The record-union., 1896-11-24

purposes at the rate of 81 per 1000
cubic feet.
On motion of Davis, resolution pro-
viding that the bid be accepted was car
RED, after which an ordinance granting
the franchise was taken up and read.
After being amended so as to place the
matter of laying the mains and pipes
under the supervision of the Board OF
Trustees and Street Commissioner, the
ordinance was passed by a unanimous
vote.
GEORGE GIBBS CASE
The case of George Gibbs. fireman at
the Water Works, charged by Engineer
Horn With having slept while ON duty,
was taken up.
Engineer Horn was placed on the
stand and testified that on the night
named i'm the complaint Gibbs had been
asleep and allowed the steam to go down
to thirty pounds. When allowed to go
down it took from twenty minutes TO a
half hour to get UP steam, and during
this period should a fire break out, the
crty would be at the mercy OF the names.
Chief Engineer H. c. Wolf knew MOTH
ing about the matter except that GlbbS
had been sick for several months past,
and had spent some time on a ranch to
recuperate
Gibbs testified that on the night in
question he had been i'll, and while he
fell asleep as reported, it was owing to
his illness.
Devine moved that Gibbs be sus-
pended for thirty days.
Kent moved as an amendment that
the matter be taken under advisement
for a week. The motion was seconded
by Mckay
Tozer moved as a substitute for the
whole, that Gibbs be dismissed from the
| service of the city. He was clearly
guilty and admitted as much and upon
his wakefulness often depended the
safety of the city. The substitute did
not receive a second, and kents mo-
tion prevailed.
CONTRACTS AWARDED.
The contract for constructing the
Fifth-street sewer between r and S
streets, was, on motion of Devine,
| awarded to Moore & Rose theirs being
the lowest bid received
I. NJ. Burns was awarded the contract
for laying the Thirteenth-s sewer
between r and S, his being the lowest
| bid received
LIGHTING THE CITY.
| The matter of lighting the city for
the coming year was taken up. and l..
T. Hatfield again asked that bids be ad-
vertised for, SO that the Sacramento
Electric Gas and Power Company might,
| If given the contract, prepare for giving
| excellent service. The present con-
| tract expired December 3d. and he
| hoped bids would be advertised for at
once, or the present contract extended
| for six months. if the board wished to
allow the South Yuba Power Company
! to compete in the bidding
Kent thought it would be better to
extend the present contract six months
III order to allow all companies to com
| pete, which he understood could not be
| done ait the present time. He accord
| ingly moved that the existing contract
| be extended six months
DEVINE OBJECTS.
| Devine offered as an amendment that
the Clerk be instructed to advertise for
| bids for lighting the city for the next
year. The amendment was lost, Devine
Leonard and Bentley voting aye
Devfne said he had made UP his mind
that votes had been secured before the
| meeting to extend the contract, and that
he would be ashamed to face his consti-
tuents after having voted for a propo-
sition of that kind.
| Davis said he noticed that Devine had
| always favored the Capital Gas Com
pany, and that TO extend the contract
| meant to allow the South Yuba Com
pany time to get into the city and COM
| pete with the companies already here.
Devine said he had heard it said fire.
| quently that he favored the Capital Gas
| Company and he wanted it understood
that 1t was absolutely false
Bentley favored advertising for bids
| at once, stating that if they were not
satisfactory they might easily be all
| rejected.
Devine said he was not working for
| any company or corporation, and that
| it was the duty of every Trustee to
| give the people the benefit of COMPETE
| ton. He had been asked to vote to ex-
| tend the contract for six months, but
had concluded the move was bad one
! DO you mean to say" said Mckay,
| that some one attempted to buy"
NO sir" retorted Devine, holly. 81
am not purchaseable.''
| Pennish and Devine at this point en-
tered into a personal wrangle and kept
| it up for some time, regardless of the
attempts of the President to keep order
| When finally quiet settled down
1'ozer said he had been accused of sell
| ing out, but that no one had ever ap-
preached him. He would rather wait.
| he said until there was a legitimate
| chance for competition in the shape of
| the South Yuba Power Company, as
| competition was the life of business.
| CONTRACT EXTENDED.
| Kents motion was carried, Leonard
| Devine and Bentley voting no.
| DREW'S SALARY.
A communication was received from
Robert T. Devlin stating that the case