The record-union., 1892-02-05
CHARTER WORK.
Where Slaughter Houses and Tan
Yards Should Be Located.
Boundaries of the Wards - opposipc
Reports on Police and Fire
President DevIin Resigns.

were present Freeholders Weinstock.
Roberts, Hall, johnson, Smith, White.
Knox and Hubbard.
\ committee of gentlemen consisting
oi Thomas Danis, G. W. Nichols, r. p
harrington, George Duncan and Stephen
Bovyer, appeared before the board. Mr.
Nichols acted as spokesman, and pre-
sented petition asking the board to in
corporate section in the new charter
providing that all slaughter houses and
tanyards be removed beyond the city
limits.
NOT WANTED TOO CLOSE.
Mr.. Nichols said that people living in
the vicinity of Twenty-ninth and p
street believed it no more than right to
have slaughter-houses moved from so
close proximity to their homes They
thought lanyard or slaughter-house in
the city ought to be considered a nuisance.
People who lived in the southeastern por-
ton Of the city were not able to go to law
to compel the removal of what they con-
sldered nuisance, for they were for the
most part working people, who could not
afford 10 spend money IN bringing law
suit. In summer time there was very
Olsagreeable stencil from the slaughter
house, and to this alone they attributed
the fact that the extreme southeastern
portion of Sacramento was so thinly
settled. 1t was no hardship to compel
the prOprletOrs to remove their killing
grounds beyond the city limits.
Mr.. Johnson moved that the petition be
referred to the Committee on Legislation,
and his motion was seconded.
Mr.. White called the attention Of the
meeting 10 the fact that the report of the
Legislative Committee gave the Board of
fhYTUG In 70 ,l1fo oil
aIaUghter-hOuses and tanyards. He also
stated that the present city charter made
ii unlawful for any person to maintain or
conduct a slaughter-house in the city
and yet for the past eighteen years the
law has been violated.
Mr.. JOhnson's motion was put and car
ried by unanimous vote.
WARD BOUNDARIES.
Mr.. White presented a section TO be in
cluded in the Legislative Committees
report relative to the boundaries of the
nine wards into which the city will be
divided The boundaries are as follows:
First Ward-North of the center of X
street and west Of the center of Sixth
street.
Second Ward-South of the center of
X street and west Of the center of Fourth
street.
Third Ward-South of the center of K
street, east of the center of Fourth and
west OF the center of Seventh street.
Fourth Ward-North OF the center of
X street, east of the center Of Sixth and
west Of the center Of Tenth street
Fifth Ward-NOrth of the center of K
street, east of the center of Tenth and
west Of the center OF Sixteenth street.
Sixth Ward-South Of the center of X
street, east Of the center Of Seventh and
west of the center OF Eleventh street.
Seventh Ward-SOuth Of the center of
x street, east Of the center Of Eleventh
and west of the center of Nineteenth
street.
Eighth Ward-North of the center of X
street, east Of the center of Sixteenth and
west Of the center of Thirty-hrst street.
ninth Ward-SOuth of the center of X
street. east Of the center of Nineteenth
and west Of the center of Thirty-fi first
street.
on motion Of Mr.. White the considera-
tion Of this section was deferred until the
next general meeting. 1t was stated,
however, that the treehOlderS were al
most unanimous in adopting the section
as presented.
POLICE AND FIRE.
The meeting then proceeded to con-
slider the report prepared by the Commit
lee on Police and Fire Department.
Mr.. Hall stated that he had read the re-
port and was so opposed to many of its
provisions that he did not feel that il
ing the report to pieces. He said several
of the Ereeholders agreed with him in
ms views, and for this reason he had
report which he would submit in lieu of
the regular one presented.
At Mr.. Halls request his report was
read by the Secretary, and it differed very
materially from the report Of the COM
mittee.
1t provides that Chief of Police and
Captain of Police shall be appointed by
the Mayor, and also not less than fifteen
policemen. The Chief and Captain shall
hold office for two years, and the officers
shall hold their positions during good be-
haviOr-fOr no specified term. out of the
force of officers a Sergeant shall be ap-
pointed by the Mayor. All appointments
by the Mayor shall be by and with the
consent Of the Board of Trustees. The
Chief Of Police shall not absent himself
trOm the city except on business con-
nected with his office, and if he does alb
sent himself on private business, por-
JiOn of his salary shall be deducted He
shall have control OF the force and pos
sess the power to suspend any officer for
misconduct. lie shall report his action
TO the Mayor, who In turn viii report the
matter to the Board of Trustees, If the
charges can be sustained before the board
the officer viii be dismissed from the
force. The Mayor shall have the power
10 appoint as many as fifteen extra po-
Gcemen at times when crowds congregate
ia the city, and he shall also have power
TO name special officers to be paid by par
ties on the beats which they patrol. All
such officers shall be under the orders of
the Chief of Police. All officers shall be
not younger than % years of age, nor
older than 90 years.
After the report was read Judge Arm
strong, who was one Of the Committee on
Police, suggested that the board had bet
ter discharge the committee and consider
its duties at an end. He for one did not
care to serve on the committee any longer.
10 DISCoU URTEsY INTENDED.
,fr Hall said he did not mean to show
any discourtesy 10 the original Police
Committee by submitting another report.
Mr.. Smith moved that both reports be
considered by the meeting.
Judge Armstrong WAS opposed to this.
lie said the report of his committee was
not very long, but the treeholders should
not think because it was not lengthy it
was hastily prepared. ON the contrary,
the committee did not adopt the report
without great deal of thought. He be-
heved 1t was great mistake to give the
Mayor the power to appoint the Chief of
Police and the police force. Inside of five
years there would be q ring controlling
the appointment of incompetent police
officers, and there never could be an in
dependent Mayor, if the latter We're given
such vast appointive powers. The Chief
should be elected by the people, and let
2in then be under the orders of the
Mayor.
not SO MUCH DIFFERENCE.
Mr.. White claimed that the reports diff
ferel in only one or two matters, but
these We're very important. The first re-
port provided for the election of a Chief
by the people for a term of four years.