The record-union., 1892-09-27
TIE G STREET FRANCHISE.
1t is Granted to the Central Electric
Company.
The Mayor Voted Against it and Then
Gave Notice of Motion
to Reconsider.


Electric Company for q franchise
for another branch of their cleo
trio railway system extending out G
street to Agricultural Park, and thus
completing its system. The opposition
application by Albert Gallatin and II. P.
Livermore for road was also TO come
up for first reading. In consequence
there was very large attendance of in
terested citizens-mostly residents along
the proposed routes-so large crowd. in
fact, that they could not all get into the
room.
THERE FOR BUSINESS.
j. ii. Henry, President of the Central
Electric Company, was there with his
petition, signed by large majority of
the people living on G street, and he was
also accompanied by his attorney, Grove
l.. Johnson.
Messrs. Livermore and Gallatin had
Attorney Add c. HinkSon with them.
They withdrew the application filed with
the Trustees Saturday and presented
another, in which the routes were as fol-
lows:
commencing at the Southern Pacific
Company's depot running thence to
Third and l. on Third to X, X to Seventh
Seventh to q, q to Twentieth, Twentieth
to II, IL to Thirty-first.
Also, commencing at Third and J,
thence on to Seventh on Seventh TO n,
on TO Thirtieth, Thirtieth to t, L to
Thirty-first.
Under this system it would be neces-
sary Tor them to run over the tracks of the
Central Company on Third from to J,
on from Third to Seventh, and on X
from Third to Seventh.
a petition from citizens asking that the
franchise be granted was also presented.
Alter the ordinance had been read by the
clerk further consideration OF it was, I'M
der the rules, postponed for one week.
There were a great many sympathiZers
with the new applicants present, and Mr..
Henry's advocates were there, too. AS
soon as the Gallatin-Livermore franchise
was attended to
THE OPPONENTS OF HENRY
Had their say. They first presented
protest against the granting of a franchise
10 him. 1t set forth that such action
would not be in the best interests of the
city. Then another protest was read.
This one declared that by granting the
Henry franchise large portion
of the city east of the park
would be deprived of railway IA
cilities, would never be built up, and
that property values would never rise in
that locality. a third protest set forth
that Henry's franchise would effectually
do away with the prospect of a competing
road ever getting foothold in Sacra-
mento.
Mr.. Livermore then asked permission
OF the board to explain TO it's members
and the citizens present what the new
applicants proposed doing. His name
and that of Mr.. Galiatin had been substi-
tuted in the amended petition for that of
the Folsom Water Power Company, and
he desired to explain why. The latter
company could not, he said, accept the
franchise in its corporate capacity. The
franchise, If granted, would pass into the
hands OF the Sacramento Electric Power
and Light Company, which is to
BRING THE ELECTRICITY
Furnished by the other company to this
city. They had considered, he said. the
great benefits that Sacramento would
reap from the new company, and he
thought it should be given a chance and
not have obstacles thrown in its way.
Mr.. Henry, he said, was trying to tie up
all of the choice streets so that they nor
any other company or persons could get
in-there would be nothing left worth
investing money in. Even as it is now.
he said, there was little left for compet-
ing road, but his company was sat
listed that Sacramento has great
future in store, and was willing to
wait tor the profits. He argued
that it would be more to the city's interest
to give the new company the franchise it
asked for than to give Mr.. Henry more
lines. He thought that action on the
Henry franchise should be at least post
poned in order that property-owners on
q street might have a chance to consider
further and remove their names from
Mr.. Henry's petition, if they so desired.
The friends of the new applicants APP
plauded Mr.. Livermore's remarks loudly.
HAD WAITED LONG ENOUGH.
Grove i. Johnson then spoke for Mr..
Henry. He said there should be no
further delay in acting on Mr.. Henry's
application. The matter had hung fire
long enough now. The board and the
people had had ample time to consider
everything. The board should either
grant the franchise or reject 1t, then and
there. He warned the board and the
citizens present that while ali the promises
and prospects OF the new company gilt
tered they should not permit themselves
to be deceived. Sacramento had been
nipped several times by permitting these
new concerns to step in. A new electric
light company was received with re-
joicings not long, ago, but it only
sold out TO the old company Mr.
Henry had been tried and been found
faithful TO the promises he had
made and to the confidence reposed in
him by the people. Citizens should hest
tate now about crying for somebody to
come in and injure him. The existing
Electric Railway Company had ex-
pended nearly 100000 here in Sacra-
mento; had furnished quick and mod
ern service; had done wonders in build
ing up the city's suburbs; was giving
employment to many people, etc. All
Mr.. Henry wanted now was to complete
his system. lie was not trying to tie up
any streets in order to keep out competi-
ton. His was bona fide application,
just as all his previous ones We're and
the people knew that if the fran
chise were granted to him there would
be no doubt about their getting the road
And what was more, he would not wait
year or two before building it, either.
There Were plenty of streets in the city
suitable for an electric road which were
available for Messrs. Gallatin and Liver
more if they were in earnest. But no,
they wanted the very route that Mr.
Henry had petitioned for weeks ago.
WANTED DELAY.
Attorney Hinkson then addressed the
board. 1t was very important matter.
he said, and the board should not be in
hurry. He advised that action on Mr.
Henry's application be postponed for a
week, in order that the business men
might be consulted.
S. s. Holl talked next. He was not
advocating either company in particular,
Int wanted a road on q street. The peo-
ple wanted it, he said, and wanted it bad.
He was a great believer in street rail-
WAYS. and wouldn't mind seeing one on
every street.
Attorney Hinkson grew facetious. He
asked Judge Holl how it happened that
he was in favor of q road on u street,
while his mother-in-law, IN whose house
he lived, was opposed to 1t.
well" retorted Mr.. Holl, haven't
YOU got mother-in-law?"
After the laughter died away Mr.. Gal
latin addressed the board briefly. lie