Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-01-08
AN ARMISTICE.
The Street Railway Company Pays Its
Assessments and Resumes Bust
uess-A New Line Proposed

As foreshadowed in the REooRD-UNIoN re-
port of yesterday morning, the City Railroad
Company yesterday paid the amount due the
city for Improvements along their line on
Second street, between ] and K, amounting
to the sum of 81, 049. Upon payment of this
claim on the part of the company, the Board
of City Trustees accepted the construction of
the road on Second street, conditioned upon
the necessary repairs along the track upon
that street being Immediately made, and
soon after noon the cars on the H-street
line were running upon their regular time
between Twentieth street and the depot
With this settlement it is understood that
the Board of Trustees also withdrew further
requirements from the railroad company with
relation to making repairs on Front street,
as the manner in which that street was left
by removal of the track is not of such nature
as to be Objectionable to the holders of prop
erty abuttlng upon it.
AS an evident attempt at compromise and
to allay the excited feeling of the subscribers
to the O-street line, and of the people gener-
ally throughout the city, by reason Of the re-
cent dark-lantern manifestations connected
with the attempted carrying away of
portion of that road, built by subscription
dlOil9 I'D llut, IuG Ibibp AN' "a
tention TO maintain the street line as far
west as Sixth street, and construct a new line
from along Sixth to X street. Whether
this will be regarded by the O-street subscribe
ers as a satisfactory compliance of the con-
tract upon which the road was built remains
to be seen. &
The work of constructing the new connect
ing line from K to o street, along Tenth,
which was commenced on Monday and post
poued yesterday, has not yet been resumed.
| The official notification of Street Commits
sioner Knox on the 9TH instant to the Rail-
road Company, that neither he nor the
Trustees of the city will approve any of the
work of construction of the cemetery line
unless built in strict compliance with the
ordinance authorizing the same, and also
that said road will not be permitted to cross
r street on a level with the track of the
Sacramento and Placeryille Railroad, thus
requiring tunneling under that road, seems
to have been the cause Of this immediate ces-
sation of work.
1t will be remembered that when another
company, last summer, sought to obtain
franchise to build street railway to the Gem
etery and proposed to guarantee its speedy
construction and to establish the fare at a re-
duced rate, the present company came forward,
and with loud promises for quick construction,
obtained an exclusive franchise to the pro-
posed line As it was a notorious fact that
this company had utterly failed to keep the
streets in suitable repairialong the track, as
required by its charter, and because of its
negligence and bad conduct in this regard,
its track in places was dangerous for teams
and vehicles, and serious accidents occurred
thereby, the people were surprised, and ex
pressed no little censure upon the Board of
Trustees for granting a new and exclusive
franchise for another important line to this
company. The recent action of the Board of
Trustees, requiring that construction and re-
pairs of the railroad lines be done in &C
cordance with the requirements of its charter,
meets with unanimous and unqualified APP
proval.
SUIcIDE.-Y esterday morning at an early
hour T. Charles Benteen, painter well
known in this city, died at his residence on
o street, between Twelfth and Thirteenth
from the effects of dose of laudanum. He
had been somewhat respondent for some
time. and when troubled with nervousness
occasionally used laudanum to produce sleep.
A brief memorandum, however, was found
in his pocket in regard to his property, which
indicates a suicidal intent. On Tuesday
morning he came down from Folsom, and
was walking about the city the most of the
day. and went home at about u o'clock at
night, and though he had been drinking
slightly, is said not to have been under the
influence of liquor. His wife was absent at
an Odd Fellows banquet, and returned home
about half-past l o'clock, accompanied by II:
o. White On entering the house they found
deceased apparently asleep IN lounge and
advanced to rouse him, but finding that he
was in a stupor and that they could not
awake him, a physician was summoned.
Despite all efforts, however, Benteen did not
recover consciousness, and died about day
light, He leaves a wife and three children,
and was native of Virginia, aged II years.
A post mortem examination OF the body has
been considered unnecessary, but Coroner
Vermilya will hold an inquest on the mains
this afternoon. Deceased few years since
acquired considerable prominence in local
politics, and was at one time Republican
candidate for the Assembly from Sacramento
county. At the time of his death he was a
member of Ell Dorado Lodge No. 8, |. o. o.
F., and the Odd Fellows Mutual Aid Soci-
ETY.. under the auspices Of which organization
his funeral will take place.
INAUGURATION CEREMONIES inaugu-
ration of the Governor and Lieutenant Gov
ernor will take place to-day, at II NJ, in front
of the Capitol Should the day be fine, the
demonstration accompanying the inaugural
services give promise of being the grandest
that ever been witnessed at any inaugural
within the State. All the military compa-
MES in the city, together with the Brigade
and Battalion Stats, mounted, will meet at
the Pavilion at $3.50 o'clock A. NJ, from which
place they will march to the depot to receive
the Chico and Stockton Guards, which are
expected to arrive ON special trains at about
10 o'clock They will be escorted to the cor
ner of Seventh and K streets. The State Of
ficers and invited guests will meet at the
Capitol at 1890, and the Sacramento Hus-
sars will escort the Governor-elect, State Off
GERS and invited guests into line at the corner
of Seventh and K, when the procession will
be formed in the order appearing in another
column. The route OF the procession will be
along X to Tenth, Tenth to j, j to Second,
Second to K, K to Eleventh, and thence to
the Capitol. Statutes of fifteen guns each
will be fred in honor of Governor Perkins
and Governor Irwin by the Sacramento Light
Artillery Special trains will arrive this
morning upon the various roads leading into
the city, and the throng in the city and at
the hotels will no doubt be unusually large.
INAUGURAL BALL MEETING.-The meeting
of the Inaugural Ball Committees at Judge
! Denson's rooms last evening was largely at
tended by the members, and the discussion
held was interesting and earnest. Mr.. Horn
blower, Chairman Of the Committee on Sup
per, reported that bids had been received for
| furnishing supper, and the contract awarded
to w. +. Peterson at 81, 245. The supper
will be given in the rotunda, which will be
brilliantly lighted and beautifully decorated.
| The report was accepted and the contract
ratified On motion of Mr.. Van Fleet an
auxiliary committee of nine persons was APP
pointed, whose duty it viii be to assist the
| Committee on Sale of Tickets. This auxil-
| iary committee consists of +. A. Hornblower,
| w. 2. Coleman, Vim. Young, G.. w. Ches-
| ley, J. W. Wilson, Z. M. Martin, t. H.
Berkey, P. H. RUSSELL Hold Eldred, and
Felix Tracy. The committee will meet at
the Golden Eagle Hotel at II A. NJ. to-day
and begin an active canvass for the sale of
tickets. The meeting adjourned until next
Friday evening.
The WEATHER Yesterday afternoon the
clouds which have persistently hung over the
valley for weeks past appeared to be break
ing away. At o'clock the clouds thickened,
| and in half an hour brisk shower began
| that continued until 10 o'clock. At II O'Clock
| it was clear and at o'clock this morning the
| sky was cloudy and steady breeze was
| blowing from the south. On the mountain
snow began falling, and was blowing and
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