Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-04-08
Adjourned Council Meeting.

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Council met in adjourned session
last evening, President spence In
the Chair.
The President announced that
the meeting was held for the pur'
pose of considering the message Of
the Mayor on the question Of the
Normal School site.
On motion OF Mr.. Bliss, the. mes.
sage was read.
Mr.. COIN moved that the Coun'
oil take q recess to give the citizens
present an opportunity to express
their views. Adopted, and the
Council vacated their Chamber.
CITIZENS MEETING.
A large number of prominent
citizens being present, meeting
was organized.
On motion, 8. J. Beck was elect
ed Chairman and r. 8. Lynch, Sec
rotary.
The Chairman stated that the
meeting was being held to consider
the Mayors message In relation to
the Normal School site, which
they had heard read to the Council.
In order that the meeting might
fully understand the situation, the
Secretary read the following letter;
SAN JOSE, April 4, 1881.
Mayor Toberman:
DEAR SIR: At meeting OF the
Executive Committee and a ma
jority Of the Board Of Trustees of
the State Normal School, held to-
day, I was instructed to return the
enclosed communication to you,
with the following reply.
Having officially selected q cite
rendered las was supposed), the
Board feel that until officially no.
titled that the site can or cannot be
decided to the State, they have NO
further action to take In the mat
ter, either personally or as . Board.
Should 1t be found that the site Sc
lscted cannot be had, they are of
opinion that the whole subject of
location will again be opened, 10
the preliminary resolution was
adopted only after having received
the tender of the site which they
unanimously selected.
I have the honor to subscribe
m vaolf Ynura Tru1v
CHAs. II. ALLEN,
Secretary.
The reading OF the com munIca-
ton to which the foregoing letter
is an anwer was called for. After
some objection the letter was read
as follows: -.
Los ANGELES, March 80, 1881.
CHas. FL. Allen, Trustee State Nor
mat School, San Jose, C0l.:
DEAR SIR: We, the undersigned,
members of the CoMm0n Council
Of the City of Los Angeles, not
having had the pleasure Of meeting
your Board Of Trustees after your
selection of . location for tho Los
Angeles Branch Normal School,
and seeing by q resolution passed
by your Board that you decided to
locate the same in the city Of Los
Angeles, and being DESTROYS to act
intslligently upon the subject,
would respectfully ask yeu to state
whether, In the event Of our fail
ing to secure the site now selected
by you. you would relocate the
school on one of the other sites ex-
anined by you within the city
limits, In conformity with your
resolution.
We have taken the liberty of adj
dressing each member Of your
Board personally, as we doubt IL
you could conveniently convene as
q Beard 80 az to give us the reQuir-
ed information In time. We would
therefore respectfully ask you your
early reply by giving your views
on the subject.
We remain your obedient SER
wants..
B. CHANDLER,
J. KUHRTs,
M. iced,
J. g. BOWER, Ia"
0. H. BLISS,
.- w. N. MONROE,
r. 8. BAUCHET,
B. COIN,
JOSE MAsCAREL.
Please address your reply to B.
Chandler.
The following letter received by
Councilman Chandler from Gov
ernor Perkins was also read;
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, 4
EXECUTIVES DEPARTMENT,
SACRAMENTO, April s, 1881.
B. Chandler, EsQr., los angeles:
DEAR SIR: I have the honor to
ackno Wedge the receipt Of your IA
vor of recent date, signed by the
mem bers tho Honorable Board Of
the Common Council Of the city Of
Los Angeles, making inquiry II the
Board Of Trustees Of the State Nor.
NAL School would locate the Rranoh
Normal School on one Of the other
sitas examined In your city by the
Board on their recent visit, In the
event Of the failure Of the Common
Council of your city to secure the
site already selected.
In reply ] would beg to say that
I can only answer for my own vote,
which would be cast In favor Of the
most favorable site lin my opinion)
within the corporate limits Of your
city; believing, as I do, that 1t is
for the best interest of the school
to locate 1t near the center Of popu-
lation.
I remain, very respectfully, your
obedient servant,
GEO, G. PERKINS.
Mr.. Will d. Gould then offered
the following resolution:
Resolved, That the Council be