Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-06-23
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.


a large meeting of uptown citizens was
held yesterday afternoon at the reading
room of the Capital Hotel, for the purpose
of indorsing the action of Mayor Brown.
Postmaster Green and w. F. Knox, the
Commissioners who selected the northeast
corner of Seventh and K streets as site
for the proposed Government building
The meeting was called to order by William
Boyne. He said the object for which il was
called was to overcome the petition which
had been circulated and signed by many
downtown merchants and had been for
warded to Washington for the purpose of
upsetting the efforts of the Commission
who have recommended a location that
was central and by far the very best that
could have been selected. No man. he
claimed, who was unprecedented, unbiased
and who had no property interests that
would be affected. would say but that the
place recommended by the Commission
was central, and at the intersection of the
principal thOroughfare and best cross-street
in the city.
The meeting was organized by electing
James Mcclure Chairman and William
Boyne Secretary.
On assuming the duties of the Chair Mr.
Mcclure said that the action of certain in
dividuals in the past few days, in this mat
ter, had rendered it necessary fox the people
to rise in their might and indorse the action
of the Commissioners.
E. G. Blessing said he thought petition
should be forwarded to the Secretary of the
Treasury. recommending the place selected
by the Commissioners, and indOrsing the
action of the latter. 1t should be accom-
panied by map of Sacramento city, show
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ness houses, hotels, public buildings, lines
of street railways, etc. He said the petition
would receive the signatures of nine-tenths
Of the people of the city. The committee,
he claimed, composed as it was of the
Mayor an eX-Mayor and an ex-Second
Trustee, was one in which the entire people
had confidence, and their action in this
matter had met with general approval. The
citizens of Sacramento had the utmost con-
fidence in the judgment, integrity and hon
esty of those gentlemen.
Mr. Mcclure said the Commissioners had
forwarded to the Secretary of the Treasury
a rough sketch of the city, but in face of
the fact that u remonStrance had also been
sent forward by Mr.. Bailey and others. he
deemed it highly important that good
map OF the city, showing the proposed To-
cation, be mailed to the authorities at
towards sustaining the judgment of the
Commission. He said Mr. Baileys object
was not so much to effect a sale of his
property as it was to secure delay, and thus
retain good tenant for months, perhaps
years, to come. The present postoffice
building belonged to Mr. Bailey, for which
the United States paid him princely
rental
Israel Luce said he thought committee
should be appointed to draft petitions, res
olutions, etc. Make them so plain, and
accompany them with a map, that will
cause the authorities at Washington to
fully realize and understand it as we do
here in Sacramento. Our city is continu-
ally growing. increasing each year in popu-
lation and wealth. We all know that we
cannot go further west, nor further north,
and that all our Improvements and growth
will be in the southern and eastern por-
tons. To-day the location selected by the
Commissioners Is central, but in a few
more years Tenth street will be the princi-
pal cross street of the city.
William Boyne said he was in favor of
such a committee, and also one on tele-
grams. He thought the Secretary of the
Treasury should be telegraphed immedi-
atelv and requested not to consider the re-
monstrance now on the way to Washing
TON utlLll the mass OF the people, VINO
indorse the action of the Commission
could be heard from He thought pc
titions should be Immediately circulated
throughout the city. He moved that a
committee of five be appointed by the
Chair to confer with the Commissioners,
draft resolutions and draw up petitions
Carried.
The Chair appointed as such committee
William Boyne, +. G.. Blessing, c. H.
Krebs, Israel Luce and S. S. Beede.
John 0chsner thought this was a matter
that would not admit of the slightest delay.
He recommended that the committee be
instructed to meet Immediately after the
close of the meeting and enter upon the
duties assigned them.
Mr.. Mcclure was of the opinion that
telegraphing was unnecessary. Mr.. Bailey
did not own everybody in Washington.
The acts of the Commissioners were official
and would not be set aside and entirely ig-
nored, simply because it did not please a
certain individual who was in reality a
nonresident.
The question of having a suitable map
drawn to accompany the petition was dis
cussed at some length and a committee
composed Of NJ. +. Hornlein, Peter New
man and John Ochsner appointed for that
purpose.
The meeting adjourned to the call of the
Chairman.