The record-union., 1896-10-27
THEY WANT NO INSPECTOR.
Trustees Lock Horns With Superintendent
OF Streets Croly.
He Appointed One, Notwithstanding
Their Resolution Not to
Have One.

The City Board of Trustees met last
night in regular session, Trustees Leon
ard, Wachhorst, Kent, Davis, Mckay,
Devine Bentley, Tozer and Pennish be-
ing present
l.. Il. Hatfield addressed the board on
the matter of cleaning the Thirty-hrst-
street canal, stating that the Board OF
supervisors had agreed to pay two
nIthS OF the cost of cleaning it II the
Board of Trustees would advertise for
pids on the specifications prepared last
spring by Surveyor Mulleney He
hoped the board would take action in
the matter as soon as possible.
Leonard said that he would be will
Ing to clean the canal but there was
absolutely not a dollar in the city
treasury that could be used for it. 1t
was probable that no salaries would be
paid to the city officials for the next
two months. until after the taxes are
paid in and the new year commences.
He suggested that the Supervisors
might advertise for bids for doing two
fifths of the work, and by the first of
the year the city could do it's share.
ToZer said there was about $1,000 in
the levee fund that could be used.
Pennish opposed taking the money
from the levee fund, which might be
needed by the city this winter.
After some discussion, the Clerk was
Instructed to advertise for bids for
cleaning the canal.
MAYORS MESSAGES.
The following messages from the
Mayor were read:
To the Honorable Board of Trustees:
The contracts have been let for the
main sewer and the pumping plant,
and the land upon which the pumping
plant will be placed has been pur-
chased; consequently we know very
nearly what the total cost for the i'm
prOvement will be. We have had
placed in the special sewer fund $50, 600
and after paying for the work above
me ntiOned there will be So 600 or S4 600
left in this fund, which can be applied
toward extending or opening the old
sewers into the main sewer on s street
The sewer through Thirteenth street
is the most Objectionable in the city,
and is small and poorly constructed.
There have already been sections of
new sewer placed under the bitumen
streets, L and N. I would suggest that
You advertise for the construct ton of a
twenIty inch iron stone pipe sewer
TO be placed on Thirteenth street, COM
mencing on S street and extending two
or three blocks north or as far as you
think the funds will carry it, If this
outlet into the main sewer is so en-
larged, there is no doubt but that the
remaining portion of the old sewer will
give much better service than ever be-
fore, and whenever the city has the
funds to do so the old twelVe-inch
sewer should be removed and the new
one extended to the north levee Re-
spectfully submitted,
c. H. HUBBARD, Mayor
To the Honorable Board of Trustees:
/ hereby nominate. and by and with
your consent appoint z. E Wilson as
Special policeman for the Sacramento
Night Mission on Third street, between
X and L streets, of this city. Respect
fully submitted
C. Fl. HUBBARD, Mayor
To the Honorable Board of Trustees:
I herewith transmit to your honorable
body petition requesting the appoint
7nent of w H. Katzenstein as a special
Policeman for the locality bounded by
alley between and K streets, and NJ
street, and Front and Fourth streets. Of
SdlQ cry, ana IN accordance herewith
] hereby nominate, and by and with
your consent appoint W. H. Katzen-
stein as special policeman for said To-
cality
recommend that the position of spe-
cial policeman for the locality above
mentioned be created. Respectfully
submitted.
c. H HUBBARD, Mayor
Devine moved that the message con-
cerning the Thirteenth-street sewer be
approved
Leonard suggested that the board
had better hear from the committee ap-
pointed to wait on the Capitol Com
nissioners in relation to the sewer
first.
Bentley said his ward had the proud
distinction of having no sewer and if
there was money to expend it might be
spent there to start with
Pennish opposed spending the money
on the Thirteenth sewer when
the Seventeenth-street sewer needed
fixing so badly.
Tozer moved that the Surveyor be
requested to look into the matter and