The record-union., 1897-02-16
present it to the company that furnished

Bills for coal for the Water Works
ELECTED a question from Tozer as to
what the lone Coal Company was go
ing to do in relation to its contract.
Leonard said the lone coal could not
be used in the new boilens, and the
company would not furnish Carbon
Hill coal at the same price as it had
contracted to furnish lone coal for.
The matter was referred to the
Mayor that he might confer with the
company.
The Superintendent of Streets was
instructed to lay down planks in the
shed for the coal wagons to run on
Wachhorst, for the Building Commit
tee, presented the bid of Charles A.
Palm for putting in the guard rail at
the Water Works for $50, which was
read and the contract awarded TO him.
Devine, for the Street Committee, re-
ported in favor of accepting X street,
from Front to Second 1t was not in as
good condition as he had expected;
would possibly turn out well. He moved
it be accepted. and the ordinance do
ing so was read.
Leonard said he would not vote for
the ordinance until he was satisfied
that the contractors had given bond
to the property owners to keep the
street in order for five years, and the
matter was laid over for week, De
vine to investigate and report.
Devine recommended in relation tothe
street sweeping bids, that the contract be
let to A Mazzini, the lowest bidder for
hand weeping.
Contractor Smith had a lower bid
for machine sweeping, preferring that
to hand-sweeping. but did not seem
to care much about it.
Wachhorst, Davis and Leonard
thought that Mazzini. if the contract
We're given to him, would do the work
in good style and the hand-sWeeplng
would be superior to the machine work
On motion of Devine, the contract
was awarded to MazZini, Smith say
ing that he did not care to sweep by
hand.
Mr.. Mazzini said that he proposed to
keep the streets cleaner and better than
they had ever been kept, and that
refuse should not lay on the street
more than a couple of hours. The bid
is 40 cents a day per block for every
day except Sundays, amounting to 81
1S5 SO.
SIXTH STREET SEWER.
The City Surveyor reported that he
did not think it would be economical
to lay a drainage sewer from the Sixth
street canal but that it could be done
better by laying a pipe for that purpose
which would drain the canal to the lake
at Seventh street, and thence into the
S-street sewer.
Devine favored closing over the
Sixth street ditch and moved that the
specifications presented for the sewer
be presented.
Tozer said that there was about half
enough money in the sewer fund TO
run the pump for a year. He was op-
! posed to spending $1,000 to build a
sewer Everything was being done for
the lower portion of the city, while the
people UP town have TO get along with
the water as best they can.
Bentley said it was nonsense to un-
dertake to lower a 30-inch brick sewer,
and if it is done, it will always be leak
ing and the residents there will be sick
of it.
Devine's motion was carried, and the
| Street superintendent was instructed
streets and prevent the inflow Of
water into the city from the outside.
| The ordinance regulating the use Of
sidewalks was read and Devine moved
to lay it on the table but withdrew his
motion temporarily in order to allow
discussion. The ordinance provides
| that the sidewalks shall not be used,
except for shipping and receiving
| goods.
| A. Christianson favored the ordi-
! nance. believing that the merchants
/ would generally favor it, as it would
/ help to keep the sidewalks clear.
| Leonard did not favor it, as it would
| decrease the receipts of the small deal
er by preventing him from exhibiting
| his goods to advantage. He did not
! believe in altering the ordinance every
| little while.
Devine opposed the ordinance as not
| in the interest of the small dealers
Tozer said he liked to be consistent.
! A short time ago the board passed an
! ordinance to remove all signs from
/ over the sidewalks, and now it wanted
! to put the goods on the sidewalk for
! signs.
Leonard said the signs were ordered
! down for safety in order that they
! might not be blown down.
Devine renewed his motion and the
| ordinance was laid on the table.
The Pure Food Exposition manager
/ was granted leave to put up a trans
parency on the sidewalk on a pole.
The poolroom ordinance was laid over
| for week.
The request of the Chamber of Com
merce for an appropriation of $500 from
| the immigration fund to pay for the
| services of A c. Herrick in giving in
| formation and. escorting visitors around
! the town and explaining its advantages
was read.
Tozer moved that S400 be appropriated
and Devine amended it to $500 and APP
propriated no more amounts. Carried.
Il have known Mr.. Herrick a long
! time" said Kent, and know he does
much more work for Sacramento than
/ advertising it. He had officiated al
| funerals frequently and got very little
| pay. I know the Bible says that the
gospel shall be preached without money
and without price, but the California
fashion is that them that preach the
gospel shall live on wind | will vote foI
Mr. Herrick but / don't think l would
| for any other man"
MISCELLANEOUS
The specifications for running the s.
street pumping plant We're adopted and