Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-19
THE CITY TRUSTEES.
Contract Let for Jetty Work-The Dives
to he Suppressed.

neer of the Water Works, was filed, show
ing that the pumps had been in operation
during the past week 156 hours, and 3d.
433, 900 gallons of water raised.
A resolution of intention was passed. to
place a sewer pipe in the alley between H
and |, from Second to Third streets.
Three bids were opened for the con-
struction of the jetty dams in the Ameri-
can river, north of Smiths Gardens. The
names of the competing contractors were
c. H. Krebs, John Rider and James Tou-
hey. The bids were very close, but James
Touheys was decided to be the lowest, and
the contract was awarded to him. The bid
is as follows: Piling, GO cents per foot
mating, 60 cents per square yard; trees
and saplings, IS cents each; sand bags, 10
cents each, and Gaping, $37 50 per thou
| sand. The work contemplated will cost in
! the neighborhOod of $1,000. Mr.. Touhey
has filed bond of $1,000 and will COM
mence on the work Immediately.
Trustee Nielsen said that frequently dur
ing the past week had his attention been
called to the existence of what are termed
dance-houses, dives and hurdy-gurdy Sa
looms. In this city there are no less than
nine of them in full blast, on J, X and
Second streets, and people passing there are
| shocked at the sounds emanating there
from He said lie had received the follow
| ing communication, which he read to the
Board:
To the Honorable Board Of Trustees Of the city Of
| Sacramento. We, the undersigned, citizens and
| taxpayers of the city of Sacramento, and resi-
dents on street, between Fifth and Sixth, beg
leave to inform you of the existence OF two low
| dance houses between Fifth and Sixth streets,
| on X where women of questionable character
| and men of the lowest grade of society make |
| night hideous with their howlingS and dancing
as late us y or O'Clock in the morning. For
the sake of our wives and daughters, and the
! young men of the city, who are being ruined |
| thereby, we pray you to remove these brothelS |
from our midst, by refusing to license them in
Signed by W. D. Comstock, Charles Flohr, W !
Starr, J. D. Monyhan, r. Rocklin, Fred. Hig |
| gins, II. Eckhardt, J. j. Spieker, W. Bartels, W. |
Eberhardt B. Van Raden, James Barry, c. W. |
| Paine C. Z. Paine, Il. l. Hughes c. L. Single |
| ton, \. II. Powers & Co, D. Rearden, r. A. Fisk,
J. e. Zwicker, Dr. Hewes, T. Mayr J. Mcclure, |
! J. E. Parker, O. Cooper. j. Longsbore, l.. c. Ross |
! L. Stein, $. Kingsbury, K. GotOrske. Court |
Capitol ofForesters and Verify Lodge of Knights |
| of Honor. |
Trustee Nielsen said such places could be |
closed; they were a disgrace to the city, |
and he was in favor of taking decided !
step, and that Immediately.
Trustee Gutenberger agreed with the |
Street Commissioner. He thought the bet |
| ter way, perhaps, was TO put on a license |
| so heavy that they could not afford TO keep |
such holes of iniquity open.
Mayor Brown said he fully agreed with
| the sentiment expressed by his colleagues. |
! Those places were run by a -tax-paying |
| class, whose only aim in life seemed to be
| the ruinati0n of the rising generation. He |
| said before the Board took a decided step |
in the matter he would like to confer with |
| the City Attorney and Police Judge, and |
| hear their recommendations as to the sup
preston of all such brothels. He said |
there would be a special meeting of the |
| Board held to-day. at 10 o'clock, when |
some decided step would be taken for the !
immediate suppression of all such places |
as the two complained of in the petition.
After auditing a large number Of bills |
and ordering them paid, the Board adj |
jouned.
