The record-union., 1898-12-28
CLEAR WATER QUESTION.
TRUSTEES ASKED TO SUBMIT
TT TO THE PEOPLE.
ATustees Dismiss the Charges Of H.
W. Woods Against Ser
geant Do1an.

The City Board of Trustees met in
regular weekly session last night, Trus-
tees Mckay, Tebbets, Douglas, Paine,
Dolan, Kent, Brown, Bentley and De-
vine being present.
The following message from the May
or was read:
To the Board of Trustees: I here
oy nominate and by and with your con-
sent appoint Frank w. Bennett to be a
member of the police force of the city
of Sacramento, vice V. F. Taylor, Ge-
ceased. Very respectfully,
VIM. LAND, Mayor
A large number Of bills were allowed
Trustee Paine. for the Street Com
mittee, reported that the committee did
not find any reason for the complaint
OF John Wall, the sprinkling contractor
as his contract embraces the cemetery
and its driveways. The City Superin-
tendent of Streets has also a right un-
Ger the contract to put on other wagons
and deduct the amount from his pay if
he does not do his work It recon-
mended that the Superintendent be up
held.
j. D. Moynahan claimed that neither
the Mayor nor Street Superintendent
had right to fine Mr.. Wall $21 and
he could find nothing in the charter
allowing it. He thought it should be
allowed to Mr.. Wall
Trustee Devine thought Mr.. Wall
could beat the city if he took the mat
ter into court and moved that the fine
be remitted
Trustee Douglas moved that Mr..
Wall be allowed to take the matter into
court if he wished to.
Trustee Paine said he had not under
stood that it was a fine. He thought
the Mayor, with two lawyers to advise
him, should not make monkeys of the
board by fining a contractor when he
had no right to. He wished to with
draw his recommendation.
Trustee Bentley said the contract
provided that, if the work was not done,
teams could be put on and the amount
deducted. He understood that the
amount deducted would not cover the
extra expense. If contractors are rot
held to their contracts, the sprinkling
will never be properly done.
Trustee Kent said he told the board
last spring when the contracts were let
that Wall could not begin to do the
WI 4OI the amount ne Ola.
Street Superintendent Touhey said the
extra expense was about $50 more than
the $21 involved.
Trustee Bentley said the Mayor. and
superintendent of Streets had ex-
planned to the board that the expense
incurred by reason of Wallis not doing
his work was much beyond the $21. II
was preposterous for any man to say
that the board has no power to with
hold money from a contractor for work
that he does not do. Mr.. Devine should
stand up for the people instead of urg-
ing payment. Tt was time the board
stopped paying attention to the wishes
of individuals who take contracts they
cannot fulfill.
Trustee Devine urged payment be-
cause he thought it economy. as the city
would be beaten if the matter went into
court
On motion of Trustee Brown, the
matter was referred to the Corporation
Counsel.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Trustee Tebbets, for the Police Com
mittee, said that it had ascertained that
there were errors in the charges made
against John Norton's saloon, but Mr..
Norton had discharged the barkeepers
complained of and would keep IAN or
derly place hereafter if his license be
not revoked.
Trustee Dolan moved that the charges
be dismissed, which was done
The ordinance relating to hotel run
ners was indefinitely postponed. Dolan
and Kent voting no.
Mayor Land asked that the ordinance
licensing hotel runners be repealed, as
1t was not just to tax the hotel men if
all others went free.
He was told to prepare an ordinance
Trustee Bentley said the Corporation
Counsel was Of opinion that Noonan &
Galligan could continue to run the sa-
loon at Fourth and Q, despite any
changes in the firm
CLEAR WATER.
D. A. Lindley appeared before the
board on behalf of the Chamber of Com
merce end detailed the steps taken by
the Chamber to investigate the supply
of clear water east of the city. and said
that the Chamber did not feel able to
test it further. 1t, therefore, asked
that the Board of Trustees include in
the bonds to be submitted to the people
InG sum VI pIVyVOV LO De expended
making a more thorough investigation.
The Chamber had satisfied itself that
there was an ample supply, and it had
been so stated in the report of the Well
Committee.
The report of the committee was read
by Clerk Desmond and Trustee Doug
las moved that Trustee Devine be ap-
a committee of one to report on the
matter.
Trustee Bentley said that he thought
the Chamber deserved thanks for its
action, and thought the matter should
be referred to the Committee on Public
improvements to report at the next
meeting He so moved.
Devine opposed the proposition, and
stated that he had been informed the
pumping from the wells had lowered all
the wells for a mile around.
Kent thought the matter should be