The record-union., 1891-08-18
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
Double Track Franchises and Street
Improvement.
The Electric Railway Company Asks
to be Allowed TO Operate Road
on Sixth and Q Streets.

At yesterdays session of the City Trus-
tees communication was received from
the Central Street Railway Company, ac-
companied by proposed ordinance
granting a franchise to the said company
to construct, maintain and operate by
electricity a street-railway on Sixth
street, from J to @, and through @ street
to Twenty eighth. The franchise was
framed in the same manner as that asked
for on p street.
There was no discussion whatever over
the proposed franchise, which was laid
over under the rule.
CONCERNING FIRE-PLUGS.
The board then took up and passed an
ordinance to the effect that it shall be un-
lawful for any person to blockade or OBJ
struct fire-plugs of the city by which a
fire engine is prevented from attaching
thereto hose, or is prevented from using
water from any such plug at fire. Any
person violating the ordinance shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanOr, and
shall upon conviction be fined not to eX-
ceed 500, or imprisonment not to exceed
twenty-five days, or by both fine and
imprisonment.
THE AWNING ORDINANCES.
The next subject taken up was pro-
posed ordinance regulating the character
OF street awnings, known as the Mcclure
ordinance.
There was another ordinance before the
board on the same subject, the main diff
ference between them being that the lat
ter requires that all awnings shall project
to the outer edge of the sidewalks.
The matter was discussed for a time and
laid over for further consideration.
THE GRAVEL Is TOO COARSE.
T. II. Cook appeared before the board
and entered his protest against the paving
OF Thirteenth street, between X and L.
with gravel containing cobble-stones.
He said the big stones were left on or
near the surface and are a menace to
vehicles, besides making it very un-
comfortable for people to travel over it.
Street Commissioner Mclaughlin
promised TO inquire into the matter.
WHO SHALL PAY FOR THE GRADING :?
J. Z. Farnsworth also appeared with a
grievance. He wanted to have the Cen
tral Street Railway Company compelled
to pay their portion of the cost of improv-
ing street, from Twenty-second to
Twenty eighth, for the width Of a double
track, the company having now but one
track thereon. Referred to the Street
Commissioner.
j. O. Coleman said the Street Improve
AANLIG NlCSl1 Cl W lldN Z Jll6 illdI-
ter settled one way or the other, as his
company wanted to get its money, having
done the work.
Trustee Mclaughlin said he did not
understand that the Railway Company
refused absolutely to pay the assessment.
MIR. Coleman replied that he had been
informed by representative of the COM
pany that the latter would decline to pay
Tor grading the width Of a double track.
AS the matter now stands, the only thing
for the Improvement Company to do was
TO object to the assessment roll, and let
the City Trustees and the Railway Com
pany settle the matter.
Mr.. Coleman further said that his com
pany thought it should be allowed inter
est on its bill, owing to the delay.
Trustee Mclaughlin said that compa-
MES were very eager to obtain franchises
and other tavors, but when the city
wanted them to do their duty ii had to
either go to law or do the work itself 1t
cost the city several hundred dollars TO
repair Eleventh and l. streets, where
track was taken up.
The assessment roll was signed by the
Mayor and Street Commissioner, thus es-
tablishing its validity as against either
the property-owners or the Street Rail
way Company.
On motion of Trustee Conklin. the
Street Commissioner was authorized to
take legal advice in the matter and report
TO the board
He WANTED TO IMPROVE.
i request was received from John
Hughes, who owns the property facing
on one side of q street, between Twenty
fifth and Twenty-siXth, for permission to
grade and gravel one-half the width of
the street in front Of his property.
Street Commissioner Mclaughlin
moved that the request be granted, and
the Mayor opposed it. The latter
thought the whole width of the street
should be improved at the same time.
The request was granted.
REQUEST FOR FOLSOM GRAVEL.
S. Tryon informed the board that the
property-owners on Sixteenth street de-
sired to have that street improved by
laying the gravel upon the street as the
latter stands, without eXcavating any of
the earth therefrom. Moreover, he
wanted to have Folsom gravel used for
grading.
petition on the same subject was sub
mitted and referred to the Street Com
missioner. who reported favorably
thereon, and the petition for Folsom
gravel was granted.