Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-02-11
IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION.
The Trustees to be Asked to Make
Sufficient Tax Lew

The Trustees to be Asked to Make a
Sufficient Tax Levy.
The monthly meeting of the Executive
Committee of the improvement Association
was held last evening at the Office of Secre-
tsry Baker, President Luhrs in the chair
There were present Messrs. G. H. Cum
mings, S. Tryon, F. NJ. Shields, John
hatcher, C. E. Grunsky, O. W. Erlewine,
DR.. Parkinson, W. D. Comstock and Dr.
Briggs.
President L1hrs reported that commit
tee had been out canvassng for subscrip-
tons to the stock of the proposed Citizens
Grading Company, and had met with great
encouragement. He had no doubt that
within two weeks capital of $25 600 could
be raised. 1t had been figured out that the
streets could be improved for about 81 per
front foot.
Mr. Grunsky said it was desirable that
the City Trustees should declare in favor of
having the city pay for all street intersec-
ticns. The streets we're for the benefit OF
teamsteIs and others who use them, and
property-oWners should not be required to
pay for that work specially.
Mr.. Erlewine agreed with Mr. Gruusky.
Formerly there was q separate tax levied
for improving street intersections He had
talked with a great many citizens on the
subject, and all had expressed themselves
in favor of having the city pay the cost of
grading the intersections.
Mr.. Grunsky moved that committee of
three be appointed to call upon the City
Trustees and urge them to adopt the course
suggested
The motion was carried, and the Chair
appointed as such committee Messrs. c. E.
Grunsky, W. D. Comstock and 0. w. Erie
wine.
In reply to question, President Luhrs
stated that the grading company, of course,
expected to provide its own traction
engine, wagons, etc, to do its work, the
same as any other company would have to
Go. The City Trustees could not furnish
wagons to any company or individuals en-.
gagged in private business.
Secretary Baker read a Communication
from the Superintendent of the Permanent
Exposition Building, stating that during
January 612 persons had visited the build
ing.
There was some discussion over the mat
ter of the adYisabiity of maintaining the
Permanent Exposition Building.
No action was taken in the matter.
Dr.. Parkinson said he thought commit
tee should be appointed 20 call upon the
City Trustees and urge upon them the
necessity of sufficient tax levy to meet
the various wants Of the city for levee and
drainage improvement, intersection work
and kindred matters.
Mr.. Cummings held that the levees
should be made so high and strong that
their impregnability would be manifest to
the outside world. Ii would be best to ex.
pend 100000 the coming year and after
that a small annual outlay would be re-
quired Our officials seemed to be afraid
of levying high tax, bat it was mis-
taken notion. The best way was to do
thing properly, no matter what the cost
might be- So far IS he was concerned. the
man who talked low taxes to him, under
existing circumstances, would not increase
his (the speaker's) confidence in his fitness
for public Office.
Mr. Eriewine said that Sacramento was
better eff than many places, SO far as taxes
are concerned He read from local paper,
printed at Dallas City, ILL.,, where they
people there thought themselves fortunate
to get off with tax levy OF So 80. OF this,
81 so was for school purposes alone.
Dr. Briggs Endorsed what DR.. Parkinson
had slid about the necessity for an in
creased tax levy for leyee purposes. The
Levee Committee Of the Association should
arrive at some estimate of what was re-
quired and then present the matter to the
City Board of Trustees. He made a mo-
ton to that effect, which was carried
unanimously.
The meeting then adjourned