Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-07-02
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
THE CENTRAL STREET RAILWAY COM.
PANY's MOTIVE POWER.
Allowed to Use Horses-Official Re-
ports-Wasting Water.

Laughlin and Wolf Chief Engineer E.
II. Williams, of the Water Works, re-
ported that for the week ending June 30th
1886, 600 gallons of water had been
pumped, the Stevens engine working II
hours and the Holly 139 hours.
OFFICIAL REPORTS.
George A. Putnam, City Collector, SUBJ
mitted statement to the Board showing
the amount of city licenses sold for the
quarter ending June 30th. The sum was
Sob.
Chief of Police Lee reported that for the
month of June 291 arrests were made:
dodgers accommodated, Sc; meals furnished,
1,0O9; cash on hand at last report, $40; re-
ceived during the month, S. 20; paid out
during the month, 81 3d. balance on hand
July LIST, 81 20.
n. A. Kidder, Harbormaster, reported a
total collection of 1852 so for the month of
June.
VI. Gregory Clerk of the Water Works,
reported that for the past month he had
collected for water rates SIS ,952 rs, and for
taps 1892. Total, SIG 1874 rs.
r. w. Parker, Superintendent of the City
Cemetery, reported as follows: Number of
deaths IN the city for the past month, 80
still-born, 2; brought here for interment,
10; total number inferred, As. The inter-
ments were made as follows: City Gene
terry, 27; New Helvetia, s; st. Joseph's 7.
One body was sent to San Francisco, one to
Mormon Island and one to Forest Hill
Collected for sale OF lots, $519 As; permits,
$6S; exhumation, $40. Total, 1897 45.
P. O'Neil, the new Poundmaster, re-
ported having impounded nine horses and
eight cows. All of the animals were re.
deemed. He had collected $25.
CEETRAL-sTREET RAILWAY MATTERS.
Mayor Gregory then took up the pro-
posed franchise which the Central Street
Railway Company had offered at previous
meeting, the main object of which was to
allow that company to run their cars by
horse or mule power until they saw fit to
use electricity; also, to allow them a road
on Nineteenth street, from J to G.
After the proposed franchise was read the
second time, r. I. Devlin presented petit
ton to the Board asking them to allow the
company to use horsepower, instead of
electricity, as per its petition. The request
was backed by almost all of the property
owners on J street, as far as the road runs
on that street, and also by large number
of contributors. Mr. Devin addressed the
Board at some length on the subject He
declared that the electro-motor system had
failed utterly since the company had
agreed to operate the road by that system
They were DESTROYS of serving the public
IN the best manner possible, and were will
ing to expend $4,000 more to extend the
road and provide an efficient system. If
the company were not allowed to have the
franchise altered, it would be forced to Law
off its horses at the end of year and run
the one electric car in order to hold the
present franchise.
Trustee Mclaughlin said he would not
vote for the new franchise unless every
subscriber to the road signed a petition
asking that the Central Company be al
lowed the right to operate their road by
horse or mule power, instead of by cleo
tricity.
Senator F. R. Dray spoke in favor of the
Board granting the new company what
they peutioned for. 1t was for the public
good and it was no more than right that
they should be placed on an equal footing
t, with other railway companies.
Frank Miller said he was subscriber to
the road to the extent of $500, and wanted
TO see it operated. He was in favor of
allowing the company to use horses, and
thought the request made by it was emf
nently fair and Just to all.
b. U. Steinman, who is President of the
Gas and Electric Light Companies, said his
company had three months option on
the purchase of the right to use the motor |
employed on the electric car, but allowed it |
to lapse because the system was regarded |
as failure. If the railroad people under
took torun their cars by electricity the Elec-
trio Light Company would soon own the
road.
7. B. Hall thought the officers of the
Central Street Railway Company had
shown great enterprise in attempt
ing to operate an electric road,
although the experiment had cost
them dearly. The situation now lay
hot NO hn off,
or none.
The excellence of the present service was
testified TO by Messrs. George Lichthardt
and w. C. Farnsworth, residents of NJ
street, who said that property-owners out
that wav wanted the company to have the
privilege of using horses.
w. K. Strong regarded the request as so
fair and business-like that it was waste
of time to argue in its favor.
Mr.. Alsip declared that his company had
lost more money in experimenting with
electricity than it would receive from all its
subscriptions. Up 10 the present time cleo
ulcitv has proven a failure as q railroad
motive power A road has Just been
abandoned in Wheeling, Va, after an ex-
penditure of 100000 The San Jose cleo
trio motor road has absolutely ruined its
founder. If the Board granted the fran
chise asked for, the company would give
any bond required that the road out J
street 10 Twenty eighth and along Twenty
eighth TO NJ, also the branch on Nineteenth
street from J to u, should be completed
within 80 days from date, and all of II op-
Grated every day in the year thereafter.
The Board could place any restrictions in
the franchise ii saw fit.
Mayor Gregory stated that ne was prepared
to vote in favor of the company's request
A year ago he would not have done so, but
he had lately investigated the electric motor
system for cars, and was convinced that il
was q failure.
Trustee Wolf said he had not learned I'M
nj then of the failure of electricity as at
present utilized for running cars. The
company had not before admitted that fact
and he wanted time TO look into the mat
ter He moved that the matter be laid
over week, and il was so ordered.
THE PoUNDMAsTER WAS RIGHT.
Augustus Brandt made complaint to the
Board that the Poundmaster had i'm
pounded a COW belonging 10 him, when he
thought the officer had no right to do So
Asked as to the length OF the rope by which
the COW was tied, he said it was about
twenty-five feet. AS the Law limits the length
of the tether in such cases to four feet, the
Poundmaster had only done his duty
However, as Brandt is poor and was not
familiar with the law, the Board made an
order restoring to him the COW.
WASTING WATER.
The matter of the street sprinklers using
water during the progress OF fires was
brought up and it was decided that the
very next one caught in the act would be
Immediately arrested and punished
Mayor Gregory said he had been informed
that one of the street hydranis on Four
teenth street, between l and J, was about
half open and the water deluging the
street around that vicinity, and he believed
the contractor in that district should be
brought before the Board and fined.
SIDEWALK CURLING.
Henry Wittpen asked permission to have
fnP Curhinp of tho al1avs hot and