Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-11-25
City Trustees.

The Board of City Trustees met in regu-
lar session at 10 A. NJ, yesterday, all the
members present.
Mark Foster Chief Engineer of the
Water works, reported that during the
week ending Saturday, the 22d of Novem-
Der, the machinery was in operation 1872
hours, and that 10, SOB 900 gallons of water
| had been pumped.
Mayor Brown took up the ordinance
introduced one week ago for the purpose of
| licensing the game called stud-horse poker
| He commenced reading the ordinance for
| the purpose of placing it on its passage
| when he was interrupted by Trustee Neil
sen, who said he would like to have the
| matter postponed for a week to allow the
members of the Board an opportunity of
| investigating the matter thoroughly. He
! thought it was question where there were
! two sides, and ii should be carefully con-
sdered. 1t was question that should not
be disposed of in undue haste.
Trustee Gutenbeiger said he agreed with
Mr.. Nielsen. This was a question that at
present was agitating our whole people.
1t was being discussed on the street, in the
home-circle, in the pulpit and through the
press. Logical argument was made pro
and con. He was in favor Of taking
| farther time to more thoroughly consider
the question.
Mayor Brown said, so far as he was con-
| cerned, he was ready to vote upon the
question. ii it was delayed at all, then
make the delay rs short as possible. 1t
was finally agreed to postpone the question
| until 10 \. NJ. to-day, when final action will
| probably be taken.
During the Mayors remarks he said a
great deal of this trouble grew out of the
fact that the officers of the city Govern
ment were not properly enforcing the State
| laws and city ordinances. He said: =" You
remember some time since that l. with the
assistance of the Police Judge, making a
majority of the Board of Police Commits
| si0ners, took charge Of the Police Depart
ment, compelled the officers to perform
their duty and for three months the dis
reputable portion of this city was COM
PEELED to obey the ordinances. How is it
to-day? Second and l. streets in no time
of their unsavory history was in so bad
condition as at present. The women Of
those vile dens faunt their shame upon
the street, insult passers-by, laugh
at the ordinances that prohibit such
offenses, and they are not molested
| II the officers, | repeat again, would do
| their whole duty, Sacramento would not
need to have licensed gambling. If the
State law had been enforced there would
have been no gambling to license There
| is less gambling in town to-day than there
was prior to the passage of the license ordi-
nance The lair of the tiger was known to
almost every one, and none knew better
where they were than did the officers. The
officers were corrupted, and the gamblers
will tell you to-day that their license is not
so much as was the hush money He
said % tan games were running in China
town that paid into the City Treasury
| S. 800 The Cinnamon assured him that
they had to pay fully that much formerly
in loosouts, special officers, watchmen etc.
Bids for supplies to the City Prison were
received as follows: Meat-A. Hebron,
II cents per pound; F. Hebron, 8 cents !;
II, Schulmeyer, II cents. The latter being
the lowest bidder, was awarded the con-
tract The last contract was 10 cents.
c. s. Houghtou was awarded the contract
| for stationery supplies.
| r. A. Rose was given the furnishing of
taps. His contract calls for one inch, by
the dozen, so so: three-quarters, $27 80 ;
ifive-eighths of an inch, Sl4 so; half inch,
50 50.
The Daily Bee was awarded the city adj
vertisirg.
Day & JOY, Lewis & Johnston, Charles
Schmitt and Harry Weaver bid on the
printing Their bids were not footed, and
they are so close that there was much spec
ulation as to who had won.
After allowing large number OF bills
and ordering them paid, the Board adj
ljourned.