Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-07-18

they.needed. 1t is useless to talk of the
benefits of the exercise of swimming-they
are all conceded. In San Francisco there
are four such baths. Every one pays
largely on the investment. Now an associ-
alton has been formed for the purpose
of erecting one at Sutter and Stockton
streets. The capital stock is $500, 900, of
which $l50.000 is in the franchise and
$15O, 600 for fitting up. pipes to salt water.
engines, buildings, heating, etc. Nearly
all the stock is subscribed and the investors
calculate to make two per cent. month.
The inducements here are greater than in
San Francisco for swimming baths, be-
cause the climate is warmer and there Is
neeo ior the baths the greater part of the
year. Hence. in proportion to population,
Tar more would use them here than in
San Francisco. Therefore, the investment
must pay. But the building must be at
tractive, comfortable, clean, the water
fresheDed and the place made a pleasure.
BILE resort. 1t can then, in his opinion, be
made to pay from to 10 per cent, and be
a profitable money Investment to say
nothing of the value it will be to the city
IN many ways.
YOUNG MANS VIEWS.
T. W. Madeley said he was in favor of
the baths by all means. They ought to be
located as near the business part of town
as possible, because young men in business
houses cannot go to the baths until after
business hours, and even if line of street
railway ran to R street down Second, there
would be five blocks to walk to reach the
section spoken of by Mr.. Hague.
SCHOOL DIRECTOR SENATE
Said the thing to do, now that all are of
one mind, is to get to work. He moved
the appointment of committee of five to
take stock subscriptions. and see if the
people would bid the work 60 on. We
must go at it at once and act with vigor.
The motion was put and carried.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
The following resolutions were presented
and adopted with applause, to give the
committee, when named, some foundation
to work upon
Resolped, By the citizens meeting now assem-
bled, that warm and cold swimming baths of
thoroughly good order are needed and should
be established in Sacramento
Resolved, That we believe they can be made
good, paying investment to the stockholders
Resotued, That such baths shall be established
THE COMMITTEE.
Chairman Yoerk then named the COM
mittee A. Bonnheim, Thos Hague, J. A.
Woodson, V. S. McClatchy, W. l. Wallace.
Mr.. Hague declined, because it might be
thought he had personal interest to SUBJ
serve when the truth is he had none but
public good at heart. The meeting and
the Chair insisted that he serve, but Mr.,
Hague also insisted on declining, and was
released. Major Wallace declined because
his time was so much occupied. He was
in for the scheme and would take stock.
Mr.. Wallace was released
The Chair then appointed Richard Dale,
and the meeting added Mr.. Yoerk, thus
the committee stands: Messrs. Bonnheim.
Woodson, McClatchy, Yoerk and Dale.
Mr.. Smith advised the committee to go
or send to San Francisco and ascertain lust
exactly the cost there of such baths as are
needed here, and the cost of operating and
maintaining them, and the percentage of
profit they pay upon the basis of admis-
sions and privileges as charged for there.
The Chairman said the committee should
at once go to work, not lose day, and see
Just how the people will respond to the
need to raise the really small sum needed
to secure great and good thing. He
thanked the meeting for the honor of max.
ing him temporary Chairman. an honor he
had not had in view and that surprised
him, and now that the meeting had
concluded its work he rendered his
resignation that a permenent Chairman
might be elected. Thereupon the whole
house cried out NO." and Mr.. Yoerk was
told that he must continue to serve until
released by vote. He replied that if his
assistance and name would aid the work
he would continue to hold until released,
whereat the audience applauded.
Mr.. Bonnheim was asked to call the
committee together at once. He consulted
the meeting, and half-past o'clock to-day
was agreed to as the time and after several
places were suggested, Mr.. Willis ten
dered the use of room in the RECORD.
UNION building, and the committee &C.
cepted, and will meet at this Office at 4:3O
o'clock this afternoon.
PROOF OF THE PUDDING.
Stock subscription was then opened, and,
faster than the Secretary could write the
names, about $1,000 worth of stock was
for, with ringing applause as
each name was called out. Amusement
was created when lad called out that if
the shares were not steep he wanted to
subscribe. He was told they would be