Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-05-14
TIE sraEEr-sA1IwAY DIFFICULTY AGAIN

TdE STkEEf-RAILWAY DIFFICULTY AGAlN
The case on both sides has been briefly
given in these columns, involving the issue
between the Trustees and Tenth street prop
erty-owners from o to K street on one side,
and the City Railway Company on the other.
1t is understood that the company will aban-
don the route, at least any present effort to
complete it. The situation is novel ana vexa-
tious In brief the case is this:
The people of the whole city have long de-
sired line of street railway to the City Gem
etery. A franchise was granted to the City
Railway Company for line to that place. 1t
is required to complete it within six months.
1t began to lay rails from Tenth street up n
to Eleventh, and along Eleventh southwark,
when the Trustees refused it permission to
| pass over the Central Pacific Railroad track
at Eleventh street, and in order to pass under
the track, it had to take up its line and lay it
down on Tenth street from n, which it did,
to o, itself making a grade up to the official
standard.
1t then laid a good track from r, on Tenth,
to the City Cemetery. 1t next began to
close the gap on Tenth by laying rails from o
to r on the present grade of the street. A
week ago last Monday the Trustees were petit
toned by Tenth-street property owners to
compel the company to lay its rails on the
new or official grade. The company then
asked the Trustees to give it six months ad-
ditional time, and this application the Board
laid over until next Monday. Meanwhile
the work is at standstill. but the company
has nearly filled in the cut it made on Tenth
street, from o to K, and taken away most of
its timbers and iron. The feeling in the mat.
ter in the central part of the Fourth Ward
is very warm, and right along Tenth street it
is simply red hot. The property-owers claim
these things
First-Now is the time to raise the street
to grade.
Second-Let the company fill in to high
grade for the privilege of laying track.
Third-If they do so and the grade extends
| beyond the two feet each side they are bound
to keep up, we will pay our share of the cost
| of such work.
| Fourth-To allow the company to lay
rails on the present grade means to keep the
street level at that plane, or, when subse-
quently filed up, to clutter up the way and
incommode every one for many weeks.
| Fifth-The company agreed when it got its
charter to lay to high grade.
Sixth-It is blarsted railway company,
meaner than pizen, and it is a virtue to kick
| it.
Seventh-It is easier and cheaper to raise
the grade now than after the track is down.
Eighth-The company has voluntarily laid
to high grade north of o street, and must
not now dive down to the old level again.
| On the other hand, the railway company
says:
First = Never anywhere is company,
granted franchise, compelled to grade the
street it is granted the right to run on top
of the street, and the duty of building up a
grade is not incumbent upon it.
| Second-The company never agreed to
raise the grade, but agreed and is by law
required to come up to it when it is raised,
and will do so. The property owners have
| for years refused to raise the street, but now
have spasm of " high-grading," and want
the company to do it for them and take the
chances of payment.
Third-The company cannot expend money
to build a grade and trust to property owners
paving back share of the COST 1t is not
| business like to do it or ask it. If the prop
erty owners will raise their street to grade
we will run on it, keep the number of feet
required of US in order, and comply with the
law.
| the road an elevated railway, or compel Us to
build an embankment with slopes that will
virtually amount to grading two-thirds of the
street-width. The property owners want to
force us to this for their gain.
Fifth-lf the street was already graded
and we got franchise to run on it would the
city ask US to pay for the grade already
built? Certainly not.
| Sixth-To build as now demanded would
be so costly as not to warrant the expense.
Therefore the company prefers to let the
route go TO blazes.
Such are the issues as understood and de-
! Of fall Tapfb or
Outside of that street the sentiment is almost
unanimous that the company is right in its
defense, but if one ventures to express that
opinion on the line of the route he may expect
TO catch it hot and heavy and be told to mind
his own business, and be asked what interest he
has in the matter, and if people want to visit
the cemetery let them walk, but by the
great horn spoon, the railway company never,
never shall lay the track on the present level.
SO stands the fight, and about the only losers
are the poor people unable to hire hacks, who
must still foot it to the cemetery to keep
the graves green"
CooPER-SHoP RoBBED.-The cooper shop
of Chris. Schaeffer, on Front street, between
K and L, was robbed day before yesterday
of a number of coopers' hoops, which he re-
ported to the police Office, and taking the
case in hand, they were soon found in junk
store, where small price had been paid tor
them. The proprietor stated that the pur-
chase was made from an elderly, blear-eyed
Chinaman, who claimed them as his property.
! Officer Ferral Yesterday afternoon arrested
All Now, answering the description, and who
is frequently seen upon the streets gathering
old rags and paper, and who was at once
| identified by the clerk at the junk store WHO
made the purchase as the one from whom he
bought the stolen property. His case will
come before Judge Henry to-day.
KEARNEY's CAsE.--Kearney' habeas cor
pus case came to a sudden pause In the Su-
preme Court yesterday. On the coming in
of the Court, Chief Justice Morrison an
nounced that the order of the Court was tor
continuance Of the case until Monday next
at 3 P. NJ, and that meanwhile counsel for
petitioner and for people would be permitted
to bring up the record and all matters apper-
tanning to the record. This is understood TO
include all papers and files which will tend to
throw light upon the fact whether the ordl,
| nance under which Kearney was convicted
was published or not as is by law required
Bv the noon train Warden Provost returned
| to San Francisco with his prisoner in charge,
and he will be returned to duty In the House
of Correction until next Monday.
BOARDS OF AGRIoULTURE.-Gov Per
kins has commissioned as members of Dis
trict Boards of Agriculture these citizens J.
Mem. Shafter and D. w. Walker, of Marin /;
James Adams a. P Overton, A. P. Whit
ney and William hartman. Sonoma ; John
Wilson, Solano: L. H. Guk, Napa-all for
the Fourth District. J. d. Neff, Cyrus
Coleman, L. G.. Norris, Thomas Fraser, f.
s. Morey, J. II. Miller, Thomas Hardie, Geo.
e. Blanchard, for the Eighth District.
RIFLE AssooIATIoN.-A meeting has been
held to take steps to organize Rifle Associa-
ton here. Major w. [. Wallace presided.
The matter was discussed and all details con.
sidered, and an adjournment had until to-
night, when a meeting will be held at the
Sarsfield Guard armory, and an organization
of a Club effected 1t is desired that all who
feel an interest will attend and aid in the or
ganization.
some CRANKY.-A new wrought-iron crank
has been forged and completed at the railroad