The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1896-06-23
ing the streets and the sprinkling.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.

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| Wachhorst reported that the Commit
tee on Buildings thought it best not to
insure the Water Works until the
building was finished.
DeNine for the Street Committee, re-
ported that street, from Twenty-sec-
ond to Twenty fourth, was already
open; except a fence, which he moved
that the Superintendent of Streets be
instructed to remove. So ordered.
He asked further time in relation to
| the naming of the alleys ana the
| O'Toole bridge. So ordered.
| The Superintendent of Streets was au-
| thorized to enter into a contract with
the contractor on \ street for the con-
struction on Tenth street at OF TWO
catch-basins, with a pipe leading to
| them.
| A catch basin was also ordered put
in on Third street and one on Second,
between p and Q streets.
Kent said that many of the indicators
were lost out of the sprinkling wagons,
and they stopped over. He thought the
Street Superintendent should see that
it was remedied.
| Tozer said he had spoken to Mr..
ICroly about it, and was informed that
lish and could not be made to under
stand what they were told.
Kent said there was a stagnant pool
Of water on U street, between Third
and Fourth, which was breeding dis
ease He moved that the Superintend-
ent of Streets be instructed to put
twenty-five loads of dirt into it to I'LL
it up.
Pennish said an attempt had been
made to improve the street and had
been defeated The time in which the
board can act has more than expired,
and he moved that the street be called
up for improvement. twenty-five loads
Of dirt would do no good, and he was
opposed to wasting money in that way.
The motion was carried, Pennish vot-
ing no, and Tozer declining to vote.
Clerk Rutherford of the Police Court
stated that the charter provides that
the Clerk can swear bondsmen, but he
is not always there at night. Two OF
the Police Sergeants have been ap-
pointed as Notaries Public, but they
will have to pay So fees each. He
therefore hoped the board would APP
propriate the $40. The request was
granted.
Wachhorst stated that he had en-
deavored, without success, to get the
electric fans put in the Trustees room,
and asked further time, which was
granted.
The Clerk stated in regard to the
1000 yards of cubic rock ordered that
the Bureau of Highways would not de-
viate from its rule of payment with the
order, and the Auditor refused to audit
a claim until the rock was furnished
James Touhey, however, had some
screenings which he would let the city
have at fifty cents ton. The matter
was referred to the Finance Commit
tee.
Kent moved that the Corporation
Counsel be instructed to take steps to
appeal to the United States Supreme
Court in the case of Kendall against
the city before the citys rights lapse.
Wachhorst said that the Corporation
Counsel and Judge Holl had prepared
papers for that purpose.
Pennsh thought that the attorneys
should confer with the board and in
form it on what points they proposed
to carry the case up. He would like to
know about himself.
Leonard agreed with Pennish and
moved the lawyers be requested to meet
the board and explain the points of ap-
peal to it.
TOzer said the counsel had been en-
ployed by the Funded Debt Commission
and Devine said that the Trustees were
the ones who should have employed
counsel
Leonard's motion was carried.
FILLING Low LOTS.
Leonard said that between r and S.
Eleventh and Twelfth streets. there was
a pool of water filled with sewerage
from the S-street sewer that has become
unbearable, and he would like to make
a test case in filing the lot there that
will be the least expensive. If the
| board will act in making it a test case
he believed that it would result in the
filling of all the lots. He therefore Of
fered a resolution prepared by the CITY
Surveyor, ordering the lot filled. and
said that if the city can force Mr.. Chand-
Ter to fill the lot, other property-holders
would follow suit.
The resolution ordering the lot filled
was passed unanimously.
COUNSEL'S OPINION.
The Corporation CounseFs opinion
was read, to the effect that the person
complaining against the high fence on
j street would have to find remedy in
civil action, as the city had nothing to
do with the matter
1t was also his opinion that the city
was not called on to pay for improve
ment of Oak Avenue
1t being the time for opening bids for
| supplying coal for the Water Works
Devine moved that the time for testing
be increased to forty eight hours.
a representative of the lone Coal
Company objected that under the time
specified in the bid it could not be ex
tended. A more satisfactory test. how
ever, could be made in eight or ten
hours.
As the advertisement specified 2
twenty -four-hour test it was deter
mined to adhere to it. Tozer moved TO
reconsider the vote by which ii was SO
determined, but the motion was lost.
me date OF the test was changed from
the 9th to the Doth.
COTHRIN'S BILL.
The bin of w. X Cothrin for furnish
ing coal for the street sweeper. which
was disputed because Street SuDerin-
tendent Croly bad ordered the coal in
stead of one of the Trustees. was taken
up
LEVINE opposed it vehemently and said
the Superintendent of Streets had re-
ported that the roller was run for five
days only, but he (Devine, insisted that
the roller was run for nine or ten DAYS.
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