The record-union., 1897-05-18
TIE POOL ROOMS MUST GO.
Trustees Passed the Ordinance Last
Night.
The License Ordinance Was Repealed
and the Old One Was
Re-Enacted.

The City Board of Trustees met in
regular weekly session last night, Trus-
tees Leonard, Wachhorst, Kent, Davis,
Devine, Bentley, Tozer and Pennish
being present.
j. B. Devine presented to the board
an application from the Sacramento
Natural Gas Company for a franchise
to lay pipes for its gas throughout the
city and asking that bids for fran
chise be advertised for the price OF gas
to be fixed at price not to exceed 81 III
per thousand.
The law governing the granting OF
franchises was read and Mr. Devine an
swered several questions concerning II.
The bond to accompany bids was fixed
by the board at $4,000, and the date OF
opening bids for June Dist.
Bentley said it would be extremely
Onwise for the board not to exercise re-
serve in relation to allowing the streets
to be opened up and also in regard to the
condition in which the streets shall be
left after the pipes are laid down.
Mr. Devine said the ordinance would
be drawn just as the Trustees dictated
it.
The application was then granted and
bids ordered advertised for.
ToZer stated in regard to the request OF
the Native Sons for an appropriation
for the Sunday night concerts that there
was money in the immigration fund that
could be used as long as no one OBJ
jected, but it was pretty certain that
objection would be made, as Sunday
night concerts are objected to by many
people.
We'll, let's take the chances said
Pennish. Il move that 500 be appro-
priated for the concerts
Kent seconded the motion
Devine said he did not propose in fu-
ture to vote for anything that was il
legal.
I'VE know why that is said Pen
nish, with a laugh.
Devine said that he had paid for pro-
visions for the army that came to town
and that the bill had been vetoed and
members of the board had refused to
pass it over the veto He should never
vote for anything illegal again, although
he had nothing against the Native Sons.
S. r. Hart addressed the board, saying
he thought Devine's act in relieving the
men should have been engrOsSed on the
boards records, as he had done right,
although the papers had condemned
him.
Henry p Brown for the Native Sons
said they did not wish the board to do
anything illegal and only wished it to
do what was right.
Kent advocated making the appro-
priation as he thought the people would
favor it. He was not a judge Of music
himself, but wished others to enjoy it.
Mr. Brown said that he felt the board
would make the appropriation if it felt
it could, but as he did not wish to en-
barass it the committee would withdraw
its application.
1t was allowed to do so.
c. c. Brown pointed out the fact that
Sixth street north of I was not in
cluded in the sprinkling specifications
and the board directed the Superinten-
dent Of Streets to have the street sprin-
Killed..
Mr.. Schwab of the Railroad Conduc-
tors Lodge here, asked for a donation
of $50 toward entertaining the visiting
excursion of Eastern conductors that
will be here tomorrow. Los Angeles
Idu lfEdAtu lUt COHuutlOIS lAEit 10y
ally and Sacramento should not be
backward in advertising herself.
The request was granted, Leonard
saying that he would contribute per-
sonally, but could not vote to give
away the city's money. Devine also
voted no.
THAT MOTOR FOUNDATION.
Mr. Barber. representing the COM
pany that furnished the electric motor
for the sewage pump, addressed the
board in relation to the bill of Mr.. Gun
bingham for work on the foundation OF
the motor, which he considered the city
should pay for under the contract, the
wooden frame being always considered
part of the foundation.
Bentley said he had investigated the
question and had the opinion of a dis
interested electrical expert TO the eff
feet that the wooden bed is always
considered part of the foundation. He
therefore advocated that the board re
consider it's former action and pay the
bill. When the specifications were be
ing discussed Mr.. Cunningham asked
Mr.. Shock to draw plans and the wood
en- bed was drawn in those plans.
Devine contended that the bed was
not part Of the foundation.
The motion to reconsider was lost
receiving only five votes.
Tozer moved that three-fourths of the
bill for the motor be paid and it was
so ordered.
THE LICENSE ORDINANCE.
Davis reported that the opinions oil
the Corporation Counsel and the City
Attorney were 10 the effect that the
discrimination between wholesalers
and retailers is unconstitutional He
was tired Of preparing license ordi-
nances and thought the city had better
offer a premium to some attorney L
draw up one that was constitutional
Devine said the city now has tive
paid attorneys TO do such work. He
moved that the Corporation Counse
and City Attorney be sent for and re-
Quested 10 draw up an ordinance thai
could be passed at this meeting, as the
Collector cannot collect licenses under
the present one.
The motion was carried and the Off.
Gals sent for.