The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-12-03
WHAT ARE THE LAWYERS 10 GET f?
Pennish Wants the Matter Settled on
the Record.
The Capital Gas Company Notified Not
to Light the City Any
Longer.

Kent said that there was an old couple
named Quinn living at Twenty-second
and K streets who are charged 81 per
month for water He moved that the
Collector be instructed to reduce it to
fifty cents. The Collector was instructed
to remit the water rate for the first six
months Of 1896.
The proprietor of the Fashion Stable
was granted permission to repair the
approach to it on the sidewalk.
The Street Committee was author
lied to have the roof of the mOrtuary
chapel at the cemetery repaired.
Devine said that the electric light
men were going into private yards ana
trimming fruit trees without permits
SIGN of the owners, and that in one case
where objection was made the men said
that if they were not allowed to trim
the trees when the wires were put up
they would poison the trees. He thought
that property owners should be pro-
tected.
Lawton said that there is an ordi-
nance on the subject and the men can
be arrested and punished.
DeVIne SAID that FENCES were also be-
ing torn down in order to put up the
poles.
Lawton said that he had an ordinance
ready that would remedy the latter
trouble.
L. T. Hatfield, for the Sacramento,
Fair Oaks and Orangevale Railway
Company, asked the board to advertise
for bids for a franchise authorizing
the construction, operation and main
tenance of a single or double track rail
way for street railway, freight or pas
senger traffic on that portion of TWen-
tleth street between the intersection Of
Y street and the south limit of the city,
with the privilege of crossing Y street
al the most convenient point between
the west side of Twentieth street and
the east side of TWenty-first street,
the power to be electricity or cable. He
said they did not know exactly when
they would want to cross Y street.
The bids were ordered advertised for.
f. 7. Van Fleet presented an ordi-
nance for the acceptance of the board
providing for the change in the Sec
ond-street extension which he said had
been agreed on by the property Town
ers and the railroad company. He also
presented an amendment providing
that roadway sixty feet wide be pre-
served, to constitute an equivalent for
the present street.
A L. Hart said that the railroad COM
pany had raised the grade so that there
would be no distractions to Second
street, and he thought there would be
no need for the adoption of this ordi-
nance. The question of maintaining
the SeCond-stTeet extension as an open
roadway would be a matter of consid-
Grafton Tor safety hereafter.
Hatfield argued that the provisions
would only operate in case the incline
from the bridge INSTRUCTED the street
and should be adopted, so that if the
company occupies part of the street, it
should give an equal amount to the
city.
Mr.. Hart said that the inclines were
for the benefit Of the public, and not for
the advantage of the railroad com
pany.
After some discussion Kent moved to
lay the matter over for a week, and the
motion was carried.
=. NJ. Seymour appeared on behalf Of
pTOperty-OWnerS on Tenth street. be-
tween c ana G, and stated that they
had filed an appeal with the Clerk from
the action of the superintendent of
Streets in ordering the assessment for
macadamiZing the street, as it was not
done in accordance with the specifica-
tons.
The hearing of the appeal was set for
a week from tomorrow night.
r. Platnauer appeared for King, the
contractor. in relation to the payment
by the city for one quarter of the street
crossings, claiming that he should be
paid, as the work had been accepted
by the Street Commissioner, who was
the servant of the board. It amounted
to about $4,000, and he thought it
should be paid The property-owners
were only taking advantage. he
thought, of technicalities, in order to
avoid paying their assessments.
Davis said there was complaint that
the work was not properly done and
the city should protect itself as well
a o ITpOpTfv- Owners md not nav for
work that was not properly done.
Devne thought the city should not
take advantage of the poor man who
had done the work. The citizens had
objected to fine stuff being put on top
of the street, and the contractor had
to put on coarser stuff
Leonard said that if that was the
case he thought the matter should be
investigated further and the citizens
heard. He did not believe the city
should pay it's share until the matter
was investigated.
Mr. Platnauer said the work had
been accepted by the Superintendent of
Streets and the City Surveyor, and he
thought 1t should be paid for.
Seymour said that the appeal was
not for the purpose of interposing tech
nicalities. but it denies that the work
was done in accordance with the speci-
fcations. and the Street Superintend-
ent had not adhered TO them They pro-
posed to go to the root Of the matter
and show that the work was not prop
erly done.
Devine said that there were many
people in Sacramento who think they
know how TO build roads, and each has
his own ideas. He thought the work
was all right.
The matter was deferred till a week
from Tomorrow.
II cd h.
beard IN regard to the suit of Sarah
Malone against the city for damages
sustained by being thrown off the Y
street levee
The matter was referred to the FL
nance Committee
J. c. Pierson asked when the board
wished 20 terminate its contract with
the Capital Gas Company. The con
tract has terminated. but the company
that has taken the contract is not yet
ready 70 supply the LIGHTS, and his COM
pany did not wish 10 incommode the
citizens by leaving the city in darkness.
1t Hatfield said that his company
was ready TO light the city. but did not
nave 70 90 so, as it was the moonlight
Mr. Person differed from him. as the
contract calls for lighting when the
moon IS obscured by clouds.
Mr. Hatfield said that the new com
pany mad over -1J lights ready now.
and could have more in day or so.
Mr.. Pierson said that ali he wanted
was to know what the board wished. so
that It should not be said that his com
pany had left the city in the lurch
The Capital Gas Company was noti-
fed to cease lighting the city.
A petition was read from D. Diers-
sa Pure a