The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-11-21
STREETS NEED CLEANSING.
GEORGE MURRAY COMPLAINS
TO TRUSTEES.
Property Owners Who Want to see
Something for the Taxes
They Pay.

At the meeting of the City Board OF
Trustees last night George Murray,
who in 1894 was Superintendent OF
Streets, appeared in the interest OF the
Country, sections of the city.
Mr.. Murray said that at Eighteenth
and M the street is in a condition that
was simply awful-worse than any
barnyard in the city. The street, he
said, had not been cleaned in years
The cutters are full of earth and refuse
matter, and the property-owners feel
that they have been neglected and
ought to have some sort of recognition.
The streets of the lower part of the
city, he said, had been cleaned seven
times where NJ, n, o and streets were
cleaned once, and his statement could
be easily proven. He considered those
streets a disgrace to the city. The
Tax Collector never forgot to visit the
people residing on those thoroughfares,
and evidently thought they cut some
figure, but the Street Superintendent
seemed to think otherwise, as he ig-
nored them utterly.
Mr. Murray called attention to the
fact that last year $27, was ex-
pended on streets in this city, and that
during the present year S2S,5O0 had
been expended, and nothing Nad been
done for the country portion of the
city-nothing done toward sweeping
the streets or cleaning the cutters.
which are chock full Of refuse and
other matter.
He said it was common talk about
the city that public money had been
used for private purposes; that the
scrapings from the public streets had
been used to fill in low lots, one of
which was situated back of the Court
house and belonged to Street Superin-
tendent Touhey. Some of the mem
bers of the board he said, knew the
street Scrapings had been so used.
II never heard of it," said Mckay.
Mr.. Murray next turned his attention
to the dumps, and said that if taken
care of they would be all right for ten
years. Proper care, however, was not
taken. He was out about six weeks
ago and the dumps were on fire and
We're not kept covered with earth. He
wanted to know why the fire was not
extinguished.
Tebbets said the fire had been burn
ing for a year, and that the Fire De-
out.
Mr.. hurry, turning his attention to
the water problem, said the present was
the time to make some provision for
supplying the citizens of the eastern
part of the city with water. He sug-
gested that the old Stevens pump be
broken up and a new 100000 gallon
pump be put in so that everybody
might get the water they pay for
Trustee Tebbets said that was just
what the board had been trying to do
He wanted to know, however, where
such a pump could be got, and what
it would cost.
Mr.. Murray said that even if it cost
100000 the citizens in the eastern part
OF the city ought to be supplied with
water.
Trustee Douglas, Chairman of the
Water Committee, in replying to Mr.
Murray, referred to the advance In
prices Of steel, and said the Water
Committee had urged the purchase Of
new pump and the laying of a 81
inch water main, but that the cost
would be enormous
Trustee Devine said he believed a
good 10000, zoos gallon pump could be
bought for $4,000, and he believed the
tax levy made would permit of the out
lay. He felt that the pump could be
got for the sum named, regardless of
the advance in iron and steel, if the
Clerk was instructed to advertise for
bids.
President Mckay called attention to
the fact that any expenditure exceed
ing $4,000 would have to be 0. KID
by the people
Then Superintendent of Streets Tou-
hey was given a chance to reply to Mr.
Murray. He said that Mr.. Murray was
mistaken in his statement that SIS, 800
had been expended on the streets dur
ing the last year. He said that ST 800
was set aside for street-sweeping, but
that about $4,000 of that sum went to
the Surveyor, Sc. 1000 also went for put
ting in crossings, and other expenses
counted out left him about $4,000 to
expend on the streets, and that sum
and no more had been expended He
said that NJ and Twenty-flrst streets
were cleaned up last summer
With respect to the assertion that
street scrapings had been put on low
lots down town, Mr.. Touhey said that
such a course had been pursued in
number Of instances when long hauls