The record-union., 1898-04-19
DR.. MCGOWAN CONFIRMED.
HE WILL BE FOOD AND MILK
INSPECTOR.
saloon License Asked for Within a
Block of the Sixteenth and
Street School.

The Board of Trustees met in regu-
lar weekly session last night, Trustees
Tebbets. Douglas, Paine, Dolan, De-
VINE, Brown and Kent being present
and Dolan presiding, owing to the i'll
ness of President Mckay.
The bids for improving Fifteenth
street with macadam from c to G
were opened, the bidders being the
Sacramento Paving Company, De Rosa
& Silva, City Street Improvement Com
pany and T. NJ. Burns and the con-
tract was awarded to the City Street
Improvement Company, the lowest bid
der.
Bids for a sewer in the alley be-
tween and P, Thirteenth and Fiji
teenth streets. were opened, the bid
ders being Charles Bylen, Moore &
Rose and T. NJ. Burns, and the con-
tract was awarded to Charles Bylen
the lowest bidder.
The solitary bidder for remodeling
the shed at the engine house on Tenth
street, between l and ], was H II
Ryder, $212, and the contract was
awarded to him.
MAYORS MESSAGES.
The following messages from the
Mayor were read:
To the Board of Trustees: I hereby
return to your honorable board Ordi-
nance No. -, entitled AN ordinance
amending Section of Chapter III. of
Ordinance No. II, entitled an ordi-
nance consolidating, revising and cOdi-
flying the ordinances of the city UI
Sacramento passed June -, 1872. and
fixing the duties of and the fees to be
collected by the superintendent of City
Cemeteries" together with the amend
ment thereto, referred to the Corpora
ton Counsel and myself at your last
meeting
The ordinance should be passed as
originally drafted and presented to the
board The proposed amendment is too
broad inasmuch as it permits some un-
dertakers to use cOncealers without
paying therefor, and compels others
who use different styles to pay the fee.
1t is also too liberal in the matter on
using tents, placed other than by city
employees. Very respectfully,
VIM. LAND, Mayor.
To the Board of Trustees: 1 hereby
nominate, and by and with your con-
sent. appoint Antoine Depoli a special
police officer for the locality known AS
the Capital Gas Company's gas and
electric plant at Front and T streets,
in the city of Sacramento, to take Of
flee April 80. 1898, vice self, term ex-
pired. Respectfully submitted,
VIM LAND, Mayor.
The ordinance relating to the ceme-
terry was referred to the Committee on
Streets.
COMMITTEES REPORTS.
In relation to the Fire Committees
report on the Clapp engine, Chief
Guthrie recommended that it be dis
posed of and a larger one purchased,
as it would be a good engine for a
smaller city and it is in good order.
He thought it should bring about
81 800, as it cost s., 500, and he thought
it was in better condition now than
when it was bought as it has been
much improved.
Trustee Paine did not think that it
should be disposed of until the board
could see its way clear to get another.
Trustee Dolan said that the authOri-
ties of Woodland wish to purchase 1t.
Trustee Devine moved that the Fire
Committee be authorized to sell the
engine at not less than the price
named by the Chief Engineer.
Chief Guthrie asked permission to try
a three and a half inch suction in
stead of two and a half inch, as at
present. He was instructed to pur-
chase a three and a half inch suction.
Trustee Paine said he found that part
of the pumping plant is on the land of
F. F. Dolan, and Corporation Counsel
says the city must pay rent for it. Mr..
Dolan offers to rent the ground for $50
a year, the rent to go on the purchase
price if the city wishes to buy the lot
for $500 The matter was referred to
the Street Committee and Corporation
Counsel to draw up a lease.
Trustee Paine reported in favor OF
employing T. NJ Burns to fill in the
canal at Seventeenth street for 80 cents
a cubis yard of earth. 1t was decided
to instruct the superintendent Of
Streets to employ Mr.. Burns to DO tie
work at 81 cents.
CONVERSATIONS.
The confirmation of DR.. c. L. Megow-
an as Milk and Food Inspector came up
next, and he was confirmed by the
votes of all present, except Devine, who
explained that he voted no simply be-
cause he had opposed the ordinance and
wished to be consistent.
The confirmation of Water Inspector
went over for a week.
John 1. Freese was granted a saloon
license at 331 Twelfth street
The City Surveyor recommended that
repairs be allowed of the cement side
walks in front of 80, 523 and 525 x
street So ordered
Henry Hoffman asked for a saloon
license in the block between Sixteenth
and Seventeenth, L and NJ streets.
The question was raised that it was
within a block of a schoolhouse and
therefore prohibited by the ordinance,
and the matter was referred to the
Chief of Police, Corporation Counsel
and City Surveyor.
Chief of Police Dwyer recommended
that Versiko & Betancourt be granted
a saloon license at 40 K street So or
6ered.