The record-union., 1899-03-07

wanted was an opinion as to whether
it would be legal to repeal the license
for livery.
Trustee Kent argued for the repeal
of the livery license. saying that the
liveryman should pay no more license
than the man who loans money.
Trustee Dolan said that if the livery
license is repealed, the grocery and
other licenses will have to be repealed
also
Trustee Devine said if the license is
repealed all others will have to be, and
it will make single takers Of the board,
and he was willing it should do so.
Trustee Tebbets favored repeating the
license for the stables as they were
different from groceries. He moved the
adoption of the ordinance, and it was
read. When it was read he said he
would withdraw his motion. as he could
not vote for it in that form. After con-
siderable argument the motion to refer
the matter to the Corporation Counsel
to draw up an ordinance that will pro-
tect the livery stable keepers prevailed.
Trustee Dolan reported on the gar
bage crematory franchise that the COM
mittee had visited San Francisco and
investigated. A franchise had been
granted giving to the company
the monopoly of collecting gar
bage, SO that it costs the people from
70 cents to 81 month to have their
garbage taken away. There is money
In it for the company as everything is
utilized. From what he had found out,
a crematory that will consume all gar
bage can be- erected at a cost of S1OUOO,
but whether it would pay the board to
grant a twenty franchise he
would not decide.
Trustee Devine opposed the franchise
on the ground that it would create a
monopoly and increase the cost of col
lecting garbage indefinitely.
Trustee Dolan said that the board
Should wait before expressing an opin-
ion until it knew what the company
proposes.
Trustee Paine said it was only a. ques-
ton of whether the city should grant
franchise or own it's own crematory-
There is no question that the city must
do something, and that soon. The
board can only wait to see what the
company offers. -
Kent opposed the franchise. There
was a firm who would give a lot at
Third and Y streets for dumping the
garbage. He favored filling up the lots
and making something for the Assess or
to assess. He was opposed to all mo-
nopolies.
Paine moved that the board meet On
iornt n m
the Representatives of the company,
and the board decided to meet on We'd
nesday night.
ACTION RECONSTRUCTED.
The matter of the confirmation of the
Mayors appointment of Clinton L.
White to- investigate the funded indebt-
edness of the city and the action of
the Commission came up and excited
considerable discussion as to its adj
visibility.
Trustee Tebbets stated that the
Mayor said the appointment was made
by him at the request of the board and
it could do as it pleased.
The resolution asking him to appoint
of the board, thus disposing of the mat
ter.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The application of Mrs. Pendergast
for saloon license at Tenth and Y
streets was laid on the table.
Poundmaster Cooksley appeared be-
fore the board and stated that two
years ago, on his request, his salary was
fixed at 1925. He had agreed out of
that to give to the Humane Society $50
a month and had since done so. He
could do so no longer, and had been in
formed that the society intended to
compel him to still do SO. 1t was a
private agreement, and he did not think
he should do So
Trustee Deyine said he had under
stood that when the salary was raised
Mr.. Cooksley's profits were to be do
mated to the society Before that the
city had paid for dog scalps and found
lit a very expensive matter He thought,
however, that $125 was very small
salary.
George Smith. President of the So
ciety, stated that the society, under the
agreement. was to have the fines and
forfeitures, and Mr.. Cooksley agreed in
lieu of the fines to give the society S25
a onth. The society, he thought,
should receive some aid from the city.
Trustee Tebbets did not think Mr..
Cooksley should be asked to carry on
the Pound at starvation prices. AT the
same time the society should be helped
by the city. He moved that $50 be set
aside from the Immigration Fund for
the society.
Trustee Brown did not think that the
money could be drawn from the Immi-
grafton Fund
Trustee Tebbets said the board would
do well to go carefully. as the Exempt
Fireman's Act had been declared I'M
constitutional, and the Corporation
Counsel had written communication
advising the board not to draw any
more money from that fund. The board
should be careful what it authorizes,
unless the members wish to pay the
money out of their own pockets.
The City Auditor was authorized to
transfer the money from the Exempt
Firemen's Fund to the General Fund.
Trustee Tebbets moved that the board
create the office of Humane Society
Officer whenever the Mayor asks for it.
Mr. Smith stated that the law just
passed allows the Supervisors to APP
point an officer
The matter was referred to a COM
mittee.
A communication from the Corpora
ton Counsel was read in relation 20 a
demand of the Pacific Improvement
Company stating that the city was in
fringing on bitumen patents. 1t stated
that when a specific demand is made, it
would be time enough to take action.
communication from Corporation