The herald., 1896-02-12
FUNDING BILL RESOLUTION
Among the Legislative Matters
Never Recorded
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 7
Conveniently Lost on the Road to the
Governor
The Valley Road Reaches the Stage of Car
Building kruttschnitt Inspects His
Company's Property
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
SACRAMENTO, Feb. 11.-News having
come from Washington that the discovery
was made to the effect that no record could
be found of the resolution passed by the
last legislature protesting against the
adoption by congress of railroad refund.
ing bill of any sort, Bee reporter looked
up history of the matter. 1t was found
that the resolution had passed both
branches of the legislature, but that it got
lost some way on the road to the governors
Office; at least the records do not show
that it was ever received by the executive.
The history of the anti-funding resolu-
ton is as follows:
In January, 1895, Assemblymen Bel
shaw and Bedsoe introduced two resolu-
tions known as numbers two and three,
which were adopted and sent to the sem
ate. The senate adopted a substitute for
these, introduced by McGowan. and sent
it back to the assembly, where it has laid
duced joint resolution number seven.which
was unanimously adopted by viva voce
vote and transmitted to the senate, where
it was adopted by 80 ayes and no noes.
This resolution protested against the
Reilly funding bill. which was then before
congress, and recommended mortgage fore
closure and collection of railroad debt. In
event of failure to do this, il recommended
that the United States take possession of
the road and operate it.
In the regular course of business the en-
crossing clerk, or one of his assistants,
should have taken this to the governor, but
this was evidently hot done, or if he did
start with it he lost it on the road.
THE VALLEY Road
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of the contractors for the building of 100
cars for the Valley railroad. was here this
week trying to make arrangements for the
building of cars in this city. The cars will
be worked out in the east and will be put
together in this state, and the contractors
wanted terms from local manufacturers
for the finishing of the work here.
SAN Francisco, Feb. IL. -Vice-Presdent
Robert Watt presided at the meeting of
the board of directors of the san Francisco
and San Joaquin Valley Railroad company
today. Bills to the amount OF $4S,36O
were ordered paid. Of this amount $lO,-
342 was for labor. The contract let few
days ago for 80 flat cars and $1,000 tons
of rails and the contract for spikes, bolts,
| tishplates and lumber were signed. 1t was
agreed to invite bids for four or five more
locomotives.
A report was made that cash payments
were now being received in response to the
call for the fifth 10 per cent assessment on
the total subscribed stock of S2.5O0,0O0.
The directors discussed the question of
the finances of the company. The i'm
preston prevailed that the total subscrip-
tions of S2,5OO,00O would provide ample
means for building the road from Stockton
to about ten or fifteen miles south CT
Fresno. From that point on to Bakersfield
additional money would be needed. One
way will be to sell bonds. The other re-
ho 70 v,,ytt thA rrsv, \,
scribers to the fund of $2,5O0,OOO to pro-
portionately duplicate their subscriptions.
The supreme court today set aside the
denial OF the application of the San Fran
cisco and San Joaquin Valley railroad
company for a writ of prohibition directed
to the city trustees of Fresno in the matter
of the roads right of way, and directed
that the alternate writ issue. This will
allow argument to be heard on both sides
OF the proposition.
The Valley road applied to the city trus.
tees of Fresno in the matter of the roads
right of way through that city. The board
passed the application to print as an appli-
cation for {. franchise, and proceeded to
| announce that the franchise would be sold
to the highest bidder. To this the Valley
road objected, its attorney contending that
the road was through line; that no other
genuine through railroad would want the
right of way asked for, and that any bid
for The purpose of blocking the Valley road.
An appea. was made to the supreme court
on these grounds, ask ng that all alternate
wr,t OF prohibition issue.
Chef Justice Beatty denied the writ, and
a petl..cn for rehear ng was then put liz
by the attorney for the road. as the denial
left no course open for the road to pursue.
THIS was granted today.
INSPECTION OF PROPERTY
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! Kruttschnitt, w. C. Curtis. A. D. Wilder
and Mr.. Palmer, an engineer of the South.
ern Pacific. were here this afternoon and
made an inspection of the ccmpany's
property in this city. After looking over
the water front and their lines the train
pulled out for Placervilie While on the
water front Mr.. Kruttschniit was intro.
duced to number of business men at their
offices and the greetings were friendly and
pleasant.
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