The record-union., 1899-07-11
ctTrS LIGHTING CONTRACT.
MAYOR LAND VETOED TT LAST
NIGHT.

Citizens' Water Committee Will
Investigate All the PROPOSE
tions for Water supply.
AZ the meeting of the City Board Of
trustees last night Trustees Mckay,
ieDpets, Paine. Dolan, Kent. Brown
ana Devfne were present
Trustee Kent said that at the last
meeting he had, in making a compar-
lson between the board and the new
water Committee, used the names OF
three citizens. He had not intended
any harm. but understood that they felt
asgrleved, and he was sorry.
MAYORS MESSAGES.
The following messages from the
Mayor were received:
To the Board of Trustees: I here
with return to your honorable board
without my approval indorsed thereon.
the contract between the Sacramento
Electric, Gas and Railway Company.
and the city of Sacramento for city
lighting for the period of one year
from the Sth day of July, 1899.
My reasons for not approving this
contract are as follows: The cost OF
city lighting under the above
contract will be almost $4,000 more
than that of last year, to raise which
amount will require an additional u
cents to the tax rate. While it is true
that your board is not responsible for
this increase from $6.15 to $40 per
i,L of -fo Po of
facts is much to be regretted.
It is necessary for us to curtail ex-
penses, else we will again find our
selves with a depleted treasury at the
end of the year. My objection to the
contract is the increase in the number
of lights from 800 to 315, which means
an additional expense of over 81, 500,
or 1 cent to be added to the tax rate
Tor this purpose. I desire to state in
this connection that under ordinary
circumstances I would be in favor of
adding as many lights as would be
needed. but feel that the city will be
amply lighted with the 300 now in use,
and l may be, permitted also to call
your attention to the fact that in Jul 2
OF last year the number was then in
creased from 24O to 300 lights.
l would therefore respectfully suggest
that your honorable board reconsider
your action whereby you directed that
the number of lights be 315, and thar
the same be made 300
To the Board of Trustees: Some i'm
mediate action should be taken by your
honorable board in the matter of plae-
ing the sewer sump in condition to be
n fn Ga1, ~
the winter season.
At this time of the year the water is
low and work should be commenced as
soon as possible. I would respectfully
suggest that the City Engineer draw
plans and specifications for tempor-
ary pumping plant to be used pending
the adoption of plans for a permanent
plant, which it is your intention, I as
sumo, to submit to the people in the
near future
Also. nominating William E. Click to
be a special police officer for the dis
trict bounded by E. J, Twentieth and
Thirty-first streets. vice self, term ex-
pred. +. H Almas to be a special DO
lice officer for the district bounded by
the alley between J and K, and the
alley between K and L streets, from
Third to Tenth. vice self term expired.
Dolan moved that the message relat-
ing to the sump be approved and the
matter referred to the City Surveyor,
Engineer Grunsky and the Sewer Com
mittee
Kent advocated getting to work at
the sump as soon as possible, that tse
sump may be built while the river is
at it's lowest. He thought there should
be permanent sump instead of Z tenn
porary one and that the matter be laid
over for week, in order that the City
Surveyor and Street Superintendent
may present their plans to the board.
Dolan objected that a permanent
sump would cost $4,000 to $4,000 and
that there was no money for it.
Devine wanted little delay and that
Mr.. Muir's plans be considered by the
board. He had measured the ground
and prepared his plans
Kent said Mr.. Muir had told him to-
day that he could bring piles here and
drive them twenty-on feet for $45J
apiece. As he knew that the piles
alone cost $40 apiece and no other con-
tractor has ever been able to do work
at such prices, he did not think it
worth while to pay any more atten-
tion to Mr.. Muir's figuring.
Devine said there was plan nov
prepared by Engineer Grunsky and
City Surveyor Mulleney for a perr1a-
nent sump.
Dolan and Paine said what was
wanted was a sump to tide the winter
over and not a permanent one.
The motion was carried.
On motion of Dolan, the messac.,
yetoing the lighting contract was laid
over for a week, in order to see about
changing some lights and yet have
enough.
Devine favored cutting the number
of lights down to $50
Dolan's motion was carried. and the
members We're requested to investigate
the change of lights.
THE WATER COMMITTEE.
General Tozer and II. Grau appeared
before the board on behalf of the Cit
izens' Water Committee and stated that
it intended to investigate the various
plans proposed for furnishing water to
the city 1t would take some money
to conduct the investigation. The
committee wished to work in harmony
with the trustees ana city ofIlclaiS and
wished an expression of opinion by the
board that it was willing to back its
efforts.
Devine moved that the board pay
all necessary expenses of the commit
tee.
Tebbets said that it was desired t.
investigate fully all the plans under
consideration. He believed the COM
mittee a good one and hoped it would
act as speedily as possible and report