Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-03-15
BOARD Of CRY TRUSTEES.
Mayor Brown Assumes bis ohice-speech
of Mayor Turner


the usual hour for It's weekly meeting yestel
day morning, all the members present, ais
John Q. Brown, Mayor-elect, and larg
number of other persons. The regular orde
of business was transacted as follows:
L. R. Anderson renewed his petition fo
the opening of Eighteenth street between
and q. and the alley between T and q, Sey
enteenth and Eighteenth streets. TIE matte
was referred to the Street Commissioner, wh
stated that he would open the street and ale
to-day.
Alr Davis introduced an ordinance to pre-
| vent boys from being out upoa tie streets a
| night, which provides that it shall be unlaw
full for children under 10 years Of age to b
upon the public streets of the city unattended
by parents, guardians or friends unless by
! special permit, after O'Clock P. NJ, from tht
| LIST Of September 30 the 1st of April no.
| after o'clock P. VI. from April 1st TO Ssptem
Der lst. It also provides for the ringing O
the bell Of the engine houses at the houl
! specified, and that children found upon the
streets ia violation Of the ordinance, there
/ after shall be arrested and liable to imprison'
ment as tor a misdemeanor.
! The subject was laid over for one week.
a petition from residents on K, between
| Twentieth and TweDty-fourth streets, was
presented, asking that sidewalks be con-
structed on K betwsen said streets, which
was, upon motion, 50 ordered.
Mr.. Davis stated that on account of cars
not being running upon the Tenth street line
of the City Railway between . and the
Cemetery, and the want of proper grading
and filing along the track, great deal of COM
plant and dissatisfaction has arisen, and he
presented an ordinance looking TO the
abandonment Of said read, aud asked its
adoption. The matter was finally laid over
until the next meeting of the Board
The Water Works report shows that dur
ing the past week the works had been run
full time. The total number of gallons of
water pumped was Z, 522. 80. and the amount
of fuel consumed was 1,155 cubic feet OF gas
coke.
Bills were examined and allowed as fol-
lows George i. Bronner, $50; il A. Ben
nett, $50: E. l. Robinson, $50; J. d. Lord,
$50; Whittier, Fuller & Co., 81 As; p
Brannigan, SIC 60; +. Lamarsh, SGT 90 !;
Tatum & Bowen, S25; n. NJ. Marsham,
SIS 70 ; Day & Joy, S52 10; /. T. Bassett
S57 So; Bee, $40 so earle & Croly, 81, 500 |;
Charles Harper flor laborers), S14S; Thomas
Harper, S13 80; Lee Young, 81; George
Murray. S35 60; j. S. George, $50; John
Stevens, $50; VIII. J, Beatty. $50.
Bills amounting to S24, for the pay of spe-
cial police for election day, were presented.
The Mayor stated that he advised the Chief
of Police prior to the election against the
necessity of their being employed, and he
was opposed TO the payment of the bills.
Upon motion they were rejected.
The Board then proceeded to canvass the
returns of the recent city election and officers
were declared elected as heretofore published,
and that the vote of the several candidates
was as follows: John @. Brown, 1925 !;
Christopher Green, 1,704; E. H. Mckee,
1884; J. d. Moynahan, 1853; +. A. Shep-
herd. 2.012; S. S. Beede, 1,610; George A.
Putnam, 8, 155; J. d. Jost, IA George o.
Bates, 1,62S; Mike Bryte, 1922; L. A. Vo
gel, AS; w. II. Mills, 8. 322; w. e. Fitch,
1888; S. H. Gerrish, 3,412; r. o. Cravens,
1861; A. G. Hinkson, 1852; K. w. Brier.
1888; Albert Hart, 1879.
MAYOR BROWN ASSUMES HIS OFFICE.
Upon the conclusion of the canvass Mayor
Turner invited Mr.. Brown forward, and re-
auested Judge Henry to administer the oath
of Office to the Mayor-elect, which he did.
