The record-union., 1893-08-09
TEE PURE WATER SUPPLY.
The Special Election viii Take Place
on August 26th.
The Theater Licenses Again-The Inn
provement of Twenty-first Street
Sixth Streets Troubles Again.

the chair and sent the business of the
board along at an unusual speed.
The first matter taken up was a COM
munication from the Sacramento Electric
Light and Power Company asking the
board for an extension of time to do their
share of the improvement of Twenty-tirst
street from P to Y.
L. T. Hatfield, attorney for the power
company, addressed the board in support
of the request for an extension. The en-
gineer who was preparing the plans, he
said, had not completed his work. He
promised that the company would go to
work promptly on the 3lst inst.
On motion of Trustee Green the request
was granted.
THEATER LICENSES AGAIN.
Major w. A. Anderson appeared before
the board in behalf of the local theater
management. He presented a petition
signed by many prominent citizens ask
ing the board to reduce the city licenses
on the Metropolitan Theater and the
Clunie Opera house.
The Major then made a speech. The
aters, he said, were always conducive to
good order and good government, and
should be encouraged. In most all Eu-
TOpean cities theaterS were subsidized by
the Government. In Sacramento the
theaters could not run all the time, yet
the license was very high. The Major
read the affidavit of G.. q. kleinsOrge.
who has kept the theater books for many
years. The affidavit was to the effect that
Lhe theaters had lost money right along,
and the Major argued that it was due to
the high license. lie called attention,
also, to the fact that the Federated Trades
had indorsed the petition.
Now, Mr.. Anderson" said Mayor
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were never TOO high until you folks
locked up both theaters. Pm opposed
to reducing the license-I'u tell you that
right now Pll stand pat there. Nou've
locked them and formed a combination
to keep others out. I'll vote against it
Pll tell you that right now"
Major 4 mderson said the MaVor was
not familiar with the reasons for closing
the theatars. A new drop curtain ana
some new scenery were being painted
which nee eSsItated the locking up OF the
places temporarily. Besides this there
was difficulty in securing attractions, as
Al Hayman, the theatrical manager, en-
tertaIned some animosily toward part of
the local management and refused to send
any of his companies here. The manage
ment was not indulging in any dog-in-
the-manger policy.
Mr.. Conklin suggested that the matter
was uoG properly before the board. The
Major should present his proposed
amendments to the present ordinance, and
then the board could take some action.
Mr.. Anderson wanted some expression
from the board before drawing up the
amendments. He did not want to leave
the petition with the board, as he desired
TO present 1t to the Supervisors. He
thought the Trustees could consider
however, that it had been technically
presented.
There's nothing before the house, MI.
Anderson" said Mayor Steinman.
"H on have taken the petition away and
we have nothing before u.s."
Mr.. Anderson departed, promising to
be back next week with an ordinance.
sHEARER WAS HOT.
Bids for laying a stone sidewalk around
the public square bounded by Fifteenth
and Sixteenth, p and q streets, were
opened next. John McGillivray offered
to do the work for 81 ,l72, while Adolph
Taggart's bid was 81, 400 with an addi-
tlOnal demand for filling in.
Contractor j. Z. Shearer had put in a
bid Tor the work few minutes after 10
O'Clock and it was rejected for being too
late. This riled him considerably and he
inquired sarcaStically why the board did
not adhere to its rule of last week and
extend the time for receiving bids.
You're out of order, MIR. Shearer,"
said the Mayor.
you are making fish of one and flesh
of another" shouted Shearer in return.
There was no reply to this. The con-
tract was awarded to McGillivray
G. w. Baker addressed the board with
reference TO the work of paving X street.
be said 1t was not being done according
to law. There was a law, he said, requir-
ing that eight hours should constitute a
days work on all State and municipal
contracts, The contractors doing the
work on X street were working their men
ten, twelve and fourteen hours a day. At
the present time, he said, there were
hundreds of men who were in need of
work, and the contractors should be made
to live up to the law. Other contractors
who bid on the job had had in view the
eight-hour law, and it was not fair to
them to permit the successful bidder to
violate the law.
Mr.. Baker was asked if he was aware
that the men engaged on X street were
working by the hour.
lie replied that he had heard that such
was the case. But that made no differ
ence, he said, for the law said how many
hours should constitute days work.
Trustee Green said that ordinary labor
ers could not do the work that was being
done on X street. The city was howiing
at the contractors heels for a good job.
and 1t could hardly expect this and to
dictate how many men and what kind,
the contractors shall employ
After some further talk the matter was
referred to the Street Commissioner, with
instructions to look into the matter and
report to the board.
PURE WATER ORDINANCE.
The proposed ordinance giving to A. l..
Fish the contract for supplying Sacra-
mento with an abundance of pure water
was taken up and read the second time.
Ii was then ordered published. in accord
ance with the law, in order that the peo-
pie may become familiar with its contents
before voting on the proposition.
After the ordinance was read Mavor
Stelnman said it was his desire to have
the special election take place lust as soon
as possible. lie thought it should be held
before fair time, a crowd of strangers
would be in town during the tair and
might interrupt the election. ''I want
Sacramento people only to vote on this
proposition, and not san Franciseans,"
he said.
After quite discussion it was decided
to have the election on Saturday, the 10Th
inst.
The board will hold a special meeting
tins afternoon at r. NJ. Tor the purpose
OF selecting polling places and naming
the election officers. The board expects
that the mem bers of the Citizens Water
Committee Will come forward and offer
their services as election officers, thereby
saving the city considerable expense.
WHO is To BLAME?
Major ". \. Gett addressed the board
with refe renee to the accident that befeiI
Mrs Celia Cummings several weeks ago,
She was passing the school lot on .
street. between Ninth and Tenth, when
she fell through the sidewalk, and is now
confined TO her bed. She would have to
nay out over S400 Tor medical treatment,
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