The record-union., 1894-01-23
sAcRAMENro. january %. 1s94.

SACRAMENTO, January %. 1884.
I5 the Board Of Trustees Your Committee
on Pubic Buildings begs leave TO report as
follows:
We have held several meetings upon the
subject of securing suitable quarters tor meet
Ing purposes, and also Tor the use OF officers
who must be near the Trustees MANY loca-
tionS have been offered US tor such purposes,
all of them possessing more or less advant-
ages. Before making our RECOMMENDATIONS
as 10 choice of quarters we desire 10 state some
OF the reasons that have Influenced us IN our
conclusions
We believe that we should not consult our
own convenience altogether, but should Sc
cure quarters which shall be conven ent 10
the general public. 1t is the right oil every
citizen TO attend your meetings. Many VIII
be compelled to attend on account OF business
/ with your board; and the general pubic Will
/ have more or less business with tue Audltor
/ and Assessor. For these reasons we nave
concluded that your quarters should be IN lhe
! heart of the business portion OF the CITY,
! place easily accessible to the general pubic.
! We have, therefore, selected, subject 10 your
approval, the rooms at the present Tune occu-
/ pied by the United States Land Office and the
three adjoining the same on the south. IN the
/ Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank build
ing, at Fourth and j streets. The rental OF
! these rooms, which are SIX III number, VIII be
/ $50 per month, the owner, however, 10 iur-
nish a janitor Tor the same free OF all expense
10 the city.
! We advise that two of the rooms be used by
your board as Il meetlng-rOOm. the next one
Us a committee-room, the next two by the
Auditor and Assessor, and the last one by the
City Surveyor.
Ne recommend that the Office of the City
Collector remain at the Water Works build
ing; also that the Office of the Water Assessor
and the Justices Court of Judge Deyine be
located there.
Annexed TO this report will be found two
diagrams, the first of which is diagram OF
the second floor OF the Water Works as 1t now
is; the second shows what changes and altera-
tionS are necessary to make convenient lof
the use OF the Offices above mentioned. we
have recommended tnat the Justices Court
/ be located in the Water Works building Tor
the reason that il costs the city nearly $50
per month for the present quarters OF the Jus
! tice, and by assigning him 10 the water
! Wo ks building the amount Will be saved.
! And as the Justice of the Peace now also acts
as Police Judge, II will be better i'll our opin-
! ion to nave the criminal court and the civil
court in close proximity. And as the city
/ now owns the Water Works building. 1T Is In
1 our Judgment q good plan 10 use II as lar as
practicable, and only rent such rooms as are
actually necessary for the other departments
OF the city
We are of the opinion that the above ar
rangement of the different departments will
! be convenient to the general public, as we'll as
! to the officers, and will answer the needs OF
the city until such time when we are IA De L
! ter financial condltion-when new City hall
! can be built and all the departments located
/ in one building.
We desire to state that d. d. Whitbeck,
who is the Cashier of the Farmers ano Me
! chanics' Savings Bank the owner oi the
building in which the rooms before selected
| are situated has informed your commlttee
! that he will make sucn Improvements ana al
| lerations as are necessary TO put the premises
! in condition convenient for the purposes de-
! sired, ana that such improvements ana alter
ations Will be made free OF all expense 10 the
| city.
We therefore recommend that the City OF
Sacramento lease the said rooms ior one year,
at the monthly rental of $50. respectfully
| submitted. IL. w. BRAGG,
Ii. WACHHoRST.
| IDEAS OF THE BOARD.
| Trustee Devine made some remarks
| giving the dimensions o. the room above
| the City Free Library. He thought that
there would be a far preferable place
there for the meetings Of the board.
| Trustee Leonard said ne had at first
favored the City Library, but had changed
has mind. He did not care what rooms
were selected so long as they are suitable
and commodious. Ii lie thought that the
matter of quarters should be carefully
considered before it is finally settled.
"Well," said the President, what do
you wish to do, gentlemen? Do the COM
inittee wish for further timer"
II do not for one," said Trustee Bragg.
"As far as the Library room is concerned
| it is all right for the board, but l do not
see any room for anyone else"
Trustee Leonard, to test the sense of the
! board, moved that the rooms at Fourth
! and j be selected.
Trustee Wachhorst, in answer to
! question, stated that the agent of the
! Booth building refused to put in a vault.
Trustee Tozer thought the rooms at
Fourth and j too small.
The motion to accept them was de-
! feated.
Trustee Bragg said he had spent week
examining rooms, and he would prefer to
be excused, and some one else appointed
for the committee, but Trustee Tozer
thought that would not be advisable. He
thought the best way was for the whole
board to go together and examine rooms
and decide on them. 1t must be settled
sooner or later.
Trustee Leonard agreed with him, and
the matter was dropped without further
action.
BILLS AUDITED.
A number of bills were read and re-
TS,(,> CIV