Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-01-14
LEGISLATIVE WORK.
THE HOPPER FILLED WITH BILLS
READY FOR GRINDING.
Some Of the Most Important Meas
ures Introduced and What
They Mean. 49,

W
They Mean. 4 49,
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Saturday was dull day around the logisla-
tive halls, as upon the adjournment on Friday a
either started for home to spend Sunday or went
to San Francisco. where Christopher Buckley
had gone on the day previous. 1t was generally
understood that while an avalanche of bills had
been precipitated upon the Senate on Thursday
and Friday, there were still a number of the
old fsvoTites that had been forgotten, and it was
necessary for members to visit the Bay City and
get them in shape for Introduction this week
None of the expected cinch y bills have been
introduced as yet. with probably one or two un-
important exceptions but there are plenty of
indications that they will be on hand before
many days.
BOARD OF HEALTH BILLS
Among the most important measures intro
duced so far are the bills introduced on Friday
by Senator Briceland. 1t is understood that
they were prepared by the State Board OF Health
and are indorsed by the Secretary, Dr. Tyrrell,
and by the Board Senator Briceland who is a
member of the Board, says that they constitute
complete system and are the result of careful
consideration of the subjects treated. One pro-
vices that the Board OF Supervisors of every
city or town of more than 500 people a Health
Officer. fix his compensation and provide for
the enforcement of the Act. If this duty is
neglected, the District Attorney of the county
may be directed by the State Board of Health
TO bring suit against the Supervisors or Board of
Trustees to compel its performance or they
may appoint the officer or create a Board of
Health themselves. the expenses of which must
DE paid by the town, or county, if the former is
unlncorporeted. This Act brings the political
machinery tor preserving the public health sub
SfAnflAtly IndQr Nf tl.
Board. One of the other bills provides for the
appointment OF a State Sanitary Inspector and a
Veterinarian, the former at $500 aud the
latter at g 600 a year; another makes Wiilful
false registrations of births marriages or deaths
or the cremation or interment of human re-
mains without permit, misdemeanor; an
other makes it the duty of local Boards, when
directed by the State Board OF Health, TO order
school vaccination. the expenses of which are
to DE paid from the school funds. and report the
same; another provides compensation for re-
porting marriages, births, DEATHS accidents.
etc, which must be sent to the State Board
the object being to correct certain health sta
tistics which are now exasperatingly incom-
plete; another makes IL misdemeanor to re-
fuse or neglect to make such reports; another
probibits cremation without permit from the
proper authority; and another appropriates
$4,000 to be used by The tate Board of Health
and the Governor in preventing the introduc.
ton INTO the State of contagious aud infectious
diseases.
THE GLENN COUNTY BILL.
The contest over the division OF Colusa county
promises 10 be one of the liveliest of the session
and already the conrending factions have com.
menced operations. Ex-senator X. E. Kelly
is leading the fight for those who favor the di.
VISION, ana he claims to feel perfectly sure OF
victory this time. He says that he Is armed
with facts and figures which will appeal ire,
sistlbly 10 the judgment of fair minded men
ana therefore he apprehends no difficulty in
passing the bl l., Notwithstanding the fact that
he knows there will be strenuous opposition
lie pas III charge petition signed by hundreds
OF residents OF the territory proposed to be sci
oil, ID which numerous arguments are given
why Coiusa county should be divided The
petition recites that the petitioners are resident.
and quailned electors OF that portion of Colusa
county lying north OF the TOW nship line Ovid
lHg townships IL aud Is. in said Colusa county
that said county contains about 700 600 acre,
OF land aha population of IL so and il ss
sessed for more than S25 ,000,Oe0 that the county
seat Is located ut the town of Colusa on the
Sacramento river, at point remote from anc
announcement for the northern and western Dor
lions OF the county; that that portion of Coiuss
county lying north of said township line tliyid
ing townships IL and is is assessed at So 600 OOt
and contains a population OF 800: that Coluss
county is cut of debt and has a surplus in the
treasury OF more than $50, co., that that portion
of the county in which petitioners reside is un
necessarily and Enjustly taxed TO maintain 4
large, diversified and cumbrous territory. thai
many OF them live at great distance from the
seat OF county government-in some instance:
as tar as 20 mi es or more-and that their attend
ance at the county seat entails heavy and un
necessary expense. causes great inconvenience
and imposes up0a them a hardship without
cause That when the seat of county govern.
