The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-08-30

Ine Auditor was instructed TO Trans
fer $500 from the general fund to the
street fund and $500 from the general
fund to the sewer fund
ENGINEERS MUST REPAIR.
The usual bills were allowed. The
bills Of Root, Nelson & Co. We're held
out by the Auditing Committee for the
reason, as Trustee Bentley explained,
that it wished to find out whether,
when cylinders needed packing, or
other work done that engineers are
supposed to do themselves, they could
go to a business house and have it
done at cost of $500 a month or so.
Trustee Dolan said the committee
wished the members to examine the
bill and see if there is not a necessity
for having a machinist to do such work
and make a saving to the city.
Trustee Douglas said that if the city
employs a machinist it will have 10
have machinery. He agreed with Trus-
tee Dolan that if there was machinery
it would make a saving, however
Trustee Bentley said it was prepos-
ferrous to say that an engineer could do
nothing but warm a chair. He would
sign no more bills for having such work
on the engineers.
The bills We're allowed, but Trustee
Douglas moved that the engineers be
notified that they must do their own
packing of machinery.
The motion was carried.
The bill of r. w. Ash for services as
acting Captain of Police was referred
to the Finance Committee.
ALLEGED NEGLIGENCE.
The bill of Root, Nelson & Co. for
liking the pin of the Holly pump was
referred to the Finance Committee.
Mayor Land said that the pin had TO
be fixed and he had it done He had
been informed that the accident was
Que to the negligence Of the engineer
IN charge, who allowed it to become
heated and twisted off He thought
that IL an engineer allowed such an
accident to happen through neglect TO
OIL his machinery, he should be COM
PEELED to pay half the cost.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The specifications for testing coal. on
bids for the water works, came I'D for
adoption, and Mr.. Gotthold, one of the
bidders, asked the privilege of putting
III blower, at no cost to the city, to
show the economy that can be exer-
cised
The request excited long discussion
ana was denied on a tie vote and the
specifications We're adopted.
The clerk reminded the board that it
must fix the tax levy for the ensuing
year ana 1t was decided to hold a meet
ing on Monday at 1870 D. m. for that
purpose.
The Street Committee was author
lzed to purchase a kettle for cooking
pltumen for repairing the streets ar a
cost not to exceed $50 and the Suner
lntendent of Streets was instructed to
put the lower road at the Twelfth
street bridge in condition for travel at
a cost not to exceed $50.
superintendent of Streets Touhey
said the bridge would have to be re-
paired very soon.
On motion of Trustee Bentley the
sewer Committee We're instructed 10
confer with the Supervisors. with a
view to getting the street canal
cleaned by the chain gang. Trustee
Bentley was added to the committee
trustee Mckay and the City Survey
or were requested to Sc about neces-
sary repairs to a bulkhead at Sixth
ana + streets, and report to the board.
The sidewalk question came up on
a resolution to condemn a large num-
Der Of sidewalks throughout the CITY.
heretofore submitted.
trustee Douglas stated that in 1865
ne and man named Kohner had their
sidewalks condemned. He put down
MS walk, but the other party did not.
The property now belongs to the
Casey children and there is no walk
there yet
Trustee Paine said no guardian had
yet been appointed for the Casey mi
nors.
Trustee Douglas retorted that if that
was the case, no more sidewalks should
be condemned in the city until a guard
ian Is appointed for the Casey minors
Trustee Devine said that many of the
condemned sidewalks had had cinGers
put upon them, and he preferred II to
cement.
Trustee Douglas moved that all side
walks put down in the city hereafter
be of cinders, in that case.
Assistant City Surveyor Phinney
thought the resolution ought to be
adopted, as adjoining sidewalks have
been condemned, and it is unfair to
those who have been notified if they
are not condemned
Mayor Land made a strong plea for
the resolution, on the ground of pro-
gress for the city. Poor people could
be favored, but those able to put down
walks should be made to do it.
Trustee Bentley thought the walks
down town should be constructed, but
for the people up town, who have no
fire protection or irrigation facilities
he thought it not just to compel them
to put down walks until they could get
these privileges.
The resolution was adopted.
The resolution granting the city Of
ficials vacation was rescinded on mo-
ton OF Trustee Tibbets.
The petition of p. Subenthaler for
saloon license at Twentieth and 9
streets was read.
A Mr.. Martin said he had kept a sa-
loon in the vicinity for four years and
protested against granting a saloon II
a man who would put up a little
shanty for saloon for a couple of
weeks TO bring the riff raft around
his place.
Trustee Bentley said the citizens had
asked him to protest against the IL
cense.
1t was refused unanimously
John Farley was granted a license ar
Agricultural Park.