The record-union., 1899-12-12
IN MEMORY OF WASHINGTON
TRUSTEES ADOPT THE MAY.
OR'S SUGGESTIONS.
Founding Home Managers Ask for
Cemetery Plat-Other Rou-
tine Matters.

At the regular meeting of the City
Board of Trustees last night Attorney
c. 0. BuSick, representing property
owners, requested that an order be
made providing for opening an alley
between S and T, Fifth and Sixth
streets. The matter was referred to
the Superintendent of Streets and the
Street Committee.
Trustee Devine questioned the claim
of 500 drawn in favor of Mrs. Kellogg,
whose property near Oak Park had
been bonded by the Citizens Water
a member of the Water Committee that
the payment of the claim was pro-
visional upon the acceptance of the
property by the city.
S. Luke Howe explained that there
was nothing provisional about the
claim; that the 500 was paid before
any of the work had been done, and
that it was paid by members of the
committee from their own private peck
etbooks.
Devine said shesdid not want to ap-
pear as being opposed to the payment
of any of the claims put in by the
Water Committee, and had called up
the matter for the reasons before
stated.
The claim was approved.
A delegation from the Capital Tele-
phone Company appeared and laid COM
plants against the Sunset Telephone
Company. a part Of which appears in.
another column.
Mrs. Clayton, representing the Found
lings' Home addressed the board, re-
questing that a deed for a plat in the
City Cemetery be given for use of the
home. The matter was referred to the,
Street Committee and the Superintend-
ent of City Cemeteries.
The following message was received
from the Mayor: Usi..,s .
ITO the Board of Trustees: Next
Thursday will mark the centennial of
the death Of George Washington which
occurred on the 18th of December. 1913.
His death was marked throughout the
entire world by the display of mourn
ing, and this anniversary will be OBJ
served gene. ally throughout the United
States. 1 would, therefore, respectfully
recommend to your honorable board
that flags be f1oated at ha1f-mast on all
public buildings on said day, and that
all citizens be requested to hoist flags
at their places of business and homes
out of respect to the deceased.
Il would also call your attention to
the fact that on the both inst. the city
of San Jose is to commemorate the
semi-centennial of the establishment of
civil government in California under
American rule. On the 10Th of Deem
hn
Governor of California. was installed.
and this event is to be concentrated
at San Jose, the then Capital.
Il would recommend that our citizens
be requested to attend. if possible, and
that the Board of Trustees appoint a
committee to draft appropriate resolu-
tions of congratulation to San Jose, rec
ognizing that city's public spirit in pro-
noting this celebration. to be sent to
the Celebration Committee at San
Jose"
The message was approved, and the
President appointed as a committee to
carry out it's suggestions respecting the
celebration Trustees Tebbets. Bentley
and Brown.
A resolution providing for intermedi-
late grading of the alley between NJ and
N, Seventh and Eighth streets, was
adopted, as was also a resolution of in
tention to improve it.
The first Monday in January being
holiday, Kent raised the question as to
whether or not the old board could
hold over until the second Monday in
the month. Opinion was divided, and
the matter was referred to the Cor
poratipp Counsel forsan opinion.
The contract for grading and innprov-
ing the alley between Fifteenth and
Sixteenth streets. H and I, was award
ed to Henry Debn, he being the lowest