The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-01-12
NO MOONLIGHT SCHEDULE.
Citizens Will Have Light Every Night
This Year.
Inc Sacramento Electric, Gas and
Power Company Gets the
Contract.

The City Board of Trustees met in
weekly session last night, Trustees
Leonard, Wachhorst, Kent, Davis, Nc
Kay, Devine, Bentley, Tozer and PEN
nlsh being present Wachhorst was
excused ON account of sickness.
Arthur NJ. Seymour addressed the
board, saying that an ordinance had
been passed to compel city employees to
pay their debts. A man named wager,
who is employed by the city, is indebted
to B. Labs for street work to the
amount of S164, and he asked that the
rule be applied, as it is an honest debt.
Kent said that it might be that the
claim could not be legally collected,
and in that case the board should not
be in haste
Leonard said that everyone else on the
street had paid his assessment without
dispute
Pennish moved that wager be sum-
moned before the board next Monday
night to explain the matter. The mo-
tion was carried, several members say
ing that they thought the bill was a
just one.
DIR. Van Norden said he wished to
make an explanation. The Central
Electric Company, which he repre-
scented, had promised the citizens a re-
duction of price for lighting, but the
specifications adopted for lighting
leaves only nineteen days in which to
put up the system of lines and poles
necessary for lighting and impose heavy
penalties for non-performance. AS it
was impossible to do SO, he took no in
in no ar fn
explanation.
G. w. Jackson, for the gas company,
said that the company's bid was much
lower than before, but could have been
lower had it not been for the restric-
tions spoken of by DR.. Van Norden.
Devine said he regretted that compe-
tition should be shut out in this mat
ter by the restrictions.
Pennish and Tozer said that no objec-
tiOn had been made by the gentlemen
at the time the specifications were
adopted, although their attorney was
present and they thought it was rather
late to raise them now. The attorney
had threatened to mandamus the board
if it did not advertise for bids.
A long wrangle followed respecting
Statements and motions made at the
former meeting. Devine charging that
the other members had by their action
shut out competition.
James McDermot stated that he had
worked for Dainton & Wall on the
Y-street canal and had been able to get
only a small part of his pay
Mckay said Mr.. Dainton had asked
the board tonight for a part payment
on his contract in order to pay his men,
and Dainton claimed that McDermOt
had worked only little over three days
by his books.
The board thought that after Dam
ton drew his money he would probably
settle the claim.
MAYORS MESSAGES.
The following messages were received
from the Mayor:
To the Honorable Board of Trustees
I hereby nominate and, by and with
your consent. appoint JabeZ Turner as
a member of the Board of Free Library
Directors to succeed himself said APP
pointment to take effect at the expira-
ton of his present term, which viii
occur on the I'D inst Respectfully
submitted,
c. H. HUBBARD, Mayor.
To the Honorable Board of Trustees
I herewith return to you, with my
approval Endorsed thereon, the follow
ing ordinances, viz:
l. An ordinance to amend Section II
of Ordinance 430, entitled AN ordi-
rance relating to and regulating bust
ness trades and professions in the city
Of Sacramento" etc
. An ordinance to license peddlerS
of fruit, candies, nuts, fish or other
edibles of food in the city of Sacramen-
to.
). An ordinance to prevent throwing
banana Feelings, etc, on sidewalks ant
stairs. Respectfully submitted,
c. H. HUBBARD. Mayor.
A number of bills were allowed. The
bin of Margaret O'Toole for building q
bridge over the canal near Freeport
W as postponed for a week.
THE ROLLER CHARGES.
The bill of the o. S. Kelly Co. of 81
$50 for the steam roller came next.
Pennish said that he wanted an ex-
PLANTATION Of the matter as it had beer
stated to him that the agents wanted
$500 to pay to a member of the board
Devine said if the agent had made
any such statement he wanted him t
appear before the board and be sworn
He had gone TO San Francisco and
investigated different rollers, and had
tcld McGard, the agent that he would
have to pay no commission to any one
in order to sell his roller. He did not
wish to lie under any such imputatior
as this and wanted the matter sifteC
before he would vote to pay the bill
James Touhey, in answer to questions
said that the board had part
" agreed that he should buy a roller
and use it, as the city had not the mon
ey with which to pay for it, and thai
the city could pay for it after January
1st. He had made an arrangement
with McGard to buy a lighter roller
than this, on which he was to have q