The record-union., 1898-07-26
TRUSTEES WANT A VACATION
WILLING THAT CITY OFF,
GALS HAVE ONE, TOO.
proposition Made to Daniel Meyer,
the City's Bondholder, to
Be Investigated.

me City Board of Trustees met in
regular weekly session last night,
trustees Mckay, Tebbets, Douglas,
Falne, Kent, Devine and Brown being
present
william Lampert addressed the board
In opposition to the granting of sa-
aooh Incense next door to his place on
street, between Seventh and Eighth.
trustee Devine said that, although
ne was not a whisky man, the saloon
business seems to be the only one that
was making any money. He believed
that people who cannot rent their prop
erty for other purposes should not be
prohibited from renting for saloons.
Mr.. Lampert said his landlord had
improved his property, and had no diff
Guilty in renting it, and if Mr.. Coolot,
who is well able to do so, would i'm
prove his property in like manner he
would have no difficulty in renting it.
c. ]. Noack asked the privilege of
placing a clock on the sidewalk in front
Of his place of business, and the re-
quest was granted.
j. H. Johnston made a statement re-
garding the sidewalk on Ninth street
between and F. The residents of
half the block have put down their
sidewalks as required, but the owner of
who says she is worth $63,0 600, has
taken up the planks of her walk and
dumped in dirt He thought she should
be compelled to do as the rest have
done
The Clerk read a report to the effect
that the property owner had been al
ready fined and ordered to put down
the walk within ten days, and that If
she did not do it she would be arrested
and fined again.
MAYORS MESSAGES.
The following messages We're received
from Mayor Land:
To the Board of Trustees: / herewith
return to your honorable board with my
approval indorsed thereon Ordinance NO;
. entitled IAN ordinance TO amend
Section Seven of Ordinance Number one
Hundred and Forty-one, regulating the
time for using city water for the purpose
of irrigation in the city of Sacramento,
and providing that fire pressure he main
tanned by the City Water Works during
WM LAND, Mayor.
To the Board of Trustees | hereby
notify your honorable board that | was
this morning served with a copy of the
complaint and summons in the suit IF
George K. Rider ct al. against the city OF
Sacramento ct al for the sum of IS 100
damages. and that I have placed the same
IN the hands of Corporation Counsel ].
Il. Devine, with instructions to defend the
VIM. LAND, Mayor.
To the Board of Trustees: / hereby
nominate and by and with your consent
appoint ID. b. Plummer a special police
officer for the Art Gallery in and for said
city of Sacramento, for the ensuing legal
VIM LAND, Mayor.
large number of claims were al
lowed, and the claim for assessment for
street work along the city's property
on Fifteenth street, between c and G.,
was laid over for a week, in order that
the Street Committee may inspect the
street. so that the board may accept it,
If it sees fit.
The bill of r. w Ash. as Acting
Captain of Police, was rejected.
Trustee Tebbets, for the Finance
Committee reported that the least he
could get the lone Coal and Iron Com
pany to agree to accept was $500 in
lieu Of their contract with the city,
and asked further time for the COM
mittee, which was granted
A BUTCHERS COMPLAINT.
President Mckay stated that the
Meat and Milk Inspector had been
complained of for destroying the meat
of a calf brought in by a Franklin
butcher because it was brought in on
the hide of horse. He suggested that
a committee be appointed to investigate
the matter
Trustee Tebbets said that only one
side of the question had been presented
and the board should uphold its Off
GERS appointed to care for the city's
health He did not think that such
frivolous complaints should be listened
to unless a complaint is presented in
proper shape and the Milk and Meat
Inspector allowed to be heard
Paine moved that a commit
tee Of three be appointed to investigate
the matter
Trustee Devine mentioned an instance
where he said a member of a former
Board Of Health had condemned some
meat which he considered perfectly
fresh Doctors could make mistakes
as well as other people, and in some
instances were more liable to do so, he
thought.
Trustee Tebbets thought that, IT, as
had been said, the parties complaining
were prominent citizens they should
be able to come here and make the
charges.
on motion of Trustee Tebbets. the
Milk and Food Inspector was asked to
appear before the board and make a
statement of his side of the case.
In relation TO the claim of Mrs.
Pennish against the city. Trustee Paine
stated that the Chairman of the COM
mittee appointed to investigate the
matter had told him. and the other
members of the committee agreed with
him. that they We're willing to report
in favor of paying Mrs Pennish $50.
j. D.. Moynahan declined, for Mrs.
Pennish, to accept less than the claim.
$3.50. as her peach trees had been killed
by the water.
board did not recognize the claim. when
the son of the claimant was a member.
and he did not see why the new board