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£n }~e Pasture In Re ~ale of land Part on St. In Re Sheds Water Dept. In He ne laying floor East Fi~.e Eng. Hens e. In Re Garbage propo~ ion Dr. C. E. Price. In Re Fourth Street Sewer. On motion of Trustee EcPhee, seconded by Neff and carried, C].erk wes instructed to draw warrant in amount of $]$.00 in fagot Of E; ~/."~armon In ps~?nt for pasturing horses. On motion ch 13' seconded and carried, Trustee ~*cPhee was aepointed as Corr~ittee to negotiate for s~le of 12 ft. strip of land belonging to the city ~nd located on East ~ide of Patton Street between let and Waln.'t. On motion of Trm tee C"nspm~n, seconded by Collier and carrie, Water Superintendent wes authcrimed to secure necessary labor and material to build sufficlent sheds to house Wnter Department automobiles, expenditure not to exceed $100.00 On motion of Trustee Collier, seconded by McPhee ~nd carried proposftion of Jules ~. Markel & Son to furnish labor and city to furnish m~terial for relaying floor in East Side Fi~'e Engine House was accept ec~ A proposition from Dr. C. E. Price for the purchase of garbage was read in which Dr. Price agreed to pay $2A00.00 per year for garbage d~mped into pens or $2V00.00 if fed truck, ctty to furnish an additional 2.20 acres of ~snd. On motion of Trustee McPhee, seconded by Chapmanand carried proposition was taken under advisement for one week. On motion of Trustee Chapman, seconded by Neff and carrled, report from ~oard of Health with reference to old sewer line serving business houses on North side of 4th Street between French and Ro~s Streets was read, accepted and o~dered spread upon the min~ es, as ~ llows: ~e, tbs undersigned, (J. I. Clerk, M. D., Chail'man, Board of Health, S~ta Ana, and ~. I~land Mitchell, M. D. Health Officer, Orange County, in company w~h the following ~mmittee: Mr. C. ~. Chapman, member of the City Board of Trustees; W.G. Knox, City Engineer~ H. O. Crowe, Plumbing Inspector and ~. J. McCurdy, Sanitary Inspector}, made a thoroug~ investigation and ins~ction of the main sewer line between French Street and Ross Street and lying between Fourth Street and Fff th Street. Said lines followlng sma- what the course of incomplete alleys within the area by Fourth Street, Ross Street, Fifth Street and French These sewer lines were built many years ago, (about 1890) and business buildings facing on Fourth Street have been structed, which buildings lie over the said sewer lines or through which the sewer lines run. These-sewer lines have been in service for such a long period that they may break at any time, which event might ca~ e serious damage to property and gravely Jeopardize the public health.. In view of the fact that the sewer lines above mentioned, constitute s danger to property and a menace to public health they are and are hereby declared a nuisance (Section ~0 of the Penal C~de of the State of California) and are hereby condemned. It is urged that the B~rd of Trustees ta~e i-mediate steps to discontinue these lines from further use, and houses er buildings having sewer connections emptying into t~em be ~.~ connected with accepted city sewers as sre cified in Section 2~ of Ordinance number ?~1 of the city of Santa Ans. (Signed} J. I. Clark, M.D. ~. Lelan~ Mitchell, Chairman, Board of Health health'Officer, Orange