Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-08-09
SPINNING BATES.
A SECOND MEETING HELD-REPoRTs
READ.
A Perment Organization Made-Proposi-
lions Observation-Disclosures Elected
to incorporate.

A second Swimming Bath Association
meeting was held at the Court house last
evening, c. A. york in the chair. By re-
quest of temporary Secretary Woodson,
Richard Dale was made Secretary OF the
Association.
The attendance was representative and
was composed of earnest men. The spirit
shown was indicative of determination to
carry out the proposition to success.
Mr.. york on taking the chair stated
that at meeting held July 18th, it was re-
solved that swimming baths are public
need in Sacramento. a committee had
then been appointed to canvass for sub
scriptions to unassessable stock, and the
present meeting had been called pursuant
to the request of that committee
Secretary Dale then read the minutes of
the first meeting and they we're approved.
Mr.. Bonnbeim, from the Committee on
Stock Subscription, then reported that the
committee had spent parts of five days in
canvassing. 1t had not gone above Eleventh
street, nor south of K. except on Front, nor
north of ] street. In that time it had
secured nearly $4,000 subscriptions to
stock. In only one case had any opposi-
ton been made to the scheme, and even
in that case the gentleman's partner had
subscribed.
Wherever the committee went the re-
spouse and reception were cordial, and the
expression was that the scheme was a good
one, and that swimming baths of good
character, well-kept spacious and neat
were positive needs in Sacramento. The
committee had seen in all about 200 people,
$50 of whom had subscribed. The COM
mittee believed that il the city was dis
tricted, and other committees named SO
that there would be but couple Of blocks
or so for each, all the stock would be taken
in couple of days time, for it could be
shown that the scheme will pay as an in
vestment. Yet the committee had met
men who subscribed for stock regardless of
its being an investment for dividends-as
one put it, it was a humane effort and
necessity, and for that reason he united
with it.
The committee had received several
propositions and he was about to read
them when Mr.. Seadler suggested that per-
manent organization had better be effected
first.
The Chair said the idea was to give the
meeting all the information gained by the
committee on the subject in hand
Mr.. Kinross thought it best to elect Di-
FACTORS first.
Mr.. Hague said the association was al
ready organized and competent to receive
reports.
Mr.. Bonnheim was solicitous to do only
what was best for the scheme, and moved
it as the sense of the meeting that it pro-
coed to organize preparatory TO incorpora-
ton. Carried.
Mr.. Woodson moved the appointment of
a committee of three to propose seven
persons as Directors, and gave as his rea-
sons that the committee could take the list
of subscribers and select a representative
body better than could be done by nomi-
nations from the floor. Carried.
The Chair named as such committee sew
eral gentlemen, several of whom gave rea-
sons for not acting, and finally Thomas
Hague, ]. A. Woodson and w. H. Kinross
were selected and retired to make up re-
port.
While the committee was out the Chair
man called upon Jacob Gebert to relate to
the meeting the result of Investigations
made by him this week at San Jose, San
Francisco and Alameda.
Mr.. Gebert stated that he had visited the
baths at the cities named and found that at
the two latter places the baths were good
paying establishments. At San Jose they
had not been so successful, probably on &C.
proximity San Francisco. The Alameda
baths were fine, and paid well. The best
paying baths he saw were the Palace, in
San Francisco. They were located near
North Beach, and although a long dis |
lance from the center OF the city, |
were literally patronized, and were splen- |
did investment for the owners. The main
tank is 10 feet long, 40 feet wide and from
three to seven feet deep. The location was
Oh hot tba rafa had 10 ha ID f,ri
long distance, and the expense was large,
but still the baths paid well. There are
twenty-tour tub baths, besides the SWIM
ming bath, and they are also well patron
lied. He said he had proposition before
the committee for bath location in Sacra-
mento but he was for establishing associa-
ton baths, no matter where located. and
would be stakeholder whether his land
and wells were chosen or not.
At this point the Committee on Nomina-
tons returned and reported advising that
the Directors for the association be G. A.
YORK, A. Bonnheim. c. F. Dillman, A.
Abbott, L. B. Willis, V. S. McClatchy, DR..
Wallace A. Briggs.
Prior to the retiring of the committee
Mr.. york requested that he be not named
as a Director, as also did Mr.. Bonnheim,
both gentlemen not wishing to be thought
DESTROYS of pushing themselves forward.
The committee ignored their requests, and
the meeting on motion of Mr.. Seadler,
unanimously adopted the report and
elected the gentlemen named.
Mr.. Bonnheim then proceeded to state
the propositions made to the Canvassing
Committee and the results of some of their
inquiries as to sites. The propositions
were:
M. Toll, Seventeenth and R, 1e0x320,
s. 900.
Mohr & york, Eleventh and K, S0x65,
with new cement sidewalks, brick founda-
ton for the building to street level, rent,
ten years, $50 month; all water, hot and
cold, delivered as needed, $50 month.
THE committee said that this proposition
was made very reluctantly, and only after
earnest requests, as Mr.. york did not
wish to be placed in the attitude of promot-
ing the baths for selfinterest, when he was
for them because of public-spirited interest
only.l
L. P. Gilman, Fifth and NJ 16OxSO
$500, and will take $500 10 stock.
Jacob Gebert, o, Twentieth and Twenty
first, 160x160, with eight-year. old trees in
side and outside, high graded land, With
easement through stone drains, $500 and
will take $500 in stock. Will furnish
hot and cold water from deep well and
boilers at s. day for days used.
J. +. Hill, |, Thirteenth and Fourteenth,
sOxl6O, $500. 500 in stock. Fine well
water; engines and boilers, to be used as
can be agreed.
Fifteenth street, opposite the Pavilion,
S0x160, can be had for s. 600.
Mr.. Woodson was called on as to other
propositions. He said he was not author
lied to make any, but the President of the
Capital Gas and Electric Light Company,
Mr. Steinmau, had said to the committee
that the company would be able to furnish
electric motive power at almost any point,
also that the property of the company on
Sixth street would soon be for rental. To
the committee B. R. Crocker had said he
would sell the Old Pavilion property for