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fat pay, he would like to know who

spector. He moved that the clerk be
requested to notify the Board of Health
that the Board of Trustees will not pay
the assistants salary
Trustee Paine said that if the board
appoints an assistant for month the
Trustees cannot help paying his salary
Mayor Land said that the appoint
npent is only for month and he thought
1t was necessary.
President Mckay said he thought the
policemen could do little of the work
as they have plenty of time, and the
Mayor thought SO too.
Superintendent of Streets Touhey said
that he wished to speak on that point
He cleaned up the streets and then cit
liens threw out piles of grass and rub
bish, bottles, ETC., and he thought thai
the police were the only ones that coulc
ahate the nuisance.
Trustee Paine moved that the Chiel
of Police be instructed to notify the
officers to rigidly enforce the, ordi-
nances
Mayor Land said the Chief of Police
had repeatedly instructed the policemen
to enforce the ordinance, but they had
not seemed to take much interest in en-
forcing their orders. HI thought thai
IL the board would admenish the po-
Ecemen that if they did not, enforcs
the ordinances, they would be suspend
ed, it would be done
Trustee Tebbets thought the Board OF
Health should be notified that the Trus-
tees do not approve of its action He
did not know just what the position OF
affairs is, but he thought the board
had no right to create an office.
Trustee Paine thought that the board
should not take hasty action. If the
Board of Health has employed a man
for a month it was because it had
thought it necessary
Trustee Brown thought likewise and
the matter went over for week.
DESTROYING A STREET.
Trustee Paine said some company had
dug up Seventeenth street, between NJ
and N and thrown the macadam back
loosely, so that it was kicked all over
the street, destroying a newly macad-
amiZed street
The Superintendent said he would in
vestigate the matter.
THE BOND ELECTION.
Trustee Douglas asked the commit
nittee when the bond election is to be
called. No matter whence the water
supply is to be secured from, there
must be mains to carry the water. The
new shops of the railroad are nearly
finished and if no protection is afford
ed to them, the company may divide its
shops and take part of them away, and
if they do, God help Sacramento, for
many men and boys make their living
there.
Mayor Land said that Mr. Grunsky
would probably be able to report next
week. The Chamber of Commerce has
beer forced by the clear water agita-
ton to action. The Record Union
wants clear water or nothing and the
evening paper thinks much the same
The Chamber of Commerce has asked
the appointment of committee of citi-
zens to investigate water supply Time
is being wasted and if action is mol
taken soon, nothing can be done till
next year. The Chamber of Commerce
and Board of Health want the privilege
of inspecting Engineer Grunsky's re-
port when it is presented and get the
matter before the people as soon as
possible.
report such work.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Clerk was authorized to adver-
tise for poles for fire alarm system.
Carl Munger asked that the city con-
tribute to the sprnkling of the River
side road.
On motion of Trustee Tebbets, 500 g
month was set aside for four months
for that purpose.
The ordinance creating the position
of gardener for the Fifteenth street
Plaza was brought up and Trustes
Brown said that the expense had been
provided for by the tax levy and would
be paid for out of that fund
Trustee Devine said he was opposed
to creating the office, but he thought
that an assistant to the gardener woulc
be needed, if he was appointed
Trustee Dolan said that if a compe
tent gardener had been appointed q
month ago, grass would have beer
growing now on the whole plaza, in.
stead of half of it,
The ordinance was defeated, Devine
and Mckay voting no and Tebbets moi
voting.
Specifications for the construction Of
a 12-inch sewer on Seventh street from
T, to the alley between D and E streets
were adopted, and referred to the Su.
perintendent of Streets for an estimate
A remonstrance against the improve
ment of Twenty-second street from Fl
to r was read, stopping the proposed
Improvement
The invitation of the Grand Army OF
the Republic to the board to take par
in the Decoration Day procession was
accepted
petition for saloon license by Dom
Trick Gusten at 1000 o street wa.
granted, it being stated that he would
close his present saloon at Twenty 81
and o streets.
Lewis Bahrs, who lives at Twenty.
eighth and w streets, complained tha
he could get no water far his nurser,
during irrigation hours.
On motion of Trustee Dolan, the mat
ter was referred to the Water Commit
tee to present an amendment to the or.
dinance next Monday night.
Trustee Tebbets advocated inviting
the various filter companies of the
United States TO make proposals for til.
fltering of water for the city. He ad
NSN~teu giving LIS people cledr Watel
and let the people vote on the varfou:
propositions of wells, filters and noun.
tain water and decide which they want
after the other matters are settled. He
moved that the board call for bids fol
the filtration of the Sacramento Rive
water.
After some discussion the matter wa.
postponed for a week
A motion of Trustee Brown that tn,
con munication of the Chamber O.
Commerce asking that the Mayor re-
quest tWenty-five citizenc DC n oo,,,,.,;.