The record-union., 1893-03-21
new LICENSE COLLECTOR.
Henry K. Miller Chosen to Succeed
Egbert Bates.
The Cheap Men Set Laft-E. Mooney
Re-elected Janitor-.John YVinn
Hospital Farmer.

At the afternoon session of the Board of
Supervisors yesterday Chairman Morri
son stated that as there was vacancy in
the office of License Collector, the effect of
Mr.. Bates resignation, the first business
to be done was to elect his successor. He
asked the board TO call Supervisor Miller
to the chair, which they did.
Supervisor Morrison wished to
place in nomination a young man born
and raised in Sacramento, well known,
honorable, and in every way competent
to fill the position of fCollector; one whom
he had known from his boyhood, and
felt sure would fill the position credit
ably. He nominated Henry X. Miller.
Supervisor Todd had no objection
to MIR. Miller, he was all that Super
visor Morrison had stated him 10 be,
but the office was in a bad situation Just
now. Many had not paid their licenses,
many claimed that they had. 1t required
an experienced business man; one well
acquainted with the law. He Thought
Mr.. Miller rather too young, and nOmi-
mated B. \. Bugbey.
Supervisor Curtis agreed with Super
visor Todd, that it needed q man of eX-
perience. In these things the country
never got much show, the city generally
getting the appointments, although the
country had two Supervisors. y petition
had been handed i'll from resident of the
country, who was well known and fully
capable, and who offered to perform the
duties for 500 per month. He nomi-
mated J. II. Atkins.
T. l.. Acock addressed the board, re-
ferring to his offer. He had filed a petit
ton offering to do the work for $50 per
month, was willing to give good bond
to bind himself under contract to donate
monthly from his salary $50 to the How
ards, or to take it at 5l25 per month and
bind himself to forfeit his salary if at the
end OF twelve months he had not collect
ed more than ever had been done in that
time before.
MILLER ELECTED.
The nominations were declared closed
and a vote was taken with the following
result:
Todd voted for Bugbey, Curtis for At
kins, and jenkins, Miller and Morrison
for Miller.
Henry X. Miller was declared duly
elected Collector of Licenses.
Supervisor Todd said that while Mr..
Miller was not his nominee he would
give him all the support aud encourage
ment in bis power.
Supervisor Jenkins moved that the
Chairman enter into a contract with
Henry ~. Miller lOf Sl-O per month tOr
the uuexpired term and that his bond be
fixed at 81 ,0C0, and it was so ordered.
WILL DO HIS BEST.
The newly-elected License Collector
thanked the board for their action. and
assured the board that he would en-
deavor to so perform his work that they
should have no reason to find fault with
him.
Auditor Johnson said that the reason
that numbers OF liquor licenses did not
run consecutively was that they We're
old ones from Collector Dolans time.
which had been for So and he had
stamped $50 over the amount stated. He
thought new ones should be printed.
Supervisor Todd thought that new
system of bookkeeping in the office
should be inaugurated, and moved that
the ordinance be amended so that here
after the Chairman OF the board sign all
the licenses, as we'll as the Auditor.
Auditor Johnson suggested that if the
Chairman was to sign them they ought TO
be recorded in the County Clerks ONCE
Chairman Morrison thought the Lii
cense Collector ought 10 get his licenses
directly from the board.
Supervisor Miller said that his son was
no lawyer and was a young man, out he
was honest, had good habits, and he had
every reason TO believe that he would
fill the position with such care aud iudg-
nent that the board would have no fault
to find with MIN.
NO CHEAP MEN WANTED.