Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-08-07
THY HAVE FULL POWER.
THE TRUSTEES INDoRsE TIE ACTION OF
THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
Chinatown oflcially Declared Euisance-
The Ordinance licensing Gambling
Passed by Unanimous Vote.

The Ordinance Licensing Gambling
Passed by Unanimous Vote.
The Board of City Trustees met in regular
session at the new City Hall yesterday morn
ing, Mayor Brown presiding. The following
ordinance which was introduced one week
ago and laid over under the rule, was read.
ana. on motor. of Trustee Nielsen, adopted
unanimously:
Section l. Every person in the city of sacra-
mento who carries on any game Of faro, monte,
roulette lSnsquenet, rogue ct noir, any banking
game played with cards, dice or any other device,
for money, checks credit or any other representa-
tive Of value shall pay, on demand, to the City Col
ector of said city, license tax in the sum Of Slp0
per quarter, in advance.
Section 2. All games enumera ed in Section l Of
this ordinance carried on in the city OF Sacramento
shall be so carried on in the rooms on the second
floor Of the buildings wherein such game or games
may be located and the same shall be open to the
public, except as hereinafter provided
Section 3. All minors shall be prohibited from
betting against or in any assisting in carry
ing any OF the banking games provided for in
Section ! Of this ordinance and any proprietor or
agent Of said game games who violates said pro-
vision shall be deemed guilty Of misdemeanor,
and, upon conviction, shall be punished by fine Of
by both such fine and Imprisonment, as the Court
may in its discretion determine.
Section l. Proprietors Of games enumerated in
Sectiol l OF this ordinance shall be held responsible
for the acts Of their dealers, keepers or other
poyes.
Section 5. This ordinance shall take effect imme-
dately.
The Auditor was directed TO have licenses
for the same printed immediately. In the
course OF his remarks upon this question, the
Mayor said he anticipated some opposition TO
the enforcement Of tots ordinance, but that it
would not come from those engaged in gam
bling.
POLICE MUST ENFORCE THE ORDINANCE.
The pulice force should be aud must be in
formed that II any gambling ia carried on Is
this city IN the future unlicensed, then they
must look 60 the gambling fraternity for their
salaries, for he VIII see to it that they under
those circumstances % net draw one cent
from the city treasury. There has bsen 4
great wrong, said he, constantly committed
in this city fOr years. aad if this ordinance
does not rectify that wrong, then officers who
neglect their sworn duly shall so without
their salary. The money collected for gam
bling licenses it IS estimated will amount 70
about Sc coo PER anuum. which will be paid
into the general fund. The Mayor also Ia
timsted tDst an opposition TO the OrdiBan- e
wss cropping out from G direction whence it
should be least expected, and in bis opinion
the parties were cutting stick 10 be broken
over their own heads.
cHISATOWN a NUISANCE,
The following resolutions, which were
passed by the Board OF Health at their last
meeting, were next considered:
WHEREAS, Ia view OF the approach, in the nefr
future Of epidemic Of cholera and that TO limit
the disease tc the least possible minimum, the city
must be placed in the best sanitary condition prac
ticabe by the thorough and frequent cleansing Of
all streets alleys, courts wharves, private and pub
lie buildings and empty and low lots, the abatement
OF all nusances. daily removal Of otfal, efficient
sewerage the cleansing, ventilation and disinfecton
Of cessp3os aud water Closets and the humiliation
Of that most significant OF all signs Of danger of
the locau n Of cholera, the privy odor therefore
be it
Resolved, That so much OF lots Nos. 5, G, 7 and
g. in blocks between Second and Third, Third and
Fourth and Fourth and Fifth, and II and streets,
as are under water in condition inimCal to the
preservation OF the public health and that Third,
Fourth and Fifth streets, north Of street, to the
north side Of the alley between II and / streets, and
the alley between IL and streets from Third to
Fifth Streets are IN l condition menacing the pub
lie safety, which the dictates of prudence impera-
lively demand shall be speedily removed; there
fore be it further
RESOLVED, That the above described lots, streets
and alley, or rs much Of them as under water
ana convenient lOr the rec pttO0 OF nLn, ana
other impurities from adjacent tenement houses,
privV vaults, cessp0Ols and other sources whereby
the water Of Lake Suffer may become 1urther polu-
ted to the danger and detTiment OF the Inhabitants
of the encire city, be and the same are hereby de-
clared public nuisance, which the public safety
impeTativey demands shall be speedily abated BY
filling with earth and SIND to a level above high
water mark a. d be it further
Resoloe1, That the City Trustees are hereby
quested to speedily adopt the necessary methods for
the enforcement OF the requirements Of these reso
lutions.
The Mayor said there seemed to bs DIFF
ference of opinion between the press and Ger.
tain individuals as to the powers vested in
the Board of Health. He had thoroughly ia
yestigated the matter. and took the same po-
sition upon the question Is did the RECORD
UNION several days slice. that the
BOARD OF HEALTH HAS FULL POWER.
They have untrarnmeled control of the mat.
ter Of aoating any and every nui s3acs ncw
existing in the city, without even 90 much IS
consulting the Board of Trustees. The law
does not, IL fact, even contemplate that they
shall do so, but on tbe contrary places the
entire responsibility for removal Of al rui-
sauces upon the shoulders Of the Board of
Health, and leaves no discretion Whatever in
the ba5ds Of the Board Of Trustees, but says
it " shall, By ordinance or otherwise, provide
for enforcing such orders and regulations q
the Board OF Health uay f.Om tima 20 time
ADOPT"
TIE resolutions wsr5 unanimously Gd9ptsd
aud the Hsaith Officer, who Ras present, was
directed by the Msyor 20 go fr,h sGd obsy
tire instructions uf the Board of Health-to
order the lots filed in and the owners Of said
lots would be responsible for tbs filing II
the owners DO not choose to pay for she ex-
pense incurred by The city authorities the
PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD,
And would bring an amount largely Ia excess
Of the coat of The filing.
l.. @. Chandler, agent for number of
teoemsnts ia the infected district, appeared
before the Board TO make a complaint against
tbs Health Officer for not arresting h. ten
ants az we'll as ths owners Of the prop=rty
He tried 10 speech of some ten minutes. 60
show THAT Che tenant was entirely responsible,
and this landlord and his scent an innocent
party. After he had finished the Mayor told
him he hsd got into the wrong psw. that the
mater" he was speaking upon was one
over which thu Board of Health had entire
and absolute control. He said the Board of
Health would mses Wednesday evening sc
the cfica of DIR. Hatch, and any grievances
Mr.. Chandler bad to make, or charges to pre-.
fer, would be listened to sttentiysly by that
Board az that time.
The regular weekly report OF the Engineer
Of the Water Works was received, read and
ordered filed. Hsrbormaster n. A. Kidder
reported his collections for the month Of July
to be S161 80. Poundmaster Rumble re.
ported that during the month OF July he had
taken in 104 dogs-24 of them had been re-
dsemed and so killed. Eleven cattle had
been impouoded aud the samo redeemed
Superintendent of the City Cemetery VIM.
Laufkotter reported the number of deaths
duriDg the month to have been 43.
The Superintendent of the Water Works
was authorized to sell the horsepower at the
Now Helvetia Cemetery.
After allowing large number OF bills ard
ordering the same psid. the Board adjourned.
& LEGkL holiday.
Governor Stoneman has issued o proclama-