The record-union., 1896-05-28
FOR THE CITY'S INTERESTS.
What the Chamber Of Commerce is Doing
to Promote Them.
Work Of Various Committees-Fol-
SONS Macadam Road and Other
Worthy Enterprises.

At an adjourned meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce, held in the
rooms of the chamber at ia street
on Monday evening, there were present
Directors Steffens, who presided; Lind
ley, Schaw, Lewis, Bruner, Miller, Hall,
Enright, Coleman and Secretary
Katzenstein-
Director Schaw, from the Commit
tee on Commerce, reported that ne
had selected as his additional commit
teemen Messrs. H. Weinstock, j. II.
Roberts, P c. Drescher and w. ID.
knights. The appointments We're unan-
imously confirmed.
Director Small, from the Committee
on Manufactures, reported he had COM
pleted his committee by the addition
of the name of ]. H. hatcher, which was
likewise confirmed.
Director Bruner, from the Commit
tee of Legislation, reported that he had
carefully considered the substance of
an address delivered by 7. w. Brother
ton before the Merchants Association
Of Los Angeles on the subject of a re-
form or improvement in the method of
assessing and collecting taxes in this
State, ETC.; that he thought the ques-
tion had merit, and accordingly he had
ordered 5000 copies of the address.
The action was confirmed. Copies Of
this address can be had at the cham
Der rooms, pa ] street, free, upon ap-
plication. Copies will also be placed at
different points throughout the county
for general distribution.
Applications for membership were
received, favorably passed upon and
the applicants elected as follows: ]. H.
Arnold of Phoenix Mills; Oscar P.
Dodge Collector Sacramento Electric
Power and Light Company; Howard
Kimbrough, real estate and insurance;
Frank NJ McKeever, foundry and ma
chine shop; E. Twitchell, capitalist; c..
A. Yoerk of Mohr & Yoerk; ]. M. Hen
derson, Jr, collector for w. P. Coleman
& Co.
Director Coleman, from the Commit
tee on Hotels, Parks and Public I'm
provements, reported on the recent
movement inaugurated to build a
macadam road from Sacramento to Fol-
sem. Director Miller supplemented the
report and submitted a form to be used
in securing subscriptions, as follows:
Whereas, The State Bureau of High
ways has estimated that it will cost
1900 to make first-clasS macadam-
lied road between Folsom and Sacra-
mento excluding BRIDGE; and whereas.
from the county road funds SIC, 200 can
be used; and whereas, the city of Sac
remento is about to vote on plan to
contribute $1,000; and whereas, the peo-
pie of Folsom and the farmers between
that town and this city are trying to
raise S14, 900; now therefore, the un-
dersigned hereby agrees to pay the sum
set opposite his name toward said pur-
pose, the money to be paid when a suf-
ficient sum has been obtained to COM
plete the entire road; this fact to be
ascertained and declared by the Bureau
of Highways.
The question of the new roadway was
fully discussed, and the deficiency of
about $1,000, as the city's portion Of the
subscription, over and above the So,
600 to be voted for by the people under
the call of the City Board of Trustees,
was recommended to be raised by pop
ular subscription of the business men
and citizens of the city. The Board of
Directors indorsed the proposition to
raise $4,000 by direct tax by vote Of
the people, and urged all members of
the chamber to support 1t when it shall
be voted upon, as we'll as the several
other propositions submitted to the vote
of the people by the City Trustees.
The subscription blank suggested by
Director Miller was indorsed, and the
committee appointed at the citizens
meeting held with the Bureau Of Roads
and Highways, and the special commit
tee named to attend the citizens meet
ing held at the Courthouse from the
-
Commerce, were appointed anew and
as whole to take up the matter of the
canvass for the additional sum of So
600, to be paid on condition of the
completion of the road.
The committee as now appointed is
as follows: Frank Miller, ]. o. Cole
man, George B. Katzenstein. Charles A.
Luhrs, J. w. Wilson, Joseph Steffens,
D. A Lindley and R. I. Bentley
The special committee having In
charge the matter of the Sacramento,
Fair Oaks and Orangevale Railroad, re-
ported as follows:
First-We find that the franchise for
this road has been secured, and it will
be turned over to parties desiring to
build the same at a nominal price, COW
ering the expenses incurred in secur-
ing said franchise.
Second-That there will be no trouble
in securing river front terminal facili-
ties for this road, said facilities to be
ample and on terms satisfactory to said
investors.
Third-That the rights of way have
been largely secured, and we believe
that further rights desired by any COM
pany can be secured by the committee
OF this chamber without expense to the
investors and a committee of this
chamber will do all possible to secure
the same.
Fourth-We fully believe that other
subsidies, in addition to those already
promised, can likewise be secured.
Fifth-Exhibits filed show the ap-
proximate estimates of the cost of said
railway. and we believe the same to
be conservative and correct, having
been made by one of the best-known
engineers In the State.
Sixth-We believe that the character
of the franchise through which the
road will run and the rapid growth OF
the colony at its eastern terminus is a
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