Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-06-09
Board of City Trustees.

The Board of City Trustees met yester
day, all the members present, Mayor Brown
presiding
w. 1. Wallis appeared before the Board
to maintain charges which he had preferred
against the Poundmaster at the last meet
ing. He charged that his little girl was
| trying to catch his horse, which hao
escaped from the yard into the alley be
fore she succeeded in catching the animal
and which she certainly would, Tor boy
| had gone to her assistance, the Poundmas-
| ter came along and captured him. The OF
| ficer then took the horse TO MI. Waills
house and demanded dollar from Mrs
| Wallis. or threatened to take the animal to
| the pound, where the charges would De
| 50 80.
j. W Armstrong appeared before the
| Board on behalf of the Poundmaster, and
read the ordinance defining the powers and
duties of that officer. He contended, IN a
lengthy argument, reviewing all the tesu-
monv, that the Poundmaster had done
| nothing but his duty.
Trustee Jones said he could not agree
with Judge Armstrong as to the powers OF
the POundmaster He thought that IN this
case and many others the Poundmaster
had exceeded his authority. In this opln-
ion Mayor Brown cOncurred.
Trustee Nielsen said if this was the only
case it could. perhaps, be overlooked; but
at least dozen cases equal to the present
had came under his observation. He then
related a number of instances where horses
had been taken when the officer had no
right to do so. Over a dozen individuals
had complained of extOrtion. 1t seemed
as though the officer had construed it to be
his duty to harrasS, annoy and damage the
people. He evidently considered it to be
his duty to get corner on horses. Not
a dog had been taken during the past
month, although he had seen the Pound
master pass by a large number of I'M
tagged CANNES.
Several other gentlemen present COM
planned Of the taking ways of the
Poundmaster.
Judge Armstrong said he could see from
the expression of the Board what would
be the result of the investigation, and he
was authorized TO hand in Mr. Waddle's
resignation, which he would do in writing
dnring the afternoon.
Upon motion of Trustee Jones the
Poundmaster was instructed to refund to
W. l. Wallis 81 and J. K. Cook 81
George A. Putnam, City Tax Collector,
reported that the assessment roll and the
which was collected except $5007 40.
Mark Foster, Chief Engineer of the Wa
ter-wOrkS, reported that during the week the
machinery was in operation 154 hours and
27,415,5CO gallons OF water pumped. The
most water pumped during one day was on
Thursday, 2,S17 900 gallons.
T. c. Jones was allowed to build a plat
form on top of his building at No. 1011
Ninth street.
The question of whether or not the al
leys in certain portions Of the city shall
be opened, was continued for one week
on account of the absence of some of
the attorneys in the case.
NJ r. Rose said he had a steam boring
apparatus which he would loan to the city
without charge for the purpose ofprospect-
ingtor water. A man TO manage it, and
the other expenses, except that of laborers
would not exceed 81 per day. He said an
eight or ten-inch well could be sunk at Pow
erty Ridge for from 81 90 to So per foot, to
almost any depth required The strongest
veins are at a depth of 10 to 120 feet. They
are very strong and fully eight feet thick
The water in the neighborhood of the hos
pital raises seven feet higher from the no
foot vein than il does from the 60-fOOt vein
The lower vein spoken of seems to be q
passing vein, and rs evidence of that all the
debris made by boring is carried off by that
vein, and workmen did.not have to raise
any of it.
r. c. Churchman said he can bore a well
within two and half miles Of the city, -
feet deep, that will furnish ten millions of
gallons Of water per day.
DR.. Parkinson asked the Board of Trus-
tees for the use of the Plaza during the
summer months for the open-air concerts.
The request was granted.
After allowing large number OF bills,
and ordering them paid, the Board adj
jouned.