The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-06-27
A LIGHT BREAKS OYER Rim.
TRUSTEE DEv1NE ON WATER
QUESTION.
Has Little Plan Of His Own
Trustees Name a Committee on
New Water Supply.

At the meeting of the City Trustees
last night Trustee Tebbets' proposition
to appoint a committee Of citizens to
act in conjunction with the board in
investigating the several proposed plans
Tor securing for the city an adequate
supply of pure water was taken up, but
Mr.. Tebbets declined to present his
ideas on the proposition for supplying
water from wells from that portion of
the city east of Fifteenth street until
he had heard from Trustee Devine on
his American River theory.
Trustee Devine said he had seen some
wild statements concerning the water
question published in both the daily
papers, which We're due, he thought to
the enthusiasm of the editorial writer's
He explained that he had a few days
since filed a water right for the water
in the American River Immediately be-
low the Folsom power house. He had
tasted the water at the prison and
found it fully equal to Sacramento
River water. which, according to his
way of thinking, was the best on earth.
Devine thought if the matter of pro-
curing water from that source was
properly placed before the people it
would be adopted. Such a plant he
said, could be made to furnish the city
with electricity at a nominal cost,
Which would be a great saving. He
was willing that adj water propositions,
including that of Tebbets to supply the
city east of Fifteenth street with we'll
water, should go before the people. He
did not desire to be always quoted as
an obstructionist. AS a private citi-
zen at the polls he would vote against
such theories, but a member of the
board he should oppose no plan.
In the course of his remarks Devine
said there We're times when Sacramento
River water tasted of tulles, which
could never be the case if American
River water We're substituted In reply
TO a question he said he would never go
back on Sacramento River water, but
that if a substitute must be had he de-
sired it to come from the American
River. His plan, he said, would not
call for the expenditure of SS0o.000, as
did the North Fork ditch proposition
Trustee Tebbets thought Mr.. Devine's
proposition was worthy of investiga-
ton. He believed in thoroughly inves-
tigating every proposition looking to
an adequate and pure water supply He
thought that experts should be employ
junction with a committee of citizens
should carefully investigate every prop
osition.
With that end in view he moved that
a committee of four, including the
President, be appointed to confer with
the Mayor and have a committee of
fifteen citizens appointed to act with
the board in investigating the several
propositions
The motion was carried, and as such
committee the President appointed
Trustees Tebbets, Douglas and Dolan.
DIRECT SEWER CONNECTIONS
Trustee Douglas brought UP the sub
ject of direct sewer connection with the
closets at the railroad shops. He said
ne did not suppose that the railroad
company cared one snap whether or not
connections We're permitted. but that it
was the men who worked in the shops
who complained 1t was necessary. he
said, to clean the closets during the
summer md whenever they are cleaned,
from fifteen to twenty men go home
sick.
Devine said that it would be unfair to
private individuals to allow the rail-
road direct sewer connections, inasmuch
as contractors and private persons had
made applications for connection and
met with fiat refusal.
Kent opposed any further direct con.
nection until the city had a plant which
would permit Of flushing the sewers
The matter went over without action
ABOUT SALOON LICENSES.
report was received from Chief Of
Police Dwyer, advising against allow
ing ]. B. Friese license to conduct a
y
on file
the board. urging that the license be
granted.
Dolan moved the report of the Chief
of Police be adopted; seconded by
Brown.
Douglas moved as substitute that
the license be granted, seconded
The Clerk read the application and
protest, showing that six property own
ers and residents desired the saloon.
and that nine opposed It.
Thereupon Douglas withdrew his mo-
tion, and on request of Attorney
Rhoads the matter was continued one
week
STREET LIGHTING BID.
Only one bid for street lighting was
received, that Of the Sacramento Elec-
trio Gas and Railway Company. 1t pro-
posed to furnish two hundred and fifty
or more arc lamps of 1900 candle
power, at $3.50 per lamp, moonlight
schedule. or $40 per lamp, all night
schedule. The matter was referred 10
the Street Committee. Most of the
members of the Board indicated that
they thought the bid very reasonable.
BILLS ALLOWED.
Regular bills, including monthly sal
aries Of city officials and employees,
were read and allowed, with the excep-
ton of the claim of A. Meister, for
$3.50 for a wagon, which was laid over
a week to allow Trustee Kent a chance
to Investigate. Kent asserted that the
wagon ought not to cost more than
S45.
The claim of Frank w. Gaiety for S15,
salary for Assistant Sanitary Inspector,
was allowed. Gaiety was appointed by
fhe City Board of Health and the Cor
poration Counsel had filed an opinion
to the effect that the Board of Health
had perfect right to make such an APP
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