The record-union., 1898-04-05
MAYOR LAND MAKES AN OFFER
WOULD LEND THE CITY MONEY
WITHOUT INTEREST.
Trustees VIII Compromise the
Claims of Mrs. Haworth
Against the City.

The regular meeting Of the Board or
Trustees was held last night, there be-
ing present President Mckay and Trus-
tees Devine, Tebbets, Douglas, Dolan,
Paine, Brown and Kent.
DR.. Charles Van Norden, represent
ing the Central California Electric
Company, addressed the board. He
said that two years ago franchise
had been granted the company to place
lines Of poles along numbered streets
and alleys, but not along lettered
streets. By that arrangement the al
ley poles had to be very high, and did
not prove entirely satisfactory. The
present franchise he said, allowed poles
only at the corners of and < streets,
and as his company's lease of the Capt.
tai Gas Company's poles would expire
in September, in the interest of justice
he asked that permission be given so
that poles might be put in on and
K streets along side those Of the Capt.
tai Gas Company. He said he was
working to the end that a year from
now the company he represented would
bring in much more power than it has
at the present time.
Trustee Devine said the proposition
of erecting more poles on ] and K
streets was a serious matter, and that a
stop would have to be called some
where When new bonds were issued,
he said, he should favor making large
underground conduit to be controlled
by the city for all wires. He, however,
believed in doing justice to DR.. Van
Norden's company, and thought the
Street Committee and the Mayor should
take steps to have companies owning
poles make conditions with the Central
California Electric Company by which,
for a consideration, it's wires might be
strung on their poles. He formed his
recommendation into a motion instruct
ing the committee to report next week.
DR.. Van Norden said he doubted
whether Devine's plan was feasible,
and did not believe the Board of Trus-
tees had a right to attempt to make the
Capital Gas Company divide its fran
chise with somebody else.
Trustee Tebbets moved as a substi-
tute that the matter be referred to the
Street Committee with power to act.
Trustee Devine contended that the
property owners ought to have some
protection as well as DR.. Van Norden' s
company The poles, he said, disfigured
month taxes on store buildings, he did
not want them disfigured by any more
poles.
Trustee Tebbets said he agreed with
Devine but that to draw the line
against the Central California Electric
Company meant to throw away all
chance of competition in the line OF
light and power. He contended that
Of
and that light and power might be had
much cheaper with another competitor
in the field.
Trustee Dolan did not think it proper
for the Street Committee to wait upon
the Capital Gas Company and ask it
to allow the electric company to string
its wires on their poles.
Mayor Land was asked for an opin-
ion, and said he hoped an arrangement
might be made with the Street Car
Company whereby the electric company
would be allowed to string its wires
on the cOmpanys poles, and thereby
dispose of the necessity of erecting
more poles.
Trustee Tebbets' Substitute was car
ried, Devine voting no, and the Street
Committee was given power to act
I DOldAtu ciEpCcllC GU anu 4Ai4 III CT
what action the board intended to take
with regard to the Y-street stump,
which is situated on his property He
was willing, he said, to sell the lot to
the city.
President Mckay stated that a year
ago the board had paid Doland 500
for the use of the stump for all time,
and on motion the matter was referred
to the Sewer Committee.
On motion of Trustee Tebbets, action
on advertising for bids for coal for the
S-street pumping plant was deferred
for a week.
MAYORS MESSAGES.
The following messages were received
from Mayor Land, and were referred
to the proper committees:
To the Board of Trustees: respect
fully report that, in company with D.
Mckay, President of your board, and
A A. De Ligne, City Attorney,
on the I'd day of April, 1898. 1 counted
the money placed before me by the City
Treasurer, and found in his possession
money as follows: Gold, $97, 400 S6.
The above amount agrees with the
books of the City Auditor and City
Treasurer Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM LAND, Mayor.
We hereby certify that we were pres