The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-10-04
QUESTION OF HOUSE MOVING
TELEPHONE COMPANIES WANT
TO SAVE THEIR WIRES.
McLaughlin's Trucks Before the
City Board Of Trustees
Again.

The City Board of Trustees met IN
regular weekly session last night, Irus-
tees Mckay, Kent Brown, Devlne,
Tebbets, Douglas, Dolan and Palne
being present.
NJ J. Dillman appeared before the
board in relation to the removal OF the
cid Gray house on n street. lie SAID the
house was forty feet high and the con-
tractor wished the telephone companies
to cut their wires in order to let II
pass The alley between n ana
Streets is the main thoroughfare Tor
the telephone wires and to cut lnehh
through the main leads of the two COM
panies would work an injury Wmch II
would be almost impossible to repair.
Trustee Dolan asked why contractor
Kerr did not move the building up ~
street and Mr.. Dillman replied lhaC M /:
Kerr did not think that the city Woulu
allow him to dig holes in the pltunleh
for his stakes.
Trustee Dolan moved that, as tne
building was to be taken over on y
street. the contractor be allowed 10
take up a stone in the rock gulters Oh
N street where necessary, TO oflVe MS
stakes. in order that the mousse may
be moved UP that street, the work 10
he done to the satisfaction OF the gu
perintendent of Streets and under ms
direction.
Mr.. Kerr thought he could move the
house in that way, but Street super
intendent Touhey objected, on the
ground that it would crush the street
The motion of Trustee Dolan was
carried unanimously, Mr.. Kerr pelns
confident he would not crush the street.
THOSE TRUCKS AGAIN.
TT C. Soule appeared before the poaro
to protest against the continued oo.
struction by William Mclaughlin oL
the alley between Second and Third,
and O streets. where his wagons ana
tr,,chs are. He thought that Mr. NC
Laughlin might have been allowed u
obstruct the alley with his wagons anu
trucks so long that he considers thaI ne
owns the alley He thought the Ooalu
should protect the rights OF other prop
erty owners.
trustee Paine said Mr.. Mclaughlin
had expended $500 in filing up the al
lev and making a good one. He mad
investigated and found that the trucks
ware placed on one side of the alley, SO
that people could pass. He UNDERSTOOD
that only one milkman objected, be-
cause he had to get out of his wagon
to deliver milk at one house
Trustee Dolan said it did not make
any difference if Mr.. Mclaughlin PAID
100000 taxes, he had no right TO
obstruct the alley, as the law forplds IT,
Mr.. Seward, the milkman referred TO,
explained how the trucks and wagons
obstruct the alley and said that pl-
cycle rider could not pass through 1t
in a straight line without running
against the trucks.
Mr.. Soule said that he had been In
formed that Mr.. Mclaughlin had SAID
in response to the request that the
trucks be removed, that if the people
did not like it, they could sue him and
they would find out whether he would
move his trucks or not.
On motion of Trustee Devine, the Su-
perintendent Of Streets was instructed
to see that the alley was kept clear.
EXTENDING THE SEWER.
Hon. F. r. Dray said he wished to
address the board Oh an urgent mat
ter. There is now a sewer through
the Capitol Park at Thirteenth street,
that is two feet in diameter and three
feet lower than the other sewers. If
il were extended to G. street, it would
drain off a large amount of rain water
in the winter and much matter from
cesspools that goes into the sewers
and overfows. This causes much sick
ness in that part Of town. There is a
schoolhouse at Thirteenth and G
streets and in the winter time the
children often have to walk over the
overflow Of water on planks from ten
to twenty feet long, in order to get to
and from school.
He had spoken to the Mayor on the
subject, but been told that there is