The record-union., 1895-11-20

the intersection of the north levee with
the river.
Mr.. Hart objected to the section that
required the Central Pacific to consent
to the franchise, and that the city
granted only such rights as it pos
sessed. The latter, he considered, un-
ne cessary, and the consent of the Cen
tral Pacific Railroad concerned only
the Northern Railway Company and
not the city.
Mr.. Devlin said that the object of the
provision was that the city should not
endanger any rights acquired from the
Central Pacific Company. He only
wanted the consent of that company to
the franchise and not to the ordinance.
Mr.. Hart said that in the contract be-
tween the city and the company the
former acquired only the right to have
| q Ievee maintained and not the right to
occupy or use it. But this section asks
the Central Pacific Company to give the
city right to maintain roadway over
the cOmpany'S land and that company
will hardly be willing to surrender its
rights. He consented to the insertion ofa
provision that before the ordinance be-
comes operative, the Central Pacific
Company consent to the occupation of
the Ievee by the Northern Railway Com
pany and said he would submit it to
the former company.
Mr.. DeVlin wanted to insert a provi-
sion that the Central Pacific Company
should notify the Trustees that consent
had been granted Mr.. Hart said that
did not think the company would accept
it
I'VE don't care whether you do or
not" said Tozer.
You may not, Mr.. Tozer,' said Hart,
hut others of the board may"
The provision that the Trustees
should be notified was inserted and the
section passed, although Mr.. Hart said
re did not think it would be accepted.
Then came the provision that the or
Ginance was not to be construed as re-
| cCgnizing the right of any parties eX-
| cept the city, and Mr.. Hart objected to
| it
Devine moved its adoption, and the
motion was carried.
The next section provided that the
grant should not be construed as an
exclusive grant or as granting exclusive
! privileges to the grantee.
Mr.. Hart said that there was no use
i'll going further, as the company would
not consent to give any other company
| the right to occupy its property. He
! could see that the object was to put so
many riders on the ordinance as to rem
der il impossible for the company to ac-
| cepr it.
Leonard opposed the resolution for
! the reason that the company owns the
land, and he did not believe that any
ether railroad would want to come in
there. He could not see why the COM
Fany should build tracks on its own
land for some other company to run
over. He was generally not consid-
cred a friend to railroads, but that was
what he believed.
no
less.
\ section reserving to the city the
right to regulate by ordinance the
storing of ears was adopted and the
" hole ordinance, as amended, was
adopted.
LaWton moved that the Mayor be re-
quested to see that the streets are
sprinkled properly till the rain falls, in
| the interest Of the health of the city.
Leonard said that the city would have
hard work to get through the year, as
| there is very little money.
| Devine said there was no money to
pay for sprinkling. The motion was de-
! feated, LaWton alone voting aye.
| The ordinance creating the positions
| of two patrol drivers was read at De-
vines request, but was withdrawn
! by his request when Lawton opposed it.
| At the request of Mr.. Hart the ordi-
nance regarding the Second d-street ex-
tension was laid over till Monday
night
W T. Lautenschlager said that for
three years he had asked to have the
! crossing at Twentythird and K streets
fixed so that people could cross the
street.
The matter was referred to the Street
Committee, as was the crossing at
Eleventh and G. streets, and the board
adjourned