The herald., 1896-06-04
OSEM|TE COMMISSIONERS
listen to Complaints Regarding
Park Management
TOO MUCH SOLICITING DONE
By Hotel Pfoprietors and Managers Of
Excursions
oovernor Budd Promises to Have the Busi-
ness of the Valley Run 7ore Sntis-
factoriiy Than Heretofore
Associated Press Special Wire.


YOSEMITE, June 3.-The Yosemite
Valley commissioners met this morning
Gov. Budd in the chair, and all the
commissioners present. The appoint
ment of the standing committees was
postponed till some future date
A complaint from J.J. Cook against A.
B. Glasscock, proprietor of the Sentinel
hotel, in regard to soliciting patronage
from stage passengers, was read. Also
a complaint from Glasscock in regard 10
the agent of the Cook soliciting passen-
gers in the valley and petition asking 10
have an agent of the stage company ap-
pointed in the valley which would be
entirely separate from either hotei. Inc
report of the executive committee was
read at length. Gov. Budd said that too
much stock had been allowed to run
loose in the valley and that in future
IL any stock was allowed to run loose
in the valley that the owners of the
stock would have to-sell hay to campers
at very low figure to even up with what
feed their stock ate, which naturally
belongs to campers. The governor also
says that too many largestrees had been
allowed to be cut down for firewood for
hotels and In future he recommended
the guardian to have charge or all cut
ting of trees and the wood sold to the
hotels at low figures.
The bylaws say that all rents received
used to clear the valley and be used on
roads. etc. hence the governor recon-
mends that the hotels be charged less
rent than heretofore, and the lesseeS be
compelled to keep them in repair, and
what rent is received be put into fund
for beautifying the valley, instead of
paying out more money every year Tor
repairs on hotels than is received from
rents.
D,,II Fox-
bylaws which give the executive COM
mittee so much power, and putting
power more with the whole commission.
He also favors a new plan by which the
hotels will have their rooms rated by
the day. which will range from 81 to S4.
A committee of four consisting of Budd,
Boggs, Field and Johnson We're appoint
ed to bring the hotellleepers together to
classify their rooms and make sched-
ule of prices of the various rooms. A
committee. consisting of Ostrander.
Sperry and Clinch. were appointed to
change the bylaws so as to virtually do
away with the executive committee
and throw the various business moro
with the various committees.
A communication from commlttee
representing the Merced and Yosemite
Railroad company was read, ASKING tne
Yosemite valley commissioners to aid
them in securing a right-of-w way
through the Yosemite national park UP
the Merced river to the line of the Yo-
semitic valley grant. Quite heated ar
gument next came when the Speclhca-
tions for a bridge across the Cascade
creek was read. 1t was finally referred
to the committee on roads and trails.
Next in order was the election of the
guardian of the valley. Mr.. Clark was
put in nomination by Ostrander and as
there were no other nominations Mr..
Clark was unanimously elected guardian
for the ensuing year.
John F. Sheehan was nominated for
secretary and elected and Mr.. George
Sperry was elected vice president. The
governor is going to the bottom of all
the business in the valley and says when
he leaves here he will have the busi-
ness of the valley running differently
from heretofore