The record-union., 1897-09-14

board, and he did not believe in the
committee taking out its spite on this
young man, While voting for the bills
Of its friends.
Devine denied that he had voted for
his friends bills, unless they We're
just. He had no friends, ne said
where the city is concerned. He had
reported on this case in accordance
with the statement of the Chief En-
gineer.
Superintendent of Streets Croly said
the young man was a friend of his, and
he had put him on the steam roller. He
| agreed with the committee on thinking
that The bill was too large. The re-
pairs made by Mr.. Boyne were very
slight
The bill was allowed for SIG, Mckay
voting no.
Devine reported in relation to the re-
quest of Mr.. Clark for permission TO
erect bins for rock at Ninth and =
streets. He had found building on
the public ground there and wanted
another week to find out to whom it
belongs. Granted
Devine further said that he observed
some of the rock on Tenth street near
the cutters that is as loose as when it
was put on two years ago. He thought
that some fine macadam should be put
on it.
TWO ORDINANCES.
The ordinance prohibiting the keep
Ing Of more than two cows by any one
person within the city limits was dis
cussed and Devine and Davis opposed
1t, saying it was going too fast.
Leonard said he had been opposed to
1t, but from reports that had come from
at least one dairy, he thought if they
were true, he would like to have
more time to investigate. He moved
to defer action for thirty days
ToZer suggested that action should be
deferred till there is a full board.
Wachhorst advocated deferring it for
three months, to allow the people time
to sell their property.
Devine denounced the efforts of the
people who had built palatial residences
on Sutter Terrace to drive out people
who had lived there forty years and
carried on their dairies
Davis moved to amend by deferring
action for sixty days. The motion was
lost and Leonard's motion was car
ried
An invitation received from the
Committee on Nashville Day at the
Nashville Exposition was read and the
Clerk was instructed to return thanks
for it.
An ordinance prohibiting the carrying
of transparencies or advertising frames,
etc, was read.
Tozer advocated taking time to find
out whether it was advisable to pass
it, and moved that it be postponed for
a week.
Pennish advocated some delay, as the
ordinance did not include enough.
The matter was laid over for a week
and referred to the Street Committee.
MISCELLANEOUS
The bond of w H. Smith as Plumb
ing Inspector was approved, with j.
Gruhler and George Murray as sureties.
Devine said in connection with the
petition for filing up the slough in the
Suffer Fort grounds, that the Trustees
have already made plans for making
extensive improvements on the
grounds, including an artesian we'll and
perhaps a lake. He moved that no
action be taken on the petition and
that the Board Of Health be notified of
the plans of the Trustees of the Fort.
Pennish said there was a very dan
gerous sidewalk on lot g. o and P,
Twenty-first and Twenty-second
streets, and moved that the Surveyor
be instructed to take immediate action
So ordered
The invitation of the Directors of the
State Agricultural Society to the board
to attend the Fair and help make Sac
ramentO Day a success was accepted
and a resolution passed closing all city
offices on that day.
A resolution of intention to improve
the alley between G and H, Fourteenth
and Fifteenth, with macadam was
adopted
Applications for saloon licenses by
Albert J. Hilbert at 1871 C street and
Melchert & Egan at 1901 c street were
referred to the Chief of Police.
BOARD OF ELECTION.
The board then adjourned as a Board
Of Trustees and convened as a Board
of Election Commissioners.
The name Of John Stevens was drawn
in place of J. c. Braddock as Inspector
in the Ninth Ward and the board ad-
journed