The record-union., 1899-10-03

vision should be made for doing so.
kent's motion was carried.
A request was made for an electric
light at Fourteenth and l. streets.
Dolan said there was no use in putting
up more lights. while those already up
are not lighted, that at Twenty fourth
and L streets, for instance.
No action was taken
ELECTRIC POWER.
The following communication was
read regarding electric power:
To the Honorable Board of Trustees,
Sacramento, California - Gentlemen:
The Sacramento Electric, Gas and
Railway Company, with a view of
making to your board proposition as
TO the operation of the citys
water pumping plant by cleo
| tricity, which will result in a
large decrease in the expense thereof,
is now receiving bids on the machinery
and motors necessary in making such
a change. By next week the company
expects to be able to offer a definite
proposition, which will give the city an
entire new set of pumps with the
capacity of 100000 gallons per day,
and the motors necessary to operate
]
retaining of the present pumps with
steam connection as a reserve plant.
The company will supply the neces-
Sary electricity and will operate the
new plant at cost per million gallons
pumped, less than has been paid by
the city for the past year, and will in
ADDITION at the end of a term Of years,
turn over the entire plant to the city
i
pense whatever save the payments
made for pumping during such time.
Ihe proposition therefore will not
only save the city the expense involved
IN the purchase at this time, or in the
near future of new pumping machin-
cry, but Will also make an annual saw
ing IN the running expenses of the
works, and at the end of the term of
years spoken of, present the city with
a valuable plant. A condition can be
inserted if desired giving the city the
option of purchasing the plant at any
time during the above period, on pay
ment of an agreed price.
Should your honorable board think
faVorably of a proposition of the kind
and desire to throw it open to COM
petitive bids the company will be
pleased to offer any suggestion as to
specifications and furnish any inform
alton desired. At all events the con-
hdence felt in the company's ability to
| benefit the city in the manner indi-
Gated, justifies, it believes, the neces-
sary delay and investigation on your
part. Yours very truly,
SACRAMENTO ELECTRIC, GAS
AND RAILWAY COMPANY,
ALBERT GALLATIN,
V. P. and Gen. Mgr
Douglas said he was satisfied that
the present pumps cannot be run by
electricity and he was informed that it
would take a year to put in such a
plant.
Devine advocated a municipal light
ing plant and opposed the proposition
Dolan moved that the communica-
tion be placed on f1le to be taken up at
the proper time. At present the board
must decide on the coal supply.
Kent said the city should own and
operate its own plant and opposed the
proposition. The city should operate
its own works and could save money
by it.
Paine moved to refer it to the Water
| Committee, but said that it was neces-
sary to act now on the coal bids.
Paine's motion was carried.
COAL SPECIFICATIONS.
Clerk Desmond read the specifica-
| tions prepared by the Water Commit
tee for the tests of coal to be furnished
by bidders for the Water Works.
Devine wished to have some specifi-
cations added to the report of the other
members, providing for tests to be
made from time to time, in order
to see that the quality of the coal is
kept up to that of the first test and
providing that the cost for extra help.
II any, should be borne by the success
full bidder.
Douglass moved that Devine's spec
ifications be also made part of the
contract.
Paine did not think that. although
coal has been high during the past
year, the cost of coal would be SI2 1000
for the present one
Kent thought that the use of oil
would be less than coal and that a con-
tract for the latter should be for only
six months, while the oil question was
investigated. He so moved.
The specifications were adopted
- Al S~0sOSdNCo IASflL ulOIlOn ana
the trial of oil, as we'll as an examina-
ton into the cost of electric power.
Paine and DoIan advocated contract
ing for coal for year and Paine so
moved
Devine offered an amendment that
the advertisement also call for bids for
oil. There was no second and Paine's
motion was carried.
DELEGATES PETITION
The petition of Chris Schmidt and A
! Meister, who claimed to have been
elected, two others, F. A. Shepperd and
q. Ebert, who were declared as elected.
not residing in the ward, was referred
to the Republican Convention. as not
being properly before the board.
Clerk Desmond said that $4,000 bal
lots, 10000 sample ballots and election
! supplies for twenty-seven precincts
would be needed for the coming muni
/ clpal election. The Finance Commit
! tee was instructed to advertise for bids
/ and the board adjourned.
TWO FIRES.
"A Lodg1ng-House Mattress and a
Small Barn Das4rovad