The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-06-28
CHIEF OF POLICE RODGERS.
The Trustees Authorize Him to Con-
tinue in Office.
The Appointment Received With En-
thusiastic Applause-New Electric
Road-Street Sprinkling-


the office of Chief of Police.
They addressed no speeches to the
board and offered no petitions. As one
of them remarked to RECORD UNION
reporter, the board was fully aware as to
what the people wanted, and there was
no need for speeches or appeals.
CHIEF RODGERS APPOINTED.
The board could not wait any longer.
1t had to do one thing or another re-
garding the vacancy. 1t soon appeared.
however, that all three of the Trustees
had made up their minds what to do,
and were ready to vote then and there.
Clerk Young read the judgment of the
Superior Court in the case of M. NJ.
Drew VS.. John B. Rodgers, by which the
election of the latter to the office of Chief
of Police was annulled.
81 move that that notice be placed on
file. and then / offer this" said Trustee
Conklin, tossing a paper to the Clerk.
Mr.. Young read II, as follows:
WHEREAS, At the municipal election held
March s, 1892, John B. Rodgers did receive
the highest number of votes for Chief of Police
of Sacramento City. and the Board OF Trustees
did thereafter canvass the returns and did de-
clare said Rodgers duly elected Chief of Police,
and did issue 70 him a cert1hcate OF election;
and, whereas proceedings were commenced in
by NJ Nj. Drew TO set aside the election OF
said Rodgers, and the said superior Court
did on the gath day of June, 1892 make and
enter its judgment adjudging that the election
of said Rodgers TO the office of Chief of Police
be aunuled and set aside, and that the certifi-
cate of election issued HIM be annulled and
set aside; and, whereas, by such decision
vacancy is created in the office OF Chief OF
Police of Sacramento City, which is 10 be filled
under Section ID of the Act amendatory of
and supplementary TO the City Charter, ap-
proved March 16, 1872, providing for the
government of the Police Department of Sac
ramento City by this board by the appoint
ment OF q person to hold until the next city
election;
ResoLCed, That this board do now proceed to
appoint and elect Chief of Police to I'LL the
said vacancy, the person appointed and
elected to hold office until the next city cleo
ton.
RECEIVED WITH APPLAUSE.
Mayor Comstock moved the adoption
of the resolution, and the motion was
unanimously carried.
Il now move that we appoint John B.
Rodgers to fill the vacancy" said Mayor
Comstock.
Second the notion" said Mr.. Conk-
lin.
The roll was called, and all three voted
The vote was received with loud and
enthusiastic applause from the crowd
which had gathered in the lobby.
HoWLING DOGS.
A petition was received from Siller
Bros, and a host of other property
owners residing in the neighborhood of
Thirteenth and Il streets, asking that the
public pound be removed from that
corner. They complain that the bowling
of the convict CANNES disturbs their rest
at night. The matter was referred to the
Street Commissioner for investigation.
n protest was received from Mrs. Lucy
Nottingham and several other property
CT. l,a4 I
n, against the paving of those blocks
with bituminous rock. The protest was
RELOCATED to the file.
A communication was received from
property owners protesting against the
torn-up condition of Second street from
Is to /, caused by the employees of the
electric railway.
President Henry of the electric road
happened to be present, and informed the
board that his men were now engagedsin
repairing the street. They were working
as fast as they could, and would soon
have everything all right. Such work
could not be done in day, nor in week,
he said.
THE CEMETERY LINE.
The proposed ordinance, granting the
Central Electric Railway COMPANY a
franchise to run branch electric road on
Tenth street, from p to the City Gene
terry, was read the second time.
4 protest was received from number
of persons against the proposed franchise,
their objection being that the road would
interfere with funeral professions.
NJ. j. Dillman, who was present, stated
to the board that one OF the signers, of
the protest, Mr.. Carroll, had since re-
voked his objection. This left over four
fifths of the property-owners along the
route in favor of the road.
The protest was placed on file.
Mr.. Conklin then offered an amend
ment to the franchise, providing that in
the case of an abandonment OF all or any
part of the new road, the company shall
deposit 500 with the city for each block
so abandoned, as a guarantee that the
street will be properly repaired after the
removal of rails; also, that in case the
tearing up of tracks is decided upon, no
more than two blocks shall be taken up
at any one time.
THE FRANCHISE GRANTED
J. II. Henry, President of the Central
Electric Railway Company, was present.
and informed the board that the amend
ment was perfectly acceptable to him.
The amendment was then read and
adopted.
NJ. J. Dillman addressed the board
again with reference to the remonstrance
TO the franchise. The signers, he said,
only represented 500 feet on Tenth street.
where the road is to run. One of these
signers, owning 100 feet, lived at Tenth
and streets, where there is already an
electric road. Several other signers were
oon-keepers who were afraid they
might lose some funeral trade.
One of the Saloon-keeper signers adj
dressed the board. He said the DIRECTORS
were looking out solely for the interests
of the farmers only. The latter usually
drove into town on Tenth street, and a
"broomstick" line on that thoroughfare
would brighten their horses. Beside this,
there was some objection on account of
the probable disturbance of funerals.
The Mayor finally cut OFT the debate.
81 think the board understands the stu
ation," he said, bluntly, and then called
for a roll-roll.
The franchise was granted by unan-
lmouS vote.
SUNDAY CONCERTS.
j: n: Larkin, II. C. Wolf, Z. Hartman
and Ed }. Devlin, a committee from the
General Committee on Sunday Evening
Concerts, addressed the board asking
permission TO use the Plaza on Sunday
evenings. The Trustees had no objections
and the committee departed in a happy
mood.
Bids for building new wharf at the
foot of \ street were next opened. as fol-
lows: John Townley. San Francisco.
S3.59S 20; - McMahon Il Son, San Fran
cisco, s., $3.50; San Francisco Bridge Com
pany, 1897; kreuzberger * Harvie. Sac
ramento, S3,1S7; w. Il. Todhunter, Sacra-
lnento, 1894; Darby Laydou IL 90
2,775. and G.. b. Dean, s., 100. On motion
of Mr.. Conklin. the bids were taken nm
der consideration until o'clock.
The opening of bids for paving Tenth
street from IL 10 with bituuninous rock
was laid over for week, as there were
only two bids so far received.
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