Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-04-06
HORTICULTURAL BOARD.
an ORGANIZED BODY SOMEWHAT DIS
ORGANIZED.
Choosing offcers-A Warm 7ime-The
Qualifications of Fest
Inspector.

Six of the nine members of the new State
Board of Horticulture Inet yesterday at the
Capital Hotel, in accordance to notice sent
by William NJ. Boggs, member from Naps.
Those present were Felix GiIlet, Nevada; DR..
S. F. Chaplin, San Jose; A. T. Corouel. Los
Angeles; II. @. Wilson, Red Bluff Mariana
G.. Vallejo. of Sonoma; and William NJ.
Boggs, Of Napa. The absent members were
Mr.. Cooper, of Santa Barbara. who was ap-
pointed last Friday ard could not have re-
csived his commission in time to have reached
Sacramento by Yesterday ; member from San
Joaquin, Mr.. West, resigned Mr.. Kimball,
CT Alameda, Commissioner at large.
ON ASSEMBLING
Mr. Boggs was elected temporary Chairman,
and Gillet temporary Secretary.
|. Mr.. Gillet deemed it improper to proceed
i TO g permanent organization until the Board
was full, especially as Mr.. Cooper had not
had time TO reach Sacramento after his sp-
pointment was made and mailed.
Dr.. Chaplin took the same view.
MIR. Boggs opposed postponement, as 1t
might be difficult to get as many together
again.
! Mr.. Gillet reiterated the injustice to Mr.
Cooper and the Board to proceed without all
present, and thought it unwise to have the
meeting called SO soou, and didn't know who
was responsible for its being done.
Mr.. Boggs said that at the suggestion of
the Governor and his Secretary he had sent
the notices for the meeting.
Further discussion followed in which
Messrs. Chaplin and Gillet again held that
the call had been made with too great haste.
| MR. BoGGs
Was then elected permanent President of the
| Board. MIR. Boggs returned thanks, and in
his remarks as to his qualifications for Office,
disclosed to the membeys that he was labor
ing under the impression that ne had already
been elected Inspector Of Fruit Pests."
DR.. Chaplin suggested that the election was
| for President and not Inspector.
| Mr.. Wilson said he thought the election
was for Inspector, but to setit right he would
nominate Mr.. Boggs for Inspector.
At this point Mr.. Boggs received and read
from Director Elwood Cooper dispatch
stating his inability to be present. 80 -.
| Dr. Chaplin obiscted to electing Inspector
until the other officers of the Board had been
chosen.
DR.. Chaplin was elected Vice-President
! General Vallejo Treasurer. For Secretary, |
the applicants were A. II. Webb, Oakland, |
recommended by many indorsers, among
whom on the list was Governor SLOVENIAN
Joseph r. Young, of Yuba A. brahms, of |
Martinez w. A. Pryal, of North Temescal, |
and R. D. Hopkins, of San Francisco. Mr.. |
Webb was elected on the first ballot by 5, to |
l for Mr.. brahms.
The members then by lot determined the |
long and short terms, the Secretary drawing |
for the unrepresented diqtricts. The result |
was Long terms -four years)-Dr. Chaplin, |
Mr.. Cooper, No. 6, which is vacant district, |
and Mr.. Kimball. Short terms two years)-
Messrs. Corone, Boggs, Gillet, Vallejo and |
Wilson.
Mr.. Gillet again moved to postpone the
election of Inspector, and DR.. Chaplin Sec
onded it.
Mr.. Boggs was very much opposed to post.
ponement and urgently pressed for imme-
diste action.
Mr. Wilson nominated MIR. Boggs.
Mr.. Gillet nominated the present incum-
bent, Matthew Cooke. He referred to the
REQUIREMENT OF THE LAW,
That that officer must be especially qualified |
by practical experience in horticulture, and !
referred to his unusual qualifications and his
smiUent fitness for the place, and his years
of service in horticultural interests and in
the determination of fruit pests, and said he
was eminehtly the right man in the right
place.
Mr.. Boggs, in his own behalf, presented a
recommendation of himself for the position
signed by most, if not all, of the Democratic
members of the Senate, by Governor Stone
man and portion of the State officers, and
some other prominent Democrats of the State
and also by Hon. NJ. NJ. Estee.
THE ELECTION.
A ballot was then had, with this result:
For Boggs-BoggF, Coronel, Valleip Will
som. For Cooke-Gillet-1. Not voting
Chapin-1.
Mr.. Boggs, having four votes, asked DIR.
Chaplin TO declare the result. as he did not
wish to declare himself elected
Dr. Chaplin took the chair, and decided it
required majority vote of all the members
of the Board to elect, and held, therefore,
that there was no election, as it required
Eve votes to elect, there being nine in the
Board, and he ordered a new ballot.
MIR. Boggs resumed the chair and new
ballot was had, with the game result the
same persons voting as above recorded.
DECLARING A RESULT.
On counting the ballot, Mr. Boggs said the
result was the same, and asked what should
be done?
DR.. Chaplin moved to adjourn for two
weeks, to meet in San Francisco, to elect an
Inspector of Fruit Pests.
Some time was taken in discussing the
tune to which TO adjourn, when Mr..
Boggs said he had been thinking over the
matter of the last vote, had reconsidered, and
had come to the conclusion that he had been
elected. Thereupon Mr.. Boggs decided that
Mr.. Boggs was elected, and this he did on
the theory that while it took a majority OF
the Board to form a quorum, it only took a
majority of the quorum to elect. He there
upon called on DR.. Chaplin under this de-
cisien to announce the ballot.
Mr. Coronel thought Mr.. Boggs was wrong
in his ruling, and Mr.. Gillet did not feel GER
tain on that point, but inclined to think Mr..
Boggs right.
Mr.. Boggs again asked DIR. Chaplin to
announce the decision, and Or. Chaplin did
so, saying, THAT as Mr.. Boggs had received
four votes, he was, under the opinion ex-
pressed by the Chair, elected Inspector of
Fruit Pests"
San Francisco was then declared the head.
quarters for the Board, Mr.. Gillet urging
that the State Capital was the proper place.
The regular meetings were fixed for the last
Thursday before the last Friday of January,
April, July and October Of each year, as the
Viticultursl Board meets on the days next
succeeding the days above named, and so as
to enable members to attend on each Board.
The salary of Inspector Boggs was fixed at
$3.50 per month, and of Secretary Webb at
SIS per month.
The Treasurer was authorized TO draw from
the State Treasury $4,000 for the uses of the
Board.
Mr.. Boggs suggested the propriety OF pay
ing the salaries of the Inspector and Secre-
tary in advance for the first three months,
and asked DIR. Chaplin what he thought Of it,
and the doctor replied he thought it improper.
and asked what sort Of fix the Board
would be in if those officers should die or the
Offices become vacant bt fore the expiration of
that time? He thought in that event the
Board members would have to go down into
their pockets aad make it up. Mr.. Webb
agreed with DIR. Chaplin.
The Bosrd decided, on motion Of DIR. Cha
pin, to pay the salaries only after they were
earned. c at the close of each month.
The Board then adjourned to 1880 P. N, to
give the Treasurer time to prepare his bond.
EVENING SESSION.
On reassembling, Secretary Webb said the
Treasurer's bond was not ready, as the blanks
were in the office Of the Secretary of State.
which was closed.
DIR. Chaplin said he spoke now with re-
luctance. He thought the Board had not
acted wisely in choosing its Inspector. 1t
was not the appointment that should be
made. The office required special qualifica-
sions. The law requires that the Inspector
" shall be specially qualified by practical ex-
perience in horticulture for the duties of his
officen In view of the peculiar condition of