The record-union., 1896-05-26
REFUSED CONFIRMATION.
George ". RailtOn Will Not be Chief
Of Police.
Trustees Refuse to Submit the
100000 Sewer Proposition and
Cut It to $4,000.

Davis, Mckay, DeVine, Bentley, ToZer
and Pennish being present and Leonard
presiding.
A. J. Bruner appeared before the
board and said that some citizens
wished to address the members in rela-
ton to the photographers ordinance.
He read the petition Of the photograph
ers for the passage Of the ordinance,
and said he was informed by them that
the canvassers were running their busi-
ness by taking orders for pictures to be
enlarged in San Francisco, and charg-
ing a less price than the photographers
here can get them done for by the same
San Francisco artists. Coupons are
also being sold that entitle the pur-
chasers to buy dozen pictures at a less
price than they could be bought for at
the same gallery if a person went there
without them.
Mr.. Young, a photographer, spoke to
the same purpose, saying that another
trouble was that irresponsible persons
engaged in the business of canvassing.
The Clerk read remonstrance from
Burton N. Hodson against requiring a
license from canvassers engaged by
Sacramento photographers; also a re-
monstrance against the passage Of the
puOkOSIdpllCIS
and a number of canvassers.
Tozer moved the passage of the ordi
nance. He said citizens in business
here should be protected.
Bentley said it looked like class leg
islation. Here were people permanently
engaged in business in the city who pro-
test against being shut off from can
vassing for their goods in their own city.
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he was opposed to class legislation in
the interest of few.
Leonard said he did not wish to op
press citizens who were in business
here. but he was opposed to outsiders
coming in. They take photographs to
enlarge and refuse to return them If the
picture is refused on account Of not be-
ing good.
H. S. Beals said that all the photo
graphers wanted was to be protected.
The ordinance could be amended so as
not to hurt home galleries.
Mr.. Cutbirth said that other photo
graphers had sold coupons for a less
price than he sold his for, and yet if he
wanted to send out two or three young
men to canvass for him, whose parents
have lived in the city for years, he was
was not to be allowed to do so. Mr..
Young, two or three years ago, put out
coupons at q lower price than other
photographers asked.
Bentley said he thought the board
wished to protect the home photograph
ers against the outside parties. He
moved that the ordinance be amended
so as to restrict outside canvassers, but
not to prevent local photographers from
canvassing for their goods.
Mr.. Bruner said that if amended the
outsiders would get around 1t, and be-
sides, it would make it unconstitutional.
Devine said he would never vote for
an ordinance that would prevent peo-
pie from extending their business. It
was what all live business men did.
a gentleman stated that he was Mr.
HOdson's partner, and this ordinance
would drive him out of the business of
crayon portraits. he had settled here
and wished to stay here.
Bentley believed that If any tariff
was put on the business 1t should ap-
ply to photographers and all and
should be for revenue He thought the
photographers were asking a great deal
in demanding a prohibitory license to
shut out canvassers who gave the peo-
pie goods for low prices.
The amendment was defeated by q
vote of 5 to 4, and the ordinance passed
by the same vote. Devine, Davis, Bent
ley and Leonard voting no.
A Mr. Smith said he had two houses,
one of them new, and wished to con-
meet the latter with the water pipes
in the other.
Leonard told him that he could only
connect his house with the main in the
alley, as the ordinance forbids con-
Meeting one house with the other
MILK ORDINANCE.
Health Officer Nichols addressed the
board in relation to the ordinance for
milk inspection and appointment OF
Milk Inspector. While the milk fur
nished the city Is fairly good, it is not
ali so. Experience shows that many
COWS are afflicted with tuberculosis,
and the use of their milk breeds con-
sumption. Within the past year there
have been seventy-five deaths from
consumption in this city, of which
thirty were native Californians. In
1895, also out of 4S7 deaths 124 were
those Of children under years of age
He hoped the board would take some
action in the matter.
Leonard said he had asked that the
ordinance be laid over for a week, hop
Ing to have the Corporation Counsel
prepare an ordinance that would cover
some Of the Objectionable points in this
one. He intended to submit the new
one to the Board Of Health for its ap-
proval
The matter was laid over for week
a Mr.. Spencer complained Of a closet
belonging to the Sixth-street Method
list Church that overf1ows on his prem
ises, and he can get no redress from
the trustees OF the church. The matter
was referred to the Board Of Health
MISCHIEVOUS BOYS.
E. NJ Leitch complained that the
boys connect a wire with the electric
alarm bell at the railroad crossing at
Front and Q streets in such a manner
that it rings for hours at a time, thus
destroying its usefulness and making it
q nuisance.
The Clerk was instructed to notify
the Chief Of Police.
BILLS ALLOWED.
A number of bills were allowed. Kent
moved that the bill of w. Loutt for
services as special officer be rejected.
as he had not been a voter in the city
for a year. The mater was referred to
Kent, TO be reported ON in a week