Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-03-16
CITY TRUSTEES.
John Ryan sworn in as Street Commits
al

John Ryan sworn in as Street Commas
sioner.
The Board of City Trustees met in regu-
lar session at 10 A. NJ. yesterday all The
, members present.
Mrs. C. Gruhler and Mrs. Yule, repre-
senting frontage of 400 feet on NJ street,
between Fifteenth and Sixteenth, filed
protest against the proposed grading of that
block. As they represent a majority, the
improvement will be delayed six months.
The Auditor opened the boxes containing
the returns of the recent city election. and
the Board proceeded to make an official
canvass. The First Ward box turned out
all right The Mayor read from the re-
turns the number of votes each candidate
received and the same was taken down by
the Auditor. The Second Precinct clerks
failed to return the vote received by the
candidate for Fire Commissioner. The Two
and-a-half Precinct returns were made in
figures, and not written out as the law ex-
pressly states they should be, and they
were passed The Third Precinct returns
We're properly made, but those OF Three
and a half were not written out and so
they were passed. The ourth Precinct was
found to be all right, but those OF -Four and
a-half were made as were those OF the Sec
ond. The Trustees were IN dilemma.
The Second, Two and a-half, Three and a
half and -Four and a-half could not be
legally counted. The room was full of
spectators. and there was an immediate
buzz of excitement Would the incorrect
returns, in case they were thrown out,
make any difference in the result? Calcu-
| lations were Immediately made, which re-
suited as follows: For Trustee Ryan, l ,l04
| Mclaughlin, $50; Rider, 49, Nielsen, $50.
! For CITY Attorney-Hart, !, 2S3; Ramage,
| l0l4. For Chief of POlice-Jackson, /, O24
Diilman, 1924. Fire Commissioner-Con
ran, ,09S Berck, 755. High License
| Yes. 7S7; no, ,452 The computation
| showed that the result would not be
changed by the throwing out Of the four
precincts. and the newly-elected and their
| friends breathed easier.
City Attorney Anderson was sent for,
and his advice asked as to what course
should be pursued. He said as long as
the mistake did not change the result there
would be no harm in requiring the clerks
of the different Boards to make the neces-
sary corrections in accordance with law, SO
as TO conform with the tally-lists, and it
was so ordered.
The official vote was afterwards an
nounced to be as follows: For Trustee
Ryan, 2,035; Mclaughlin, 1,S08; Rider
234 Nielsen, 267. City Attorney-Hart
300; Ramage, 1904. Chief of Police
Jackson, $40; Dillman, 1892 Fire Com
missioner-Conran, 1852; Berck, 1874
High themselves, 1,752; no, 2,417.
Mayor Brown then announced the fol-
lowing as having received a majority vote
and being elected: Trustee. John Ryan;
Chief of Police, II. +. Dillman; City At
torney. f. c. Hart; Fire Commissioner
John Conran; high license, no.
The pay for the Election Boards making
improper returns were withheld until the
same we're properly corrected.
John Ryan was sworn in as Second
Trustee by Notary Public James n. Porter
Retiring Trustee H. 3. Nielsen arose
from his seat, took Mr.. Ryan by the hand
introduced him to the Board as his sue
cessor and invited him to take seat in the
Board. He said Mr. Ryan is too well
known to you all to need any encomium
at my hands. You know his worth, both
as public officer and a private citizen"
He briefly referred to the three years that
he had served as member of the Board
and returned thanks for the spirit of fair
ness with which he had always been met,
and for the many courtesieS that had been
extended TO him by the other members.
He spoke in highly eulosistc terms of the
4 uditor, Z. II. Mckee, who, he said, was
an efficient, faithful and obliging official
the right man in the right place.
Mr.. Ryan thanked Mr. Nielsen for his
remarks, said be was no speech-maker, but
would fill the position to which he had
been elected to the best of his ability
Mayor Brown said while he congratula-
/ ted Mr.. Ryan and welcomed him to the
/ Board, still he sincerely regretted parting
! with so able and efficient an official as Mr..
/ Nielsen. The Mayor spoke in warm APP
| proyal Of the official acts of the retiring
member of the Board, and again expressed
regrets at parting with him.
/ Trustee Jones said: MIR. Mayor, don't
know as can say what you have just said
/ | do not think | can express sorrow a. Mr.
Nielsen's retirement; not that / have any
personal feelings against Mr.. Nielsen, for |
have not. Mr.. Mayor feel cold at this
time, and must say | feel glad of the
change. On several occasions ] have been
sat down upon by you two. Blood is
/ thicker than water, and there was always
more blood than water" Turning to the
newlyelected Trustee, Mr.. Jones reached
his hand across the desk to him and said
congratulate you. my old partner. 1t is
/ still two against one but this time am in
! the majority. | am too full for utterance."
! The remarks of Mr.. Jones were iocular.
at the same time they were true, and caused
hearty laugh by all, none enjoying it
more than did the Mayor and Mr. Nielsen.
Mayor Brown replied "W Well, Mr. Jones,
| you remember once l told you that your
time would come some day, and guess it
| has now arrived
Mr.. Ryan asked how much money was
in the street fund, saying there was lots of
work that needed to be done Immediately,
and there was a large number Of laborers
out of employment who ought to be given
/ work but the anOuflt of money in tho
/ fund-only about $100-would not admit
of it. There will be no money in the fund
until about the middle of April.