The record-union., 1898-05-10
THOSE CITY DUMPS AGAIN
e. M. LEITCH WANTS A CHANCE
AT THEM.
trustee Brown Makes a Strong
Protest on Behalf of His
Own Constituents.

The City Board of Trustees met in
regular weekly session last night, Trus-
tees Mckay, Tebbets, Dolan, Brown,
Kent, Devine, Paine and Douglas being
present, and President Mckay presid-
ing
When the minutes had been read, and
before they were approved. Trustee Do
Ian moved that the action of the board
III relation to the sprinkling of Dis
tricts ,, 4 and be reconsidered, and the
motion was carried
Trustee Devine moved that the
sprinkling for those districts be re-
ferred to the Street Committee, with
power to act until further notice, as he
understood that the action of the board
last week in regard to them was claim
ed TO be illegal.
Trustee Paine said he had consulted
attorneys. and could not find that the
board had done anything Illegal, and he
did not wish to be charged with any
such thing.
Trustee Tebbets said he hoped that an
account of expenses would be kept
while the city is doing the sprinklink
so that next year the city, if it were
thought advisable, could do the sprink-
ling itself
The motion was carried.
THE DUMPS AGAIN.
f. NJ. Leitch addressed the board in
relation to the city dumps. He had
bought some property in the southeast
part of the city. that is unprofitable
He had been fearing the board would
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make contract with the board to use it
as a dump, and thought he could keep it
in such shape that no one would COM
plain. He believed it would be an ad-
vantage to the city TO use the lots for
a dumping ground. 1t is in the block
between r and u, Thirteenth and Four
teenth streets.
Trustee Brown said that for the past
ten years that part of the city had been
handicapped in this way. The people
there are trying to improve their prop
erty and build themselves little homes,
and are filling and grading their lots
for that purpose. 1t will be only a few
years before all the city south of +
street will be built up. He hoped tina:
the board would not fix the dumps
there and force the citizens to endure
them. If the board would give him a
week he would bring all the citizens
there to protest. The rest of the city
has been filed up in the past, and why
should not these lots be filed? If the
dumps are placed there all the city will
have to breathe the foul stencil from
them. In justice, not only to the people
south of r street but to those who live
on o, p, Q and other streets who have
built nice homes, the board should not
force them to endure this wrong. Why
should it be necessary for a Trustee to
protest against it for his constituents,
when it is so clear? 1t is only a ques
ton of time when that part of the city
will all be built up. There would have
been no Oak Park had it not been for
the dumps that drove people out there
because they could not live in this part
of the city.
Trustee Paine said the question had
been referred to the Street Committee
and it has not yet reported. Mr.. Leitch
was only explaining what he wanted.
Trustee Kent said he did not want the
dumps in the city. He had been instru-
mental in Mr. Gilmans buying the
ground where the dumps now are AT
that time Gilman's lots We're full of
green stagnant water that made a
bad smell The lots of Mr.. Leitch are
dry, and would make no smell. He
moved that he be allowed to dump the
garbage there for a week and see how
it worked.
The Street Committee was granted
another week in which to report.
THE BAILEY SIDEWALK.
D Carmichael said he had come to ask
permission to repair the sidewalk
around the old Postoffice building. II
would virtually be a rebuilding of the
walk he said.
Devine said the board had been len
lent with the owner on account of his
financial condition, but the City Sur
veyor thought a new sidewalk should
be constructed, as the present one is
unsafe.
The matter was referred to the Sur
veyor.
MAYORS MESSAGE.
The following message from the
Mayor was read:
To the Board of Trustees: / hereby
notify your honorable board that
have this day appointed Robert Hunt
foreman of Hook and Ladder Company
No. !, acting Assistant Chief of the
Sacramento Fire Department to fill the
vacancy caused by the illness of Assist
ant Chief l.. Montgaillard, to assume
the duties of Assistant Chief immedi-
ately and continue until such time as
Mr. Montgaillard may be able again to
take charge of his position. Respect
fully. WILLIAM LAND,
Mayor.
MISCELLANEOUS
The usual bills We're allowed.