The record-union., 1899-12-19
POOL ROOM ORDINANCE.
ACTION ON TT DEFERRED FOR
TWO WEEKS.
Warning Telephone Companies
May be Able to Adjust Their
Differences.

Differences.
The Board Of City Trustees met last
might. Trustees Mckay, Tebbets, Doug
las, Paine, Kent, Bentley, Brown and
Devine being present.
Hon. Fred Cox, H. Grau, w. e. Ger
Der, A. A. Van VOORHEES,, Joseph Stef-
fens, A. Heilbron, George B. Katzen-
stein and others were present in the
interest Of the Capital Telephone Com
pany..
The report of the committee appoint
ed to investigate the complaint OF the
Capital Telephone Company reported
as follows:
Hon. Board Of Trustees
Your committee, to whom was referred
complaint of Capital Telephone Com
pany, beg leave to report as follows:
After investigation of the matter
submitted, it appears to the satisfac-
ton of your committee that the COM
pfaint of said Capital Telephone Com
pany is true and that a great injus-
tice is being done said company. This
company Is composed Of local capital
and. in our opinion, should receive the
unqualified support of the city and her
citizens in general
CHAS. w. PAINE,
JAMES B. DEVINE,
r. E. KENT.
Paine said he had conversed with the
representative of the Sunset Telephone
Company, who stated that Mr.. Glass
the manager of the company, would
not be able to be present tonight, but
would come up from San Francisco
next Monday night and thought he
could arrange matters with the Capt.
: tai Company.
Devine thought the Sunset Company
had sufficient notice and could have
had representative present. He
thought the board should take meas
ures to protect the company that was
: composed Of citizens of Sacramento.
Kent advocated taking a vote now.
The board had granted a franchise to
the Sunset Company and should see
that it did not impose on the Capital
Company. He was ready to vote to-
night to take away the franchise of
the former and now was the time. He
: moved as an amendment that the city
dispense with all the telephones of the
Sunset Company in the city offices.
Tebbets thought the two companies
ought to be allowed to adjust their
differences and there should be no
nasty action. Although he believed the
home company had been unjustly dealt
with and was ready to vote, if it could
not be adjusted fairly, to throw out
the Sunset telephones, but it was bet
ter to allow the two companies to set
tie the matter between themselves
Devine favored Kent's amendment,
and wanted an immediate vote.
Ex-senator Cox said he was one OF
the Capital Company, which had done
so much for the city. He and the
others would be satisfied with what
ever action the board might take They
did not complain that they were un-
justly treated. He knew what COM
to get on top. 1t was human nature.
He was perfectly willing to let the
matter rest for a week.
Paine said that the reason Mr.. Glass
was unable to be present was that his
wife had been stricken with paralysis
during the morning.
Brown favored the postponement and
said he was willing, if the matter was
not settled, to vote with the board to
throw the Sunset phones out.
w. E. Gerber said the Capital Com
pany had been trying to pull through
without troubling the board and he
wished to thank 1t for the kindly SEN
timents expressed by the members. He
was informed that a new company
would soon be started in San Francisco
and then the statement that people had
to keep two phones on their desks
will soon be eliminated. If phones
were cheaper there would be more of
them. HIS company would not have
troubled the board if 1t had not been
deprived Of the opportunity to put in
phones to accommodate their patrons
M. ]. Dillman spoke in relation to a
circular stating that the San Jose Tel
ephone Company had sold out He
claimed that the Sunset Company was
afraid that the Capital Company
would soon have a new company in
San Francisco to connect with, which
would damage the former. A large
number of opposition telephone COM
panies. about $500, have been organ
lied in the East, a very large one hav-
ing been recently formed in New York
His company did not come to the board
because it had cold feet, for it is fight
ing right along.
The motion to defer action for a
week was carried.
MAYORS MESSAGE.
A message was received from Mayor
Land appointing David Lawson as
driver of theSpatrol wagon, to succeed
H. M. Butler, time expired.
The usual number of bills and sal
aries were allowed
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
In relation to the report of Paine
for the Street Committee, on motion OF
Tebbets, the Clerk was instructed tt
draw up a deed for lot in the Helve-
tia Cemetery for the Founding Home
In consideration of 81.
]. H. Cunningham was granted thirty
days extension on his contract on the
stump.
The proposed ordinance prepared by
the City Board of Health in relation te