The record-union., 1898-02-22
'ICTORY FOR PURE FOOD.
ORDINANCE PASSED FOR A
MILK AND FOOD INSPECTOR.
trustee Devine Wants the Ofice
Of Sanitary Inspector
Abolished.

tees Mckay, Tebbets, Douglas, Paine,
Dolan, Devine. Brown and Kent being
present
Clerk Desmond's new desk loomed up
grandly, the glossy polish taking the
shine off all the improvements lately
made in decorating the room and max
ing them look aged by comparison.
Flanked at either end by the desk tel
ephones, it made a decided addition to
the appearance of the room and was
the subject of much favorable COM
ment.
O. p. Dodge addressed the board in
resolution condemning sidewalks on f
street, in the block between Fourteenth
and Fifteenth saying that since he
purchased a lot in the block, the Sur
veyor's lines had been changed, cut
ting off five feet from his lot. He was
paying taxes on the whole lot although
the other party has possession. He
wished to know whether he would be
compelled to build his sidewalk on the
full eighty feet.
The matter was referred to the City
Surveyor.
MAYORS MESSAGES.
The following messages from the
Mayor Were read:
To the Board of Trustees: / here
with transmit to your honorable body
he resignation of VIM. Connell, as
fireman at water-Works, and / hereby.
by and with your consent, nominate and
appoint James Connei 10 be a fireman
at Water-works to fill the position made
vacant by the resignation of said VIM.
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WM LAND, Mayor
To the Board of Trustees: l deem it
proper that an ordinance prohibiting
the game known as keno" should be
passed by your honorable board, and
have in conjunction with the Corpora
ton Counsel, James Z. Devine, prepared
such an ordinance, which ] herewith
transmit to your body for your consid-
Grafton. Very respectfully,
VIM. LAND, Mayor.
To the Board of Trustees: | here
with transmit to your honorable body
with my approval endorsed thereon.
Ordinance No. =, entitled, AN ordi
nance appropriating the sum Of $500
for the expense of the salary of an
officer for the Society for the Proven
tion of Cruelty to Children" Respect
fully submitted, WM. LAND,
Mayor.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Trustee Paine presented the ordi-
nance for the employment of a Clerk
for the Superintendent of Streets, at
S75 month, which was adopted unan-
imously.
In relation to the sweeping of the
streets, Trustee Paine, for the Street
COMMITTEES, recommended that the Su-
perintendent of Streets take charge of
the work for time when the present
contract runs out, at the discretion of
the board.
The recommendation was adopted
unanimously
Trustee Paine presented an amended
ordinance in regard to driving and rid
On the streets or alleys Of the city. 1t
changes the maximum rate made in the
ordinance vetoed by the Mayor from
seven TO eight miles an hour below
Twelfth street.
Trustee Devine thought the rate
should be limited to eight miles an
hour all over the city, but the other
members did not think so and the ord-
nance was passed. he voting no.
Trustee Dolan. for the Fire Commit
tee, asked hat the fireworks ordinance
be laid over for another week.
In relation 10 the ordinance regulat
ing safety appliances against fire in
the heaters, he said that he had inves-
tigated the matter and thought there
was no need Of asbestos curtains, and
they would be great expense to the
lessees. There are, he thought, suffi-
cient exits.
Trustee Devine thought the same. It
was bnly in panics that life was lost.
Trustee Tebbets said it had been
STATED that it was only in panics that
disasters occurred. That may be true,
but parics do occur and they cause dis
asters The people who go to the the
ater should be protected. The expense
OF an asbestos curtain will not come
on lessees, but on the owners. If a
calamity should come, the people Will
say to the Trustees: You had an op-
portunitys 70 protect US, but you did not
on motto Trustee Dolan the mat
ter went ea a week.
T0 HIRTT KENO.
Mayor Lar asaitted the follow
ing ordinance as the playing of
keno:
Ordinance No.-.)
An ordinance prohibiting persons
from dealing. PLAYING opening or con-
ducting the gambling game of Keno. for
money. checks. credit, EssEks, cigars OF
other representative oe value, or per-
mitting The same 10 be SO played, con-
Quoted or carried in the City of Sacra-
inento and prescribing a penalty for its
violation
The Board OF Trustees Of the City OF
Sacramento, ordain as follows:
Section l. Every person who deals.
plays or carries on. opens or causes to
be opened. or who conducts either as
owner or employe. whether for hire or
not. any game Of keno. for money.
checks, credit. cigars or other repre-
sentative OF value. and every person
who plays or bets at or against sllch
game IS guilty of a misdemeanor.
Section > Every person who know
ingly permits such game of keno to
be played. conducted. carried on. or
dealt in violation of the provisions Of
the preceding section. in any house in
the City OF Sacramento. owned or rent
ed by such person in whole, or in part,
is guilty OF mssdemeanor
Section ,. Any person violating any Of
the provisions of this ordinance shall.
upon conviction thereof. be punished by
Imprisonment in the City Jail for not
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