The record-union., 1896-11-10

SACRAMENT
having business upon the street to use
1t. He should prepare an amended or
dinance on the subject and should con-
suit the property owners and try to
remove their objections to it.
w. A. Anderson stated that he un-
cerstood that the Capitol Commission
1elt hurt at some Of the remarks made
by opponents of the ordinance last
week, and he wished to say that &C
cffense was intended.
Bentley said that Secretary Of State
Brown did undoubtedly feel that he
mad not been properly treated when ne
appeared before the board. He mad
done much for the city and for tie
beautifying of the Park, and the city
was now asking that the commissioners
allow the Thirteenth-street sewer to be
lad down through the Park, which they
would undoubtedly do.
Tozer said that he felt at the time
that the Commissioners had been dis
courteously treated, and he did NOT
blame them for feeling as they did
about it. He felt ashamed of the oc-
currence
Devine said Mr.. Brown had always
| been friend to the city. and had done
| much for it in various ways, and he felt
sorry that he had received such treat
ment.
Davis introduced a resolution that it
was the sense of the board that no dis
courtesy was intended to the Capitol
Commissioners during the arguments
| made on October Goth, relating to the
streets facing the State Capitol.
The resolution was adopted, and
Bentley was allowed to withdraw the
ordinance.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Devine, for the Street Committee, rec
commended that the Superintendent Of
Streets be instructed to open the alley
between Eighteenth and Nineteenth, r
and S. So ordered
The ordinance relating to peddlers
was laid over for week.
POOL ORDINANCE PASSED.
Devine said the ordinance relating to
closing pOolrooms was not as strong as
he wished, as the business was con-
Quoted in San Francisco in spite of it.
He wished the Clerk to get a copy of
the Los Angeles ordinance, which
would cover the ground, and asked
fourteen days further time in which to
procure it. The request was granted.
Pennish moved that the Clerk read
the ordinance sent in some months ago
by the Mayor, which, he thought,
would prove strong enough for Mr.. De-
vine.
The motion was put, and Wachhorst,
Kent and Devine voted against it.
Devine said he had been informed
that the Los Angeles ordinance was
| nearly perfect, and he wanted that one.
He would not vote for this ordinance.
I'VE did not think you would" said
Tozer.
Il know what that ordinance is" said
| Wachhorst; II don't want it,
I'VE know that" said Tozer. 1--WE
did not suppose you did,
The ordinance was read and passed,
| only Kent and Devine voting against it.
The specifications for digging the
trench for the Fifth-street sewer were
read.
Devine said that his objection to the
ordinance was that the State Agricult-
| ural Society had race track here, and
| under it there could be races every day
in the week there, and pools could be
sold on it He wished to change his
| vote to aye and give notice of motion to
| reconsider
He was allowed to do So
The specifications for the Fifth h-street
sewer were adopted, as we'll as those
for the Thirteenth-s street sewer
BIDS OPENED.
Bids for seventy-f five horse power
electric motors for the sewerage plant
were opened, the bidders being the
General Electric Company, 81 ,J95: the
Westinghouse Electric and Manufact-
| uring Company, 81 ,SS7 and S1.934 3S.
The bids were referred to the Sewer
Committee, with power to select expert
| counsel and report Wednesday after
noon at 3 o'clock
Biders for cleaning the Thirty-f1rst-
| street canal were: James Touhev.
| S2,4S3; John Wall e G. H. Dainton.
| 81, $50 90; Henry Dehn, 1900: w. F.
| Bryan, s., 800. The President of the
| board and Mayor were authorized to
| enter into contract with Wall & Dain-
| ton.
| MISCELLANEOUS.
| The paving of l. street from Tenth
| street to Fifteenth, was accepted
| A petition for an electric light at
| Twenty-sixth and ] streets was
granted. Bentley stating that there was
| no light now between Twenty-fourth
and Twenty eighth streets
| r. II. Jones asked for a license TO
! Keep saloon at Front and X streets.
| Leonard having stated that the pole
and light at Twenty sixth and j streets
| would have to be put in at the city's
| expense, the action Of the board was
| rescinded and the matter deferred till
| the next lighting contract is made
| l.. c. Mumford was given permission
| tc move his old house from 1911 l.
! street, provided he furnish bonds not
| to in1ure the street, the work to be done
! under the supervision of the Superin-
| tendent of Streets.
| superintendent of Streets Croly stated
that the contractor said he would have
| TO drive anchors into L street, and If
| SC he should object.
1t was the sense of the board that
/ no anchors In the street should be used