The record-union., 1896-06-02
HIGH SCHOOL PROPOSITION.
Trustees Indicate That They Will Not
R0CodG From Their Vote.
The Streets to be Swept at Night
and to be Sprinkled Before
Sweeping.

The City Board of Trustees met in
regular weekly session last night,
Trustees Leonard, Wachhorst, Kent,
Davis, Mckay, Devine, Tozer and Pen
nish being present, and Leonard pre-
siding
R. NJ. Clarken addressed the board in
relation to a communication from Daniel
Healey asking that the board set aside
$40 month as rent for place OF burial
of dead animals from the city, which
he has taken care of gratuitously for
the past eight years.
Mr. Clarken stated that since bicy-
cles have become so common very few
dead horses come to him, and his bust
ness is no longer profitable. He could
no longer afford to attend gratuitously
to the city's business, and it would cost
it more than he asked.
On motion of Tozer, the matter was
referred to the Mayor.
Superintendent of Schools o. w. Erie
wine said he wished to address the
board on its action in refusing to sub
nit to the vote of the people the prop
osition to vote 100000 bonds for the
High School He understood that their
action the other night was not final
and he asked them to reconsider their
action.
In case they did not do so, it would
be the duty of the Board of Education
to call an election in the school district
comprised in Sacramento for the pur-
pose of establishing a High School Dis
trict.
Leonard said that he had understood
that the Board of Education intended
to invite the Board of Trustees to visit
and inspect the crowded condition of
the High School. He had voted against
submitting the proposition for fear that
the people would think they were ask
ing too much, and it would defeat the
sewerage proposition. He had intended,
if he visited the school, to take an ar
chitect along and try to convince the
Board of Education that they could
enlarge the building so that it would do
for twenty years to come.
Devine stated that the bond neWspa-
pers on Third street would not infiu-
ence the action of the board or make it
change its action.
Pennish asked if the High School
proposition would not stand on it's own
merits before the people, and Leonard
said it would, but he feared it would de-
feat the sewer proposition. He in
formed Mr.. Erlewine that no final ac-
ton would be taken last night, as the
Corporation Counsel was i'll and had not
drawn up the necessary ordinance.
MAYORS MESSAGES.
The following messages were received
from the Mayor:
To the Honorable Board of Trustees: !:
I hereby nominate and, by and with
your consent, appoint Clinton c. Fish
er a member of the police force of this
city, in place Of w. P. Rutherford, re-
moved. c. H. HUBBARD, Mayor
To the Honorable Board of Trustees:
I respectfully report that in company
with c. E. Leonard, President of the
Board of Trustees, and ]. Frank Brown,
City Attorney, on this 1st day of June,
1896, we counted the money placed be-
fore US by the City Treasurer. We
counted money as follows: Gold, $270,-
145; silver, $6S 30; total, S270,2 ,213 80.
The above amount agrees with the
books of the City Auditor and Treas
urer. Respectfully submitted,
c. H. HUBBARD, Mayor
To the Honorable Board of Trustees:
1 herewith return, with my approval
indorsed thereon, Ordinance No. -,
amending Section 1 of Ordinance No:
800 entitled IAN ordinance to prohibit
the cutting or trimming or mutilating
of trees on certain streets in the city of
Sacramento without the consent of the
owner in writing, and fixing a penalty
therefor
Also, Ordinance No. - amending
Section 20 of Ordinance No. 142, enti-
tied IAN ordinance to prevent the de-
struction of streets, alleys and pub
lie places, and to maintain good order
therein
Also. Ordinance No. -, entitled
IAN ordinance regulating the busi-
ness of canvassing or soliciting for the
sale or en1arging of photographs, da-
guerTeotypes, crayons, water colors, oil
colors or other pictures made by the
Photographic process, and the sale of
tickets, coupons, etc, for which such
pictures may be made or enlarged, and
the canvassing or soliciting for the sale
of frames for such pictures" Re-
spectfully submitted,
c. II. HUBBARD, Mayor.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Mckay reported on the OToole
bridge, asking a week more time,
which was granted.
Devine, for the Street Committee, re-
ported in relation to the crosswalks
that have been laid crosswise instead
OF lengthwise. He did not think that
it was the best way to lay them and
he recommended that they be laid as
heretofore.
Superintendent Croly said that in
the way they had hitherto been laid
the dirt is worn away so that it makes
four jumps for a wagon in crossing
them. He thought he was making an
improvement, and the hackmen unani-
mously approve ii.
Tozer said that, as far as his own OBJ
servation had gone, he thought the new
way was the best.
Devine said that the old way was the
safest and best, in his opinion, as peo-
PIE were less liable to sprain their
ankles.
Kent moved that no more crosswalks
be laid in that way until the board is
satisfied that 1t is the best way. So
ordered.
ARS0ETTTE