The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-01
TO BUY ANOTHER UMpP.
TRUSTEES TAKE STEPS LOOK
ING TO ITS PURCHASE.
Aent Bets He Can Furnish Hay
Much Cheaper Than Con-
tractors Bid For.

Inc regular meeting of the City
board OF Trustees was held last night,
AL the members being present.
AFTER the reading of the minutes OF
the last meeting, the usual monthly
oills We're read and approved.
>. "A. Nelson, who lives at Nineteenth
anu Y streets, complained that during
the regular sprinkling hours he could
get no water to wet down his lawn. He
requested that the hours be extended.
NELSON also complained of Special PO-
Hceman Louis Miller, who he said, was
OH as often as on his beat. and who
was the only peace disturber in the
nelghborhood. Miller, he said, had
come into his yard while he was sprink-
Ing his lawn at 8 o'clock p. m. and
ordered him to go to the Police Station
under arrest He wanted to know
What he should do. Miller, he said
sWore and called him vile names.
Trustee Paine suggested that he
smash Miller on the nose.
Trustee Dolan suggested that he re-
port the matter to the Mayor.
Trustee Brown said it was impossi
Ole for persons living in Nelson's ter
1ltory to get water for irrigation or
any other purpose.
Dolan moved that the matter be re-
ferred to Trustee Brown, Trustee of the
ward, to report an amended ordinance
Kent moved as an amendment that
the Corporation Counsel be instructed
to draw up an ordinance permitting all
citizens residing east of Eighteenth
street to irrigate between the hours of
D .. m. and 3 a. m.
Paine moved as a substitute for the
whole that the matter be referred to
the Water Committee, and that Trus-
tee Brown be added to the committee
to advise on the subject
Tebbets said that if the hours for ir-
rlgating We're set between 5 %. m. and
y a. m. people would turn on the water,
go to bed and let it run all night, re-
CARELESS of fires. He called attention
TO the fact that the city, in reality has
only two engines, to pump it's supply of
water, and that it was necessary that
the supply be husbanded
Kent thought that to pass an ordi-
nance granting special privileges to
the people of the Eighth and Ninth
Wards would be baby work
The motion to refer to the Water
Committee was carried by a vote of )
to t.
On motion of Bentley the Police Com
mlttee was instructed to investigate
the charges made against Special Off
Ger Miller by Mr.. Nelson.
EXTRA STREET LIGHTS.
On report of Trustee Paine of the
Street Committee. street lights were or
de1ed put in at the following localities:
Two on the Sacramento side of the
Iolo bridge, and one each at Seventh
and ., Twelfth street bridge, Eleventh
and q, Plaza Fifteenth and Sixteenth
+ and @; Second and L, Thirtieth and
NJ, Thirtieth and Q, Twenty fourth and
V, Twenty fourth and T, Thirty-first
and H, Thirtieth and X Thirty-fil st
and c, Eighteenth and and Twenty
third and II, and one light now behind
the Western Hotel was ordered aban-
doned and removed
ANOTHER PUMP WANTED.
Douglas for. the Water Committee
moved that the Clerk be instructed to
advertise for the sale of the old Steph,
ems pump, the same being no longer
worth repairing. The motion was car
ried.
Douglas further, for the committee
recommended that a new 10000, LOCO
gallon pump be purchased as soon as
possible, the cost to be provided for in
the next tax levy. He moved that
the Clerk be instructed to advertise for
bids for 10000, 0G0- gallon pump.
Upon the Clerk stating that the new
tax levy could not be made until the
first Monday in September, Douglas
Withdrew his motion. and made an
other, which was carried, instructing
the City Engineer and the Water Com
mittee to draw up plans and specifi-
cations for such pump.
THAT TEMPORARY SUMP.
Kent for the Sewer Committee, re-
Iorted, recommending that no temper
airy stump be put in at Front and 9
streets. he recommended instead,
that permanent stump be put in.
Street Superintendent Touhey said
that temporary stump would be nee
essary If it was expected to handle
Hood waters next winter He thought
immediate action ought to be taken
in order to have the work done when
the fall rains set in
Paine wanted report on the matter
by the City and Consulting Engineers
His attention was called to the fact
that City Engineer Mullenney had some
time ago presented plans and specifica-
tions for both temporary and perma-
nent stump, and that Consulting Engi-
neer Grunsky, who for the past three
months had been in the employ of the
city. had been released He suggested
that he be hired again and made to do
something
Kent thought Mullenney was as capa-
Die OF preparing plans and specIfica-
tons for stump as Grunsky.
After further talk, the Clerk read
Engineer Mullenney's report on a tenn
porary stump.
1t was subsequently stated that the
matter of investigating and reporting
upon the advisability of putting in a
temporary stump had never been pre-
sented to Consulting Engineer Grunsky.
but that he had been consulted by En-
gineer Mullenney before the latter
handed in his report, and that the re-
port had been modified to meet Mr..
Grunsky's approval
% On motion of Bentley the matter was
referred to the Mayor, with the request
that he hand in a report at the next
meeting
JINGLE OF THE GUINEA.
Chief of the Fire Department Guthrie
recommended that the board accept the
bid of T. H. Cook & Co. for hay for
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