The herald., 1895-07-06
FRANCHISES FOR EVERYBODY
The Board of Public Works
Dishing Them Out
THREE WERE RECOMMENDED
Action Again Postponed Upon the Mis-.
sion Electric Road
THREE WERE RECOMMENDED
\. N. Myers Secures a Special Privilege For
Twenty.Three Months to Erect
Wires and Poles

Tne DOar0 OF pupllc WOTkb CoutiHueu
yesterday the wrestling OF the subject OF
public franchises, three OF them being
, recommended to be granted and action
upon one being still further postponed.
The Scott franchise for electric lighting
was recommended to be awarded, as was
also the one recently advertised for a
burglar alarm throughout the city. and
The special privilege requested by F. N.
Myers for a franchise for twenty
emonths to string wires in the oil district.
The claims of Herman De Laguna that he
,shas an interest in the old Mission road
'1electric franchise and protesting against
the awarding of the same to any other
bidder. was referred to the city attorney
for an opinion. General Clark also claims
an interest by purchase in the same fran
chs Q.
M. T. Gibbon, ESQ.,. again appeared be-
lore the board to protest aaginst the
Sawarding OF the second electric lighting
fsranchise to l.. r. Scott. MI. Gibbon
lpointed to the law and attending facts to
Nprove that the Scott bid was not the best
(which had been offered.
He also called the boards attention to
the fact that the ordinance granting the
franchise to Mr.. Scott, as prepared by the
i.city attorney, while providing In one
part for the lighting OF the city hall dur
ing the entire life OF the franchise ac-
cording to the terms OF Mr.. SCOTS bid,
contained clause intended to give Mr..
\ Scott the franchise for a number OF
( months before this obligation to furnish
free light went into effect.
{, "Some time SINCE" said Mr.. Gibbon.
~ stated to this board that believed
that the Scott bid was intended to secure
s'this franchise to be held for speculative
purposes. and that if the city council
would require him to live up to the terms
.of his hid and furnish free from the be-
i,ginning of his franchise the light for the
city hall, which now costs the city 5000
per month, he would not accept the tran
Chise.
''I understand that the ordinance was
referred for the purpose Of having il put
in a form which would bind the holder
of 1t to pay the price bid tor it. 1t now
appears in form which il filed out by
putting nine or twelve months in the
blank giving Mr.. Scott that long to
begin furnishing such light as his attor..
the franchise for some time as specu-
iation without any cost to him except
$107 cash which he bid for it," Mr.. Colts
chalk, Mr.. Scott's, attorney, said that
Mr.. Scott had asked no timo to be
granted before his obligation to furnish
light free to the city hall began.
''Then" asked Mr.. Gibson, Il want to
know who is SO interested IN protecting
as to put this condition in the ordi-
nance? Who is it that volunteers to con
slider Mr.. Scott an object of assistance
and a cost to the city OF $2C0 per month ?
untary suggestion OF relief from the city
attorney to Mr.. Scott. My knowledge of
that official does not lead me to believe
that he would on his own motion suggest
in the ordinance which will cost the city
$500 d month for the time that it goes
into effect"
No one explained where the change
originated, and the discussion closed at
that.
1.-THE board in behalf of the
three hundred odd business men
land Others along Spring and Broadway
who have recently protested to the coun-
scil against the awarding of any more
franchises to string poles and wires along
those very important thoroughfares. Mr..
Creighton was .n favor of all wires
being placed under ground. His
Sarguments were, however of no avail.
1t was recommended that che petition OF
{ F. n. Myers for u franchise for twenty
three months to erect poles and string
wires in what is known as the oil district
furnish power for the purpose
of drilling and pumping wells and which
will at once do away with the noise and
smoke and nuisance complained Of in
that vicinity.
The petition of d. Z. Gridley and
others that Galiado street from Macy to
Mission be .graoed. graveled and curbed
under the vrooman act and the petition
of tho Southern California Cracker com.
pany and others. that the property owners
along Also street east of Alameda. to al
once make all their connections, we're
both granted.
The petition of the Metropolitan Oil
company to ba allowed to lay pipe line
for oil conveyance on Toluca street, fro
sCourt to Second. also on Court street and
West State street between Toluca and
tkern was granted.
The petition of William L. Riley and
others to have the grade on Flower street
tebetween Sixth and Fourth was ordered
\referred to the city engineer to ascertain
Lif majority OF the frontage is repre-
Ssented ard If so to present an ordnance
establishing the grade.
1t WAS recommended in the matter o.
regarding First street between Broadway
and Hill streets that the hearing of the
Epetition praying that the same be granted
be sot for Monday, July 18th, fat 8 u. m.
1t was recommended that the bid O
Fritz Il Rosenstein to purchase burglar
alarm franchise at S25 be accepted pro
vided they pay into the city treasury the
amount OF advertising and other expense,
: incurred.
1t was recommended that in the m atte,
rof the proposed pure hase of electric stree
Rrailwsy franchise over Main and Mac,
streets Mission road and Griffin avenue
Sthat al the bids be referred to the city
lattorney for a legal opinion If there is a
present any franchise existing in the ter
Sritory mentioned.
1t was recommended that the petition
Eof A. Dougan and others that the Ter
Vminai Railway company be instructed t.
place u crossing at q street where il
crosses their property and the petition O
r. II. Howell and others for a cement
sidewalk on Seventh street between Pear
and Alvarado be granted.
1t was recommended that the petition
Of Allison Balow that the grading on tn,
southwest corner Of Grand avenue anc
Washington street be accepted and tn,
street sprlnkled, be referred to the super
intendent of streets to report if the stree
in question is properly graded and ha!
been accepted.
In the matter of the contract with
Moore q Stansbury for the improvement,
OF Coronado street it was recommended
that the contract Of award be rescindet
and the city engineer instructed to make
new estimates and present the necessary
ordinance for the work.
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