ment was at CouSa. the county contained less
than % electors, and the reason for its location
as II now exists. has loug since ceased to apply
10 mat portion OF the county in which pet ton
ers reside. That the county of Colusa is more
than three times as large as the county OF So
lano, and is assessed NJ 100000 more. That
Soiano county contains population of - 600
has more expensive county government. is Al
greater expense for wharfs. roads. bridges and
public Improvements; has large bonded in
debtednes-. rnd. uotwith> standing sli this main.
tsins her government at less than two thirds the
cost OF maintaining the government Of Colusa
county. That the necessary expenses of main
tanning county governm mt in that portion oil
tolusa county III VIII ch petitioners reside would
not. for some years to come, exceed 100000 as a
maximum, yet your petitioners for being g~v
erned, pay an annual and increasing tritnte 81
more than fi50o00. The petition goes On al
length to give figures 10 ssow that the division
would leave twoc u ties. iher OF which would
he larger than other counties that are na,nr'
and that the pew county would have large
assessment roll than ~ OF the counties OF lie
State had in 1885, while it would contain NOR
wealth and population than any IN the stat,
ever bad at the tine OF ita o fgauizafion
Ii is understood that Senator 81 eg- who op
posed the hiii two years ago, when it WAS de
feaied in the Sena'e by one vote, will again
lead Ire opposition 70 il. and Use every exerlioI
TO defeat Il.
SACRAMENTO BONDED DEBT.
Inc people Ol NhcrdueutO are deeply Inter
ested IN al Legislation in regard to the funded
derl OF The city, aud will watch carefully ever,
measure aifectlug it. On Friday Senator DTay
introduced the bill which failed to pass al the
lasI session, amending the Act which provide.
JoF the REDEEM Ption OF the funded indebtedness
of the city, wh ch was passed in 1872, and VIII eli
has peeu the cause OF much litigation in the
Courts. The Dill introduced on Friday amend,
Section so To provide that the City Trustee:
shall levy an annual tax of not less than J mol
more Than 80 cents on the 90 of taxable prDp
r -
Commissioners of the funded debt sinking fund
at least once year to advertise for sealed pro
posals for the purchase OF the bonds with the
coupons past due detached therefrom the ad
vertisement 70 be published in this city and sal
Francisco. 1t amends Section 10 provide tina
in case no proposals are received. as probably
would be the case that the Commissioners may
advertise again To take the fonds ana coupon:
at a fixed schedule price 10 be named and Il
accept of. Is uotii the money in the fund is ex
hausted 10 case no offers are received at all
an amendment to Section provides that tho
Commissioners and Trustees may invest theil
money in Sacramento city bonds, State bonds o.
bonds Of any other county. An amendment u
Section 10 authorizes the sale of these bond
again. The debt which II is thus proposed L
hQuidate amounted on June 80. 1855, TO s6Sl 200
aud bears 1, AZ, aud per cent. interest.
AN "oLD TIMER"
Among the bi is introduced on Thursday b,
Set aior Jo0es, OF Butte, was one with tue fol
low ing innocent title: IAN Ac. TO provide 10
out of the improvement of streets. sidewalks anC
sewers therein The Senator stated, when h,
sent the bill 10 the desk, that Il was introduced
by request and a few moments later when asked
by II representative of the RECoRs- UNION v hat
the nature of tue bill was. stated thai he haC
not read it; that it had been handed To min
with the request that he should introduce it
and that he had done so without assuming III
authorship One glance at the bin; however
revealed az old acquaintance. i was the bill
known 10 past Legislatures as the San Francisco
street contractors bid. II provides that where
ever contracts have been entered into aud worl
done in any city, city and county or town, wher,
the compensation or lien has been lost by reason
q. the errors of the authorities, by reason OF lacl
OF Jurisdiction or through any decision OF tn,
Supreme Court, such contractor. his heirs or as
signs may commence suit against the city,
city or county, or town. The passage of the bill
would reopen all the alleged fraudulent claim
for street work in San Francisco as far hack a
1864 and place thar city in danger of being com
PEELED to pay between S2.0o0,Oc0 and S. 10000.
SAN FRANCISCO WATER FRONT.
Two bills introduced by Senator Murphy ar,
of great Importance, not only to the people O
San Francisco, but of the eutire State The frs
authorizes the construction OF a line of railroad
around the city front of San Francisco, 10 b.
controlled by the State Board of Harbor Com
missioners and has the sanction OF the Cham
nor NJ Couonaree II reads as follows.