The record-union., 1898-03-29
A COMPROMlSE OFFERED.
SUITS SI-IILAR TO MRS. HA-
WORTH'S TO BE DISMISSED.
Dcvine Wants the Corporation
Counsel 60 Investigate the
Purchase of Bonds.

Counsel co 4nVeStIgate Che
Purchase OF Bonds.
The City Board of Trustees met in
Regular weekly session last night, Trus-
tees Mckay. Tebbets, Douglas, Paine
Dolan, Kent Brown and Dsvine being
present
Corporation Counsel Devine reported
IN relation to the judgment against the
city in the case of Ellen HaWorth
against it. that Elwood Bruner, her at
torney. had stated to him that If the
city would pay the $l00 judgment ana
costs and 500 additional they would
dismiss the other cases pending lie had
afterwards raised the amount to be
Paid to $500. He thought that it might
be well to appoint a committee to con
fer with the Mayor and Corporation
Counsel in relation TO the offer made,
as other people claim to have causes OF
action.
Devine moved that the Chair appoint
a committee of three to confer with the
Mayor and Corporation Counsel
Trustee Tebbets said that if the com
promise can be made in the interests OF
the taxpayers he would favor it, other
wise he would favor taking it to the Su
pTeme Court.
Devine's motion was carried, and the
Chair appointed Messrs Devine, Teb-
bets and Dolan as such committee.
Chief Engineer Guthrie reported that
he had investigated the matter of the
new furnace cupola being constructed
on Front street, between O and ?. He
considered such furnaces dangerous 70
the surrounding property and had or
dered the work stopped temporarily uh-
til the board could determine what to d.
in the matter.
The wife of Mr. Streitzler, the party
building the cupola, stated to the board
that no complaint had been made until
the furnace was nearly completed. she
did not see why it was more dangerous
than the one they had had in the same
block and on the same alley.
Charles Schwilll said he objected, as
the cupoIa would be menace to the
surrounding property and he thought
the taxpayers had some rights to be
considered.
Trustee Douglas said that the cupolas
at the railroad shops have never set fire
to anything yet but this cupola is in
bad place, being surrounded by small
shanties that would burn like tinder.
After more discussion permission to
construct the cupola was denied tenn
po ariIy, pending the passage of an Or
dinance regulating the distance from
other buildings which a cupola can be
erected. and the Chief Engineers report
was adopted and the Fire Committee in
structed to investigate the expense that
Streitzler had been to and report next
week
MAYORS MESSAGES.
The following messages from the
Mayor We're read:
TO the Board Of Trustees: 1 here
with return to your honorable board,
with my approval indorsed thereon,
Ordinance No -. entitled, AN or
dinance amending Ordinance No. 3'S
entitled An ordinance regulating the
style of uniform to be worn by the
police force passed March 10, 1881,
and approved March 26- 1891" Very
respectfulIy, WILLIAM LAND,
Mayor
To the Board Of Trustees: I here
with return to your honorable board,
with my approval indorsed thereon.
Ordinance No. -, entitled An
ordinance to prevent the spillins of
sand. dirt. loose straw, manure or gar
bage of any kind. from vehicles upon
the streets and alleys of Sacramento
City. and providing a punishment for
the same. and repeating Ordinance No.
500 Very respectfully.
WILLIAM LAND, Mayor.
To the Board of Trustees: 1 here
with return to your honorable board,
with my approval indorsed thereon,
Ordinance No. , entitled An
ordinance fixing the amount of bond to
be furnished by the Milk, Market and
Food Inspector Of the City of Sacra-
mento." Very respectfully.
WILLIAM LAND. Mayor.
To the Board of Trustees: l here
with transmit to your honorable board,
with my approval indorsed thereon,
Ordinance No. - entitled AN
ordinance to prevent the carrying and
use of air guns within the limits Of
the City of Sacramento" Very re-
spectfully, WILLIAM LAND,
Mayor.
To the Board of Trustees: I re-
spectfuIly recommend to your hon
orable body that bids for furnishing
electric current to operate the 75-horse
power motor now in use at the
sewage pump plant be advertised for.
Said bids to be for a lump sum per
month and for the period of one year
Very respectfully.
WILLIAM LAND. Mayor
The recommendation to advertise for
bids for lighting was adopted. The other
messages took the usual course.
Trustee Paine suggested that the ordi-
nances. when passed, be communicated
TO the Chief of Police. The bicycle ordi-
nance was passed several weeks ago
and the other day man was knocked
senseless by a bicyclist who carried no
bell.
The usual bills were allowed. The FL
nance Committee recommended that the
claim of r. w. Ash for 1925 as Captain
OF Police be not allowed and a motion of
Trustee Tebbets to that effect was unan-
imously carried
THOSE PURCHASED BONDS.
Trustee Devine moved that the Cor
poration Counsel be requested to inves-
tigate the reported purchase of over
S2000 worth of bonds and report to
the board. He did not know under what