The record-union., 1899-09-06
THAT TEMPORARY SUMP.
TRUSTEE KENT OPPOSES THE
CONTRACT FOR 1T.
But the Board Decided Tt Was
Necessary and 1t Will be
Constructed.

At the regular meeting of the Board
of Trustees last night at which all
the members were present, the IolIoW-
ing messages We're received from the
Mayor:
To the Board of Trustees: mere
by notify your honorable poard
that on the 1st instant | counted the
cash placed before me by the city
Areasurer, and found in his possession
money to the amount of ST, 1,512OS.
The above amount agrees with the
books of the City Auditor and City
Treasurer. Very respectfully,
VIM. LAND, Mayor.
We hereby certify that the above
statement is correct.
D. MCKAY,
President Board of Trustees.
A. A. DE LIGNE,
City Attorney.
To the Board of Trustees: / here
with return to your honorable board,
with my approval indorsed thereon, Or
dinance No. SIT, entitled IAN ordi-
nance establishing separate and special
funds representing the several funded
obligations of the city, and the several
departments requiring municipal eX-
penditures for the fiscal year 1900"
Very respectfully,
VIM. LAND, Mayor.
To the Board of Trustees: l here
with return to your honorable board,
with my approval indorsed thereon,
ordinance No. 51S, entitled "an ordi-
nance fixing the rates of taxes to be
levied. and levying the same for the
fiscal year 1900" Very respectfully,
VIM. LAND, Mayor.
To the Board of Trustees: l here
by notify your honorable board that
l have this day received and accepted
the resignation of H M Ribhl9 us
Water Assessor of the city Of Sacra-
mento, and I hereby nominate, and by
and with your consent, appoint Al. JOY
such Water Assessor to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of said II. NJ
Ribble. Very respectfully,
VIM. LAND, Mayor.
To the Board of Trustees: l re-
spectfuily recommend to your honor
able board that the city offices remain
closed on Friday, the Sth instant, the
same being the Commercial Travellers
Day of the State Fair, and further sug-
gest that the business houses of the
city be requested to also observe said
day as a general holiday Very re-
spectfully,
VIM LAND, Mayor.
To the Board of Trustees: A request
has been made by the residents in the
vicinity of Seventh and K streets, that
a special police officer be appointed
for the Golden Eagle Hotel and in the
event that your honorable board shall
create such an Office l hereby uomi-
nate, and by and with your consent, ap-
point A. E. Arnold such special police
officer. Very respectfully,
VIM. LAND, Mayor
The messages We're received and
filed, and a resolution passed confirm
ing A. Z. Arnold as special police Off
Ger for the vicinity of Seventh and K
streets. The board approved of the
Mayors recommendation that city Off
ces be closed on Commercial Travellers
Day at the State Fair.
Trustee Paine moved that the official
State Fair pool sellers be permitted to
stretch a banner across J street. op-
posite to the J-street entrance to their
place of business. Dolan seconded the
motion, but upon Bentley and Devine
combating it, both second and motion
We're withdrawn.
THE TEMPORARY SUMP.
Kent, for the Sewer Committee, when
called upon to report on the aGvisa-
bility of erecting a temporary stump at
Front and s streets, protested against
accepting any bid or bids sent in, on
the ground that to expend $1,000 for
a temporary sump would be unbusi-
nesslike, inasmuch as there was no
room for machinery. and for the further
reason that permanent sump, which
would last thousand years, could be
built for $4,000. He said he had Sc
cured plans and specifications to prove
his statement. He moved that all lids
for temporary sump be rejected, and
Devine seconded the motion, in order.
he said, to hear what reasons Kent had
to offer.
Mckay informed Kent that unless ?,
temporary sump was built there would
before spring be a multiplicity Of suits
brought against the city.
Kent said that if it was decided to
erect a permanent sump, the work
could be proceeded with as soon as the
present tax levy should be collected
Engineer Mullenney said that owing
to the rise in steel it would cost
$1,000 for steel to put in a sump ac-
cording to Kent's estimate. He, how
ever, said if it was two months earlier
in the season he would advise rejecting
all bids. There was, he said, no doubt
but that the bids were high but the
bidders were figuring on lots of rain.
and had the city at their mercy. He
thought there could be no going back
that the city would have to go ahead,
and accept one of the bids and let a
contract for the construction of the
sump. He said the sump would really
be permanent in character and take
care of the sewage of the entire city
except in the case of excessive storms.
Devine said $4,000 was a lot of
money to put in a temporary sump. He
said that rather than put that much
money into a temporary affair he
would prefer to rely on the two pump