The record-union., 1897-02-05


object to the salary of the Chief of the
being raised from So, 600 to
81, 600 a year. He further contended
that the salaries paid in the police de-
partment should remain as ait present,
and the bill should be defeated He
thought the present was not the proper
time TO increase the present rate of
taxation.
REDUCED STREET CAR RATES.
Mayor Phelan contended that the
street railway companies could we'll
afford to allow reduced rates between
the hours of ) andSo'clock, morning and
evening. thus bringing the home and
the work shop nearer together. He
thought such movement would in the
end be beneficial, not only to the city,
but the corporations also. He thought
the corporations should be pubHc-spir
tied enough to reduce the rates for the
laborer, and thus infuse new life and
induce the city to spread out and ex-
tend its limits by thinning out the
population in thickly settled portions
He recommended that the bill be
passed.
Mayor Phelan recommended that the
Legislature give the citizens due notice
that after the year 1900 the cemeteries
should be closed. He stated that the
Richmond Cemetery was not only
menace to the health of the city, but
INSTRUCTED it's growth. The time would
surely come when the cemeteries would
be removed, and it was only due the
people that they be given fair warning,
so that lots would not be bought and
lieved in removing all signs of
death from amongst the people so that
they might come to believe themselves
immortal.
POLICE COURTS ROASTED.
San Francisco's Mayor next drew the
Police Court department over the
Goals He said it was very loosely con-
Quoted, and was now source of heavy
expense, whereas six years ago it was
He believed the peo-
pie wished the number of courts cut
that in another two years San Fran
cisco would have a charter that would
enable the people to control the judi
ciary department of the police. At
present, he said, fines We're imposed
that were never collected, and the de-
partment was the most grossly con-
Quoted of any in the city.
INFORMAL RECEPTION.
After Mayor Phelan's address an in
formal reception was rendered to him,
which was not confined to the San
Francisco delegation.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
The Senate Committee on Buildings
Other Than Prison Buildings held a
business meeting yesterday afternoon,
and strenuous efforts We're made to
clear its files. The committee is placed
in rather a peculiar position, most of
the bills coming before it carrying ap-
propriations, and as a consequence
must be referred to the Finance Com
fnittee before final recommendation
can be made.
Langfords bill providing for the
erection of a residence for the Medical
perintendent Of the Stockton Insane
Asylum, and 'appropriating $1,000 for
the purpose. was reported back unfa-
vorably, while the one appropriating
$4,000 for boring a gas well upon the
property was favorably recommended.
1t was claimed that the proposed well
would make an annual saving for
heating and lighting purposes Of S.
500 per annum, and that in the long
run it would be a paying investment.
INSANE AND INEBRIATE BILLS.
Jones bill carrying appropriations
for erection of buildings and repairs
for the Southern California Asylum
for the Insane and Inebriates were
next taken up, and the author agreed
to withdraw Nos. 81 and Sc, the former
appropriating $4,000 and the latter
500 900 for the erection Of a central
building, and substitute the bill intro
duced by him yesterday appropriating
$50. 900 for the construction of an adj
ditional ward. Senator Jones explained
that since the introduction of the orig
inal bills. il had been concluded that
an additional ward would answer the
purpose better than a central building.
| The bills appropriating $13. 800 for the
| erection of a dining room and dormi-
tory and 81. 600 for charging the laun-
| dry facilities for the institution were
also reported with favorable recon-
mendations. The bin appropriatfng
| s.. 600 for the erection Of a dairy barn
| for the Institution was recommended
| faovra bly, with the understanding that
in the Finance Committee the amount
| asked for would be reduced to s., 995
50 that there might be no necessity for
advertising for bids.
WHAT SAN LUIS WANTS.
| VOORHEES, Of Amador was present and
satisfactorily explained why $1,000
should be given for 2i0 acres of the
| best bottom land in the State. for The
use of the Preston School Of Industry a
lone and then Smith Of Kern had &
| hearing regarding his bill appropriat-
ing Sl00.m80 for the erection of a Stat,
| Normal School in San Luis Obispo
Smith stated. however, that since III.
bill had been introduced the citizens o.
| San Luis Obispo had concluded that