The record-union., 1897-01-07

get back into Jail again Immediately,
Where they were Well fed. He moved
that the board refuse to allow the
Grain gang to be used on the streets.
Devine said that he had simply ap-
Feared here as a committee from the
Ecard of Trustees to find what the SEN
timent of the board is and on what
terms the city can get the services OF
the chain gang. He had been abused
for advocating making them earn their
living, but he did not mind that when
he felt that he was doing right. He
was for whatever would be economy
for the city as long as it did not inter
fere with the opportunity of free men
TO make a living. AT present the city
was unable to employ free labor TO
have the streets swept by hand, but he
hoped before long it would be freed
from the bondholders and able to have
it done. He simply wished to know on
behalf of the Trustees what the senti-
menut of the Supervisors was.
The motion of Morrison was carried
unanimously, and he said that was a
clear expression of the boards senti-
n ents. He would be willing to allow
| the gang to help clean out the canal,
but not to have them work on the
streets, insulting women and children
by begging.
Devine thanked the board for con-
ssdering the question and withdrew.
Rhoads Bros. asked the board to in
spect the bride built by them near New
Hope, so that they might be paid for
the work, and the Committee on Roads
and Bridges agreed to inspect the
bridge to-day.
The following resolutions were
adopted:
Whereas, There is now pending be-
fore the Legislature of California bill
to protect the navigable streams of
the State, and to make an appropria-
tlon therefor; and
Whereas. the relief provided in said
bill will give some return to the mill
ions of invested wealth now in peril
along the banks of the Sacramento
River; and
Whereas, Some speedy and effectual
remedy for existing evils which threat
en- the navigation of the great water
way of California must be given; and
Whereas, under the operations of said
bill over 25S,000 acpes of fertile SOIL
turned to the account of profitable hus-
bandry; and
Whereas, The great value of the ter
rttory redeemed would, upon it's first
assessment, render to the State rev.
er ue many times greater than the
amount of the appropriation asked for;
and
Whereas, The farmers and property
owners along the banks of the Sacra-
n'ento River have, by individual and
private assessment, expended millions
of dollars to the end of rendering
worthless and unproductive tracts of
land available to taxation; and
Whereas, Unless some aid is given by
the State toward river Improvement
these millions now invested will be
millions thrown away and the lands
now reclaimed again become unproduc-
tive wastes; and
Whereas, A most effectual remedy for
the existing evils has been advised, and
a most economical and practicable plan
proposed and recommended in the last
report of the Commissioner of Public
Works, Hon. Ed. E. Leake, Commits
sioner; now therefore be it
Resolved, BY the Board of Supervis-
ors of the county of Sacramento, that
we urgently request the honorable
members of the Senate and Assembly
III the thirty session convened
to give the relief provided for in Senate
bill No. - and Assembly bill No. -,
and grant the passage of the Act; be
it further
Resolved, That a copy of these reso-
lutions be Immediately sent to the Sen
ator and Assemblymen of Sacramento
County, and by them presented TO the
Senate and Assembly