Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-12-18
CTU TRUSTEES.
Tho Street Railroad Franchise Question
Deferred for One Month.

Tho Street Railroad Franchise Question
Deferred for One Month.
The City Trustees met in regular session
yesterday morning, all the members pres
ent.
The Chief Engineer of the Waterworks
reported that during the past week the
Holly pump had been in use 16l hours,
and that 2OOOO,75O gallons of water had
been pump.
W. E. Gerber, City Treasurer, furnished
the following financial statement; Balance
on hand November LIST. 81 81 ESQ 81; receipts
during the month, Sc, 497 IL; total, $751;
III As. Paid during month, warrants,
$50. S25 49, paid during the month, coupons
s., 302; total disbursements, $34,127 46;
balance on hand December list, sos, $50 OF.
Silas Chance appeared before the Board
and complained of the condition of the
street at Twenty eighth and Y. 1t has been
cut so, he says, by the new electric road
that it is almost impossible.
Street Commissioner Ryan said he would
look after it as soon as the weather per-
mitted.
STREET RAILROAD FRANCHISES.
TIE Mayor read for the second time the
charter asked by R. S. Carey, for a fran
chise for a street railway track down Second
to o. up o to Tenth, and along Tenth to
the City Cemetery.
After the reading by the Mayor, Mr..
Carey, who was present, asked that action
on the matter be deferred for one week, or
to the first Monday in January.
Mayor Gregory said this charter and the
others asked for by Alsip d Lewis would
have to be materially changed.
Mr.. Carey said he desired also TO ask for
some changes. A petition signed by par
ties along Second and o might make some
difference in the proposed right. He
wanted to know the peoples desires, and if
the people il that part of town don't want
the road why all right. He proposed to
build and operate ii with his own money.
Mr.. Devlin, representing the Electric
Railway people, also asked that his petition
for charters also be allowed to go over. He
did not suppose the Board would put on
restrictions that would keep parties from
building roads. He desired to put in his
charter that no track once put down could
be taken up or removed except by order of
the Board of Trustees.
The Mayor said he was in favor of street
railways, and so were the other members of
the Board. However, you folks come to
US and ask for franchises. We propose TO
and restrictions, and in this matter all will
be treated alike. When you decide to build
a road it must be done within q certain
time, barring unexpected delays, and a
guarantee bond Of from 5000 to $4,000
must be executed to the city TO secure its
being built within the time and according
to specifications. We want these not only
built but operated in good shape We want
to be in condition so that if either of YOU
don't operate them successfully, some one
else can do SO. A failure TO comply with
the restriction portions of the charter to
work q forfeiture to the city. You must
take time to think over this, say thirty days,
and then make up your minds fully what
you propose to do.
Mr.. Carey-Why not make law at once.
Why not state now what you will exact,
and what rules you will inforce. 1t is
purely business proposition between us
and the city, you being the city. | ask
simply for fair play
The Mayor-You can have thirty DAYS CT
more to consider this matter.
Mr.. Deviin-Mr. Carey quite right. You
should at once state what you propose to
require of us.
The Mayor-Well, we propose to have
the roads put down in good order, kept in
constant repair and operated so as to &C
ScA-iAAANNHtS puOllC--SO many CdIS. SO
many trips day-or we propose to have
the conditions such that a failure to COM
ply with all the conditions will work
forfeiture.
Mr.. Carey said he was acting in good
faith, had no town lots to sell, and pro-
posed to build the roads with his own
money. Mr.. Myers had agreed to build
road in sixty days. He fulfilled mis- con-
tract. He built his road to sell lots, and
made grand financial success of it. If
was compelled to run the road always at
its present paying basis l would quit TO-
morrow. l am keeping the road up in
good shape-in keeping with the balance
of the town-and am in hopes that there
is good future for this property.
Mr.. Devlin-Let US know what you
want. If we must finish the roads inside
of one year, eighteen months or two years
from the time you grant US charters, why
say so. We want TO know what you pro
pose to exact. Submit to US what you
want, and we can decide.
After some further discussion the matter
was laid over for thirty days.