The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-01

CURED in the legitimate and economical
management and carrying on OF such busl-
ness Meters only shall be used at the OPP
tion of the consumer or on permit granted
by the Supervisors, and a permit shall only
be granted in cases where conclusive proof
is given by the corporation of an excessive
use of water by the consumer. such corpo-
ration shall furnish detailed statement,
attested by the President and Secretary,
showing the actual'cash value Of the prop
erty necessary to carry on the business and
the cost OF operating, and no water rates
shall be collected until such statement is
made. The Board of Supervisors shall have
the right to examine the books, accounts
and real and personal pro perty of the corpo-
ration to verify its statements. Oihcers,
agents or employees of company making
false statements to the examiner Tor the
Supervisors are punishable by fine of not
less than $500 or more than $1,000, or i'm
prisonment for not less than ninety days,
under its charter to carry on business. In
formers shall receive half of fines collected.
CHECKING THE NEW COUNTY FEVER.
Secretary Berry has frame bill that, if
passed, will have tendency to allay the
existing fever for creating new counties.
The bill was introduced in the Senate to-
day and provides that before a new county
can be formed petition signed by major
| ity Of the freeholders outside of the cities
| desiring to create a new county must pc
| presented to the Board of Supervisors OF the
| county from which the largest portion OF the
new county is to be taken, specifying the
name of the new county; that the new
county-seat petition shall then be sent to the
| Governor, who shall appoint i've dlslnter-
| ested citizens as commission to acqualns
itself with all matters appertaining to the
| creation of the new county; they shall de-
| eide whether by creating a new county an
| Injustice would be done any other county,
| and shall decide what portion OF the In
/ debtedDesS OF each county from which the
new county was formed, the new county
| shall pay. If the Commissioners report in
| favor OF creating new county, 1t shall pro-
| coed to organize under the County Govern
ment Act; if the decision is adverse, no
| further proceedings in the matter can be
| taken for four years.
A bill has been introduced in the Senate
| for the Incorporation of the town of Red
| Bluff.
A GOVERNORS RESIDENCE.
Another bill was introduced appropriating
| $4,000 for the purchase of building for a
residence for the Governor. The bill does
not specify what portion OF the city the resi-
| dence shall be located in. II places the
| funds for the purpose in the hands of the
| Capitol Commissioners
Senator Campbell of Solano to-day pre-
scented a bill repeating the act appropriating
| S160, eco for the purchase Of jnte machinery
| for San Quentin. The appropriation was
made in 1889, but the Directors used but a
few hundred dollars of il. and Campbell
thinks it better 10 put the money where it
cannot be reached except by an act OF the
legislature.
Shauahan made an attempt in the House
to have the joint resolution calling upon
Congress to do all it can 10 resuscitate foreign
Commerce amended so as TO read without
granting subsidies TO steamship companies. -
The Assembly would have none of it and
the tail man from Shasta sat down discom-
| fitted.