The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-02-08

US ny the City treasurer, ana 1Ouuu III
his possession money as follows: Gold,
1868, 952 So. The above amount agrees
with the books Of the City Auditor and
City Treasurer. Respectfully submit
ted, VIM. LAND, Mayor.
To the Board of. Trustees: By and
with your consent I hereby nominate
and appoint the following named per-
sons to the following named offices and
positions: w. r. Hall, to be City Water
Assessor, vice II. d. Nash, term ex-
pired; W. J. Mcdowell, to be Second
Assistant Engineer of the Water Works,
vice A. D. Hurd acting Second Assist
ant Engineer of the Water Works. Re-
spectfully submitted,
WIN. LAND, Mayor
Devine said that, as the board has
already a firm of lawyers employed in
its bond suit, he would move that the
Corporation Counsel be instructed to
communicate with the firm in connec-
ton with the suit.
Trustee Tebbets said that if the Cor
poration@ Counsel needs assistance. he
thought there would be found good
lawyers of this city who can push the
matter to an issue.
The motion of Trustee Devine was
carried
Trustee Devine said there was, he
thought. a resolution Of the board di-
recting the Treasurer not to pay any
bonds without the consent of the board.
He moved that the resolution be ex-
tended so as to prohibit any one in
authority from paying the bonds He
held that the board could prevent the
payment Of bonds of 1898 or any other
bonds it pleased
S. Luke Howe, the Mayors Clerk,
in response TO a question, stated that
he did not think the board could pre-
vent the Bond Commissioners from
buying bonds with the money in their
possession.
On motion of Trustee Devine, the
board decided that the Finance Com
mittee consult the Corporation Counsel
and ascertain if the board could not
stave off any payment of bonds until
the suit is decided by the Supreme
Court
The recommendation of the Mayor
with regard to the coal bunkers was
adopted
The usual bills were then allowed.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The Street Committee was granted
further time to report on the street
sweeping.
The request of Mr. Menke to be al
lowed to keep his dairy in the city until
he could dispose of his property was
brought up, and Trustee Devine said
it was hardship upon him. He was
ready to vote to repeal the ordinance,
in order that he might stay.
Trustee Paine said it was a hardship
on Mr. Menke, but it would also be a
hardship on the residents of Suffer Ter
race to repeal the ordinance, which was
aimed at other diaries.
The bid of Crane & Co. for iron water
and sewer pipe being the lowest, the
contract was awarded to them.
Dolan, for the Fire Committee, stated
that, as he had been informed that
George Meister is not member of the
firm Of Meister & Son, he withdrew his
motion of reconsideration, and the con-
tract for the construction of the new
hose wagon was given to the firm.
Kent, for the Sewer Committee, said
that it would be necessary to find out
or not the sewer pump could be
run cheaper by steam or electricity be-
fore it could report on the contract for
power.
Superintendent of Streets Croly re-
ported that he was satisfied by invest-
cation that the pump could be run
cheaper by steam than by electricity.
He had run the pump by steam one day
as a test, and it only cost IS for the
twentyfour hours, whereas electricity
costs SO a day, a saving of 50 day
The committee was given another
week in which to report.
The matter of laying new sewer mains
came up, and Trustee Douglas said that
the plan did not go far enough, and
would do very little good to his ward,
as it only provided for sewers on every
two blocks.
Trustee Devine argued that every two
blocks was enough.
On motion of Trustee Tebbets, the
plans of City Surveyor Mullenney were
adopted.
On motion of Trustee Devine, the
Finance Committee and three others
were instructed to confer with the May
or in relation to submitting question
OF bonds for a sewer system to the peo-
pie
The Chair appointed Trustees Devine,
Paine and Kent to act with the Finance
Committee.
Trustee Paine moved the the Corpora
ton Counsel be instructed to ask Judge
Hart for a stay of proceedings in rela-
ton TO the sewerage canal as it is on the
line on which the new sewer will be
q h.
COMBINATIONS.
The confirmation of J. O'Donnell as
Gardener at the Plaza was deferred for
one week.
The nomination of NJ E. Dolan as po-
liceman was confirmed unanimously
MISCELLANEOUS
Bids for repairing the city wharf were
opened, and the bidders We're H. A. Ry-
der, Sl95: Henry Elliott, sos and T. VI.
Burns S243. The contract was award
ed to Ryder.
Chairman Mckay CTebbets in the
chair said that the Mayor had recon-
mended the compilation of the ordi-
nances. He moved that c. T. Jones and
son be employed to compile the ordi-
nances at a cost of not to exceed 800.
Trustee Devine said that Mr.. Clarken
had made very liberal offer. The mat
ter had been referred to the Finance
Committee. There is a young lady in
the city, who is also a lawyer, who
would do the work cheaply and needs it.
He wanted to get it done as cheaply as
possible.
Trustee Dolan said that Miss Tilden
thought she could Go the work for SO,
but had not examined the ordinances.
The contract was given to Jones and
son.
An invitation was accepted by the
board To meet the Chamber of Com