The record-union., 1892-04-12
CHURCHMAN'S MALEDICFION.
The People, He Says, VIII Be Re-
venged Upon the Trustees.
The Humane Society Does Not Break
the Slate-More Street Work
Electric Roads Rails.

The City Trustees met yesterday, Mayor
Comstock presiding, and Trustees Green
and Conklin present.
A report was received from Chief En-
gineer Renwick, of the Water Works,
showing that 26.902.0OO gallons of water
were pumped during the week ending
April 10th. The Holly pump was run
one hundred and thirty-two hours and
the Stevens pump thirty-seven hours.
Ex-Chief of Police Drew handed in a
report for the last month of his incum-
bency MARCH. 1t was as follows: Cash
on hand last report, 81 20; received DUR
ing the month, SIS; total, So 20; number of
arrests, les, number of dodgers accom-
modated, 6S; number of meals furnished,
1898.
CHURCRMAN PROTESTS AGAIN.
The proposed ordinance to close the
streets bounded by street on the north,
Twenty-ninth on the east, f on the south
and Twenty-third on the west, was read
for the second time.
Il. G. Churchman, who owns property
in that neighborhood and who has been
endeavoring for some time to have the
street opened, made vigorous speech in
opposition to the passage of the ordinance.
He upbraided the Trustees personally,
and said they would, by adopting the or
dinance, work hardship upon taxpayers
and citizens.
81 do not think it would be a good plan
to open those Streets said Trustee Conk-
lin, ''as they would be of no benefit to
anybody, and 1 think by closing them
they would be of benefit
you've got no right to think at all -
said Churchman, testify. You were
elected by the people to act.b
Il want to ask you question:" said
Mr.. Conklin. Are not the streets, so far
as your property is concerned, open now?''
''They are" replied Mr.. Churchman,
shut what about the others? Here are
men here now who work in the shops,
and want to get out"
OTHERS HAD NOT ASKED.
''Well, the city has opened several
streets out there to accommodate you, -
said Mr.. Conklin, land as fast as others
ask for more of them opened we Will I'M
doubleday consider the matter"
ny es. you opened the streets for me be-
cause you had to,>' retorted Churchman
''Oh, Pm all right know what the law
is on this subject"
Clinton L. White, counsel for a Mr.
Hanrahan, who owns pear orchard
which covers some of the streets Mr..
Churchman would have opened, adj
dressed the board. Mr.. White said that
place-nobody was Inconvenience at
present. This land was only valuable as
pear orchard, and Mr.. Hanrahan would
be out and injured if the orchard was cut
up by running streets through it. STILL
he said, if the city would guarantee all
the protection that other parts of the city
get-police protection, fire department
protection, sewers, grading, curbing,
paving, etc.-all would be WE'LL But
there could be no hope for anything like
that.
Churchman made another speech, and
Charles \. Post, who is counsel for some
property holders who desire the streets
closed backed up Attorney Whites ar
gument
Then the Trustees took a vote and
passed the ordinance by a unanimous
vote.
Gentlemen" said Churchman, as he
prepared TO leave, you have done us a
great wrong, but the citizens Will re-
member you at the next election
NEW PoUNDMASTER.
A communication was received from
Joseph Collins asking that he be APP
pointed to the position of Poundmaster.
Accompanying his petition was COM
munication from the Sacramento HUI
name Association, indorsing Mr.. Collins
for the position.
In addition to these communications,
j. a. Woodson and Il. NJ. Clarken, mem
bers of the society, addressed the board
in support of Mr.. Collins candidacy.
They said that in MIR. Collins the city