The record-union., 1896-01-28
THEY DISPLAY Bad TASTE.
That is What Trustee DeVine Thinks Of
the Pocket People,
Because They Will Not Allow the City
to Drain Its Surplus Sewage
Down Upon Them.


tees Leonard, Wachhorst, Kent, Davis,
Mckay, Devine, Tozer and Pennish be-
ing present, and Leonard presiding.
The following messages were received
from the Mayor:
FREE LABOR BUREAU.
To the Honorable Board Of Trustees:
The Associated Charities, recently or
ganized by representatives Of the diff
ferent charitable associations and re-
sponsible citizens of this city for the
purpose of relieving such distress as
may exist in our city, find that, IN con-
nection with their work, it would be a
great advantage to them if free labor
bureau were established, at least
through the winter months OF the year
Section % of the charter enumerates
the powers of the Board of Trustees
and subdivision II Of said section reads
as follows: ITO provide and maintain
a. labor bureau, and thereby 10 assist
worthy persons in obtaining employ
ment."
There are a great many worthy per-
sons in our city who are out OF employ
ment, and an institution OF this klnd
undoubtedly would be of much benent
to them. I would, therefore, recon-
mend that your honorable body allow
the Associated Charities a sum not to
exceed $50 per month, for such length
of time as you may deem advisable, to
be used in providing and maintaining
a labor bureau. Respectfully sub
mitted c. H. HUBBARD mayor.
A SPECIAL POLICEMAN.
To the Honorable Board of Trustees:
7 herewith transmit to your honorable
body a petition requesting the appoint
rnent of Nelson Beck as special police
man for the locality bounded by Front
street. between NJ and p streets.
Before making any appointment
therefor, the charter requires that your
board create the position. 1 therefore
recommend that the position Of special
policeman for the locality above men
toned be created by you.
should said position be created by
vour board, I hereby nominate, and by
and with your consent appoint said Mel
son Beck as special policeman for said
locality. Respectfully submitted,
c. h HUBBARD, Mayor.
WATER ASSESSOR.
To the Honorable Board of Trustees:
7 hereby nominate and by and with
your consent appoint George H. Ste
phenson Water Assessor. Respectfully,
c. H. HUBBARD, Mayor.
FAIR OAKS RAILWAY.
To the Honorable Board Of Trustees:
herewith return to your honorable
body. with my approval indorsed there
on. Ordinance No. , entitled, An
ordinance granting the right of way to
Sacramento, Fair Oaks and Orangevale
Railway Company Ca corporation), its
successors. or assigns, TO construct and
operate a railway for all purposes over
and along certain streets in the city of
Sacramento"
c. H. HUBBARD, Mayor.
SLOT MACHINES.
To the Honorable Board of Trustees:
I herewith return to you, with my dis
approval indorsed thereon, a proposed
Ordinance, No. -, entitled, IAN ordi-
nance providing for licensing weighing,
photographic, candy, chocolate, postage
stamp, cigar or cigarette machines, and
machines for ejecting articles, and pro-
viding a penalty for violation of the
ordinance" which said proposed ordi-
nance was passed by your honorable
board on January 13, 1896.
Ny reasons for not approving said
proposed ordinance are as follows:
First see no necessity for such an
ordinance at this time. There are but
few machines within the city that would
come within the limit covered by this
ordinance, and the revenue which would
be derived by licensing them would be
insignificant I see no reason why
dealer in candy, cigars, etc, should not
have the privilege Of using a machine
of this kind without paying a license,
if it is an accommodation to his Gus
toners. If he should be compelled to
pay license of SO a quarter, it is not
likely that any Of the machines would
remain in use in this city.
Second-You will observe that the
title to this ordinance is clear and plain
but the first section of the ordinance is
uncertain, ambiguous and unintelligible
To pass this ordinance, worded as it
now is. might cause a great deal Of un-
necessary trouble TO the Police Depart
ment and to the courts of the city, and
1T is not clear in my mind if, under this
ordinance, should it become a law, the
various gambling devices which are
known as the ''Nickel-in- -the-Slot-AIa-
chimes, could not come into use again
In my opinion, the object of the pro-
posed ordinance is an attempt to evade
the law, and I do not think that ma
jorfty of your board fully understood
the purport and effect of said proposed
ordinance at the time of its passage
For the reasons which I have just
given I do not believe it would be right
for the city to place an ordinance of
this kind upon its books Respectfully
submitted.
G. H HUBBARD, Mayor.
The message regarding the Associ-
ated Charities was referred to the FL
nance Committee.
The board passed a resolution Great
ing the position Of special policeman
for Front street. from NJ to P
The usual number Of bills was al
lowed.
Kent objected to the coal bills for the
Art Gallery, and on his motion the Clerk
was instructed to notify the Custodian
not to buy more supplies without a per-
init from some one of the Trustees. The
motion was passed by the votes of all
present except Tozer, who told the
board they had better look up the law
Ihe ollls Of NJ. B. Horne for repairs
TO the machinery at the City Water
WORKS and the Y-street pump were
read.
Devine said that the way things were
gong II would take about five en-
glneers, practically. to run the Water
WORKS. anq ne was tired of it. It would
cost all the receipts from the water and
the board might as well tl,rn tbe water
Pure Al