The record-union., 1896-11-24
TIE ANTI-POOL ORDINANCE
Il Was Signed Last Night by Mayor
Hubbard.
The Pacific Light and Fuel Company
Allowed to Lay Down
Its Pipes.

A regular meeting of the Board OF
Trustees was held last night, all the
members being present
l.. 7. Hatfield addressed the board IN
the interest of the Sacramento Electro
Gas and Power Company regarding the
lighting of the city during the coming
year. The company, he said, was under
the necessity of extending the WORK on
their plant so as to meet the require
ments of the city, provided the CONTRACT
was awarded it, and he was deslfous
that definite action be taken at once
either that bids be advertised Tor or the
present contract extended. Inc con-
tract, he explained, expired December
3D., and the company wished to know
what to expect.
The property-owners along the alley
Fifth and Sixth streets, S and r, We're
given permission to construct sewer
In the alley, they having petitioned for
the same.
The following message was received
from the Mayor and placed on file:
To the Honorable Board of Trustees:
i herewith return to you, with my APP
prevail indorsed thereon, Ordinance No.
-, entitled "An ordinance prohibiting
persons from engaging in selling pools,
or book-making, or making bets or
wagers ON horse races, wherein money
or other articles of value are Staked or
pledged. or in placing of money for such
purposes by carriers. agents, brokers or
commissioners. Respectfully submit
ted c. H. HUBBARD, Mayor.
On motion of Kent $500 was with
drawn from the general fund and trans
ferred to the street fund, and 500
from the general fund transferred to
the sewer fund
The usual number of bills were read
and allowed.
Trustee Wachhorst, for the Building
Committee, reported that the commit
tee had examined the roof of the patrol
house and found it in need of paint. The
contract for doing the work was given
to p. Nash. his bid being ST. 30.
The committee appointed to report
upon the proposed poultry exhibit and
bench show recommended that $50 be
drawn from the immigration fund and
applied toward securing the exhibition.
The report was accepted and the rec
ommendation adopted
on motion of Devine, the Street Com
missioner was authorized and instructed
TO construct wooden crossings at Tenth
and p, Twenty-ninth and S and TWEEN
tieth and II streets.
Edmund Ennis appeared before the
board and complained that the auto
matte railroad bell at Ninth and r
streets rang in and out of season. con-
tinudlly disturbing the inhabitants of
the neighborhood. On motion of De-
vine, it was determined to report the
matter to the company and request that
it be remedied.
The proposed ordinance prohibiting
eXpectoration on street-car floors or on
the streets was taken up and read. De-
vine moved that it be laid over for
one week, and Wachhorst moved that it
lay on the table
President Leonard said there was one
good point in the ordinance. 1t would
prevent men from splitting tobacco Juice
all over the sidewalks.
Wachhorst warted to know how the
ordinance, if passed, could be enforced
Mckee said by arresting and fining
everyone who disregarded it. He had
seen men pass along the street and de-
Hherately turn around and spit against
his window. The ordinance ought at
once to be passed.
Devine's motion finally prevailed. and
further consideration was continued
ore week
The ordinance prohibiting individuals
from keeping more than two COWS
within the city limits was, on motion of
Kent, continued one week
Bids For constructing the sewer on
Thirteenth street, between r and 6
were received from James Touhey and
T. NJ. Burns, and referred to the CITY
Engineer.
Blds We're also opened for construct
ing the Fifth-street sewer, between s
and X, from Moore & Rose, T. NJ. Burns
end James Touhey. Referred to the
City Engineer
The bid of the Pacific Light and Fuel
Company of San Francisco for the fran
chise OF laying gas pipes and mains
throughout the city, was next taken IN
and considered. The company proposed
to pay the city SO for the franchise
and thereafter furnish gas for lighting