The record-union., 1898-12-13
THE HIGH SCHOOL PLANS.
ARCHITECT CURTIS WILL GIVE
BONDS AS TO PRICE.
Action Looking to the Abolition Of
the Funded Debt Com
mission.

The City Board Of Trustees met
last night in regular weekly session,
Trustees Mckay, Tebbets, Douglas
Paine, Dolan, Devine. Kent, Bentley
and Brown being present.
The usual claims were allowed.
A claim for $12 for hire of horse
for the street repair wagon provoked
some discussion and a suggestion that
the city buy a horse, as it was neces-
sary to have one. The bill was al
lowed
The bill of the Sunday News" or
$7.45 for advertising a notice to arch1-
tects was questioned, Trustee Bentley
saying that as the board had a con-
tract with the Record for IT'S
advertising. he did not see how II
could be given to the News.
After some discussion, it was referred
back to the committee, as no one
seemed to have ordered it.
Bills of the Leader" News" ana
''Nord Herold," relating to collection OF
taxes, were also questioned on the same
grounds. Trustee Bentley saying that
the committee did not think that IL
was necessary to advertise in all the
papers. when it had a contract with
one The bills We're allowed.
In relation to bill from the Capltai
Gas Company for gas at the Water
Works which was brought up, Trustee
Bentley said that many lights in the
Water Works We're left burning in the
day time unnecessarily. He thought
that the same economy should be
practiced in that department that IS
practiced in the fire department, where
expenses are reduced to a minimum
Trustee Douglas said it is necessary
to have gas for the Allis pump. Last
month. on one occasion, the electric
lights We're out for four hours. The
Chief Engineer denies that the lights
are left burning in the day time. he
exercises all the economy possible, but
has to have light and supplies.
A bill of the Sacramento Electric,
Gas and Railway Company of sou for
power at the sewer plant was ques-
toned by the Finance Committee,
Trustee Bentley saying that, according
to the Mayors reckoning, the company
having agreed to pay any coal bills
for loss of power during its contract,
was in debt to the city $50 instead OF
the city being indebted to the COM
pany.
l.. T. Hatfield, for the company, said
that he and the Mayor had talked the
matter over a month or two ago, dur
ing the shortage of water, and it had
been agreed to let the matter adjust
itself as time went on and the power
was furnished more satisfactorily.
The bill was laid over for time
A number of bills were debated and
passed.
RUNNERS ORDINANCE.
The ordinance licensing runners fol-
hotels. etc, came up for action, and
Trustee Kent favored its passage as
according equal rights to all. If IL
censes are not made to apply to all
he thought the existing license ordl-
nance should be repealed.
Trustee Paine opposed the ordinance
as unjust to the restaurant-keepers.
Trustee Devine also opposed it.
Trustee Kent said that for the past
few years the custom has grown up
of persons canvassing and soliciting
for various industries. They come TO
the livery stable keepers and demand
a commission for getting them the
chance of furnishing hacks for funer-
ais. picnics. etc 1t has, he said, be-
come a nuisance.
matter was laid over for two weeks.
HOSEMAN CONFIRMED
The appointment of James Knapp as
firmed unanimously.
SALOON LICENSES.
The matter of revoking all licenses OF
saloons within a block of schoolhouses
was indefinitely postponed, Trustee
Bentley saying that the motion had
been made on the suggestion of Trustee
Tebbets and the latter repudiating 1t.
Chief of Police Dwyer reported in re-
lation to the license asked by Frank
Marincovich, on Front street, recon-
mending that it be granted, and 1t was
done.
He also returned the application of A
Hoffman for a license at 1901 M street
without any recommendation either
way.
C. c. Brown addressed the board
saying that he owned the property, and
as he was obliged to go away to New
Orleans, would like to have the license
granted, SO that his place could be
rented.
Trustee Brown moved that the license
be not granted He felt that in oppos-
ing 1t he was representing the feeling
of the residents of his ward, who were
opposed to saloons in their midst. They
had not presented any remonstrance
he supposed, because they had tried II
in the past and found the board paid nc
attention to it.
The license waS-granted, Brown vot-
ing no, and Mckay not voting
Trustee Bentley called attention tc
the fact that bonds for saloons are not
renewed according to law.
Chief Dwyer reported in relation tt
the saloon complained Of at Fourth
and O streets that the license had fol
years been regularly paid by Noonan &
Galligan. and stood in their name.
On motion of Trustee Bentley. Messrs
Noonan, GaHigan, Murphy and Stein
meyer were requested to appear befor'
the board next Monday night
CHIEF DWYER'S REPORT.
Chief of Police Dwyer made a re-
port. in answer to the Boards request
as follows:
: To the Honorable Board of Trustees
Sacramento, Cal. Gentlemen: AT ;
meeting of your honorable body hele