The record-union., 1896-11-03
sign ORDINANCE PASSED.
Shall ASphaltum Sidewalks be Allowed
in the City?
Trustees Will Investigate the Charges
Against Two Firemen Next
Friday Night.

The Board of Trustees met in regular
session last night, Trustees Leonard,
Wachhorst, Kent, Davis, Mckay, De-
vine, Bentley, Tozer and Pennish being
present.
The Record Union was granted the
privilege of erecting a platform in front
OF its office for showing photographs
and election returns
MAYORS MESSAGES.
The following messages from the
mayor We're read:
To the Honorable Board of Trus-
tees: l respectfully report that, on the
olst day of October, 1896, in COM
Iany with A. E. Miller, Acting City At
torney, l counted the money placed be-
fcre us by the City Treasurer, who
stated that the same was the money of
the city of Sacramento, and found in
his possession as follows: Gold, S229, :
tJJ; silver $13 90; total, 1929, 16S 40.
The above amount agrees with the
books of the City Auditor and City
Treasurer. Respectfully submitted,
c. H. HUBBARD, Mayor.
To the Honorable Board of Trus-
tees: l herewith transmit to your hon.
orable body for your action thereon,
charges which have been preferred by
the Chief Engineer of the Fire Depart
nlent against John Madigan, driver of
engine of Engine Company No. ;, for
carelessness in driving to a fire, by
which his engine was overturned and
damaged and also for his failure to
obey the orders of the Chief when re-
uuested to be ON duty at different times.
Also, charges against William Dunn,
driver of the hose cart of Engine Com
rany No. 3, for being intoxicated while
or duty, and for fighting in the engine
house.
1 recommend that both of these men
be suspended until December /, 1896.
Respectfully submitted,
c. H. HUBBARD, Mayor.
A communication from Chief En-
gineer Guthrie was read, stating that
he had suspended the men.
On motion of Bentley, the investiga-
tion of the case was set for Friday
evening at 7:30 o'clock.
The Mayor also sent a communication
changing the confines of the beat to
which he had appointed w. H. Katzen-
stein.
Kent said that an officer who had been
appointed a deputy by the Sheriff was
patroling the beat, and the message was
placed on file.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Tozer. for the Finance Committee, re-
ported that Schaw, Ingram, hatcher &
Co. We're the lowest bidders on the con-
tract for the suction pipe, but it had
been claimed that their bid did not con.
template as much work as the other
bidders had bid on.
Mr.. Ingram of the firm said that the
bid was in accordance with the speci-
fications and the instructions received
from the City Taper, and would con-
meet the pumps with the main in work.
ing order.
1t was decided to be the sense of the
board that the contract be awarded to
the firm, and the board enter into a
contract with it after Janaury 1st
E. E. Wilson was confirmed as spe-
cial policeman for the Sacramento
Night Mission.
The City Surveyor reported that he
had examined the remonstrances
against the Improvement of the alley
between I and J, Sixth and Seventh
(asphaltunl) and ] street, between Sec
ond and Third, and found that the re-
monstrants We're in the majority, which
would stop the work. The remon-
strances against remodeling the latter
street with concrete base was not suffi-
cient to stop the work, and it must
go on.
The bidders for furnishing thirteen
cords of wood We're the Fair Oaks Wood
Company and John Shelton. The con-
tract was awarded Shelton.
DR.. NJ. Gardner was allowed to con-
struct sidewal> in front of the north
fifty feet Of lot :, in the block between
and j, Eleventh and Twelfth streets. to
conform to the present sidewalk from
the alley north to i street.
The City Surveyor was instructed to
draw specifications for one block of
sewer with twenty-four-inch pipe on
Thirteenth street, and one on Fifth
street.
Specifications for cleaning out the
Thirty frst-street canal were read anG
adopted.
f. ID. Ryan asked for permission to
lay an asphaltum sidewalk in front of
his residence at Twelfth and p streets.
Leonard said that the ordinance at
present forbids the construction of