Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-05-13
IEpRoYEHEH7 ASSOCIATION.
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE COMING
BOND ELECTION is DISCUSSED.
DIR. W. A. Briggs Demands That the
Public Squares Be Thrown Open
to the People.

prOVement Association met last evening at
Justice of the Peace Bakers office, and con
sidered various matters of Importance.
G. A. Luhrs presided. In calling the
meeting to order, he stated that proper
subject for discussion was the matter of the
coming bond election.
John Milliken was the first to respond
He said the bend election was to be very
important matter in the history of Sacra-
mento. and the improvement Association
should take some action relative to the
proper conduct of it. The people needed
to be educated up to the importance of it,
and it was imperative that they should
fully understand the proposition before
voting.
Chairman Luhrs thought that owing to
the Importance of the question. it should
be taken up again at full meeting of the
Association.
s. E. Darlington gave his views on the
subject. He proposed districting the city
and polling the people. He also agreed
with the Chairman that meeting of the
association should be called and all inter-
ested citizens be invited to attend. If the
association would take hold of the election
the desired results would be sure to fol.
low. This election was to be the kew TO
Sacramento's prosperity.
Mr.. Milliken thought that more prac.
teal way to reach the people would be
through the press.
Mr.. Darlington said this proposition in.
cluded that. He was not assuming that
the press would not assist. The press had
been doing good work right along. But
he believed that there were great MANY
people who do not read the papers assidu-
ously, and therefore would have to be
reached in some other manner.
G. E. Grunsky was in favor of calling a
meeting of the Association ANYHOW. II
would do no harm and would undoubtedlv
do much good. He approved the idea Of
inviting persons interested in Sacramento's
advancement to attend.
A motion to this effect was then put and
carried unanimously, next Monday even
ing, at Justice Bakers office, being agreed
upon as the time and place.
This ended the election business and
other matters were then taken I'D,
A communication was read from D. A.
Lindley, Chairman of the Committee on
Parks and Fairgrounds, calling attention
to recent report that the police had been
instructed to prevent boys from PLAYING
ball on the public square at Fifteenth and
T streets. This square, he said, had been
rented out as cow pasture. He suggested
that if the lease was not about to expire-
the Trustees should purchase the lease
from the lessee, and then put the
chaln-gang to work on the lot.
with the view of converting II
into playground for Young America. D
He also suggested that the public souare
bounded by l and j, Twenty-fifth and
Twenty sixth streets, be put in shape for
the use of the people-to whom il be-
longed.
The communication was about to be
placed on file without action, when DR.. w.
A. Briggs took the floor aud insisted that the
matter was of too much importance to be
RELOCATED to the file. THE Improvement
Association" he said, should express it.
self emphatically against the appropriating
OF our public.squares for school buildings.
and other purposes. Several Of them here
have already been taken from the people
OF Sacramento and we only have the one at
Ninth and J which can properly be called
breathing place. This should not be.
The city ought TO purchase its school lots
when II needs them. When the CITY has
grown and more parks are needed. we will
have no sites, and it will cost the civ far
more then to purchase parks than it would
costs now for school lots. There are
great many children who have no play
grounds. These squares were laid out for
the pleasure and recreation of our children
and the public generally, and / think we
should take some action Immediately
against the taking of them from US. l
therefore move, Mr.. Chairman, that it be
declared the sense of this Association that
our public squares be kept for the purposes
for which they were intended-especially
the one at Fifteenth and P streets-and
that work should be commenced upon
them Immediately to put them in shape
for the use of the public
DR.. Briggs motion was carried unani-
mously, and on his suggestion the matter
was referred to the Committee on Parks
and Fairgrounds, to place it before the
Board of Trustees.
A report was read from the Treasurer of
the Association. to the effect that there
were but $66 A in his possession.
Chairman Luhrs made few remarks re-
garding the low condition of the Associa.
tons funds, and attributed it to the fact
that the Association was footing bills
which it was the duty of the Trustees and
Supervisors TO look after He referred to
q recent amount which the Association
had been called on to paw. viz an assess
ment by the State Board of Trade, which
was clearly bill for the Trustees.
Other members of the committee agreed
with the Chairman that the monthly de-
mand of the State Board of Trade should
be paid by the Trustees.
Mr.. Darlington, however, stated that the
Trustees had no power to draw upon the
city funds for the amount, but it was the
duty of the Supervisors, as they were al
lowed by law to do it. He thought that if
the matter was properly placed before the
Supervisors, they would take pleasure in
paying the monthly assessment.
After considerable discussion on the SUBJ
ject, Secretary Baker suggested that he be
instructed to notify the General Manager
of the State Board of Trade that unless the
Supervisors would take hold of the matter
by the LIST of June, the association would
drop it.
The idea seemed to strike the other
members favorably, and a motion was
adopted to that effect.
There being no other business before the
committee, an adjournment was taken.