The herald., 1898-05-11
WILL HAVE TO WAIT
The Southern Pacific and Its New
Riverside Franchise

RIVERSIDE, May 1O-The Southern
Pacific company will have to wait some
days yet before it receives the franchise
asked for by 1t on Market street in this
city. 1t was expected that when the
trustees met today that franchise would
be passed, but such proved not to be the
case. When the matter was called up at
the meeting the trustees began to offer
amendments to the draft of the franchise
presented by the company and by the time
all. the members had secured their pet
amendments the document did not much
resemble its original state. The amend
ments offered, however, made it necessary
to go back and begin over again the work
of passing the franchise, and 1t will be
taken up again at the next meeting of the
board. 1t is not thought the railroad will
accept the franchise in it's present abridged
form.
The report of the city marshal submitted
to the board of trustees today shows that
he has collected the sum of $3.50 last month
on account OF business licenses and poll
taxes.
The city treasurers report for the same
month shows that the city has on hand the
sum of $7234, and that the street and
electric light funds have been overdrawn
$13,1S1 and sS7o6 respectively.
The superintendent of streets reported
that he had spent the sum of $l19S.52 on
the streets during the month of April.
The report of the superintendent OF the
electric light system shows that the in
come from that branch of the public SER
vice during the same month was $S96.57
The force in that department has been
cut down, so that the expense for labor
last month was only $215.
The suit of Ed Smith against the Santa
Fe Railroad company for $4,000 damages
for the killing of PLAINTIFFS boy was COM
menced in the superior court today be-
fore Judge Noyes and a jury The suit
was filed some months ago or shortly
after a switch engine belonging to the
defendant company ran over the boy of
the plaintiff at the depot and literally
ground the little fellow to pieces.
When the news reached here today that
the officers of Company M of this city,
which went to the front the other day,
had been mustered into the volunteer
force, with the company, there was great
rejoicing, for the friends of the boys of the
company were very anxious that Captain
Pam and Lieutenants Bedwell and Bay
ley should lead the company.
1t has been discovered by the city Of
fcials that the city has no lease of the
apartments. occupied by the city officials,
although the supposItion all the past eight
years has been that the city did have
lease covering a ten-year term from 1891
Just what ever became Of the lease, If
there ever has been one, why no lease
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of the things the city trustees would like
to know.
p. Michenor, city marshal of Elsinore,
was In the city today en- route to San Fran
cisco, where he goes to attend the meeting
of the grand lodge of Knights of Pythias,
which convenes at Santa Rosa next week.
G. o. Alkire and DR.. Vernon Stiles of this
city leave for the north tomorrow for the
same purpose.
Odd Fellows hall was crowded to- the
doors last evening, the occasion being the
lecture to the Grand Army and w. r. e.
by Judge Noyes on the subject, Abraham
Lincoln" Besides the lecture a splendid
musical program was rendered by local
talent.
Steps are being taken for the reorgani-
cation of Company M. 1t is the intention
to have the governor or some one else in
authority appoint competent man to drill
and recruit the new company, and 1t Is
also intended to make every man who 1oins
the new Company M undergo strict med
ical examination before being admitted.
This move will do away with the admis-
sion Of so many who cannot stand the
medical examination when the country
calls for their services In the field or active
service.