The record-union., 1897-03-02
EXPERT TO BE APPOINTED
To Estimate the Cost of an Electric
Lighting Plant.
Kent Says the Crowns of the New
Macadam Streets Are En-
tireIy Too Low.

The City Board of Trustees met last
night in regular weekly session, Trus-
tees Leonard, Wachhorst, Kent, Davis,
Mckay, Bentley, Devine, Pennish and
Tozer being present and Leonard pre-
siding.
L. T. Hatfield presented the bond of
the Sacramento Electric, Gas and Rail-
way Company, the contract having
been placed in the hands of the Mayor,
but not yet signed. He wished to have
the bond filed so that it might be in
custody Of the board when the contract
is signed.
C. E. Wright asked to have a water
pipe laid between E and f, Sixteenth
and Seventeenth, where some new
houses have been built. The matter
was referred to the City Taper for
recommendation.
The plans for the extension of En-
gine House No. 1 were presented and
explained by Chief Engineer Guthrie.
Trustees Wachhorst and Kent had
examined the plans and approved them.
The plans and specifications were
adopted and bids ordered advertised
for
Chief Guthrie said a remonstrance
had been made to him in relation to a
cupola that is being erected at Front
and P streets, but he had no authority
TO interfere. He learned, however, that
the owner of the property had stopped
the building of it.
Kent said that the cupola was with
in few feet of the planning mill and
r1 Those nu-nino the 9d-
joining property are afraid of the fire
from it, and he thought an ordinance
should be prepared prohibiting their
erection within a specified distance Of
other buildings.
The matter was laid over
MAYORS MESSAGES.
To the Honorable Board of Trustees:
l respectfully report that, in company
with Charles E. Leonard, President of
your board, l counted the money placed
before us by the City Treasurer, and
the amount agrees with the books of
the City Auditor and City Treasurer
Respectfully submitted,
c. H. HUBBARD, Mayor.
To the Honorable Board of Trustees:
/ desire to call your attention to a
matter which is of considerable impor-
tance to the city of Sacramento, and
cause of no small expense which
should not be borne by our taxpayers.
The Capital Gas Company of this city,
by means of pumps, conveys water di-
rectly from the river to it's plant at
Front and streets, and after the
water has been conducted through it's
said plant, the water thus conveyed
is discharged through open bitches into
our sewer system, all of which. Of
course, is again pumped into the river
at the expense of the city.
During the winter months our pumps
are taxed to their utmost capacity to
remove the storm and surface waters,
and the said company has no right,
legally or morally, to cast this burden
upon the city's pumps. At best, the
cost to the city of operating the plant
is considerable, and the municipal Off
GERS should not allow the city to be
imposed upon in this manner. If the
above-named company desires to pump
water into their works, it should be
compelled to return it to the river with
out any cost to the city whatever.
l therefore recommend that your
honorable board authorize the corpora
tion counsel to confer with the proper
officers of the Capital Gas Company
upon the subject mentioned, and to
take such legal steps as may be neces-
sary to protect the interests Of the
city. Respectfully submitted,
c. II. HUBBARD, Mayor.
To the Honorable Board of Trustees:
! hereby withdraw the nomination Of
DIR. F. G. Fay as a member of the
Board Of Health, to succeed DR.. Ross,
whose term has expired, and l hereby
nominate, and by and with your con-
sent appoint said DR.. f. G.. Fay as a
member of said board to succeed DR..
Charles Z. Pinkham, who has resigned.
Respectfully submitted,
c. H. HUBBARD, Mayor.
To the Honorable Board Of Trustees:
! herewith return TO you, with my ap
proval indorsed thereon, Ordinance No.
-, entitled AN ordinance amending
Section of Ordinance No. 2S1, entitled
Concerning plumbing and drainage
III the city of Sacramento" passed
July -, 1891. by providing that when
the Board of Trustees sees fit direct
connection with public sewers may be
made without intervening vault or
cesspool. Respectfully submitted,
c. H. HUBBARD, Mayor
To the Honorable Board of Trustees:
! herewith return to you, with my ap-
proval indorsed thereon, Ordinance No.
-. entitled An ordinance approving
and accepting the work Of grading,
paving and curbing K street, in the
city of Sacramento, from the east line
Of Front street to the west line of Sec
end street" Respectfully submit
ted. G. II. HUBBARD Mayor.
The message relating TO the water
from the Capital Gas Company's works
was approved.
Pennish said that the water from the
old gas wen at Fifth and r streets
was a big stream and was also being
pumped out by the city. This water
should also be included in the motion
approving il.
Both matters We're referred to the
Corporation Counsel
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Mckay. for the Sewerage Committee