The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1896-05-19

that the Mayor should at least have an
opportunity to answer the first part
before the threat In the second part was
made
Mckay said that there was no use of
the Mayor making appointments, as 1t
was certain that none would be con-
flrmed.
Kent said that he did not think so.
In Crandall's case, he might have been
a proper person for the place, but the
beard had reasons for not confirming
them. Others were good fellows and
all that, but they were not confirmed.
Kent presented a substitute. that
1.-THE Mayor live up to Section 35, which
was adopted, and, on motion Of De-
vine, 1t was decided to prepare reso-
luton for next Monday night regarding
cutting off the pay Of persons retained
after being refused confirmation.
Bentley offered a resolution that the
Corporation Counsel be instructed to
prepare an ordinance calling special
election ON the question Of issuing
| bonds for the following propositions:
For investigating and developing new
water supply, $1,000; for city wharf,
$50 1000; for High School, 100000; for
sewers. $65, 900, or for sewers, $500, 600.
Kent, Devine and Davis were opposed
to the resolution, and Leonard and
Wachhorst, while opposed to it, thought
the people would not vote for the prop
ositions. They thought, however, that
| the question should be submitted, so
| that the people should have an oppor-
tunity Of showing what they wanted.
Devine said he knew the newspapers
would ha
] necessity Of issuing these bonds but
he would always fight them.
WachhOrst wanted more time to
study on it, and moved it be laid over for
| a week. The motion was carried.
MISCELLANEOUS
James Williams was granted an all
night saloon license at 100 L street, as
were Mantle & Rider, 72S K street.
Kent said that HORSEPOWER has to
pay toll to every man who stretches
wires across the street, who charge $40
for cutting wires. He knew one man
| who had to pay $36 for cutting wires in
moving a house.
The matter was referred to the Street
Committee
A resolution to hire a team for test
| ing the street sweeper was passed.
On motion of Tozer, the Collector was
| instructed to furnish the board with a
list Of places having all-night licenses.
RhoadS Fay made application for a
saloon license for the Eldred House, K
street, between Tenth and Eleventh,
which was referred to the Chief of Po-
lice.
Resolutions OF intention were adopted
for improving Ninth street from to K
with bitumen; to macadamize the alley
between M and N, Eighth and Ninth,
and that between N and 0, Fifth and
Sixth.
Mr.. Sauze asked what the board was
going to do about water for his house,
as his family was suffering.
Kent asked to have the communica-
tion from the Board Of Plumbing Ex-
aminers read, which stated that Mr.
Sauze had made no application for an
examination.
E. c. Hart said that the law author
izing the Board Of Plumbing Examin-
ers had been repealed
Tozer said the ordinance was plain
and the board could only proceed on
that.
Leonard said that there were a lot Of
men who did not claim to be first-class
plumbers, who had told him that if this
thing could be squashed they could get
lots of work to do. He thought that there
should be an Examining Board
Mr.. Sauze said he demanded the
water and II 1t was refused he would sue
the city.
Leonard and others of the board told
him to go ahead and sue.
Mr.. Seadler said that Mr. Sauze had
said he would be ID if he would go
before the board, but would go to the
Trustees.
SAUCE denied having done So
The matter was referred to the Cor
poration Counsel and the board ad-
1ourned.