The San Francisco call., 1897-02-03
six months, or by both such fine and imprison-
ment
No GIG by Mead:

six months or by both such hne and imprison-
ment.
No. 616 by Mead:
Section /. At the expiration of any fran
chise of any character whatever, other than
steam railroads or teleg raph lines held by or
granted to any person. company or corpora
ton by any Board of Supervisors. Board of
Trustees, Common Council or other governing
body of any county, CITY and county or city OF
this State, the entire plant or property, in
Guiding roadbed power-houses, buildings,
rails reservoirs, pipes corduits, wires, in,
struments and any and all other property and
appurtenances used 10y the person, company
or corporation under their franchise, and for
the purpose of conducting the business for
which such franchise was granted, shall
Immediately and Without condition and
without the payment OF any money
or valuable consideration other than the
original granting OF the franchise, become
the property OF the county, city and county or
city by the governing or legislative body Of
which the same was granted.
Sec. 2. Franchises to operate cable-c ars,
electrlc-cars, or other character of streetcars,
over routes no portion of which are included
In any franchise now in exis tence, may be
granted, Tor period not to exceed hfty years;
no other franchise of any character, kind, or
description shall be granted for q period
greater than twenty-five years The provisions
part OF and be condition OF all franchises
hereafter granted, and any franchise hereafter
granted in conflict with the provisions OF this
act shall be null and void.
No. GA by Emmons:
Section 1. The cleaning of all public build
1ngs shall be given by contract to the lowest
bidder after having advertised for bids in one
daily newspaper for one week in the city
where such building or buildings are situated,
before the contract is to be given.
No. 677, introduced this morning by the
Committee on County and Township Gov
ernments, provides the following salaries
for counties of the eleventh class: County
Clerk, $500 per annum; Sheriff, 5000 and
10 cents per mile; Recorder. $500 and 5
cents per folio to be paid out of the
county treasury; Auditor, $500; Treas
urer. $500; Tax Collector, $4,000; Asses
sor, $1,000; District Attorney. $1,000; Coro-
ner, Public Administrator, Surveyor, no
change; Superintendent of Schools, $500
per annual and actual travelling expenses; :;
Justices OF the Peace, the usual fees, pro-
vided that the ices and compensation in
criminal proceedings shall not exceed $75
for any one month; constables such fees
as are now or may hereafter be allowed
by law, provided that the fees and com
pensation of any constable in criminal
proceedings shall not exceed S75 for any
one month; Supervisors, $1,000 per annum
each; official reporter, $l25 per month
and 10 cents per folio for the original and
cents per folio for copy. The following
IS added:
Whenever the services of reporter are
demanded in civil action or proceeding
he shall collect IN advance from the par
ties thereto and pay into the county
treasury the sum OF $5 for each days SER
vice in taking notes. No fees shall be al
lowed the Sheriff or Tax Collector for COL
lecting licenses in counties of this class"
Bill 678. by the Committee on Revision
of Codes and Statutes, adds new section
to the Political Code to be known as Sec
tion $685.:
The County Assessor of each county
may procure from the Federal Land Office
in his district transcript of all cash en-
tries, sales or homestead entries of the
public lands made within his county dur
ing each year. The cost of making such
transcript must be a county charge and
must be paid from the county general
fund"