The record-union., 1898-04-26

the Supreme Court for trial and the
employment of the extra counsel. Both
Bishop & Wheeler and Holl & Dunn are
now working on contingent fees, but he
had some doubts as TO whether the con-
tract with the latter had not expired.
He should insist on his right as Cor
poration Counsel to take part in the
case, and would keep the board posted.
on motion Of Trustee Devine, the
Mayor was requested to purchase
flag for the building occupied by the
city Offices
The lease by the city Of the lot of
r L. DOlan for the Y-streat pumping
plant came up on proposition to give
him 500 year, and Trustee Kent op-
posed it, saying that it was about the
value of the lot, which is covered with
tuieS. He would bet that it was not
assessed at 800 let alone being worth
$500, the price asked by him for H.
After some discussion, the recon-
mendation of the Street Committee was
adopted and the lease accepted.
RESOLUTION ADOPTED.
The following resolution by Trustee
Paine was unanimously adopted:
Whereas, The President of the United
States has issued his proclamation call
ing for 125,C00 volunteers to serve in
the army of the United States; and
Whereas, The State of California will
be called upon for its quota of volun-
teers, therefore be it
Resolved by the Board of Trustees of
the city of Sacramento, That in case
any officer, clerk or employe in or
around the department of the city gov
erment desires to leave the service tenn
pOrarily to engage in the military or
naval service in the event of war such
officer, clerk or employe may be rein
stated at any time: and be it further
Resolved, That temporary appoint
ments Will be made to fill places so va
Gated with the understanding that Onthe
return Of such officer, clerk or employe
the person occupying the place tenn
porarily will be removed in order that
the former occupant of the place can be
reinstated
MISCELLANEOUS.
The City Surveyor presented a long
list of sidewalks on street that needed
repairs. and recommended that they be
ordered repaired. A resolution TO that
effect was adopted.
/ J. Simmons was granted permis-
sion to repair his sidewalk on K street,
been Front and Second.
Jacob Gebert was granted a saloon
license at 2000 o street without refer
ring the petition to the Chief of Police,
Douglas voting no.
The lowering Of several manhOles to
ha Of fp
the Street Committee and Superintend-
ent of Streets.
Silas Chance was granted a saloon Ii
cense at 1916 Twenty eighth street.
A cloth sign announcing the Grang-
ers' picnic was allowed to be placed
across X street near Tenth
NO SALOON FOR HOFFMAN.
Chief of Police Dwyer reported that
he found the site of the saloon for
which license is asked by Henry Hoff-
man, at Sixteenth and NJ streets, was
outside of the prescribed limits and
recommending its granting.
Trustee Brown said that Mr. Hoff-
man was a personal friend of his, but
if it was his own brother he would vote
against granting the license in that vi
cinity. 1t might be more than a block
from the school, but a large proportion
of the pupils would have to pass by the
saloon. He had talked with the citi-
zens Of the ward, which is the one he
represents, and finds that, although Mr..
Hoffman is a good citizen they are
opposed to a saloon in that locality. He
thought they were entitled to consider
alton. He hoped that the board would
not grant the license in opposition to
their wishes.
George Murray said he was glad that
the ward had q representative that
would stand against granting the Ii
cense. The school premises extend to
/ the alley and he did not think the pro-
posed saloon was outside the block. He
asked the board to come out manfully
and show their cOlors and not grant
the license. He asked that the matter
be laid over for a week, in order to al
low the property holders to have a
chance to make their wishes known to
the board
Emmett Phillips said he had not in
tended to say anything in the matter,
bat Mr. Murray's last remarks had
/ caused him to speak in Hoffman's ia
Vor.
a. NJ. Henderson said that he lived
opposite the proposed saloon, and he
considered it an injury to the property
holders there. He had no objection to
/ Mr.. Hoffman personally, but when a
( saloon is once established it is hard to
! get rid Of afterWard no matter how
! bad it may become. He thought it was
a bad thing for the children, who would
/ have to pass it daily.
! Deputy Surveyor Phinney said the
/ distance from the school is 341 feet, a
! block being $40 feet and Corporation
! Counsel Devine said that he thought
that the saloon would be outside the
| prescribed limits. being over $40 feet
! from the school building, although not
that distance from the nearest line of
the school premises but the ordinance
| says "a school building"
Trustee Tebbets said that the major