The record-union., 1897-08-10
ELECTRIC LIGHTING CLAIMS.
TRUSTEES ALLOW THEM ON
THE JUDGMENT.
Contract Probably Will be Made
for Pumping the Sewage by
Electricity.

tees Leonard, Wachhorst, Kent, Davis
Mckay, Devine and Pennish being pres
emit
L. 7. Hatfield addressed the board,
stating that the ten days stay of ex-
ecution in the case of the Sacramento
Electric, Gas and Railway Company
against the city had expired The mat
ter is not like an ordinary claim and
did not have 10 be passed on by the
Mayor and Auditor, but could be passed
by making am order on the Auditor TO
pay il. Costs of court and interest al
Z per cent. are added TO the original
claim.
X. M. Clarken addressed the board
on behalf of Timothy Mccarthy, 1106
Q street, saying that he was utterly
unable to construct the new sidewalks
that he had been ordered to. being
poor man and having not yet paid his
assessment on street work. He would
have to mortgage his place.
Devine said that although the side
walk had been condemned, Mccarthy
need not be alarmed, as the matter
would probably not be pressed in this
case. Many others have been similarly
notified. but the walks wiz not be con-
structed just yet, and only the danger
Gus ones viii be built.
Kent moved that the matter be re-
ferred to the Street Committee.
Leonard said that the sidewalks are
condemned in order to give owners no
tice that they Will be held liable in
case any one is injured. 1t is not the
intention of the Surveyor to force the
dangerous sidewalks to be fixed. He
himself had condemned his own side
walk and did not know he had done so
until he was notified to construct a
new one. There are not contractors
enough TO put down adj the sidewalks
Immediately that have been condemned.
Mckay offered a resolution that the
Auditor be instructed to pay the claim
of 81, ,460 of the Sacramento Electric,
Gas and Railway Company, with SIT 70
costs and $33 4S interest He said he
proposed to make the Mayor and Aud
itor and their bondsTnen pay the most
of the costs of the litigation they had
forced the city into.
Devine favored appealing the matter
to the Supreme Court in accordance
with the recommendation Of the Cor
poration Counsel but he met with no
second, and the resolution was adopted.
On motion of Devine, Janitor Curtis
was granted a two weeks leave of alb
sence unanimously.
CONTESTED BILLS.
A large number of bills were allowed.
Devine asked the bill for street light
ing be laid aside, as he did not wish to
vote for it until the Supreme Court
had passed on 1t.
~ <oy
Devines friends, he would break his
neck to vote for it,"
Il want you to understand that
have no friends where the public bus
mess is concerned. No illegal claim
can get my vote and I do not want
you to charge me with any such
thing"
The Chairman raped to order and
the exchange of amenities ceased.
The bill of the experts summoned by
the Mayor as witnesses in the suit of
the Sacramento Electric, Gas and Rail-
way Company as expert electricians,
for time, railway fare and hotel
amounting to 1921, came next Nc
Kay moved that it be not paid, as
there was no necessity for the suit, the
Auditor having taken the matter into
court after the board had passed the
bill.
Devine moved that the bill be re-
turned TO the experts for reduction as
he thought $50 day too high. The
gentlemen should be paid for their
time at a reasonab BILE rate.
Kent agreed with Devine and the bill
was referred back.
The bill of Peter Huelsman of SD so
for repairs to his buggy. caused by
horses being frightened by the steam
street roller, came next.
Kent said that he saw the accident
and that Huelsman called to the en-
gineer and asked that he wait mo-
ment, to get the horses quieted down,
but the latter paid no attention.
Leonard said he had been told by a
reliable man that the engineer paid no
attention to the request and was laugh
ing at the disaster. If the city had
such employees, it was time that the
board woke up and made a change.
Mr.. Bowen, the engineer, said that
whenever he saw a horse get fright
ened he always shut off steam, but
sometimes citizens drive their horses
in front of the roller in order to break
them in, and he could not hold him
self responsible for damage in such
cases. He did not see a horse that
was tied on the side of the street act
scared until he came opposite TO il,
when it overturned the buggy. A bug
gy came up behind him when he
stopped, but he did not see that he
sustained any damage.
Huelsman said that when the roller
stopped he was close behind it and the
horse broke his shafts. He claimed
that Bowen let off the exhaust and
scared his horse and that he did not
handle the roller properly.
Devine moved that S15 be allowed to
Huelsman and the motion was carried,
Mckay and Davis not voting.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Kent, for the Police Committee. moved
that the board authorize the Chief of
Police to purchase q typewriting ma
chine, as he was satisfied that it was
badly needed Carried.
On motion of Devine, the Chief En-
gineer was authorized to enter into a
contract with NJ ]. Reagan for paint
ing the No. ? engine-house
The contract for printing 250 copies
OF the Chief Engineer of the Fire De-
partment's annual report was awarded
10 Robinette & Harrison for SOL
On motion of Devine the Corporation
Counsel was instructed to draw up an
ordinance for submitting to the people
the proposition Of constructing a munic-
ipal lighting plant
The bill of the Sacramento Electric,
Gas and Railway Company for run
ming the sewage pump till August 1st,
amounting to $521, computed by Watts