The record-union., 1898-12-13


grancy, and in most cases have secured
and willing to appear before your hon
orable body and ask to have the license
OF any saloon keeper revoked where 1
have sufficient proof that the law has
been violated. In many cases COM
plants have come to me of parties
having been robbed in saloons, but in
a great many cases the parties who
claim to have been robbed were intox-
lcated, and on my investigating the
affairs / canot find sufficient proof to
arrest the parties complained of.
In conclusion 1 wish to say that while
L hold the Office of Chief of Police of
this city 1 am ready and willing to
make thorough investigation Of any
alleged robbery in any saloon in this
city, and if in my judgment I consider
L have sufficient grounds 1 will arrest
and prosecute the parties to the best of
my ability. Respectfully,
THOMAS DWYER,
Chief of Police.
On motion of Trustee Devine, the re-
port was referred to the Police Commit
tee, and the parties interested notified
MISCELLANEOUS
A communication was read from H.
w. Wood, complaining that Night Ser
geant Dolan had entered his house,
and used abusive language to him and
arrested one of his guests who had
done nothing, and taken him to Jail.
The matter was referred to the Po-
lice Committee.
An application by ]. w. Northrop for
a fifty years franchise for cremating
the city's garbage and disposing of
dead animals was referred to the
Street Superintendent and Corporation
Counsel
HIGH SCHOOL PLANS.
The bin Of ]. M Curtis for plans for
the new High School, amounting to
$500, was taken up
Trustee Devine said he had strong
doubts as to whether the building
could be constructed for anywhere near
the sum the plans called for. He be-
lieved the plans should not be paid for
until a sufficient bond be put up as a
guarantee that the building will be
constructed for $4,000
Mr.. Curtis said this was an unusual
proceeding. While he was perfectly
willing to put up the bond, he had
never been asked but once to put up a
bond. At Santa Rosa he had done so
for the courthouse. At Auburn, after
the plans for the courthouse had been
adopted "a total change was made from
brick to granite, marble stairways,
ETC., nearly doubling the cost and MAX
ing fire proof building and one of the
best courthouses in the State.
Trustee Bentley said he had no doubt
Of Mr. Curtis integrity or ability, but
number of architects have expressed
strong doubts as to whether or not the
building could be constructed for the
price named, and he thought Mr.. Curtis
would not object to putting up the
bond as asked.
Mr.. Curtis said he had not objected
to doing so. He would remain over
and let the Corporation Counsel draw
up the bond, so that it could be made
as the board wished
The making Of the bond was left to
the Mayor, Corporation Counsel and
Chairman Devine of the Building Com
mittee, and it was fixed at $4,000.
ELECTRIC LIGHTS.
Chairman Mckay said that electric
lights had been asked for at Seventh
and M and Seventh and streets He
was told that all the electric lights
contracted for have already been put
up.
superintendent of Streets Touhey
said that there should be a light put
up on North B street, where several
accidents have happened already. and
the city may be called on to pay dam
ages.
STAND PIPES.
The matter of stand pipe was
brought up and discussed, Trustee
Douglas saying that he was opposed
to stand pipes.
Trustee Devine thought the water
question should be settled now. He
favored submitting a proposition of
filtration to the people, so that clear
water can be put into the mains.
THE BONDS AGAIN.
Trustee Tebbets said that the bonds
in the possession of the Funded Debt
Commission should be cancelled and
further than that, that the commits
sion should be abolished He moved
that committee from this board he
appointed to act in conjunction with
the Mayor toward the abolishing of
this commission and appear before the
Legislature for that purpose
Trustee Bentley thought the board
should not act hastily He did not
think that the abolition of the commits
sion would help the city any at pres
ent. The city has an important suit
on hand at present. and he did not
know how its abolition might affect the
suit. He thought it would be we'll to
consult the Corporation Counsel before
taking action
Trustee Tebbets said that. to GER
tain extent, Trustee Bentley's idea was
a good one, but the city of Sacra-
mento stands before the world at pres
ent as owing 81, 100000, while it actu-
ally owes only about $4,000. The
bonds already paid should be cancelled
and turned over to the city.
Some discussion ensued in which
Trustee Bentley said he would like to
consult the attorneys in the case first.
before taking any action He had
taken great interest in this matter
and had only remained on the board
on account of this suit 1t would be
an injustice to the firm engaged not
TO carry it to completion now, as
they only took the case on the urgent
solicitation of members of the board.
and have paid out several thousand
dollars already in fba e,,if Tbraa