The record-union., 1899-06-13
OPPOSES 4 BOND ELECTION.
MAYOR LAND SENDS A VETO
MESSAGE.
Explains Why He Thinks the Eaec.
tion Should be Put OFF Till
Next Spring.

-~>-S ~ A@oAO llIdo CO1IiG ~ LIE \oAASAA-
SION that it would entail a useless ex-
pense to hold a bond election at this
lime, when all the propositions-wate
sewers, High School, water mains, etc,
can be submitted next spring. lie sent
the following message to the City Trus-
tees last evening in which he inter.
poses his veto of the election ordi-
nance:
10 the Board Of Trustees Of the city
OF sacramento: I herewith return to
your honorable board with my disap-
pToVal Endorsed thereon, ordinance No.
-, entitled AN ordinance determining
1hat the public interest and necessity
demand the acquisition, construction
ana completion of certain municipal
buildings and Improvements for public
school and other municipal uses and
purposes, viz: a High School building
with building lot and furniture there
Tor. and a complete system of water
mains throughout the city of Sacra-
mento, and a water pump and wing
dam in connection Herewith, all for the
use of the said city of Sacramento, and
the cost of each of which improvements
will be too great to be paid out OF the
ordinary annual income Of the said
city
dinance are as follows:
Notwithstanding that at all times
since my induction into Office I have
advocated and been strongly in favor
of the issuance Of bonds for the pur-
pose Of procuring money necessary to
proceed with certain municipal i'm
provenents, which I deemed absolutely
needed by the unicipality--namely, a
sewerage system, water main system.
etc, believe, in view of the fact that
the matter of submitting the PROPOSE
dlon for new sewerage system has
been deferred until the plans and spec
ifications therefor shall have been re-
vised and approved by our City En-
Bfneer, and Consulting Engineer c. E.
Grunsky, and that the sewerage sys-
ITEM proposition cannot be submitted
until some time in the beginning of
next year. that it would be inadvisa BILE
at this time to hold a special election,
entailfng a large expense to the tax
payers, at which but two propositions
the High School and water mains-can
be presented to the voters
l am advised that if the election
which it is now proposed to hold, and
at which these two propositions are to
be presented, is held and the other
steps thereafter taken as provided by
law for the sale of the bonds-ass uming
that the bond propositions carry-it will
be toward the latter end of this year
before the money realized from the sale
of the bonds can be utilized for the
proposed improvements, and it will then
be too late in the year to begin the
necessary work.
/ assume, and it seems to be conced-
ed, that undoubtedly in the forepart of
next year the City Trustees will call
another special election, at which will
be submitted to the people the PROPOSE
fion of adopting AN entire new system
of sewers ON the lines and according to
the plans and specifications now being
considered and prepared by our en-
gineers. This will involve the expense
TO the taxpayers Of an additional out
lay for a special election. The ex-
pense of holding special election will
be at least $1,000, and I think the ex-
pense of one special election should be
saved to the taxpayers under the cir
cumstances. All the ropoations-water
water mains, sewers, High School and
wharf-can be submitted the forepart
of the coming year, at which time it
is undoubtedly the intention Of the
board to submit the sewerage proposi-
ton.
No particular time in the matter of
proceeding with these Improvements
will be lost, and the additional ex-
pense referred to will be saved. Some
opposition has developed to the plans
and specifications which have been
adopted for the system of water mains
If the present election is deferred until
next year the objections to these plans
may be thoroughly discussed and con-
Eidered. and if necessary the plans may
be revised. Very respectfully,
VIM. LAND, Mayor
Trustee Devine moved that the May
pr's veto to the bond election ordinance
be sustained.
Trustee Kent said that the reasons
given by the Mayor for his veto We're
the best that could be used for passing
1t over his veto. The water mains
are almost worn out as was found
when the large one was kepaired some
stime ago. The mains could be used
for clear water as we'll as the present
quality and they can be better laid In
the winter than at any other time. He
smoved as an amendment that the mat
ter lie over for a week. OF course
there are many people in this city
who have no children and think there
Thousands of