The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-03-23

details and stated that the capacity of
water evaporation by the boilers was
in excess of that required by the con-
tract, one of the boilers having been
carefully exported. A complete report
will be made in the near future.
The bond and contract for the extern
sion of Engine House were approved
The Chief Of Police recommended
that the petition for a saloon license at
Twentieth and o streets of F. Lachen-
myer be not granted and the petition
was denied.
Bentley said that he noticed that in
testing the fire plug on Twelfth street,
which has just been finished, the water
had torn up the street into big hole.
He moved that the City Taper be in
structed hereafter to protect the streets
in some way when the plugs are opened.
Carried.
"Reminiscences against the improve
ment of F street, from Sixth to Tween
tieth, were referred to the City Sur
veyor.
Plans and specifications for a store
AOA
to the Building Committee
The improvement of several alleys
was laid over for a month on motion
of Devine, who is opposed to macadam
in alleys.
Pennish complained that the city
had given away cobbles, and now they
can only be bought at 81 80 a load. To
make property owners pay for cob
bles or square blocks would be an i'm
position on them
Devine said the cobbles had been
given away because the board could
get no bids for them, and they had to
be moved from where they had been
stored. The macadamized alleys were
muddy and We're not success, he
claimed.
Tozer said he did not think the al
leys should be laid over because one or
two members did not believe in rlac-
adam. The alley in the rear Of MS
store was macadamized and was not
muddy.
Kent contended that cobbles cost
very little more than macadam, but
Pennish said that where cobbles are
bought it cost nearly double.
dinance and moved its adoption The
motion was carried, Tozer, Bentley
and Pennish not voting.
The specifications for the improve
ment of Seventeenth street, from J to
@, We're adopted and the Improvement
ordered
The specifications for a fence along
the Ystreet levee We're adopted, and
the Clerk ordered to advertise for bids.
The specifications for an 0O0-gallon
sewage pump We're adopted and bids
ordered advertised for
Wachhorst was instructed to have
the Y-street pumping plant insured for
81, 800.
Bentley said that if the policy Of the
Sewerage Committee was to keep the
plant there, it should lie put in order
and locks put on the q ,Ors to make
things safe. Oil cups. etc, have al
ready been stolen, and everyone has
access to the pump.
Kent said that Contractor Campbell
wanted the Street Superintendent IN
structed to raise the new motor at the
sewage plant on the wall where the
water cannot reach it if it should come
run the entire plant by electricity. He
moved that the superintendent Of
Streets be instructed to Investigate
and report on the expense of raising
the motor.
Leonard opposed moving the motor
and tearing the plant to pieces. The
motor was placed there to run the
small pump, and Devine said a gate
put in the manhole would avert any
danger of flooding.
The board passed an ordinance fix
ing the grade of the street at Eigh-
teenth and S streets.
The City Surveyor recommended the
passage of the ordinance for coloring
all new sidewalks slate color, and it
was passed.
The question of taking a census Of
the city when the school census is
taken was referred to the Finance
Committee TO confer with the City
Board of Education and the board ad-
journed