The record-union., 1891-12-01
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
Saloons May Keep Open at a Little
Extra Cost.
Yesterdays Business of the City Trus.
tees-The Electric Railway Conn
pany Asks for Third Street.

pany Asks for Third Street.
The matter of awarding the contract
for lighting the city for the next two
years was taken UP at the meeting of the
City Trustees yesterday morning and it
was found that but one bid had been sub
mitted. 1t was decided, however, to
open this as there was hardly chance
for competition.
The bid was from the Sacramento
Electric Light and Gas Company, offer
ing to furnish all the electric lights the
city wanted for S14 90 per lamp per month.
AT the suggestion of Trustee McLaugh-
lin the matter Of awarding the contract
was deferred until next Monday.
CHANGE IN FRANCHISE.
a communication was received from j.
ii. Henry Of the Electric Railway Com
pany asking permission to change the
franchise which he asked for two weeks
ago. lie desired it amended so that his
cross-road would be ON Third instead of
Fourth street
The matter was laid over until next
week for final action.
SALOON BOND.
The saloon bond of E. c. Hawkins Of
2OOl & street was approved.
BLOCKS TO BIZ GRAvELED.
AT the request of the property-owners
it was ordered that Folsom gravel be
used in the Improvement of Fourteenth
and Fifteenth streets, from o to p. Bids
Tor doing the work were opened and a.
l.. Rosa received both contracts. He was
the lowest on one by 48 cents and on the
other by 81 Y.
CONTENTION ABOUT A SEWER.
A petition for and remonstrance
against constructing a sewer in the alley
between Third and Fourth, q and II
streets, were read, and there was some
discussion on the subject by T. G. May,
John kiernan and other property-own-
ers. 1t was decided, however, upon the
recommendation of the Street Commits
sioner, not to lay the sewer at present.
LIQUOR BY THE QUART.
The proposed amendment to the liquor
license ordinance, fixing the minimum
amount Of liquor which q grocery, or
other place where liquor is sold, may
sell without obtaining a license, at one
gallon instead of quart, was read by
Clerk Young.
Mr. Geary, Of the drug firm of Kirk,
Geary d Co., asked permission to ad-
dress few remarks to the board on the
subject. He said such an amendment
hOilO NOIh d udIuSlllp Oh Gll6 uTuS5lSlS,
VINO sold liquor as medicine. y drug
store probably did not sell more than $50
worth of liquor d year, and it surely
would not be right to pass such an
amendment which would necessarily APP
ply to them.
J. O'Connor, of the Retail Liquor Deal
ers Association, replied to Mr.. Geary.
He said the amendment was intended to
affect drugstOres as well as other places.
He knew that druggists sold nearly as
much liquor as some of the bars.
The roll was called on the adoption of
the amendment, and it was lost by a
unanimous vote.
A COLD COURTROOM.
A request from Police Judge Cravens,
that the city furnish a stove and fuel for
the courtroom, was referred to the
Mayor.
MIDNIGHT CLOSING KNOCKED OUT.
Trustee Mclaughlin introduced an
amendment to the liquor license or
dinance requiring that all proprietors of
bar-roOms or saloons who desired to keep
open after midnight, pay a special license
ofSl0 per quarter.
The Mayor was opposed to allowing
any saloon to keep open after midnight.
He thought they all ought to close up.
Trustee Mclaughlin said there We're
respectable places that desired to keep
their bars running after midnight. Many
of the hotels in the city had bars attached.
and they desired to sell liquor whenever
1t was wanted.
Trustee Conklin favored the amend
nlent. He said that even after it was
adopted the dives could be closed up if
the police did their duty.
Trustee Mclaughlin remarked that the
former ordinance was adopted in good
faith, but the police had not supported it,
and the License Collector paid little at
tention to it.
The roll was called, and the amend
ment was adopted unanimously.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
A petition for an electric light at Tenth
and w streets was referred to the Street
Commissioner.
A resolution was adopted ordering s
street, from Eighth to Eleventh, graded.
a resolution ordering the alley between
Q and 2, Twelfth and Thirteenth streets,
graded, was adopted.
The resignation of George b. Stack as
a member of the Examining Board of
Plumbers was accepted, and Henry ].
Carroll was elected TO fill the vacancy.
An application of II. L. Greer for the
position OF Harbormaster was read and
placed on file.
CHANGES IN ELECTION BOARDS.
The following additional changes were
made in the election boards: William
L. -
in place of c. NJ. Harrison, Ira Wood
worth in place of George p. Royster.
Warren Cole in place of w. d. knights,
J. S. O'Callaghan in place of Fred Neary.
The matter of providing guard rails,
tables and shelves for the election booths
was left to City Auditor Young.
OLD CITY HALL.
The board decided to advertise for bids
for doing the carpenter and brick work
necessary on the old City Hall building.
The bids will be opened next Thursday
morning at 10 o'clock.
HARBoR1IASTER APPOINTED,
Trustee Conklin suggested that John Fl.
Wiseman, the son of x-Harbormaster
Joseph Wiseman. deceased, be elected to
the position made vacant by the death of
his father, j. Wiseman. Mr. Conklin
stated that the son was familiar with the
duties, having done the work during his
fathers incumbency, and would make a
good officer.
Mayor Comstock favored Mr. Wise
man for the position, and upon roll-call
he was elected by a unanimous vote.
number of bills were allowed, and
the board adjourned.
FOON ON TRIAL