The record-union., 1898-01-04
old BOARD OUT, new ONE IN.
NEW MEMBERS TAKE THEIR
PLACES.
Messages Received From Mayor
Land as Well as Ex-Mayor
Hubbard.

The old Board of Trustees met yes
terday evening at 6:40 O'CLOCK, anu al
ter enjoying a social chat with the new
members, We're called to order py rres-
tdent Leonard, and the minutes OF the
last meeting were read and approved.
City Clerk Desmond read the opinion
of Corporation Counsel johnson, that
the old board could not act legally on
the nomination of patrol wagon orlVer'
and it was ordered filed.
The old board then adjourned sine
die.
Before they left the room Deylne
made a few complimentary remarks
concerning the retiring members, after
which he acted as Temporary Chair
man. and called the new board to or
der. Trustees Dolan, Paine, Tebbets,
Brown and Douglas, the new members,
took their places.
Dolan. in a short speech, nominated
Trustee Mckay for Permanent Chair
man, paying him a handsome compli-
ment on his services ON the board for
the past two years, which had fitted
him to occupy the chair.
Mckay was elected by acclamation,
and briefly thanked the board, saying
that he was no speaker, but would do
his duty to his best ability.
Bentley rose to nominate the Clerk,
and spoke in glowing terms of the effi-
cient service rendered for the past two
years by Clerk Desmond, and the order
and system always displayed by him,
which, he said, had been a source of
constant pleasure to the board.
Devine seconded the motion and Mr..
Desmond was unanimously reelected
to the position he has held for the past
two years. He thanked the board for
the confidence in him displayed by it,
and promised to SO carry out the du-
ties of his office, SO far as possible, as
to justify the action of the members.
Bentley moved that a committee be
appointed to draw up resolutions of re-
gard for the retiring members.
The motion was carried, and the
Chair appointed Bentley, Devine and
Tebbets as such committee, and the
board adjourned for fifteen minutes TO
draw up the resolutions and appoint
committees.
The roll was called and a full board
found present.
Brown and Kent, who had been alb
sent during the organization of the
board requested to have their votes re-
corded for Chairman Mckay and Clerk
Desmond, and their request was grant
ed.
The Committee on Resolutions report
ed as follows:
Whereas, Charles f. Leonard, who
has faithfully served as the President
Of this Board Of Trustees during the
past two years of his term, representing
the Seventh Ward; Herman 3. +.
Wachhorst, representing the First
Ward; James G. Davis, representing the
Third Ward; Llewellyn Tozer, repre-
senting the Fifth Ward: t. ]. Pennish,
representing the Ninth Ward, have now
completed their term of office;
1T is therefore resolved by the Board
of Trustees of the City of Sacramento,
That an expression of thanks be ex-
tended to the retiring members in CRATE
full appreciation of the faithful and ef-
ficient manner in which they have dis
charged their onerous duties.
Resolved, further That these resolu-
tions be spread upon the minutes, and
that copy be presented to each of the
retiring members"
On motion of Paine the resolutions
were adopted.
Mr. Leonard expressed his regret at
severing his relations with the mem
berS of the board. OF course during his
term there had been some disagree
ments, but they had left no hard feel
ings, and ne parted with his associates
In the best Of feeling The old members
had done their duty to the best of their
ability, and had had to leave to the new
board much that they could not do.
The two most important are the sewer
system and the water mains, which
should be attended to first.
Mr.. Tozer said that, while there had
not always been harmony in the board,
good feeling had always prevailed He
hoped to see many things done during
his term, but had been disappointed.
One of the main matters had been the
wiping out of the city's bonds, which
has not yet been accomplished but was
in a fair way to be. He considered ii
blood money, which should not have
been extorted from the people. The
construction of streets is a very i'm
portant matter. and it is necessary to
have drainage for them.
Mr. Wachhorst expressed his regret
at leaving the board and thanked
them for their courtesy. He enumer-
ated the things he hoped the new board
would carry out.
Mayor Land was called on, and sai6
that he did not think he could say
much that he had not said in his mes
sage, which would be read in a short
time If the Supreme Court decides
for the city on the bond question, il
will owe little or nothing. If ii de-
cides against it, it viii owe about
S1S5, 900, and he would favor refundine
the bonds and starting anew. High
taxes have made us poor. and If the
Supreme Court decides for us, he be-
lieved that the taxes could be reduced
TO So cents. When taxes become low
capital will come in here, and new
buildings will go up and the assessment
roll will double, making the tax rate
low. Sacramento viii grow then. Tht