The record-union., 1891-12-16
TRUSTEE CONKLIE'S ULTINATUM.
He VIII Favor the P-Street Franchise
ConditionaIIy,
And President Henry Accepts the
Terms-The Franchise Likely to
be Granted Next Week.

evening IOI the purpose OF considering
the franchise asked by the Central Electric
Company for road on Third street, and
also on p, from Third to Twenty-eighth.
There were quite number of property
owners from O street and the southwest
ern portion of the city present.
The Mayor led off by saying that he
wanted to know what the company was
going to do with the franchises it already
possessed. The people of Sacramento, he
said, had right to know what roads
we're going to be abandoned.
President j. II. Henry, of the Electric
Railway Company, replied that he could
not exactly state what roads he might
equip. 1T is pretty definitely settled,
however," said he, ''that we will not
equip the O-street road from Tenth to
Twenty-fourth. We will have an cleo
trio road on II street. I can say that
much, but we will do nothing with the
Highland Park road"
MIR. Henry gave way to Elijah Com
stock, who asked permission to give his
views to the board. He said he lived on
. street, and wanted to know how he
could get to the Red House, if the cars
ran down p street as far as Third. He
would either have to walk three or four
blocks, or the whole distance.
He then started in to tell why, in his
opinion, the P-street road would accom-
modate no one, when he was suddenly
interrupted by G. j. Cross who endeaY-
ored to get in few words, but Comstock
shut him off by shouting, Hold on there!
Wait till Pm done"
Some one in the lobby shouted slime ~
but this had no effect on the speaker, and
he continued to air his well-known views
until finally Cross got the floor, but he,
too, let go after while.
I. G. May, w. l.. Benning and others
spoke in behalf of the people south of 2
Gtreet. They claimed that Comstock was
talking for himself alone, and not for his
district.
Mr.. Henry said he wanted to satisfy
everybody, if possible, but he was like
any other person who might happen to
control a certain line of business all over
the city. He believed that if the Mayor
owned all the furniture stores in town he
would not keep all of them open and
conduct business at each of the places
''In order to accommodate people liv-
ing on o and p streets, from Tenth to
Fifteenth said Mr.. Henry, 'we viii ask
Tor a franchise on n street. from Tenth to
Fifteenth. We intend to do this in order
TO reach the Pavilion from another di-
Eection."
W. E. Gerber then asked permission to
address the board. He said he had heard
that Mr.. Henry was going to ask for a
franchise on \ street, and he came down
for the purpose OF informing him that the
people living on that street, from Tenth
10 Fifteenth. did not want railroad in
front of their doors. They had built fine
homes, and preferred that n street be
made a driveway. They hoped some
time to have an excellent pavement on
that street. He did not want cars crowd
ing together at his corner during the State
Fair time,
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the O-Street people should protest against
the removal Of the road from their street.
] believe those who have built homes
there in the last fifteen years did so sim
ply because the road was on that street,
and believe, also, that those who estab-
lished homes on p street never expected
that parallel road would be run III front
of their homes. They built there so as to
be near 0 street."
w. L. Benning essayed TO ask some
question of Mr.. Gerber, but the latter
made a remark that caused Benning to
fire up, and he muttered something to the
effect that she would show him on the
outside" His ire increasing, he worked
through the crowd toward Gerber, but
was prevented from entering inside the
railing by couple Of spectators and the
Mayor.
Fred Kolliker wanted to know why
Mr.. Henry was going to take the O-street
the road there? The people living on
that street could not understand why Mr..
Henry wanted to remove the line.
Supervisor Bates had q few words to
say. He lived on Q street, and he helped
to build the road He took 81 200 worth
Of stock, and had some interest in the
matter. He did not care whether or not
there was railroad on p street, but he
did not want to see that on o street torn
up.
Mr.. Comstock here made some remark
about the people in the southwestern por-
ton OF the city trying to rob others of the
O-Street road.
Mr.. Ellis objected to Comstock calling
the residents below p street robbers.
They were fair people and only wanted
what was right.
C. a. Luhrs claimed that, as business
proposition, it would be better for MIR.
Henry to operate road on P street. 1t
would accommodate more people than
one on street.
p. s. Lawson said he lived on o street.
and built there because Mr.. Careys road
ran along that street In his opinion 0
street was better street for a road than
any other in that section of the city.
Mr.. Coyne said it was u settled thing
that Mr.. Henry would not build on 0
street. Why not, then, give him P
street?
Mr.. Bates wanted the o O~street road left
there even if Mr. Henry put road on p
street. He thought the O-street road
would be operated, too. He would buy
1t at a reasonable figure.
Mr.. Henry was going to offer him a
certain portion of his franchise for a GER
tain figure, when the Mayor suggested
that the dicker be made outside of the
boardroom.
Trustee Conkin thought the people of
both sections of the city could be recon
Ciled by Mr.. Henry If he chose to do so.
lie favored Z street, but thought the o.
street people had some rights which
ought to be respected.
The Mayor was not ready to vote on the
matter. He wanted to lay it aside until
next Monday.
Trustee Conklin was Of the same frame
Of mind. He wanted to offer an amend
ment TO the franchise, requiring the COM
pany 10 return all moneys it may have
received as bonus in case a road was
abandoned. He also wanted Mr.. Henry
to abandon his franchise on O street. in
case he decided not to operate a line there.
Il am ready to vote for the P-street
franchise then" said Mr.. Conklin. 81
have held out as long as | could for my o.
street friends, but now, so long as Mr.
Henry Will not put road on o street,
under any circumstances, will have To
give in. | Will vote for the franchise next
Monday if it is amended as I have
asked
Mr.. Henry promised to have the
amendments drawn up and ready for the
board next Monday.
The meeting then adjourned.
NARROW ESCAPE.
Contractor r. w. Parker Meets with
a Runaway Accident.
R. W. Parker, the well-known street