The record-union., 1899-05-30

firmed him in his opinion that they
thought the city, had very poor show.
He thought this the only solution and
advised it to be done and the litigation.
prolonged no more
Trustee Dolan said that the interest
at $3.50 a month for eighteen months
will amount to $500 and if. the city
can pay 5000 to the lawyers and settle
up, saving $4,000, it should be done He
moved that the matter be referred to
the Mayor and President, to make ar
rangements to settle the suit if possible
by paying the 5000.
Trustee Devine said there was still
$4,000 worth of bonds to fight fer, and
he believed in fighting it out to the
end
Trustee Kent said that the bondho1d-
ers laughed at attempts to compromise
until Bishop & Wheeler attacked the
bonds, and then they rushed up here
and tried to buy votes to refund. He
sad he had never had so much influence e
brought to bear on him as at that time,
and something stronger was used with
Trustee Devine. He was confident the
city would win and opposed to compro
mise, and he thought that this PROPOSE
and he opposed paying $500, or any
other sum. If the city wins it wins
$4,000. and there will also be a chance
to sue someone's bondholders for money
paid out illegally for bonds.
! Trustee Douglas wanted to know. as
long as the statement had been made,
what the strong argument was that had
been used to Trustee Devine, and who
made ba ,aI
aside and not answered.
A motion by Trustee Brown to make
the matter a special order of business
next Monday night was carried.
MISCELLANEOUS.
| DIR. Mcgowan, the Milk and Meat In
spector. asked leave to move his labora-
tory from its present quarters, as his
present landlord was acting in an an
tagonistic manner lately.
| Trustee Kent said that Mr. Ilockhart
claimed to have spent 500 in fitting up
the laboratory, and felt that he ought
to be heard in the matter
After some argument the request was
granted.
A PROTEST AGAINST KENO.
| l.. b. Green said he represented III
Isaloonkeepe1s in the city of Sacramento,
and that they wanted to know whether
the board was going to let them all
starve. He kept saloon ten years ago
when there were 420 saloons in this
city. Now they have dwindled to III.
Next July they viii have to put up con-
siderable money for licenses. They used
/ TO have little whist and pedro games,
where the players spent little money
but now it is different, and they are be-
ing slowly starved to death. There are
now five keno games running in this
| town. and within a week or so another
one is TO be started, and the crowd goes
TO the games. The saloon men pay all
the licenses imposed, but these games
| pay none. The saloon men therefore
ask for protection.
Ex-senator Sprague said there was a
| State law prohibiting keno, and the
remedy is complaint filed in the City
Justices Court and a conviction, if pos
sible.
Trustee Kent said that the keno
games are running in this town, and the
! chief of Police and his officers walk
right past them and do not seem to
Know that they are there He thought
the remedy lay in notifying the Chief
and officers to close the keno games and
poolrooms that are robbing the young
men and boys of their money by SIX.
game. He thought that the remedy
would be for the board to allow only
just 50 many saloons to a block and re-
fuse to license more. That would re-
duce the number of saloons one-half
and allow the rest to live.
Mr.. Green said the saloon men were
going to take this matter up if the
| board did not
! trustee Devine said there were ugly
rumors going round in regard to the
games. A man had told him yesterday
that he was not serving on the board
Tor 80 month He was so serving.
and did not like such insinuations, and
II anyone is getting money every month
10 protect gambling he wanted to
know it.
Trustee Tebbets said that in some
places IN this State the nurns.er of
saloons are limited and no more can be
licensed He was willing to stand for
| a proposition like that.
Trustee Devine said that it was not
MS business to go around hunting for
games when there We're city officia Is
PAID for that work. The Chief of Po-
ice could stop the games in one night
| IL HC CliOSS Ills predecessor did SO
when he wished.
The matter was referred to the Chief
OF Police, to be reported on next week.
WATER-PIPE.
City Taper Watts explained the ad-
Visibility of putting down four-inch
water pipe instead of six-inch on up-
town streets. He said he believed in
putting down the largest pipe where
there was the most demand for water,
and that was down town where the
four-inch pipe on hand is too small. He
thought the four-inch pipe was large
enough for the uptown streets for the
present. and wanted the board to de-
eide.
The report was received and he was
instructed to use his bsst judgment.
MAYORS MESSAGE.
A message from the Mayor was read
appointing w. A Carroll special DO
liceman in the district between N and
r, Tenth and Sixteenth streets. if the
board would create the position
The matter went over for week.
A request by Mrs. Lang that she be
not compelled to construct a sidewalk
on K street until January was granted.
and various Trustees tackled on five
other people.