Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-09-26
BUENA VISTA BRIDGE,
The First Wards Indigna-
ton Resolutions
GOING FOX srEARS's SCALP.
Accused Of incorporating the In
terests Of His Ward to De-
featthe Bridge Scheme.

The meeting called by the citizens OF
a.. M, 10, .rd =, r.eard IN The Buepa
Ia =, ,ho
'i''a Street pr"go ""s "
Southern Hotel last night at 40 "A
numbs or of leading citizens OF the ward
,..a,, .oJ SCANNED vary muoh I'm.
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s'fe' yea IN inc ooJeo' VI V"' "',s''"s'
H. M. Hamilton was called 10 Tue
chair and j, Lockwood acted as secre.
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Inc Oha'rinah S'a'eu 'na' '"e o''''s
Of tho gathering was for the purpose oil
ia ssinR resolutions and urging upon
~ .a,, az, .h.a,,, a,oas;,y of build.
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my the so'muoh'yeafheo'ior p'nB''
The secretary being Instructed to read
the resolutions which had been pre-.
,;,uJ,, d,.,,.a rand tho sa,ne The
''.y
hrst one ~ as ioiiows'
WHEREAs, The citizens Of Los Ange.
les voted bonds ia the sum Of S245, GOO
TO be used as follows; 100000 for irri-
cation, $4,000 for sewers. $50, 600 for
City Hall and $4,000 for bridges and
streets;
And whereas, of the above sums 80
appropriated, The third ward gets the
whole benefit for the City Hall; the
$40, 600 TO be expended for irrigation
will be for tine sole benefit OF the second
and fourth wards, and the $4,000 ap.
propriated for sewers 10 to be expended
IN the second, third and fourth wards;
And whereas, ths only part OF said
s246, 900 to be used for the benefit OF the
iirst ward is the $4,000 appropriated
for bridges and streets;
And whereas, the Council have voted
$4,000 Of the said $50, 900 for the Buora
Vista bridge, and the citizens OF the
first ward havo subscribed the sum OF
$500 to aid in the construction OF said
bridge, being the largest amount by
twenty per cent contributed by any sim
lar subscriptions therefore, b. Il
Resotved, BY the citizens OF the said
frat ward, that we are, in every sense Of
justice and lair dealing, entitled to have
said bridge built at once as the citizens
Of this ward are without any means OF
communication with the east and west
sides OF tho river, except by passing
along the railroad tracks, at great danger
to life and property.
Tho next resolution was oil more
personal character. 1t says:
WHEREAS, The interests OF this ward
have been subverted to such an
extent by our representative Geo. u
oloarns IN the City Council, we deem "
but fit and proper TO express our ind'e'
nation ut the manner III when ne mas
jeopardized those interests by m'srepre'
senting the interest centered IN the
building OF the Buena vista street
bridge.
Upon motion of Mr.. G. w. Schroeder
these resolutions were ordered presented
to Councimen Goss ana 'eisir, 50 'nas
these gentlemen may bring item 70 .ne
notice OF the Council at IT'S next meeting
Tomorrow the morning payers were
also requested to publish the same.
Mr.. Schroeder addressed tue ineeuhg
shortly in reference to the building oil
the bridge, and said that he total coat
of its construction could be materially
reduced II the approaches to the bridge
were built under the supervision Oh the
Superintendent OF Streets. hotwith-
standing all subscriptions and spch re-
duotion as he had just pointed OUT, the
amount necessary was still 5000 short,
As could be seen, all the solicitude ana
all the appropriations had been Tor the
other wards. When the First ward
asked for small sum to build bridge
it got refusal. Stearns,. one OF their
own Councilman, opposed the bridge,
and had even gone 80 far as to say that
he would sue out all injunction II the
Council cFdeTed its building mat
bridge would not be for the benefit oil
the First ward alone, but II you'd bene-
fit the whole Of the city and its enyir9ins'
The speaker said that the resolution
| introduced here was not strong enough
| by far to express the Indignation the CIT,
liens OF the First ward should feel, and
no doubt felt, for Mr.. Stearns and his
conduct. [Applause.]
Mr.. Yelslr stated that he would say
as quickly to Sir. stearn's face that
which he dared say behind bic back. 1t
was well known that the COUNCILMAN
had big interests on Chavez strest, con-
ssling OF windmill and q lumber yard.