The record-union., 1898-01-18
LOWELL WILL NOT Be CHIEF.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES REFUSES
TO CONFIRM HIM.
Ordinance Against Use of Trading
Stamps Was Unanimously
Passed.

The Board of City Trustees met in
regular weekly session last night, Irus-
tees Mckay, Tebbets, Douglas, PaIhe,
Doian, Devine, Brown, Bentley ana
Kent being present.
The room had been renovated under
the supervision of Trustee Devlne'
Chairman of Committee on Buildings,
the frescofng and kalSominlng giving II
a very handsome appearance ana De-
vine was greeted with appreclatlVe ap-
plause by his confreres when he made
his appearance. The stove had been
moved to the center of the room ana the
position of the desks changed so that
they made two arcs on the opposite
sides of it, bringing the members face
TO face so that when they get into de-
bate they can face each other instead
of being obliged to turn around
i Bruner addressed the board rel
atiye to the block between Q and r,
Twenty-sixth and Twenty-seventh. He
said that the block was assessed in
bulk up to 1892 but the taxes We're not
paid, and are cloud on the title. The
owner, Lucretia Waring, is poor
woman and as the Supreme Court has
Clunie, that such assessment is illegal,
he asked that the taxes be RENTED, as
has been done before.
The matter was referred to the FL
nance Committee.
w A Anderson appeared before the
board on behalf of Charles Yates, say
ing that the Corporation Counsel had
decided that the board could not make
hot have hppn
paid, but it could revoke license and
pay back the money. Yates saloon had
been wrecked and he could not carry on
his business. Yates had just paid his
license and would like to get the money
back.
Devine said that a number of appli-
cations for rebate of license had peen
made and refused, but the matter had
not come up in this shape before.
The license was unanimously revoked.
MAYORS MESSAGES.
The following messages from the
Mayor were received:
To the Board of Trustees: / herewith
transmit to your honorable board,
with my approval indorsed thereon, Or
dinance No. -, entitled AN ordinance
appropriating two thousand dollars
ramAnto for the Exempt Firemen's re-
lief fund" Respectfully submitted.
WILLIAM LAND Mayor.
To the Board of Trustees: | here
with transmit to your honorable board
the petition of a number of citizens of
the City of Sacramento, requesting the
appointment of c. NJ. Meyers as a spe-
cial police officer for the City Cemetery.
officers
City Cemetery, but ! can see no reason
why a third position should not be
created as complaints have come to
my office of graves being robbed of
flowers, and that two special officers
are rot sufficient to protect the saia
cemetery from vandals. L therefore
recommend that the position requested
be created, and in the event of such
being done, hereby, by and with your
consent, nominate and appoint c. N.
Meyers to be special policeman for
the City Cemetery. Very respectfully,
WILLIAM LAND, Mayor.
To the Board of Trustees: BY and
with your consent I hereby nominate
the following-named persons to the fol-
lowing named offices and positions:
Andrew Mitchell Henderson, NJ. D.,
TO be member of the Board Of Health,
instead of G. c. Simmons. not con-
firmed, and vice w. F. Wizard, term
expired.
John Fitzgerald to be a driver of the
patrol wagon. vice self, term expired,
and instead of Henry BALI, not con-
firmed. Very respectfully,
WILLIAM LAND, Mayor.
He also presented a message recon-
mending that r. NJ. Clarken be en-
ployed to compile the ordinances
passed for the past two years.
The message was referred to the FL
nance Committee.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Douglas, for the Water Committee,
reported that to add the pipe proposed
for new water mains in the southeast
ern portion of the city, would take 1.500
feet of Pinch pipe, as it would be best
to put it in so as not to disturb the
Buffalo Brewery's supply. This would
cost SO, 500 and he recommended that 1t
be done.
A motion to refer to the Finance Com
mittee was combatted by Bentley on
the grounds that there was not money
in the funds to do the work with and
also that there is no use of laying more
pipe until larger mains are provided
down town and a greater pressure can
be put on. There has been already
drawn from the fund $4,000 to make
up deficiency from last year and
great economy must be observed.
Tebbets coincided with Bentley and
said the new board was handicapped TO
she extent of nearly $4,000 for de-
fciency and If the citizens of Sacra-
mento find their taxes raised a few
cents, they must not blame the new
board, but lay 1t to the old one.
Paine reported on the proposed
amendment to the bicycle ordinance,
that it. would cost the wheelmen
$1,000 to purchase lamps and that il
would be very little more protection
to pedestrians. He therefore moved
that the amendment be placed on file.
He intended, however, to next week