ALWAYS PAYS FOR ONE.-A young man |
of this city got married Il few days ago and |
started for San Francisco on a wedding
tour. When he jumped out of the hack at |
! the depot he handed the ehu ST. but the |
latter reached out his hand, saying, You |
forgot there are two of YOU The young |
groom blushed at the discovery of his mis- !
take, and passed over another dollar. The |
bride was seated in the waiting-room while |
| her husband rushed off to procure tickets |
As the train was rafting through Wash |
ington the conductor came along, punch |
in hand, calling, Tickets" The groom |
| brought forth his ticket, which was |
punched and passed back. The conductor |
! touched the bride on the shoulder and |
shrieked ticket" She looked very much |
embarrassed, and cast i whitening glance |
at her husband of an hour. He had for !
gotten her again, but went into his |
| pockets, brought out his purse and paid |
train rates His wife found the same
thing occurring on the street cars, at the
restaurants and hotels. Her husband was
always paying for one. The climax came,
however, when they started for home. |
They rode to the ferry landing in a hack |
He paid one fare, but his wife, seeing the !
mistake, passed over the requisite amount |
| and saved the modification of her hus- |
! band. They were Just in time; he rushed |
to the ticket-ot1ice for tickets and joined |
his wife at the gate. The boat was Just |
moving he showed his ticket and walked |
aboard. His wife attempted to follow, but |
! having no ticket the gate was closed in |
| her face. The husband and wife were thus
separated. He came back on the next boat, |
joined his weeping bride, and has vowed
that in the future he will buy nothing ex
cept they come in pairs.
EXECUTIVE PARDoxs-The following
pardons were issued yesterday by Governor
! StOneman upon the recommendation of the
ney, convicted of burglary in the first de
! gree at the November term 1881, of the
Superior Court of MERGED county, and sen
| fenced to five years imprisonment in the
State Prison at San Quentin. The commit
ting Judge, Hon. c. H. Marks, urgently
recommended and requested the pardon,
being fully convinced, by facts coming to
his knowledge since the trial. that Burncy
is innocent Of the crime for which he was
convicted at the June term, 1889, of the |
| Superior Court Of san Francisco of the |
crime of grand larceny, and sentenced to
three years at San Quentin In this case |
the committing Judge, Hon. Thos. J. Bow |
ers and the Prosecuting Attorney, l.. L. |
| Pratt. ana the present District Attorney, |
J. u. Sullivan, recommend the pardon |
! the Judge because he misunderstood the |
case and the attorneys because of the youth |
of the prisoner, and from the fact that he
was led into committing the crime by an |
older and hardened character. Also Jose
| Reyes Bernal, who was sentenced to the
county Jail for the term of six months in |
April last. was pardoncd and restored to
citizenship. Bcrnal was convicted of an
assault with deadly weapon, and was
pardoned on the recommendation of the
committing Judge and ten of the jurymen
who tried his case
METROPOLITAN THEATER.-At the Metro
politan this evening there will doubtless
be crowded house to witness the Devils
Auction which will be given with all the
beautiful scenery and effects characterizng
its production at San Francisco together
with the grand ballet, marchings, acrobatic
performances etc. Seats in the parquet
will command a premium. There were
more reserved seats sold yesterday than
ever before upon the day preceding the
opening Of any play. This, in addition to
the attractions promised for presentation
tonight is unquestionably due to the ex
tended advertising the play has had-as our
evening contemporary would say" in the
best advertising medium in the city but
the REcoRD-UNIo is too modest to refer to
that fact.
| BARwGcK's REPoRT.-The Signal Service
reports show the temperature wind and
weather at - N yesterday to have been at
Olympia $50, northwest and clear; Port
land 6So, northwest and clear; Roseburg,
TO, northwest and clear; Cape Mendocino,
$50, north and cloudy; Red Bluff, SO, east
and clear; Sacramento, 100, south and
clear San Francisco, 640, west and clear
Los Angeles, 500, southwest and fair; San
Diego. 75o, west and clear; Salt Lake, $40,
southeast and fair; Cheyenne, 500, south
| y-osf nd fair Dppvpr mort baost and