Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-09-08

/ II he viii not do that, then l will vote for
/ these resolutions. or something similar.
! don't say that we can satisfy everybody as to
what would be proper fees for this service In
I these cases.
Mr.. Bailey-I cannot vote for these resolu-
lions. II, however, MIR. Cadwalader will
rot c5me before US and agree beforehand to
! fees which are honest and acceptable, will
vote to discharge him and employ some one
/ else.
! Mr.. Christy-It is well known that l have
! been opposed to this employment of Mr..
/ Cadwalader from the first. l wanted to
| have him come and have talk Ike this with
the Board in the first place. SO that we could
understand the matter and make some agree
| ment about the suits, but before we had a
! chance to do so he came in here before this
! Board and sort of forced himself upon US, and
/ youall know it, Idon't think Mr.. Cadwalsder
| is the proper person to carry on these cases.
! He went to Suffer county in the Reyes case
! and got beat all to death they burned him
up there l don't think be is the best man
| for this case, nor as good as other lawyers we
can employ in this city, and plenty of them.
He has refused peremptorily to agre in ad.
vance as to what he will charge as fees. l
asked him here before this Board, and
tried to get him to state the amount,
but he would not. and answered
me POLITICALLY that Nv hen lawyers and
Boards can't agree, Courts and juries must
fix the fee." He was ready to say, however,
that he charged SO, 600 as retainer fee, and
opposed it then as exorbitant and outrageous.
It was not as you would have conducted
your own business. [ do not go around to
talk about this matter but | am satisfied,
from views l have heard freely and every
where expressed, that nine-tenths, or larger
portion OF the people of the county, demand
!, % - oIv ap& &c
to the amount ultimately to be charged for
fees, and also are opposed to the retainer fee.
They are utterly opposed to cur allowing the
case to proceed with our present attorney
without such an agreement as to fees in ad-
vance.
Mr. Bailey-NIy idea is to notify Mr.. Cad
walader to come before the Board and enter
into contract, and if he will do so al rea.
sonable fee, then employ him; and if he will
not, then employ some. other attorney or at
torneys. | am not in favor of going Oh with
these suits until we know what it is going to
cost the county.
MIR. Butler-We must have an agreement
first Of all, but l am in favor Of having all
the mines stopped at once, and then have the
test case tried afterwards. | move that the
resolutions be laid over until 3 P, NJ. tomor-
row, and that Mr.. Cadwalader be notified TO
appear before this Board and state for what
he will conduct the case low pending.
Mr. Bailey seconded the motion.
Mr. Beckley opposed postponing the vote
upon the resolutions. He did not wish TO
hold them over Mr. Cadwalader, as the
Board was unanimous in its purpose to dis
charge him unless be would agree in advance
as to the fee to be charged fer his services,
which shall be acceptable to the Board
Mr. Christy was in favor of adopting the
resolutions at once.
MIR Bailey thought it better to postpone
consideration of the resolutions, as suggested
by Mr.. Buffers motion.
a vote was then taken upon Mr.. Buffers
motion, and it was lost by a tie vote: Ayes
Bailey, Blair and Butler. Noes-Beckley,
Christy and Wilson.
a vote was then taken upon the original
motion ard adoption of the resolutions, which
failed simply by tie vote. Ayes-Blair,
Butler and Christy. Noeg-Bailey, Beckley
and Wilson.
The question was then discussed as to the
time Mr. Cadwalader should be required to
appear before the Board Mr.. Reckley
thought time should be taken 50 that the
members could ascertain what o proper
amount for fees would be. He thought if the
Board had had more time when the original
action was taken they would not have made
the mistake they have. He thought two or
three days time should be taken. Mr.. Wilson
said he wished to talk with his people upon
the subject, and he thought it would be well
to let the matter lay over one week, till the
uext meeting of the Board.
MIR. Butler offered the following resolution,
and moved its adoption
Reso'red, That it is the sense OF this Board that
it should enter into special contract with their at
torney to prosecute the debris cases TO final judy
ment.
The motion to adopt was seconded and car
ried unanimously. The Board then adj
iourned until 10 a. ". to-day.