Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-09-03

that they had sold part of their salaries.
The Mayor went as far as to ask officer
Cunningham what he got for a months
wages, but the question was considered to
be getting too far into details, and was not
answered.
After more discussion, the Mayor moved
ordered.
The Board then took recess till after
noon.
Afternoon Session.
At the afternoon session G. E. Blanchard,
of counsel for the policemen in the salary
case, again appeared before the Board and
requested that the further consideration of
the matter be continued until the next
regular meeting of the Board. There had
been some things said during the morning
session in regard to the matter
that he thought could be contro-
verted, but he desired little time in which
to consider the subject. He was satisfied
that the petition filed with the Board, re-
Questing the payment of the salaries of
policemen, was genuine one, and that it
was signed by most of the heaviest tax
payers, with full knowledge of its import
Signers can readily be obtained to some
classes of petitions, but he was certain none
had signed this one except those who were
openly in favor of the increase in the police
force and of the payment of the officers.
Trustee Mclaughlin sail he was pre-
pared to vote on the matter at that mo-
ment. and moved that the Board indorse
the action of the special counsel in the
premises.
Mayor Gregory thought 1t should go over
for week, and moved to amend the mo-
ton to that effect.
Trustee Wolfe said he was also resdy to
vote on the matter, but would support the
Mayors motion, as he desired to be fair to
all parties.
The amendment was carried and the
matter laid over.
CEMETERY MATTERS AGAIN.
When the claim of William NJ. Lyon for
$50, for exporting the accounts of ex-
Cemetery Superintendent Wilson, came
up, Trustee Mclaughlin said he thought it
too high. He said further that be thought
IL strange that the present Superintendent
had turned in so much more money than
Mr. Wilson did.
Ths Mayor said that much of it could be
accounted for by the increased number of
Chinese exhumations, etc., during this
year. The accounts of Mr.. Wilson had
been exported three times-by Messrs.
Hopper, Clarken and Lyon-and he was
disposed to accept their reports as SUBJ
stantially correct. Mr.. Wilson had pos
sibly been careless in his methods, but he
(the Mayor was inclined to the belief that
there had been no willful crookedness on
his part. If there was still any doubt on
the part of the Board that Mr.. Wilson ac-
counts had not been carefully experted he
would be willing to have the matter left to
board of experts, but for his part he was
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relied upon, they should be accepted
finally, the ex-Superintendent vindicated
and the matter disposed of.
On motion of the Mayor, the action of
the Board at the morning session, in &C.
cepting the report of expert Lyon, was
ratified.
The question of allowing the claim of
Mr.. Lyon was laid over.
COUNTY INDECENT PERMITS.
Cemetery Superintendent Parker in
quired whether or not the Board thought
that the county should be liable for the ex-
pense of permits for burying its INDECENT
dead. He could find no provision in the
law exempting the county from liability
therefor although such fees had not been
collected in the past He said he had lust
notified the Supervisors that henceforth
fees would be charged.
The Mayor remarked that he thought
the Superintendent had acted properly,
and on motion his action was indorsed by
the Board.
LICENSE REFORM.
Mayor Gregory brought up the matter
of the petition of citizens asking that
the people be permitted to vote on the
question of raising liquor licenses to $25
per month.
Trustee Wolf thought it no more than
right to allow the citizens an opportunity to
vote on the proposition. The Board was not
asked to increase the licenses, but simply
to leave it to the decision OF the people
The matter was finally laid over for an
other week.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Trustee Mclaughlin was granted further
time in which TO report on the matter of
the request for an electric light at Thir-
teenth and d streets.
After allowing number of bills the
Board adjourned