The record-union., 1899-02-14
PROPOSED BOND ISSUE.
TRUSTEES ADOPT THE ORDI-
NANCE FOR ITS SUBMISSION.
Trustee Paine Objects to Cutting
Down Trees Around the p
ST Street Plaza.

Street Plaza.
The City Board of Trustees met last
night in regular weekly session, Trus-
tees Mckay, Tebbets, Paine, Douglas,
Dolan, Devine, Kent and Brown being
present
MAYORS MESSAGES.
The following messages were received
from Mayor Land:
IT hereby nominate, and by and with
your consent, appoint the following
named persons to the following named
positions:
"R. Tengrove to be Foreman of En-
gine Company 1, vice ]. E. Sullivan,
resigned
-. O'Meara to be Assistant Foreman
of Engine Company No. /, vice John
Mullenberg, promoted.
IN. Dunphy to be hoseman of En-
gine Company No. /, vice R. Tengrove,
promoted.
William Spillman to be hoseman OF
Engine Company No. /, vice James
O'Meara, promoted.
''WM. LAND, Mayor"
sI hereby respectfully recommend
that the sum Of $500 be transferred
from the general fund to the levee bond
fund for the purpose Of redeeming
5000 worth Of the levee bonds and
paying the interest now due on the en-
tire issue of said bonds.
'4The above bonds were issued in Sc
ries Of ten bonds which become due and
payable each year. No provision was
made at the last tax levy for this re-
day, MI nd ;,,<a hnp dc
we've then held by the Funded Debt
Commissioners, and it was understood
that no demand would be made for this
redemption and interest.
''Since then, however, owing to the
fact that the sewer bonds, also held
by the said Commissioners, were found
to be defective. the levee bonds were
transferred to third parties, and it will
now be necessary to provide for the re-
demption and interest as above stated
''WM. LAND, Mayor"
Il hereby notify your honorable board
that have received the resignation Of
j. E. Sullivan as Foreman of Engine
Company No. 1, Sacramento Paid Fire
Department, and that the same has
been accepted VIM. LAND.
Mayor"
Trustee Tebbets said the Funded Debt
Commission had agreed, before the tax
levy was made not to call for a levy
for the levee bonds, but has changed
its mind. If there is any way in which
the payment of this sum can be avoided
he favored it. 1t is becoming more and
more evident that the commission has
outlived it's usefulness. and it cannot
be discontinued too soon. Unless there
is legislation to that effect it will con-
tinue and the bill to abolish the COM
mission should be pushed. He moved
that this claim be investigated by the
Finance Committee, the Corporation
Counsel and Trustee Devine.
Trustee Devine said he was sorry he
was not present at the hearing of the
bill before the legislative committee. He
scored the commission severely, ard
said it still had power to do the city
much harm.
The motion was carried unanimously.
The usual claims We're allowed.
The City Surveyor was instructed to
draw up plans and specifications for
the extension to the city's Toulouse.
Chief Engineer Guthrie stated in re-
gard to the complaint Of Mr. Ling in
regard to bill board that the parties
had settled the matter between them
selves.
The nomination of F. T. Yager as
driver of the chemical engine company
was unanimously confirmed
]. H. Surratt was granted permission
to erect an ornamental sign on the
sidewalk in front of his place at 529
K street
frv1io ff<Nr, nN<a11 11,rf
was read, stating that he had paid the
bills complained of, and that since he
had recovered from his recent illness
he had been paying the debts that
had accumulated at that time as fast
as was possible, and only needed time
to clear them up.
On motion of Trustee Brown the ci-
tation to the officer was dismissed.
Charles Keifer appeared before the
board to ask for an all-night license
at $50 X street. He stated that he
was the proprietor of the place and
was running 1t in his own interest, but
had employed Carstenson, the former
owner, as manager, for the reason that
he knew the customers of the place.
Trustee Devine favored laying the
matter over for a week. Trustee Teb-
bets favored granting the license, as
he was satisfied the proprietor was all
right.
The motion to lay over was lost by
q tie vote, and the motion to grant
the license was lost by like vote, sew
eral Trustees saying that all they
wanted was time to investigate.
Trustee Tebbets gave notice of mo-
ton to reconsider at the next meeting.
City Surveyor MulAeney reported his
estimate for city wharf from L to N
streets with concrete wall He esti-
mated the complete cost to be S13O 600,
which covers the concrete wall, piling,
earth filling. paving, wharf shed, ele-
vators, crane and runways.
A complaint and bill against Officer
Wilson was referred to the Finance
Committee. Trustee Tebbets moved
that the ordinance making the Board
of Trustees a collection agency be re-
pealed, but he received no second.
BOND PLANS ADOPTED.
Trustee Brown moved that $4,000
of the proposed bond issue for the High
School be- set aside for the purchase of
a site. The motion was carried, as was
one setting aside 5000 for purchase of
furniture, etc.
The estimate of the City Surveyor of
$120OOO for the completion of the
sewer system was adopted.
The estimate of $40, 200 for the sys-
TEN Of water mains, pump, etc, was
also adopted and an ordinance embrac-
ing the plans for wharf, sewers, water
mains and High School was passed.
A communication from D. A. Lindley
for the Chamber of Commerce, was