The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1891-05-26
MIDNIGHT CLOSING.
Proposed Ordinance to Regulate the
Drinking Saloons.
The Dives to Undergo Official Inspec.
tion-PoHce Back SaIaries-Worlz
of the Trustees.

The vicinity of Eighteenth and streets
The latter complained of the conduct OF
the Poundkeeper in allowing certain par
ties to herd their cattle on the streets |
Mr.. Lang had been troubled for some |
time on account of the depredations COM
mitted on his property. His neighbors
also complained of the nuisance. Mr..
Johnson asked that the board call the at
tention of the Poundmaster to the matter,
and notify him to impound the cattle.
On motion of Trustee Mclaughlin, it
was ordered that Poundmaster O'Neil
be notified to appear before the board
next Monday afternoon, and that the par
ties who complain of his conduct furnish
the names of the dairymen who are al
legged to be enjoying special herding
privileges.
A SEWER WANTED.
Mrs. Gray, who resides in the block
bounded by + and G, Ninth and Tenth
streets, urged the board to construct a
sewer in the alley. notwithstanding the
fact that a majority of the property-own-
ers were opposed to the work. She con-
gidered that sewer was necessity.
The members of the board agreed to
visit the block and determine for them
selves whether or not a sewer is abso-
lutely necessary there.
sIXTH-sTREET TRACKS.
Mayor Comstock stated that he had eX-
amined Sixth street, from f to q, where
the railroad tracks are, with q view to
having them removed or so placed that
the property-ownerS would be satisfied.
He saw Superintendent Wright, who in
formed him that the company had certain
rights granted to it some time ago to
MAINTAIN tracks there.
The Mayor further stated that he had
lfnftN hGl lot
ter promised he would give an opinion
on the subject. The matter, he thought,
could be considered next Monday.
OFFER TO SELL CITY BONDS.
II. O. Beatty, Newton Booth and bond
holder Daniel Meyer appeared before the
board. Mr.. Beatty opened a bid which
Mr.. Meyer had sent to the Funded Debt
Commission, offering to sell city bonds at
the following prices: Three thousand
dollars due in 1898 at 99l cents; 81 800 due
in 1898 at 993 cents; 81 500 due in 1893 at
III cents; $1,000 due in 1855 at ~ cents;
$4,000 due in 1899 at 70 cents.
The Funded Debt Commissioners will
decide whether or not they will accept
the bids.
STREET AND sCAvENGER WORK.
Bids for the grading and crawling of
Fourteenth street, from G. to L, were
opened. The Sacramento Improvement
Company submitted the lowest bid.
JOuE DluS were submitted 1OI UOlDg
the scayenger work for the city. Daniel
Healey offered TO DO it for nothing.
Eugene GrubbS wanted $40 for the
year. Albert Grubbs offered to pay the
city 500 for the privilege, and Jesse
Slaughter agreed to pay the city S. 30 per
month.
The matter of awarding the contract
was laid over until afternoon, and then
it was given TO Slaughter.
a remonstrance was received against
the improving of street, from Sixth TO
Eleventh. The matter was referred to
the Street Commissioner.
a "HAUsER" MADE FAST.
NJ. Hauser fled his bond in the sum Of
$500 for the privilege of conducting a
saloon on the southwest corner of Twen-
tieth and NJ streets, and the bond was
approved.
The ordinances in regard to licenses.
awnings and gambling were deferred
until next Monday.
THE PRESIDENT" CoNUNDRUM.
Z. NJ. Leitch wanted to know il the
members of the board had come to any
conclusion as to whether or not women
are residents and entitled to sign remon-
strances against the establishment of
saloons in the block in which they re-
sided. lie said he merely wanted to
know what decision the members of the
board had arrived at, so that hereafter
people would know how to get up petit
tons
Mayor Comstock said he thought there
should be but one representative from a
house allowed to sign petition of the
kind. If a widow owned a house and re-
sided in it, he believed she was entitled
TO demonstrate.
Where do you get that construction of
the ordinance, Mr.. Mayor" asked City
Attorney Hart, who was present.
The Mayor could not exactly explain
how he arrived at that conclusion, but
said that was his idea of it.
Mr.. Hart stated that when the ordi-
nance was being prepared the question as
TO whether it should read, "citiZens.D
residents" or property was
discussed at length, and it was decided
that anyone who resided in the block was
entitled to sign the petition.
In answer 10 a question from Mr.. Leitch
the Mayor and Trustee Conklin said they
proposed to see that the ordinance was
enforced.
POLICE SALARIES.
City Attorney Hart addressed the board
on the question as TO whether or not in
case the courts should decide that the
levy OF the special tax TO pay the police
mems salaries was illegal. the people or
taxpayers could recover what they had
paid in taxes. He said it was his opin-
ION, from reading various decisions, that
the taxes could not be recovered, and he
advised the board to proceed at once TO
pay the salaries OF the officers.
j.. y. Burr, who was present, said be
was never opposed to paying the salaries
of the officers, but was only protesting
because the board had not paid the sal
aries pro rata when it had Sl9, 900 on hand.
All three members Of the board decided
that the officers should be paid, and re-
solved TO allow the bills.
The first business done at the afternoon
session was to finally order paid the back
salaries of the policemen from April,
1882 to April, 1890. The bills included
demands for three days extra pay for the
time the men were on duty pending the
election of the force to succeed them. 1t
was found that some of the demands were
not complete, several of them being from
one to three months short.
The board finally decided TO allow only
such demands as were before it, amount
ing to S3l,275
THE HAY MARKET.
John a. Simons of Florin, represent
ing farmers who sell hay in the city, ap-
Feared and asked the board to improve
The hay market at Fifteenth and p streets
so as TO make it as convenient and COM
Aortabte as possible To the farmers who
assemble there TO dispose OF their hay.
The Farmers Alliance, he said asked the
trustees 10 grant the relief asked. A
large shed and hitching-posts were de-
sired.
1t was finally agreed that Mr.. Simous
should meet Street Commissioner Nc
Laughlln on Wednesday and show him
what the farmers desire, and that Trustee
Mclaughlin should report at the next
meeting of the board.