The record-union., 1892-03-22
THE ROSEBUD" SQUELCHED.
Despite Trustee Green's Efforts Lucey
is Refused a License.
10 More Frame Buildings Within the
Fire Lfmits-Poundmaste
O'Nefl's Troubles.


O'Neil1's Troubles.
The Board of Trustees met yesterday
-orenoon in regular session, a full board
oeing present and Mayor Constock pre-
ding.
The report of Engineer Judd of the City
afer-works was received, showing that
lrlng last week q, IA, coo gallons of
ater We're pumped. The Holly pump
=" as run l42 hours and the Stevens pump
sWenty-three hours.
THE FIRE LIMITS.
Chief Engineer Guthrie of the fire de-
partment presented the petition of John
skelton, the wood and coal dealer, for the
privilege of erecting wooden offices,
sheds and stable at Fourth and 1 streets.
4 remonstrance signed by several owners
OF property in the vicinity of Skeletons
property accompanied the petition. The
o2jectors were afraid that the erection of
The proposed sheds would greatly in
crease the risk of fire ia that neighbor-
hood.
Mr.. Shelton. who was present, said that
hWo OF the slgners OF the remonstrance,
N eSsrs. Quinn and SERVER wished to
Withdraw their names.
A letter from another owner of prop
erGy IN that vicinity, who now resides in
% Angeles, was also received, in which
writer protested against granting
GAelton the privilege he asked for.
Engineer Guthrie hoped the petition
would not be granted. There were too
many frame structures within the ire
limits at the present time. The safety of
the city was endangered every time the
! rustees permitted the erection of one of
Them.
Mr.. Shelton made speech in behalf of
his petition. He told the board that he
had lived in Sacramento thirtytive years
and the city could not boast of better
citizen. One of the principal "kickers"
Who had signed the remonstrance was
Atr. Mcclure, the blacksmith, yet, said
,skelton, Mcclure had worse building
ghan his on Fourth street.
When MIR. Skelton had concluded the
Alayor moved that the petition be de-
nied, and the motion was carried by
unanimous vote.
WATER MAINS NEEDED.
The petition of Fire Commissioner j.
u. Morrison and numerous property
owners, Tor water mains from Twenty
seventh to Thirtieth streets on \ and o,
vas referred to the Superintendent of the
ater-works. The superintendent, Mr..
Sonklln, said the work would have been
attended to before, but for lack of funds.
a petition, signed by John Fox, I. Ze-
aansky, a. J: Wilson, Chris. Vogel,
captain Manuel Castro, p. A. Galgani, j.
aptiste and E. II. Green. property
owners in the block bounded by K and
+. Third and Fourth streets, asking the
trustees TO issue license to Ed Lucey to
open the notorious Rosebud" saloon on
= street, was presented.
Mayor Comstock said 1t made no differ
pOnd1ptaH
TIE Rosebud just the same, and he was
opposed to it and would vote against it.
III. f. Dillman said that Mr.. Lucey was
present and could speak for himself. He
would promise the board that if his place
was not kept in an orderly manner the
board could take his license from him.
Lucey reiterated this He said that,
being cripple, he could not work. He
" as too proud to beg and too honest to
steal, and all he wanted was chance to
make an honest living.
GREEN FAvoRs THE "RoSEBUD."
Trustee Green said he was in favor of
giving Lucey chance.
Mr.. Conklin said he had already COM
Iuitted himself on the matter The Police
commissioners had recommended the re-
ocation OF the "Rosebud'S'' license. and
until that body recommended the reissu-
ing Of 1t he would vote against the pc
1ition.
not deserving of sympathy. When his
license was taken from him he violated
the law by reopening the saloon The
Mayor then moved that the petition be
denied, and the motion was carried by
his and Mr.. Conklin's votes--Mr. Green
voting against it.
The ordinance introduced last week.
calling for special election for voting for
the new charter, was taken up and
amended so as to fix the date of election
for May 18th instead of April 18th. The
ordinance was then read second time
and adopted.
AFTER THE DOG CATCHER.
Mayor Comstock called Poundmaster
O'Neill up to the railing, and read the
Riot Act'' TO him. Several persons had
complained that O'Neill had arrested
COWS without authority; had caught
tagged dogs and swung them around by
The tail, To the great modification of the
canine, as well as to number of lady
on-lookerS; that he or his men had coaxed
dogs out OF yards and then hooked them
etc. To all OF these complaints the
Coundmaster had ready explanation or
uonial, and was finally excused.
}. Ill. Henry, President of the Central
street halfway Company, filed notice
with the board TO the effect that his coma
5ltny had abandoned its franchise to run
= street railroad on X street, between
fifteenth and Twentieth streets. The
communication was filed and Street
commissioner Green was instructed to
see that the rails We're taken up and the
Etreet left in good condition.
A petition was received from III. F
tsreer asking that he be appointed San
;tary and Building Inspector. The peti-
ton was filed.
BONDS APPROVED.
The bonds of City Attorney Hart and
Ire Commissioner Morrison were re-
osived. Each was for $4,000. Mr.. Hart's
etreties are Max HornIein, G. C. Brown.
George and Peter Newman. Mr.. Morri'
sons are Rudolph Wittenbrock, Henry
Gerber, ). Dwyer and Frank Ruhstaller.
J1oth bonds were approved.
Henry Prlther, a fisherman who lives
81 Front and streets, appeared before
tie board and requested that 100 feet of
temporary railroad track in front of his
premises be removed. The track was
LAID for the purpose of facilitating the re-
cent rlprapping work, and, said Prither.
was OF no further use. 1t interfered with
MS lngress and egress. The matter was
referred to Street Commissioner Green.
STEINwAS, Gabler and Pease pianos on in
sttImenIs. a. j. Pommer, Ninth and J.
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