The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1891-05-29
POLICEMEN'S SALARIES.
Auditor Young Must Draw His War
rants for Them.
Judge Van Fleet Issues Permanent
Writ of Mandate-Happy
Police Officers.

There were number of happy men to
be seen on the streets of Sacramento
yesterday.
ex-policemen. They were all the men
who, under the unconstitutional Act of
the Legislature of 1889, increasing police
forces, served Sacramento City for a
year without salary.
The history Of the policemens salary
case is probably familiar to most every
citizen Of Sacramento. After the Act had
been declared unconditional the case
looked somewhat hopeless. But the last
Legislature passed an Act allowing GER
tain cities to levy special tax to pay a
certain Indebtedness, and everything
looked bright again. Then another cloud
arose on the horizon. Reformer Burr
brought suit in the Superior Court to pre-
vent the payment of the money-the tax
having been
VOTED FOR BY THE PEOPLE,
And the money ready for payment-to
the policemen. The merits of this suit
were heard by Judge Grant of Yolo, who
who was sitting temporarily in Judge
Catlin's court in this city, and he decided
CIItts Wjii4S uc COllSiuS1Gu Tue TAX. as
was levied by the City Trustees, illegal, it
was then too late for a remedy-the time
for contesting the election having ex-
pired.
There was then talk of appealing the
case to the Supreme Court, and the
policemen were sad.
1t did not go to the higher tribunal
however, and officer Ike Simmons peti-
toned the Superior Court for writ of
mandate compelling Auditor Young to
draw his warrant for the officers longed-
for salary, This petition was considered
by Judge Van Fleet yesterday, and, after
hearing the arguments of the LAWYERS
Bruner for the policemen and City Attor-
ney Hart for the Auditor-ordered that
the writ issue and that the Auditor pro-
ceed with the drawing of warrants.
That was why there were numerous
happy policemen and eX-policemen in
town yesterday.
There was another happy man, too,
and that was Sam Ginsberg. During the
earlier part of the trouble Sam had
bought up much of the officers ''time,n
being confident that in the end the sal
aries would be paid-and, as the result
shows, he knew what he was doing.
CHANGED THE DATE.
The matter of officer Simmons petit
ton was set for hearing for the lst of
June, but by an amicable arrangement
OF both sides, it was brought up yester-
day. Judge Van Fleet, in rendering his
decision said: I'm this cause an order
having been heretofore made fixing the
hearing thereof for Monday, June 1st.
now on this day, the parties hereto, petit
toner and respondent, appearing in
court in person and with respective cour-
sci, and stipulation having been filed
herein that said proceedings be heard at
this time, and that the same be heard and
determined by the court upon the petit
ton filed herein, without answer thereto
by respondent, and the court having
thereupon proceeded to hear said matter,
and the same having been argued and
submitted upon said petition, and the
evidence having been taken, it is ordered
that said petition be granted, and that
peremptory writ of mandate issue as
prayed for therein, without costs to petit
toner, the same being waived in open
court.