The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-03-16
THE FOOTSTEPS OF DECAY.
DeYine Declares Blue Canyon Water
Bears Their Imprint.
He Wants to Tax the Company 500
Month License for Selling the
Horrible Stuff.

The City Board of Trustees met in
regular weekly session last night, Trus-
tees Leonard WachhOrst, Kent, Davis,
Mckay, Devine, Bentley, Tozer and
Pennish being present.
c. E. Wright, for residents in the
block between c and d. Nineteenth and
Twentieth, asked that water mains be
laid there. The matter was referred
to the Finance Committee.
Mrs. Moore, to whom was leased
the plaza, B and G, Twenty-se
and Twenty eighth, appeared before
the board in relation to Mrs. Schindler's
application for the Plaza.
Devine, for the Street Committee, adj
vised that the lease of the Plaza be
advertised for, and the Clerk was or
dered to advertise for bids.
The application of King Silva for IL
cense at Second and L streets, was pre-
scented by w. A. Anderson and Kent
said the protestants were willing to al
low the license to be granted, provided
nc side entrance be made or no pri-
vate rooms upstairs.
The license was granted on those
conditions.
c. c. Brown asked the board to re-
scind its action granting the right OF
way to the railroad company on the
north levee. He said the action was
taken with the understanding that the
company would buy his property, or
which the levee is built, and people are
annoying his tenants by passing
through the yard, threatening to Kill
their dogs and breaking down the
gates. The company had not annoyed
him any way, it being irresponsible
persons, who were also cutting up and
carrying off the brush of the mattress
built on the levee by the city.
The matter was referred to the
LeVee Committee.
The bill of Contractor Mcdonald fol
$1,000 on the street sewer was al
lowed.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Tozer, for the Finance Committee, re-
ported on the water pipe. recommend
ing it be laid in accordance with re-
quests, amounting to GOO feet, which
the City Taper recommended as mos
urgently needed.
The matter was laid over for week
Devine, for the Street Committee
recommended that Mrs. Kim be paid
for her water pipe, damaged by the
sewer contractor, and it was so or
dered.
He also recommended that the Sur
veyor be instructed to draw up resolu
tons for matchmaking NJ street from
Twenty to Twenty ninth. and
notify the property owners to construct
new sidewalks. Carried.
Mckay, for the Sewer Committee, re-
ported in relation to the Y street pump
that the water came in on the expert
while he was examining the pump anc
nearly drowned him. The report Of
the expert was read describing the
condition of the pump. and making rec
concentrations concerning it,
Mckay said that mechanics who have
repaired the pump tell him it has nevel
pumped more than 1000 gallons a min
ute and was not worth repairing. Mr.
Lawrence had said the motor to be-
furnished the city would run an 5000
gallon pump and that with a new pump
the price of it would soon be saved
Devine insisted that it was a goot
pump and had taken care of the sewage
for years.
Mckay recommended that a new
pump be bought and the old one lef
where il is.
Davis and Pennish opposed the recon
mendation and a lively discussion en-
sued.
On motion of Devine all bids were re
jected and an 5000 gallon pump wa:
ordered advertised for on motion of Kent