The record-union., 1896-12-01
EXPECTORATION ORDINANCE.
II Passed the Board Of Trustees Last
Night.
Also the Ordinance Prohibiting the
Keeping of Diaries Within
the City.


regular weekly session last night, Trus-
tees Leonard, Wachhorst, Kent, DAVIS,
Mckay, Devine, Bentley, Iozer ana
Pennish being present.
L. T. Hatfield addressed the board
in relation to the cleaning of the Thlr-
ty-first street canal, saying that the
Mayor stated that no provision had
been made for emptying the water
south of the city and the Supervisors
would take no action until speclhca-
tions have been prepared by the City
Surveyor
The City Surveyor was requested to
prepare specifications.
Devine wanted to know how far the
canal was to be extended outside or
the city. 1t might be cleaned down to
Snodgrass Slough if no limit We're put,
which would cost $4,000, and he was
opposed to any such expenditure.
DR.. Van Norden of the California
Central Electric Company appeared to
protest against the extending of the
lighting contract of the Sacramento
Power and Light Company for six
months. In the first place, he said, such
action of the board was Illegal under
Section %, Article H., of the charter.
He entered into a long explanation OF
the situation, and said that if bids were
advertised for the city would be the
gamer by getting a much lower rate
than the present. His company and
the Capital Gas Company, while neither
was prepared to take the contract sep
arately, could combine and give the
city good and cheap system of light
ing. He had nothing to criticise in
the price or service at present, for the
but he could guarantee a much smaller
bid. If dynamos gave out there would
be plenty of steam power back of them
20 perform the necessary service.
Mr. Hatfield said the Power and Light
Company wished the matter settled
Immediately, as it has demands for
power that it wishes to fill if it does
not get the city lighting. Its compet-
itors would not be ready to give proper
service to the city at present, as it
would take at least four months to
duplicate its present system He
thought it was putting his company to
an unfair advantage in making it wait
for a month or six weeks before know
ing what would be done.
Devine said he thought the board
should act as it thought for the best
interest of the people and he moved
that the board reconsider it's action in
extending the contract and order bids
advertised for. Unless some action is
taken there never will be a change
in the company doing the lighting.
Kent moved as an amendment that
the matter be laid over for a week,
that he might consult the Corporation
Counsel.
PenniSh said there was a portion of
this city that could not be expected
to go without lights for several months.
1t has no police protection and the
lights are the only protection it has.
The old company has used the city we'll
in it's contract
Devine moved that bids be advertised
for for twenty days. the contract being
understood to take effect in sixty days
thereafter
Bentley said he did not think it
would be treating the Sacramento
Power and Light Company fairly in
making action of the board along the
line of the desires of the Central Elec-
trio Company.
Kents amendment was lost, as was
Devines motion, only five voting for
it.
Chauncey II. Dunn appeared before
the board in relation to the ordinance
declaring vacant portion of the Sec
ond-street extension. The land in Ques-
ton was afterward traded to Mr. Ochs-
ner, who wished to build on it. There
is some doubt under the decision of the
Supreme Court, however, if the piece
was properly vacated. Mr. Ochsner did
not wish to put up large business
house on the land until he was sure that
there was no question of his title in
case he wished to make sale of it at
some future time. He wished the board
to vacate the land in proper form un-
der the Street Act, and he would pay all
costs accruing from such action.
Mr.. Dunn presented a resolution
which he asked the board to pass, and it
was adopted.
Mrs. Webb asked to have the time ex-
tended in which she could fill up her lot
on S street, between Eleventh and
Twelfth
Leonard said he thought the plea was
simply for the purpose of delaying the
filling of the lot.
Kent said he thought she should be
allowed further time. as she had been
filling the lot in and was continuing to
do so.
The matter was then dropped.
MAYORS MESSAGES.
The following messages from the
Mayor were read:
STREET WORK ACCEPTED.
To the Honorable Board of Trustees:
! herewith return to you, with my ap-
proval indorsed thereon, Ordinance No
-, entitled "An ordinance approving
and accepting the work of grading,
paving and curbing Ninth street, in the
city of Sacramento, from the south line
of street TO the north line of X street,
approved November o. 1896" Respect
fully submitted.
c. II. HUBBARD. Mayor.
HARBORMASTER NEEDED.
To the Honorable Board of Trustees:
Chapter XIII. of Ordinance No II of
the ordinances of the city OF Sacra-
mento. prescribes the duties of a Har-
borrnaster, provides for the collection
OF wharfage, levee dues, ETC., and Civ
ing him authority generally to superin-
tend the landing of barges, the dis
charging of cargoes, the removal of
hulks, barges, etc.
Since the charter has gone into opera
ton. no such officer has been appointed
or provided for. and, by reason of this
neglect, the city has lost considerable
money. The City Collector has collected
such wharfage dues as the owners or
steamers were disposed to pay, but he has
been powerless to enforce the ordinance
aforementioned. Vessels are arriving