The record-union., 1897-12-07
CHARGES WERE DISMISSED.
TRUSTEES CONSIDER SCROGG'S
SALOON MATTER.
Decide That There Was Not Enough
Evidence introduced to
Sustain Them.

The City Board of Trustees met lasl
night in regular weekly session. lluo
tees Leonard, Wachhorst, Kent DAVIS,
Mckay, Devfne, Bentley, Iozei anu
Pennish being present.
Mr.. Clifton. who has leased the Or
pheum, at the Clunie Opera-house'
asked permission to erect an lilulilih-
ated sign across K street, above 'iie
electric and other wires, under the III
rection of the Superintendent OF Stfee's.
The request was granted.
MAYORS MESSAGES.
The following messages from the
Mayor were read:
To the Honorab BILE Board of Trustees:
Last March your honorable BOARD en-
ployed two experts to examine and re-
port on the City Waterworks. Their
ranorts are in the hands of your clerk,
and it would be well for you to have
them read at this meeting, so that you
may act intelligently in regard to the
repairs to which I shall call your at
tention, and which are necessary to be
made.
Among other matters, the experts
recommended that the Holly pump be
thoroughly overhauled, and that it be
rebuilt at some considerable expense.
in order that it may be put in first-class
condition. You may not consider it
wise to expend so much money on this
old pump, but it is necessary to do con-
siderable work on it SO that it may
work more satisfactorily and economi
cally, and the pump should be put in
good condition now.
After their reports were made to your
board it was deemed inadvisable at
that time to commence the work. for
the reason that it would take several
weeks 10 do it, and it was thought best
by you, owing to the probable inability
of the Allis pump to supply the requir-
ed amount of water, and the eXorbitant
expense of operating the Stevens pump,
to wait for the fall rains, when the de-
mand for water would not be SO great
ana could be supplied by the AlliS
pump. The time has now arrived when
some arrangement should be made to
prosecute the work. 1t will be neces-
sary for you to decide how much work
and the manner in which the work
shall be done on the pump.
I recommend either that you direct
the Chief Engineer of the Waterworks
to employ competent mechanics and
have the work done under his super
vision, or that you specify what work
shall be done, and advertise for bids.
II the work is done under the direction
of the Chief Engineer of the Water
works he would probably require two
or three months time within which to
complete the necessary work, and in
order that there may be no delay in
putting this pump in good condition
before il viii be required for service in
the spring. recommend that you act
promptly in the matter. Respectfully
submitted,
c. II. HUBBARD, Mayor.
To the Honorable Board of Trustees:
! respectfully report that, in company
with Charles f. Leonard, the President
of your board, I counted the money
placed before us by the City Treasurer,
who stated that the same was the mon
ey Of the City of Sacramento, and found
in his possession the amount agreeing
with the books of the City Auditor and
City Treasurer. Respectfully submit
ted. c. Fl. HUBBARD, Mayor
The communication relating to the
Water Works was referred to the
Water Committee.
A message with regard to the fish
market was referred to the Mayor and
Levee Committee, and a resolution
adopted moving it from fifty to 100
feet. at their discretion.
The City Auditor was authorized to
transfer S175 from the general fund
to the street fund, and $500 from the
general fund to the sewer fund, and a
number of bills We're allowed
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
ToZer, for the Finance Committee, re-
ported in favor of the bid of Root
Nelson & Co. for furnishing the foot
valve at the Water Works The mat
ter wss deferred for week.
He also reported favorably on the
proposed sewer on Twenty ninth street.
from NJ to n, and the report was
adopted.
The ordinance allowing wooden side
walks on Front street was passed. Da-
Wis voting no, saying that he thought
1t special legislation. and that If it was
passed others should have the same
privilege.
The list of sidewalks advertised in
the Record Union" last week for con-
demnation was read and laid over for
week.
Pennish urged immediate action on
sidewalks in his district, between Nine
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