The record-union., 1895-03-12
Afternoon Session.

| Afternoon Session.
| The Assembly reconvened at 1:30 P. NJ,
| Speaker Lynch in the chair.
Dodge asked to have noted in Thurs
days journal the fact that he did not con-
cur in that part of the report of the Com
mittee on State Prisons which recon-
mends the removal of the State Printing
| Office to Folsom State Prison.
| Bulla moved that a. b. 102l, relative to
! the engrossment and enrolment OF bills
and other documents, be taken up out Of
| order. The bill was taken up and passed
! ayes 81, noes 0, and ordered transmitted
! to the Senate.
! The report OF the Committee on Mile
! age and the Committee on State Prisons
! for the expenses of the visiting commit
| tees on telephone investigation and State
Prisons was adopted. except that Dodge's
| expenses were cut down Sc at his own
| request.
A. B. 3OS, relating to thesState Board Of
| Harbor Commissioners, ahd to abolish
! the office of attorney of the State Board of
Harbor Commissioners was passed-ayes
! II, noes l3-and Bettman gave notice of
! motion to reconsider.
a. b. $40, 10 amend an Act to establish
/ and support Bureau of Labor Statistics,
and to establish and maintain public en-
! plOyment offices, was substituted tor
| Phelps bill repeating the Act, and read
| the second time and ordered to third
reading.
S. B. $40, to amend Section l of an Act
! TO authorize the Common Council, Board
! of Trustees or other governing body of
any incorporated city or town, other than
! cities of the first class, to refund its in
| debtedness, issue bonds therefor and pro-
| VIDE Tor the payment of the same, was
! called up for the reconsideration OF it's
! passage by Hatfield. He said the bill was
/ QanperOuS one and Ia al "a rp-
! funding OF claims which could not be col
! lected In any court in the State. 1t
! would work hardship on the city of
! Sacramento, as it would allow the Trus-
! tees TO refund its bonds without having to
submit the question to the people.
| Jones also spoke in favor of reconsider
! alton, as it would open the door to many
abuses.
! The vote was reconsidered, and the bill
! ordered recalled from the Senate.
Bettman stated that the Senate had
! passed resolution placing all Assem- bly,
bills on the urgency file, and he offered a
resolution that the Assembly pass like
resolution in regard to Senate bills. Re-
terred to the Committee on Rules.
| THE WATER FRONT BILL. \
II 5. b. 400, an Act to amend an Act en-
/ titled AN Act to amend an Act entitled
An Act to amend Section of an Act en-
/ titled AN Act concerning the water front
OF the City and County Of San Francisco" !"
! approved March 10, 1878, and to confer
| further powers upon the Board of State
| Harbor Com missioners,' approved March
! II, 1885," approved March 10, 1889, came
up for third reading.
! Reid offered the following amendment
to take the place of the Powers amend
| nent IN the bill:
provided, further, that the Commits
! sloners shall have power to lease, for g.
period not exceeding fifty years, to a
! railroad corporation, Incorporated in this
/ State, and not having at the date OF the
| passage OF this Act any terminal facilities
IN the City and County OF San Francisco.
! the land belonging to the State, described
/ as follows: All that portion of China
Basin lying between the following de-
scribed lines: Commencing at the inter-
section of the south line of Channel
street with the east line of Kentucky
/ street ihentvcky street being one hun
dred and utty feet in width; thence in an
/ eastGrIy direction at right angles with
said east line Of Kentucky street to the
I line of the seawalI or thorouEhfare an
! proved March I5. 1878, thence in a south
/ erIy direction along said inner line of the
/ thoroughtare to its intersection with the
! northerly line of Fourth street Fourth
street being one hundredaand fifty feet in
/ width); thence nOrthwesterIy along said
northerly line of Fourth street to the east
line OF kentucky street; thence northerIy
/ along said east line Of kentucky street to
I point OF beginning, which corporation
/ shall have access thereto, and the right Of
| way through one or more convenient
/ street or streets, forming, however, but
/ one continuous right OF way, with one
/ double track; provided, that condition
/ shall be inserted in said lease that said
/ corporation shall proceed within six
/ months from the date of said lease to i'm
/ prove said premises for said terminal
/ purposes, and proceed thereafter to con-
! struct upon said property such improve
ments as may be required by the Board
/ OF HarDOr Commissioners.
Provided, further, that the railroad
/ corporation which is given the lease
herein provided for shall, within six
months after the passage of this Act,
/ commence the work OF construction
and prosecute continuously to COM
pletiOn within three years from sald
! date standard gauge railroad, and
shall fully equip and operate the
/ same for freight and passenger traffic
for Il distance Of not less than 200 miles
| from the property herein authorized to be
leased; provided, further, that no debt or
liability shall accrue against the State for
/ any work done or material furnished
/ under contract or otherwise, by the act Of
/ the lessees of any of the parcels of land
! in this Act mentioned and described; pro-
| vided, further, that failure to comply
! with any OF the provisions Of this A ct
! shall work forfeiture a(wiLhout further
/ legislative enactment) of the lease given
under the provisions hereof, and the
! property herein authorized to be leased,
/ with the improvements thereon, shall re-
/ vert to the State, and all rights given