The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-01-12

SACRAMENTO DAILY
very poor jobs had been done in the
past by low bidders.
The motion to authorize the Chief En-
gineer to advertise for bids was lost.
A resolution to instruct the City En-
gineer to prepare specifications for a
house of corrugated iron in which to
store the city's machinery provoked
long discussion and the resolution was
lost.
A resolution instructing the Clerk
to advertise for six sprinkling wagons,
one for the City Cemetery, consumed
another half hour of argument and was
passed.
BIDS FOR LIGHTING.
The bids for lighting the streets were
opened The bid of the Sacramento
Electric Gas and Power Company was:
All nights, S11 % per night; moonlight
schedules, SO 10 per light The bid of
the Capital Gas Company was: All
nights, So per light; moonlight sched-
ule, SO.
| Devine moved that the present COM
| pany be awarded the contract on the
moonlight schedule.
| Bentley moved that the all-night
schedule be adopted, pointing out the
fact that there was only a difference of
| 81 30 per month for each light for the
extra nine nights in the month. The
citizens he said, demanded the all-night
schedule.
Devine opposed the amendment on
! the score of economy
| Leonard also opposed it, saying that
he had heard no demand from anyone
except representatives of the companies
for all-nght lighting. The board must
economic for the coming year.
| The amendment was carried, Tozer,
Devine and Leonard voting no.
THAT contract is all right" said Nc
Kay.
Not yet" said Devine: Il am going to
| the Mayor to get him to veto the con-
| tract
| The bids for completing the mortuary
| chapel were opened, and the bidders
were: T. E. Clark, $40; J. McGillivray,
1854; A. Teichert, $545; J. D. Shearer,
$3.50. The contract was awarded to
| Clark
| The bids for building the bulkheads
and sidewalk in front of the Water
| Works were opened, the bidders being
George Murray, $S42; j. McGillivray.
SS1S; A. Teichert, $92G; j. D. Shearer.
1912; T E. Clark, 1929 60. Clark. being
the lowest bidder, was awarded the con-
/ tract.
| MISCELLANEOUS.
| The City Surveyor reported that 5i2
square feet Of the bituminized streets
needed repairing, of which the street
railroad company would have to pay
part
The application of August VAIL for
saloon license at 91S Second street was
referred to the Chief of Police
That of zee Fong, 40S I street. was
laid over for a week, and that of Silva
& Lewis, at Second and l. streets. was
granted.
The application of j. Gebert for
| saloon license at Twentieth and O
streets came up, and Pennish moved it
be granted. Kent also advocated it,
saying that although the license had
been taken away a year or two ago,
the conditions were different now, and
he needed it to make a living
! Leonard said there were serious OBJ
| jectionS made before to Mr. Geberts
RUNNING the saloon, and he thought
the board should take time to consider
the matter and find out how the resi-
dents of the vicinity feel in the matter
| The matter of charity cut no figure
with him, lit was simply the question
of how the saloon would be run.
1t was referred to the Chief of Po-
lice.
L. NJ Burns was granted a ninety
Gays extension of time for the compile
ton of the Thirteenth-street sewer.
The ordinance appropriating $4,000 to
| the Exempt Firemens relief fund
was passed unanimously.
Burns q Parker Were granted two
weeks further time to finish their con-
trsot on the alley between Eighth and
Ninth, N and 0, on account of the
bursting of the water main in the alley.
A resolution of intention to macada-
mize the alley between N and O.
| Twelfth and Thirteenth streets. was
read and Devine opposed it on the
ground that if macadam is torn up in
order to put down sewer or water pipe
II Is never made good again. The mat
ter was deferred for a week
On motion Of Tozer the City Engineer
was instructed to make an estimate of
the work done in cleaning out the canal
and that the board allow IS per cent
OF the cost of the amount of work done
The request Of the Clerk for more ac-
commodation for his records was re-
ferred to the Building Committee
Bentley Thought the current records
of the board should be kept in a fire.
proof place in order to avoid serious
complications on account of their loss
by fire
| the matter was referred to the Build
ing Committee with power to act, and
the board adjourned.