ago,
before the preparation of the nickel
in-the-slot ordinance.
The matter was laid over for one
week.
SALOON LICENSES.
The matter of granting a license to
Saloon came up and Devine moved that
it be granted.
Mckay said that Devine had used the
argument that the property could not
be used for anything else He believed
that it would be far better that it was
burned to the ground than used for
a deadfall
The men asking for the license might
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into the place with 81 in his pockets.
The license was granted, Kent vot-
ing no and Mckay not voting.
August Montz was granted a license
to keep a saloon at 325 K street
The application of George H. Jones to
keep a saloon on Seventh street be-
tween 1 and J. was referred to the
Chief of Police
Petitions for license to keep saloon
were received from Leon Lewis, at
Thirteenth and F streets, and A. j
Silva, on N street, between Third and
Fourth. They were referred to the
Chief of Police.
VARIOUS MATTERS.
The bid of James Touhey for paving
the alley between Front and Second, ]
and K, was accepted, the Corporation
Counsel giving his opinion that the fact
of his being the only bidder cut no fig
ure.
A communication from DR. NJ Gar
nier, offering to filter the water of the
city according to a plan invented by
him and in operation in Auckland, New
Zealand, was referred to the Mayor.
A communication from the City Col
lector was read, stating that the de-
linquent city taxes had been placed in
his hands for collection, but that peo-
pie We're complaining of the 10 per cent
penalty, claiming that they had never
been notified of such penalty He had
examined the advertisements and found
that they said nothing of personal prop
erty unsecured by real estate. He
wished the instruction of the board on
the matter. It was referred to the
Finance Committee.
The bond of Victor J. Tolley as
Plumbing Inspector coming up, Devine
wanted to defer its approval until
April, claiming that the reason that
Tolley was elected was because his pre-
decessor had offered to do the work of
both the Plumbing Inspector and Sani-
tary Inspector.
The board deferred action until April
On motion of Tozer, the 15 per cent
penalty on the personal property taxes
was remitted
A communication calling the atten-
ton of the board to the fact that side
walks had been condemned and the law
not complied with at 631 E street, 421
Seventh street and 61S E streets was
read and referred to the Mayor.
A communication was read from the
Sacramento Light and Power Company,
giving the location of the arc lights
furnished by it to the city and their
number, which amounts to 229.
Permission was granted to the man
ayers of the founding home to remove
dirt from the opposite side of X street,
in order to fill in their low sidewalk.
Wachhorst introduced an ordinance
requiring the railroad company to sta
requiring the railroad company to
station hagmen at Front and R,
Second and r, Tenth and r, Twen-
ty-first and R, Twenty eighth and
R and Twelfth and B streets, and
not to permit trains to pass those
points until the fiagmen should signal
them to do so.
Wachhorst and Devine spoke in favor
Of immediate passage of the ordinance,
but Kent and Davis wanted it laid over
for week, and their motion prevailed.
The board then adjourned.