The record-union., 1898-11-02


with the Trustees or others on this
subject.
R. d. Stephens said that all should
strive to get the very best system pos
sible and not throw away any more
money for the reason that a large
amount has already been spent.
MIR. Erlewine moved TO amend DR..
Briggs motion by appointing COM
mite of five to go before the Board Of
Trustees and request them to employ a
sanitary engineer to investigate the
subject.
Judge Hinkson thought it would be
we'll to postpone the matter to some
certain time and invite a competent
sanitary engineer to meet with the
Board of Health and the Board Of
Trustees on the subject.
The motion was carried that the
Board of Directors employ a sanitary
engineer to examine the present plans
and if not approved, to prepare plans
for a sewerage system and report to
the chamber at a meeting to which the
Board of Health and the Board of
Trustees are invited to be present.
WATER MAINS.
The subject of water mains was then
taken up, the proposal being to put
down a 36-inch main on Front street
to and up to Thirty-first street, so
that it could be used in case the clear
water supply south of the city is
adopted.
Frank Miller said that he was afraid
of fire. He had seen the town in immi-
nent danger of being burned UP at the
lumber yard fire and the town should
have protection from fire through
plenty of water, quantity rather than
quality being the first essential.
General Sheehan said that on Sut-
ter Terrace the people knew very lit
tie about mains, as for a great deal of
time they could not get nearly enough
water for domestic purposes. He GER
tainly advocated mains that would give
plenty of water to that part of the
city If the water from the wells is
brought into the city, that section will
get plenty.
Mayor Land said that the question
had been investigated and steel pipe is
certainly better than cast iron and will
last longer The proposed main will
cost from $4,000 to $150,000. There
should be plenty of water for the peo-
pie in the eastern portion of the town.
The water question is the most impor-
tant one at present The sewers can
possibly wait but the water question
cannot The present mains are INSULT
cient and the pressure downtown is
not much better than it is uptown.
c. A Luhrs moved that it is the
sense Of the chamber that 36-inch
main should be laid on o street, the
| full length Of the city.
Mayor Land said that there was diff
| ficulty now in getting enough pressure,
and if a 36-inch main be laid a ten
million gallon pump will have to be
purchased to fill 1t with, and that mat
| ter should be included in the bond is
| sue.
| Mr.. Drescher thought it would be
better to suggest as the sense of the
chamber that increased water mains
should be provided, such as would give
an ample water supply
The motion as amended was carried
THE HIGH SCHOOL.
o. w. Erlewine moved that it is the
sense Of the chamber that the question
of voting 100000 bonds for High
School should be submitted to the peo-
pie.
l
High School could not be made to do a
little longer by expending some money
upon it. In relation to a question as
| to whether or not the proposed bonds
would not overstep the legal limits, he
said that the Bonded Debt Commis-
sioners had promised him squarely that
they would cancel enough of the pres
ent bonds to make safe the proposed
| new issue.
| Mr.. Erlewine said that to spend a
few thousand dollars on the present
building would be to put off a new
| High School building, not for five
years, but for twenty-five. There is not
city of half the size Of Sacramento
that has not much better High School
building than we have, and the people
are ashamed of the comparison.
| Mayor Land thought an expenditure
of $4,000 or 81 900 on the present build
| ing would make it a credit to the city
He thought it would be better to bond
for a new City Hall and Jail, that
would attract the attention OF
| strangers.
Mr.. Miller said that it was unques-
| tionably the fact that the needs Of the
High School had far outgrown its ac-
|
needed. It would add to the attrac-
tiveness Of the city and it's educational
advantages.
Felix Tracy said that the grounds
around the present High School are
not large enough now for the pupils
to exercise in, and If four more rooms
are added on there will be still less
room for them. A fine High School
building will increase the population
| Of the city.
Trustee Brown strongly advocated a
new High School. The people from
the surrounding country send their
| children here to be educated. If they
cannot find accommodations here they
will send them to San Jose or Oakland
If they send their children here, many
of them will move into the city and
purchase property and help build UP
the city. To enlarge the school will
not furnish it with modern appliances
Mr.. Drescher did not think we should
hesitate a moment The people want
a new High School and will vote for it.
! The city should have the best educa-
|