The record-union., 1892-10-11
TWO ELECTRIC SYSTEMS.
The Trustees Allow Messrs. GaIIatin
and Livermore to Compete.
After Lively Session of Three Hours
the Franchise is Granted
Light and Power.

SIeclTlc railway system.
The City Trustees granted those gentle
men franchise yesterday to build and
operate road over the route which is
so familiar to all readers of the RECORD
UNION. 1t was stormy session, in which
street railway men, lawyers, taxpayers
and plain, ordinary citizens took hand,
while the Trustees sat quietly and lis
tened, and after it was all over proceeded
to vote. AS soon as the minutes of the
previous meeting had been read and APP
proved, the ordinance was read by Clerk
Young.
THE FIRST PROTEST.
Hiram w. johnson then stepped for
ward and presented typewriter pro-
test from the Safe Deposit and Trust
Company against the granting to Messrs.
Gallatin and Livermore the privilege Of
running on the Central Electric Roads
tracks. Mr.. Johnson said the protest was
not against the granting of franchise to
Iivermore and Gallatin, but 10 keep them
oil the tracks Of the Central Company.
To permit them to use the old company's
tracks would be practical confiscation of
Its rights and business. 1t would be TAX
ing away the traffic which it had built up.
There is no need OF this; any point de-
sired can be reached by going over other
streets; the law quoted was only enacted
for public necessity.
a written opinion was read from City
Attorney Hart declaring that there We're
no legal objections TO granting MessrS.
Gallatin ~ Livermore permission to use
The existing company's tracks.
NOT FROM HENRY.
Attorney Johnson assured the board
again that their particular protest he had
presented was not an objection from the
Central Company. 1t was an objection
from an institution holding the bonds of
the company-which institution believes
that the granting Of any such right would
practically contiscate the property of the
Central Company on the blocks over
which the new company proposes to use
the present tracks. Sacramento was not
a Chicago nor San Francisco. The Cen
trail Company did not have such q good
thing as some might think. All the at
torney asked was that the holdings of the
corporation he represented be not in
iured. There was no necessity for any
such doubling-up as was proposed.
j. II. Henry, President of the Central
Electric Company, presented to the board
protest from his company against the
use of its tracks.
Mr.. Henry addressed the board in
reference TO his protest. He said that the
law which authorized the use Of another
company's tracks intended to permit it
only when the public interest demanded
1T. If the law intended to divide traffic it
might just as well have made the limit
fifteen blocks instead of five. 1t was a
plain ''cinch'' proposition on its face.
The new company was showing an I'M
just and hoggish disposition. If it was
absolutely necessary that the new COM
paEy should use the existing company's
tracks, the latter would consent to the
occupancy of one street. but not to both
ia ora mr. f1Cr NJ bn
would etfectually bar out third COM
pany from ever getting to the depot. Be-
side, the applicants had not shown that
they could bring the kind of power
necessary.
LIVERMoRE TALKS BACK.
II. p. Livermore replied to Mr. Henry.
he accused the latter of being insincere
IN his anxiety for the public's welfare,
and said he was an obstructionist. The
law was plain as to the rights of COM
peting line to use limited number of
blocks of track belonging to another
company. But this was not a matter to
be argued before the Trustees. 1t could
be easily settled outside, he said.
Mr.. Henry wanted to know squarely if
the applicants for the new road had de-
vised any plan whereby they could apply
the power they expected from Folsom to
the propulsion of street cars.
MIR. Llvermore said they had been so
assured by the Westinghouse Electric
Company, and they were that confident
that they were ready to start now with
the construction OF the new road. They
proposed to receive an alternating cur
rent from Folsom, at the outskirts Of the
city, where it would be put into a COM
mutator which would transform por-
lion OF the current into continuous one
Tor street car purposes.
Albert Gallatin wanted to say some
thing regarding Mr.. Henry's objection 10
the use of his tracks. He said he and
MIR. IivermOre had no desire to iniure
Mr.. Henry's property. 1t was simply a
matter of accommodating the public. The
latter could not be expected to hunt by
street when it desired to patronize the
new line.
WANTED BOTH STREETS.
''Wel, why are you not satisfied with
} street, alone, instead of wanting to use
two of our streets?" asked Mr.. Henry,
Mr.. Gallatin replied that the idea was
not to crowd all the cars on one street.
They desired to reach the public on both
OF the principal streets.
MIR. Henry then wanted to know WHY
the applicants did not take 1 street, but
Mr.. Gallatin replied that that street was
pretty well occupied now by the railroad
company.
ID. a. Lindley asked Mr.. Livermore if
he was willing to include clause in his
MS company, OF certain per cent. of its
gross receipts into the city treasury.
Alr. LiVermore replied that he was not
lie was willing. however, TO include anv
provision in his franchise that the other
company had accepted
Mr.. Llndley then madea speech in sup
port OF the proposition to include in ALI
franchises issued henceforth a clause re-
quIring the payment of certain per cent.
OF the earnings into the city treasury.
lie had MS speech all written out. and it
was so long that the Mayor finally shut
INN Oil. AT the request OF several citizens.
however, Mr.. Lndley finished. His
argument was that the fact that the idea
OF taxing railways had been thought of
when the existing road got its franchise.
was no reason why none in the future
should be taxed.
Mr.. Lindley did not like the smile that
Mr.. Gallatin wore. and he termed If &c
'contemptuous." Mr.. Gallatin denied
the soft Impeachment, and insinuated
that Mr.. Llndley's scare was due to fer
tile Imagination.
GALLATIN ATTACKED.
Continuing, Mr.. Lindley said that brsi-
ness houses had to buy their property or
rent it, and he did not understand why n
street railway should not be made to nav
something in the shape of rent. Mr..
Iindley then grew personal in his re-
marks, and directed the latter at Mr..
Gallatin. He insinuated that any propo-
sition alleged 10 be for the benefit of Sac
ramento which was fostered by that gem
tleman should be watched with half an
eye. Mr.. Gallatin had ill-treated the city
IN the past, ne said, aud it was not prob
able that he was here now to make
amends. He referred to the East Park
deaP' and several other affairs IN which
he said Sacramentans had gotten the
worst of 1t at the hands of Mr.. Gallatin.