Mr.. Turner then, addressing the other Trus-
tees, spoke as follows:
Gentlemen of the Board of Trustees have the
honor OF Introducing to you my successor and your
new President, Mayor John Q. Brown, and | can
assure you, sirs that in resigning to HIM the duties
responsibilities, emoumentS and honors OF the office
to which he has been elected can congratulate not
only you, but the people of Sacramento, upon the
wisdom Of their choice, representing, as l know
him TO do, the thrift, intelligence and moral worth
Of this community in which you have lived and Ia
bored SO loag. l feel perfectly satisfied that the
affairs Of this municipal government will be admin
iste ed with a sagacity OF the highest order, and
which VIII insure faithful transaction of the public
business, aid only for the public good
know Of course from experience that this Office
ike all positions in private life hiss its unpleasant
irritating and repulsive phases, but for all that,
aetuated by determination to do right, am salts
fed you will secure as result boon which is more
precious than rubies-the approval not only Of your
own conscience, but of the educated conscience Of
the community at large. OF course you will not es
cape adverse criticism but am satisfied you will
in the main be sustained, and have no doubt when
your term Of office expires majority OF the people
win discharge you with &" Well done thou. good
and faithful servant" Applause
lam exceedingly glad for your sake and for the
Trustees, and for the people of Sacramento, that
the revolution OF the political wheel did not throw
from its periphery neither the Auditor Assessor,
nor Collector. And it speaks well for the intelh
gence and moral rectitude of the people of Sacra-
mento that they will term after term elect these
men And, in truth, it is matter of the highest
economy as well as simple justice, that these men,
who have mastered all the technical details OF the
respective Offices should be kept in the position
they occupy They have been tried, found upright,
capable, and thoroughly faithful to the trust re-
posed in them.
To me know of no better augury in our political
horizon today, than the growth Of this conservative
principle of keeping in position the men who will
transact the public business not only with ability,
but with honesty.
Yon viii find in your Auditor faithful ally, who
has the routine of this Office thoroughly at his
finger ends, and viii be able to post you in all mat
tiers of detail connected with the Office and you will
always find him willing and cheerful and will give
you any assistance in his power.
My brother Trustees, who have sat with me in
this Board, caT-only say in many respects, part
from you with regret, while on the whole am
hos rla.1s role
you all success and happiness. So saying bid you
farewell.
After brief remarks in response by Mayor
Brown, and also remarks by Judge Henry,
the
NEW BOARD PROCEEDED TO BUSINESS.
r. G. Merkley, W. S. Mesick and Daniel
Flint appeared in relation TO the matter of
closing the break in the levee ia District No.
l, at the Fern ranch They made statements
of the necessity of closing it, not only for the
relief and benefit of those in that levee dis
trict, but in the interests Of the city. They
promised that if the city would appropriate
81, 800 for this purpose, to add to the amount
they had already raised, they would guaran-
tee to have the break closed and all the water
away from the Y-street levee front, so that
the pumping could be stopped and the drain
age canal again carry off the sipage and drain
age water, Within ten days.
Upon motion, the sum asked for was APP
propriated for that object, upon the express
condition that the break is effectually
stopped within the period named.
The Board then adjourned.
SIGNAL SERVICE CHANCES Sergeant NJ.
NJ. Sickler, who has been in charge Of the
United States Signal Station in this city for
the past two years. has, upon his application,
been discharged from the service, to enable
him 90 engage in business at Pala, in San
Diego county, where he has property. Mr.
Sickler's conduct of the affairs of the Signal
Office while located here has been highly
satisfactory to the public and complimentary
to himself and the service His successor,
Sergeant j. A. Barwick, arrived yesterday
from Alpena, Michigan, where he has been
in charge of the Signal Station at that point.
INQUEST HELD.-The inquest upon the
body of Jesse Renfro, the brakeman who was
run over and killed at Summit, was held yes
terday morning and the facts found as already
stated. The remains arrived here on the
overland train yesterday forenoon at about
10 o'clock, and were conveyed to the resi-
dencs Of his parents on G street. The funeral
will take place this afternoon at o'clock.
The flag of the railroad carshop was yester-
day placed at half-mast on account OF his
death.