The record-union., 1897-07-13
EXTRA BOILER NOT NEEDED.
so REPORTS THE WATER COM
MITTEE TO THE TRUSTEES.
Assistant Water Inspector Reports
an Immense Amount OF Waste
Found by Him.

The City Board Of Trustees met in
regular weekly session last night
Trustees Leonard, Wachhorst, Kent
Davis. Mckay, Devine ToZer and Pen
nish being present.
George F. Putnam testified IN rela-
tion to the sprinkling at the City Gene
terry. that the contractor stopped
sprinkling in the cemetery for nearly
a week, but commenced again when
spoken to in regard to the matter, and
was doing fairly well now.
E. Glover testified to the same effect.
Mr. Putnam had to take his men and
sprinkle it again on the day of W. b.
AIiller's funeral. The sprinkling is be-
ing done all right now.
Superintendent of Streets Croly con-
senting, the $40 fine was remitted to the
contractor.
Devine said that the charter provides
for vacation for the city officers. He
thought that it would be well for the
board to take a vacation for three
weeks, commencing about August 1st,
and so moved 1t might be we'll also,
he jocularly said, to give the city a rest
from the Board of Trustees for that
time
Several members declared they did
not care for any vacation, and that
Devine could take one if he wished.
Tozer asked for four weeks leave of
absence and it was granted, and Davis
was also granted a ten days leave.
MAYORS MESSAGES.
The following messages from the
Mayor We're read:
To the Honorable Board of Trustees:
], a
indorsed thereon, Ordinance No. -,
entitled AN Ordinance granting a
franchise to the Sacramento Natural
Gas Company to lay down mains, pipes,
etc, in the streets and alleys Of the
city"
Also, an Ordinance No. -, entitled
AN Ordinance requiring all firms, COR
poratiOns or persons constructing avn
ings over sidewalks to first obtain a
permit to do so from the Chief Engin-
eer of the Fire Department" Respect
fully submitted,
c. H. HUBBARD, Mayor.
To the Honorable Board of Trustees:
I hereby nominate and by and with
your consent appoint J. n. Payne a
special police officer for the locality
bounded by and K and Eleventh and
Sixteenth streets, to succeed himself
his present term expiring on the 22d
inst.
Also, by and with your consent,
hereby nominate and appoint 1. NJ
Wallace a special policeman for the
locality bounded by the alley between
I and and the alley between and
K streets, from Fifth to Eleventh
streets, to succeed himself, his present
term expiring on the 22d inst.
Also, by and with your consent, l
hereby nominate and appoint w. E.
Click a special policeman for the To-
calfty bounded by E and and Twen-
tieth and Thirty-first streets of this
city. to succeed himself, his present
term expiring on the 22d inst.
Also, by and with your consent,
hereby nominate and appoint P H.
Almas a special policeman for the To-
cality bounded by alley between and
X and the alley between K and L, from
Third to Tenth streets, to succeed him
self, his present term expiring on the
22d inst. Respectfully submitted,
c. H. HUBBARD. Mayor.
Salaries and q number of bills We're
allowed.
bill of James TOuhey for $40 for put
ting in a manhole and some sewer pipe
The expense was incurred through the
engineer of the Capitol Commissioners
not comforting with himself and the
Street Committee. The bill was re-
ferred to the Street Committee to be
reported on next week.
The bill of r. Hamburger for a dozen
heavy duck mattresses for the Police
Station excited some discussion, Pen
nish thinking the old mattresses We're
good enough for the "old stiffs" that
use them.
Kent said the old ones were full Of
vermin and were nothing but rags.
Davis said the mattresses We're the
cheapest in the end, and the bill was
allowed
Next came A. Mazzini's bill of S73 SO
for street sweeping, and Superintendent
Of Streets Croly said that the contract
was not being kept, and that y street
had not been swept during the day