The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-07-04

Paine moved that the bid of the Sacra-
mento Electric, Gas and Railway Com
pany's $40 per lamp, 4ll-night SEIZED
ule be accepted and the contract
awarded.
The question of the number of lights
needed was raised, aud it transpired
that nobody knew Just how many
were required, but all began figuring.
Devine moved as an amendment that
the bid for moonlight schedule, $3.50
per lamp. be accepted. Fs made the
motion, he said, in the interest Of the
taxpayers.
Kent favored Devine's amendment
and thought the raise of the bid over
that Of last year, was too much.
Paire thought the fact that the city
was full of trees ought to b. c.ns'.:-
cred. Many of the streets were quite
dark regardless of moonlight, and he
favored an all-night schedule.
Brown thought the board ought first
to determine the number OF lamps
necessary, and then accept one of the
two bids and enter into contract.
Kent said that the adoption of an
all-night schedule would mean $500
more for lighting than was paid last
.'r,r. .shich would mean an extra levy
of 8 cents on the 500, on all taxable
property.
Devines amendment was lost by a
vote Of 2 to 6, and the original motion.
the acceptance of the bid cor an al
night schedule, was carried by a vote
IF 6 TO 2
BURIED BOND QUESTION.
Tie matter of the Claim of Bishop
& Wheeler, the San Francisco attor-
was taken up and Dolan moved tina
board pe authorized to saLl.a with al!
attorneys connected with tile case 10:
sum not to exceed 5000.
Tebbets said one of the attorneys
had stated that but $3.50 hal been ex-
pended, and he protested against pay
ing for something that had never been
done. He moved as an amendment
that the attorneys collectively be al
lowed $500
Dolan withdrew his motion provid-
ing for the payment of not to exceed
5000, and seconded Tebbets' amend
ment.
Devine said the attorneys had re-
ceived $500 retainer fee and hat!
promised the board that if they did
not win the case they would
not charge another cent AS they
had not won it. he did not
consider that the city owed them a
dollar He thought some of the at
torneys employed by the city were the
attorneys of the bond syndicate. He
said the attorneys had greatly deceived
the board, and he moved as a substi-
be instructed to drop the suit, but that
they be allowed nothing additional for
their services.
Dolan said it would be worth 5000
to shut off argument on the bond ques-
ton.
Brown advocated dropping the suit
and offering some small compensation
to the attorneys. If the board, he said,
refused to pay the attorneys they
might bring suit for the whole
amount.
Kent said that a vote cast to drop
the suit meant vote to skin the peo-
pie of the city out of $13, 600 in bonds.
1t Looked to him as though the attor-
neys retained by the board had, when
they changed their opinion regarding
the winning of the suit, been given
more money by the other side. He said
it looked like politics-to be sure Win
ner man must lay stakes a long way
ahead.
Devine favored allowing the lawyers
to go ahead with the suit, and-if they
failed to win the case the city would
owe them nothing. while if they gained
it, their fees could be taken out of the
SI3, O00 which was in litigation.
Tebbets advocated giving the attor-
neys $500 and abolish the bond buga-
boo which had for so long hung as a
pail over the city.
Devine said the bondholders had al
ways won out because they had elected
Trustees and members of the Legisla-
ture to do their dirty work.
Tebbets' amendment, offering the at
torneys 5000 and instructing them to
drop the suit, was carried by a vote
of ) to 3-McKay, Kent and Devine
voting no.
MISCELLANEOUS
John D. Fries, on motion of Douglas,
was granted license to conduct a sa =
loon at 1920 M street, Brown and
Dolan voting no.
A communication was received from
the Chief of Police recommending that
the application of w. F. Smith to con-
duct a saloon at 326 X street. be
denied. The recommendation was
adopted by unanimous vote.
J. G.. Donovan applied for license
to conduct a saloon at 230 l. street.
Devine and Douglas attempted to
have the license granted without ref
unable to do SO. Bergnoni and Lezali
applied for a license to conduct a sa-
loon at 1109. Second street. J. F. Far
ly was granted license to conduct
saloon at Agricultural Park, and
William Donohue was granted anoth n
to conduct one at $50 ]. M. ]. eastman
was given a license for saloon at
602 street. j. B. Ryan was granted
a license for a saloon at $50 K street.
The contract for improving Fifteenth
street, between P and @, was awarded
to D.. M. Burns.
Willard Gardner was granted an all
night license for a saloon at 1922
Fourth street. --
SLOT MACHINE ORDINANCE RE-
PEALED.
A petition from committee repre-
senting all the retail liquor dealers in
the city, requesting the repeal of the
nickel-in in the-slot ordinance was read.
Tebbets said it was only right that
the ordinance be repealed so as to al
low the saloon men to test the State
law. He moved that an ordinance re-
pealing ordinance 400 be adopted. The
ordinance was drawn accordingly.