The record-union., 1894-04-27
OAKLAND'S ARMY COMING TO-DAY,
And It Proposes to Camp Right in
This City.
such is the Information at Hand-I
Threatens to Spoil All Colonel
Inman's Plans.

Yesterday was a hard day on the men,
the preceding night having been cold,
and about fifty of them having no blank
cts to sleep under.
They were none too warm before the rain
commenced, and of course that made 1t
worse. For fear of setting fire to the
grand stand the cooking was done out of
doors at the same place as formerly, and
the cooks had no shelter from the rain.
There is considerable sickness among the
men, as large number have caught bad
colds.
The Sergeants were busy yesterday
classifying the men according to their
trades, in order to find out what they are
fitted tor. Several of them have secured
temporary places. A number of quilts
and blankets have been donated, but they
still lack number of having enough to
cover all the men.
A contribution of S43 25 was received
yesterday at the foundry of the railroad
shops and added to the funds. Strict ac-
count Of every receipt and expenditure is
kept, open to the inspection of any one,
that it may be readily ascertained where
the money goes to.
President Lawton was out there yes
terday and was pleased to find things as
orderly and quiet as they are. Colonel
Innlan states that, in response to the
proposition from him, it might be pos
sible to get rock from Folsom and let
the men break it to earn money with
which to get East. He did not know,
however, whether or not there were any
funds with which the work could be paid
for.
Colonel Inman was notified that the
railroad company would accept q pro
rofa of l,af tho ii roads cha
for transporting the men. He is now IN
correspondence with the Santa ko road
BEFORE THE TRUSTEES.
AT the meeting of the City Trustees last
evening Levine presented the resolution
passed by the mass meeting at the Plaza
on Tuesday night, asking the board and
the Supervisors TO furnish transportation
to the Industrial Army TO some point on
the Missouri River.
A. b. Sanborn addressed the board in
support of the resolution. He said the
matter had been pretty we'll canvassed
among the citizens, and was well under
stood The men have fully shown that
they are desirous OF obtaining work if
they could do SO. There is very little
work to be had in the State, and there are
plenty OF idle men IN the State To DO 1t
after these men are gone. He did not
think another lot would come here, as
such would be travelling under false pre-
lenses. lie considered it matter of pub
lie policy TO send those now mere forward
as speedily as possible, and thus get rid
of the expense OF feeding.
1t would be far more Just, he thought,
that the necessary sum should be paid by
The city. Being raised by taxation, it
would fail more equitably upon the whole
people, whereas now 1t falls almost en-
tirely upon the poorer portion OF the COM
munity.
llevtne. OF the committee appointed by
the board TO investigate the matter, said
he would like to see the men forwarded.
lie had become satisfied by Investigation
that The city could not forward them. He
WAS satisfied that a large number of these
men had been lured here by advertise
illents of high wages and golden oppor-
tunitIes Tor making money. His sympa-
thies were with them and ne would like
10 aid them by any means in his power,
bat lie did iiot see that the board had any
right 10 forward them. He had been
spoken to by a number of taxpayers, who
protest against any such further use Of
the funds raised by taxation. The taxes
are already enormously high, and he did
lot feel justified i'll advocating raising
them.
President Lawton said that we have
hundreds of idle men of our own in the
city, and be thought the first duty of the
board was TO consider their cases. When
the former contingent was here they were
in starving condition, and he did not
hesitate to act in conjunction with the
Mayor 10 contribute TO their relief, as he
considered 1t an emergency which justi-
fed such action. The Trustees did not
stop TO examine the law and see if there
was any warrant in it for their action,
for they believed that with men starving
they were justified in acting. They fur
nished the men with provisions and sent
not ifRln no haH hnor
asked by number of citizens where ne
found his warrant in law for so doing.
He should not feel justified in voting
to use the citv's money again for such
purpose. much as he sympathized with
the meu. He had been up 10 see them
several times, and had satisfied himself
that they were men who would gladly
accept work if they could get it.
There are many idle men in the city.
and he had done his best TO hurry up the
sewerage question, which is pressing.
We must have sewers, and must have
them Immediately. Every winter the
upper part of the city is Hooded by the
rains. Building sewers would give em
ployment to many men.
Colonel Inman said that he had pro-
position to submit, which had been
adopted by the army during the after
noon. They were anxious TO get on to
Washington, and were daily receiving
letters from their relatives at home ask
ing them to come home, but they were
unable to do so.
They proposed that if the city would
put them to work at cleaning the streets,
breaking rock or any other work, they
would work al 81 per day, twelve or fif-
teen cents being paid to them in order to
buy their food, and the remainder of the
money remain in the City Treasury un-
til sufficient accumulates to pay their fare
East. They wish to earn their living in
stead of being q burden to the conmu-
nifty.
s canvass had been made of the men,
in order to find out what proportion of
them were skilled laoorers, anu what
their trades were.
Leonard said that while he felt very
sorry for working men in such a
situation, he could not vote to use the
city's money TO relieve them. The ex-
penses OF the city must be met, and there
Is so little money in the treasury that 1t Is
a problem how to meet them. he was
willing 10 contribute personally TO neip
the men, but the city could not DO 1t.
Devine suggested that the Governor be
seen, to lind out if he would not use the
contingent fund to furnish transporta-
tion for tie men.
Mr.. Sanborn thought that request
from the board to the railroad company
that thew would furnish transportation,
would have considerable weight.
Lawton said that he considered it would
be uuwise for the board 10 make such a
request of the railroad company.
Leonard agreed with him, aud said the
board should ask no favors OF any cor
poratioii, ss it would expect lavors in re-
turn, which the board might not feel
justified IN granting.
Sanborn conceded that it might not be
wise 10 make the request.
Leonard approved OF giving the men
permission 10 give an entertainment