The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-06-10
SUPERVISORS YESTERDAY.
Manager Todd Asks for a Reduction
of Iheater License.
Prisoners in the County Jail VIII
Hereafter Exercise Their Muscles
In Breaking Rock,

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allowed number of Grand Island Swamp
Land District warrants.
A petition and application was pre-
sented by L. d. Greene, through his at
torney, W. A. Gett, asking that an cleo
ton for Trustees of Swamp Land Dis
trict No. SOL be called.
The petition was granted, and an order
made calling an election for July 18th,
and appointing j. r. Olsen, j. w. Hous-
ton and John Crofton Inspectors, and Or
dering notice published in the RECORD
UNION.
a petition was received from T. c. Per-
kins and others asking that the road
crossing the Sacramento levee on the
Jackson road be placed in good condition
for public travel. 1t was referred to Road
Commissioner Curtis.
Supervisor Jenkins introduced an ordi-
nance granting the Elk GroveWater Com
pany franchise for forty-eight years,
which was ordered to be published in the
RECORD UNION. The object of the COM
pany is to furnish the town with water
for domestic purposes.
WANTS LOWER LICENSE.
]. IL. Todd, Manager of the local thea
ters, addressed the board on the subject
of licenses for the theaters. 1t is a mat
ter OF interest to the public, he said, to
have the theaters run and the money
spent IN the city. 1t is home institu-
ton. He wished to start in with stock
company this fall, at low prices, but ex-
penses are heavy and hard to make, and
a heavy license handicaps him. Any
travelling show can come in and COM
pete, and take money away from the city.
he thought it would be a good thing for
the city to have permanent theater here
and make the town an attractive one to
travelling people. He thought $50 per
year would be a fair license and would
enable him to pay his stage men and
other help, as well as the actors, fair
price. They live in the city and spend
their money here, making it a public
benefit.
e. A. Crouch said he knew that Mr..
Todd could not pay such high licenses
and make his way. The theater has TO be
closed for three months, but the license
runs on, while no income comes in. 1t
is certainly an advantage to the city to
keep the theaters open.
Mr.. Todd said his plan was to have the
stock company as permanent enter
talnment at low prices, but there is a de-
mand TOR operas, spectacular shows, and
other travelling troupes of reputation
which the people wish to see and hear.
These troupes generally play here at q
loss to him, as they demand Il large per-
centage, and at the prices charged them
he does not often till the house.
Supervisor Todd favored reduction of
the license, as he believed it would result
in benefit to the city.
After some discussion, on motion of
Supervisor Miller, it was taken under adj
ViSement.
THE CHAIN-GANG.
Supervisor Curtis brought I'D the mat
ter OF the chain-gang. lie did not wish
to have them do one bit of work that free
men could be employed to do. He had
at present nearly forty mon employed on
road work and gave employment to all
that he could. Both he and Mr.. Jenkins
felt that it would be unjust to rob some
OF the districts to benefit others. There is
not much money, and the Twelfth-street
road will soon need fixing.
The chain-gang, he said, can do work
for which there is no money in the fund
to pay, and the work must be done. He
did not think there was any necessity of
paying 500 for a guard; SIS was enough,
and plenty of men can be found who will
be glad to serve for that sum.
Chairman Morrison introduced the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolued, That the able-bodied prisoners
confined in the County Jail OF the
fornia, under Judgment of conviction
of misdemeanor, be employed, under the di-
rection OF one or more responsible perons. to
be hereafter designated by the Board of Super
visors of said county of Sacramento, in break
ing up rock to be used in the Improvement of
the public highways of said county, or in such
other manner as such board may deem most
advisable for the benefit of the said county of
Sacramento.
The resolution was adopted.
Supervisor Jenkins moved that Super
visor Curtis be authorized to employ the
chain-gang on work if he deemed it nee
essary to do so before the next meeting.
Supervisor Todd thought the expense
would be as great as to employ free men
and pay them wages.
Supervisor Curtis said there was no
money with which to pay other men, and
mon had to be fed anyway.
Mr.. Todd withdrew his objection. and
it was decided to use the prisoners if
necessary.
IDLE MONEY PUT TO USE.
On motion Of Supervisor Jenkins, the
board decided to borrow 81 500 from the
sinking and interest fund and place it in
the general fund.
Supervisor Todd stated that he had ex-
amined into the matter, and that there
was about $4,000 in the former fund,
which was lying in the bank and draw
ing no interest, and there seemed to be
no prospect of any use for it for some
time to come so he thought it might lust
as well be borrowed to tide the board
over its present financial strait.
A BIG BILL.
A large number of bills were allowed.
while those of two Justices of the Peace
and several Constables were held and the
parties notified to appear at the next
regular meeting and correct them.
One was by Constable Hanson for ar
resting the Italian laborers at the time of
the threatened riot on Grand Island last
winter, and amounted to over $500.
Several letters were lead from promi-
nent citizens stating that Hanson acted
under direction OF Justice of the Peace
Hart Smith, and that it was almost GER
tain that the making of the arrests pre-
vented bloodshed. The board, however.
seemed to think it pretty high bill.
HAYS GETS a BENEFIT.
Supervisor Todd stated that George II.
Hays had been incarcerated in jail under
q sentence of ninety days, and having
been an exemplary prisoner, he thought
he was entitled to the benefit of the five
days allowed by law.
Sheriff O'Neil corroborated the SUPER
visor's assertion, and recommended that
the board allow him that time, and it was
ordered that it should be allowed on his
sentence.
WANTS THE DEPUTIES PAID.
County Assessor Irvine asked that the
claims of the deputies allowed him by
the board last March to complete the
assessment roll be allowed.
District Attorney Ryan thought the
general law allowed the appointment of
extra assistants to do extraordinary work.
and that the board had right to pay the
Assessors assistants.
No action was taken in the matter.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
The Chairman of the Printing Com
mittee was authorized to procure copies
of the laws OF lS92-ISa3 for the nsa of the