Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-06-03
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
Reports of City Officers-Capitoi Park
Charges Against the Poundmaster.

Charges Against the Poundmaster.
! The Board of City Trustees met at the City
Hall at 10 A. NJ yesterday, all the members pres
ent
Mark Foster, Chief Engineer OF the water
works. made his weekly report, which was read,
approved and placed on file
Philip Rumble, Poundmaster, reported that
during the month of May he had killed D dogs,
| and collected as fees So %.
A. Brewer Harbomaster, made his report for
the month of May showing harbor dues col
lected amounting TO Sal.
The Superintendent of the City Cemetery
reported that in May there We're - deaths in the
city. and 81 interments. His collections for the
month were S2Sl 20.
O. C. Jackson Chief of Police, reported for
the month 1915 arrests and 2i6 meals furnished
A committee from the citizens organization,
composed OF MessrS. Martin, 0ugh and Hotch-
kiss, appeared and asked that the $500 now due
the city from the State Capitol Commissioners
for water, be donated to the State to be ex-
pended for the improvement of that portion of
the Park lying between the State Capitol and
the Exposition building. They stated that the
appropriation made for taking care of the Capt.
toll grounds ~ Ut sufficient to warrant the i'm
proyel that portion of the Park referred
to. The Mayor and the Trustees informed them
that it would be impossible to do rs requested
this year, but would promise to donate the
water next season.
Mr.. Martin, who was spokesman for the COM
mittee, then complained of the mannerin which
the police department neglected the Capitol
grounds The Park is the rendezvous, both by
day and night, of a large number of trampS,
hOOdlums and dudes, who lounge under the
trees, and insult ladies and girls as they pass
through the grounds. \ number of cases were
cited where people who passed through the
grounds after night were followed to their homes
by that despicable class One evening, not long
since, one of them amused himself by shooting
Z Ia1-r N l,- md ShOntin.r
a lady and gentleman who were passing, the
bullet going between them.
The Mayor said he had heard before of the
disgracefIIl acts referred to. and he would have
Chief of Police Jackson have the officer on that
beat make his headquarters in the grounds.
Mrs McGrath appeared before the Board and
complained that the PoundmaSter had taken Il
COW from her children, impOunded it, and would
not surrender the same until the fees were paid
She claimed that while her little girl was tax
ing the animal to the pasture it pulled away
from her, and, before it could be recaptured the
Deputy PoundmaSter came along and took it in.
She said that he had been watching for some
time for such an opportunity. and characterized
the conduct of the Poundmaster us malicious
Mrs. Brown, a lady who resides in the neigh
borhoOd, corroborated the statement relative to
the COW getting away from the child.
The Poundmaster was present and started in
examining witnesses i'll style that would indi-
cate that he thought he had case on hand of
great importance He said he knew nothing of
the capture as it was made by his deputy. Way
ing his hand toward the latter individual. he
said, West, come forward and state what you
know about this case
West stated that when he took hold of the
rope no one else was near, and he could prove it
by Tansy.
The P0undkeeper tried to have Tansv found.
but that gentleman did not appearto be present
The Board seemed 10 be of the opinion that the
Poundkecper had acted raShly, and made an
order for him to deliver Mrs. McGrath her COW,
and continued the further hearing of testimony
III the case until Monday next, when the Pound
master said he would produce TanSy.
George A. Putnam, City Collector reported
that all the city taxes had been collected except
S251i II. The total amount OF taxes. according
to the tOOtngS of the rolls is Sl35 OO3 66.
The consideration OF the ordinance regulating
the number of cows that can be kept by one
person within the city limits was continued for
one week.
R. NJ. Clarken, City Expert, submitted his re-
port on the books of VIM. LaufkOtter, eX-SuDer-
intendent of the City Cemeteries. and claimed
that the latter was short in his accounts S16S 80.
Mr.. LaufkOtter who had been summoned to
be present, stepped forward and acknowledged
that he was indebted TO the city in that sum.
The Auditor was instructed to notify Laufkot-
ter's bondsmen of the deficiency, and request
that they make it good Immediately.
Captain Roberts Of the Sacramento Transp0r-
tatiOn Company, asked the privilege OF placing
on some street in this city thirty tons of petro-
leum-asphalt rock. He offers to do it ut his own
expense. The material comes from Santa Cruz,
and is said to make cheap and excellent pave
mcnt.
1t was ordered that sidewalks be constructed
on Seventeenth street, from X to NJ, and on
Fifteenth from 0 to =.
4 remOnstrance, bearing the names of Il ma
jority Of the property owners on Third street,
from L TO 2, was filed, against the proposed i'm
proVemeut of that street, and in consequence
further action was postponed.
Mrs Boyle, who resides ut TWenty-third and
NJ streets, complained of the dairy kept by \.
V. Hatch at Twenty-tirst and 0 streets. She
claimed that 100 head of cattle were kept IIDOu
the block. and the stencil arising therefTom was
anything but pleasant. and had d tendency to
make the neighboThOod unhealthy. Mr.. Hatch.
She said. was good neighbor. and she disliked
very much to complain, but rs long as it de-
stroycd their health and reduced the value of
their property she felt it her duty to do She
desired 10 sell her property but could not on
account of the dairy.
The Mayor suggested that the Board of Trus /,
tees visit the premises before taking any action
in the matter.
After allowing large number of bills and |
ordering them paid, the B0ardadjouTned.