The record-union., 1896-04-24
Pure WATER And DRAINAGE
Subjects Engaging the Chamber Of
Commerce.
Also Free Market, Wharfage Faclll-
ties and Some Other
Things.

A meeting of the Directors OF the
/ Chamber of Commerce was held last
| evening, ice-President D. A. Lindley
presiding.
| William Schaw, Chairman of the Com
mittee on Commerce, reported that his
committee was nearly organized, and
asked further time in which to COM
| plete it,
| T. l.. Enwright, for the Committee on
Membership. reported the following ap-
| plications: Charles F. Dillman, CaShler
| d. o. Mills & Co.; P. c. Drescher of Me-
bus & Drescher; L. B. Richardson, AS
| sistant Manager Adams, Booth & Co.;
E. B. Willis, Managing Editor Record
Union; ]. H. hatcher of Schaw, In
gram, hatcher & Co.; D. w. Carmichael
of Carmichael, Curtis & Brand; Charles
E. Leonard, President of the City
Board of Trustees; E. S. Elkus OF
Elkus & Co., manufacturers; o. P. Will
| lis, pharmacist; Charles A. Beesley OF
Beesley q Son, grOcers; Adolph Telch-
| ert, artificial stone manufacturer; j. A.
| Cunningham, boiler and iron works; r.
H. Veach, machinist; DR.. Charles L.
MilHkin, dentist; Gilbert Dobbs, COM
mission and collection agent; Antonio
Mendis, wood and coal dealer.
| By a unanimous vote the applicants
were admitted to membership.
| j. 0. Coleman, Chairman of the Com
| mittee on Public Improvements, handed
| in report recommending:
| First-That the business interests of
Sacramento now require a public mar
| ket-place.
Second-That the establishment of a
market-place be seriously considered,
and, if possible, consummated.
| Third That if a market-place be es-
| tablished, it should be located within
| the territory west of Sixth street and
| south of L street.
Fourth-That the supply of whole
| some, clear water for the use of the city
| is question worthy of constant con-
! sideration and a result greatly to be
| desired
| Fifth-That when the question Of pro-
viding funds for sewerage purposes is
| submitted to the people there should be
| submitted at the same time a PROPOSE
| ton to raise $1,000 with which to make
an investigation as to the best means
| of providing a supply of clear water for
! Sacramento, such investigation and the
| expenditure of the special fund herein
| provided to be under the direction of the
| Board of City Trustees.
| Sixth-That better wharf accommoda-
| tions are required upon the river front
for the landing Of steamers, etc.
Seventh-That at the time of submis-
| sion to the people of the question of
raising funds for sewerage and the in
vestigation of the clear water question
al ha cio
| to the raising of the sum of $4,000 for
the building of wharves.
Mr.. Coleman recommended that con-
sideration of the report be taken up at
| a general meeting, when all the mem
hers of the chamber might be heard on
the matter.
L. b. Hall thought at general meet
! ing the first question asked would be-
Have the Board of Directors examined
into the report? and that 1t would be
better TO discuss the subject, so as to at
| least become familiar with its provis-
! ions
| The first and second items of the re-
port were ordered referred to a special
meeting to be called for the purpose of
| discussing the propositions therein con-
tanned. The clause relating to the place
| Of establishing the proposed market was
stricken out, and the remaining clauses
! were referred to the meeting to be
| called.
1t was determined that such special
meeting should be neld some time in
May.
a communication from w H Luther
Secretary of the Sacramento Society OF
California Pioneers, was read. which
stated that at a meeting of the Board OF
Directors of that society he had been
instructed to inform the Chamber OF
| Commerce that Pioneer Hall was at its
disposal, when not IN other use, without
charge.
The offer was accepted, and Secretary
| Katzenstein was instructed to send &
| letter Of acceptance and thanks
A number of communications fror1
cities situated on the Mississippi River
regarding the success Of filtering water
| We're read and placed on file
j. Q. Coleman moved that d. o. Mills
and Whitelaw Reid who are now on the
Pacific Coast, be invited by the Board O;
Commerce to visit Sacramento before
they return to the East. The motion
prevailed, and the Secretary was in
| structed to issue the invitation.
Mr.. Bentley raised the question of fit
ting up an exhibit in the State Capito
building. He understood that the room
in which the relief map of the State is
spread would be turned over as an ex-
hibit room. The committee, however
was given more time in the matter
General G. II. Howard of the Chicago
Field, Farm and Fireside," General J
| +. Thompson of Forest City, Ia. and
| Colonel Thompson, also of the latte,
place, came before the Board of Direc.
tors and raised the question of railway
franchises and terminals in the city, but
no definite action was taken.