Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-07-30
cOmMon COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.


tello, Mascarel, Carmona, Wolfskill,
Mullally and Robinson.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
The Mayors report of collections,
$53 95, fines, was read and filed.
The Zanjero's report of permits Is.
sued. $780, certificates returned,
$50, and Treasurer's receipts for 81, $50
was read and filed.
The report of the Council Committee
on the water franchise to j. w. Potts,
with amendments, was read and an
ordinance granting the franchise was
presented.
The ordinance grants twenty-five
year franchise OH the land known as
the Canal and Reservoir Tract, West
of Figueroa street.
Mr.. Teed said that Mr.. Potts would
not accept this grant, and moved to
lay on table.
A call was made for reading of the
original ordinance.
The original ordinance grants
twenty-five-year franchise for a supply
of water on the Canal and Reservoir
lands and Mott tract.
Mr. Potts was heard. He said he
never made speech in his life, but he
| wanted his rights. He said he didn't
want the amended ordinance as read.
He had property to the amount Of
Sl00,0 with the bonus that His Hon
or the Mayor would charge.
The Mayor asked permission to ad-
dress the Council. He claimed pro-
lection but not ruin at the hands OF
the Council. Mr.. Potts said he cannot get
a drop of water. Mr.. Potts had an OPP
portunity to get all the water without
paying cent, even after he had done
mean act in the matter of HERALD
stock.
Mr.. Huber called the Mayor to order
and said that the HERALD had moth
ing to do with the water question.
Mr.. Robinson, acting Chairman,
said the Mayor was in order.
He the Mayor met Potts when he
had controlling interest in the HER
AID. He told Potts that it was great
injustice to give these men, who were
inimical to the city's interest, q con-
trolling interest in the HERALD. He
offered Potts water without cost if he
would re-transfer the stock to him
(Beaudry). Mr.. Potts at another time
sent the speaker an impertinent note.
Here Mr.. Potts demanded q chance to
reply]. The Mayor said his water
pipes were ready to serve Mr.. Potts or
others. If an opposition was created
now it might ruin him and Mr.. Potts.
Mr.. Potts in reply said: His Honor
has referred to the HERALD matter in
way that 1 would not have done
During the HERALD transfer the May
or made this proposition: that if l
Potts. would transfer the HERALD
stock he (Beaudry) would release
water bonus which lie estimated at
$4,000. Mr.. Beaudry claimed that l
| (Potts) was transferring the HERALD
| to their common enemy, but he did
not know anything about it.
Mr.. Teed said the Mayor would
make 100000 or 100000 on the lots
and he didn't see why the Council
should protect him in charging lots
bonus of 500 each for water.
Mr.. Workman said the land was
formerly assessed at $40 per acre, and
he thought Mr.. Beaudry's enterprise
should be protected, even if lots were
assessed 500 to $500.
Mr.. Huber, by permission, said the
Mayor was kicking against the same
right that he asked for q short time
ago. Mr.. Beaudry was elected as an
anti-monopoly man and he is the last
one that should object to the Potts
franchise.
The Mayor got permission to make
another statement. He said all he
asked was fair treatment. The small
subsidy he received did not half pay
the interest on his investment.
A motion was made to lay the
amended ordinance (first read) on the
table. M
The ordinance was read.
The petititiOn of owners of real es-
tate was read asking that j. w. Potts
receive franchise rs he asked for 1t.
Mr.. Wolfskill asked to know wheth-
er Mr.. Beaudry had q right to charge
500 water bonus on a single lot, orwas
entitled to monopoly of the water
privilege, or had right to keep Mr..
Potts from laying water pipes?
Both ordinances were laid over until
next meeting.
The City Attorney was requested to
answer in writing at the next meeting
the questions asked by Mr.. Wolfskill.
The Committee OH Lands reported
in favor of quit-claim deed to Thos. ID.
Mott and Florentina Ybarra and of the
sale OF certain city lots and opening of
Cemetery Avenue or other road to the
cemetery. Adopted.
1t was ordered that Cemetery Ave-
nue. be not opened until another ave-
nue can be secured.
The Mayor was instructed to issue
deeds as requested.
The Zanjero reported collections for
water during July to be $l,l0S 80.
Filed.
The communication of the City
Physician in regard to nuisances on
San Pedro street near First, and be-
tween Adams and Jefferson, was read,
and the nuisanccs were ordered sup
pressed.
The communication of the Chief
Engineer of the l.. A. Il L. r. r. Offer
ing to locate the depot of that road in.
the city between Washington street
| on the South, Sixth street on the
North, Figueroa street on the West
and Alameda street on the East, pro-
vided block Of land and right of way
are donated, was referred to the City
Surveyor, City Attorney and Messrs.
Huber, Workman, Robinson, Mascarel
and Sotello.
A resolution for the improvement of
Temple street from Fort street to Pearl
was read and adopted.
The protest of G. III. Smith against
proposed grade of Sixth street between
Main and Hill was referred to the
\ Board of Public Works.
4 The resolutions fixing assessment