Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-22
THE C0UN
Rapid Transit Raj Fran
chise PostI ed.
4 Fran
NOMINATIONS FOR : [rEHoLDERa
Wanted from the G V Central Col a
mittees-Grain Exchange Liz
ecnse latter.

Tho members Of the |clty Council wer, late in
striving Yesterday m nine, and for sqfne time
II looked rather uou tful as 70 whethef quo
funi would pe pre-, nt or not. II w3s moved
and carried TINT u cbaudler take Go chair.
FINALLY roll call t.yea ttst uesa{ say,e,t
Collins, BOOK - bs, Hauloy, Mor1rty, Lowell,
Htathews, nlhsa1 ugh aud Tced WIRE present
if'sueht nui hreys was on IA fhort yisit TO
Sa" bernhFuih Mr. Cohn was ~ X and could
not be prescnt~ CLERK Tccd having recovered
F9in ms ma position occupied vs. desk
Ihs nIst ng taken up waJ The matter of
gr@nung sht.oi way TO tho fan Gabriel VAL
~ hnpid ransit Railway. VI build n foubie
track clcy Itcd railroad oycf Aiameda and
Macy sire IL, and over the Mftsion road.
vrs9ted ~; y Erctt moved that /the franchise be
,ns Mr. .gIns asked th,,L'l, 30 ,,sad' and ana
,.m., nced % IN tsSce moa Ks @ aud iSpiesed IL
a Barrett astcd Mr.. {tory who was present
IN u intcresia Of the dompeny TO point out
MY = The road would Irosl ne ,tsests named
d "a Alaineds ana Aimeda d just ncrpb Of Also
Alr.1nsabaugh seethidcd MI Barrett. motion,
Ia the amcndmeut that the elevation be IN
' Xfsnnsd from twenty 10 twenty-due feet at Ala
Anstla street mud from eighteen to nineteen feet
bsfofo action wss taken, Mr. Gibbs submitted
retiion from tho property pwnrfs IN thc
ncighborhood of Macy street aud Alameda ask
irp that the ffnn(hise bD not granted for one
werk, n order H. let them examine exactly
whne The raiir9hd would cross their properly
ana 70 s,ste ne. objections & 4 IN, they Tansed 20
NJ, ing the company right oi way across pri-
ystlpropertyl that the company would hafc 70
ba tnis at Hear price. He therefore opposed
X. Daiy hid that the company had soected
ccation lbr their n Niger Alley, bpi
tbs whcndyNr they went to bay the iisht di
WAY from \ properly owner the prun Won't np
40 high, w. - be absolutely eNoybitnnt. 1h@
90 naulf isao worded that the company qnn
not erpfJa Ytreot until tnn SHIT oi WY has
bf sodifcd from tho property owuers,
10 IullOh 70 postpone Que week was Put
nIN lJi QUESTION 10 suspend The roles WAS
cside1 M fpveil tnen nuNed taat the fran
mell V6fa bi d ayqs Aid = nooa, Il reqalring
un fotcs 10 pass Il Mr. lEnnley gave iiotee
thf No would call the matter up ncx week.
y mester of the 9reuting OF a ffsnehise to
thfNlnth Street Railway cNino up for aetiOn.
WJNsthe company had failed 20 nic pro.'ie
o{ hoir proposed liue it WIS nostponed.
no report OF tho B0nrd OF rublle Works was
a aud adopted II was rs published in the
II eommuuicatlnn was read from suparlnten-
Ileut oi steaeta4 aeuarai Baldwin aud flied. II
/reierred to the cleaning of the streets Of this
\ city and 70 the cost
An ordinance to prevent the teafing up OF
tin paved streets Of Los Angeles without first
rpeuripg a permit to do 80 from the 10 rd OF
Ftbllc Wurkr. wap rend. n provides that any
pt son no violating he praYNionN OF tue ordl-
pulishSd accordingly. uuder suspension OF
tha rules the ordpance was paHsed Ia
Mr.. Barrett mOva'd that the City Clerk send
some printed notices to the gas and water COM
panies Carried.
An ordinance providing for the issuance Of
honds TO construct nm outfnl sewer, was laid
over for awhile ns three-quHrters of the mem
bcrs Of the Council were not present.
An ordinance repeating the ordinance grant
inga license to the Turf and Grain Exchange
came up. Mr.. Barrett moved that il be post.
ppned. His motion was not seconded and DR..
Siussbaugh moved that the ordinance under
tre supervision of the rules, be. pnssed The
vote 10 suspend met with one objection from
Capt Barrett. He claimed that IL required an
unanimous vote TO suspend the rule. Con
siderable discussion on this point followed.
The Chair did not know of such rtile and call
cd for vote on the passing OF the ordinance.
II was carried. Mr. Barrett voted mo" but
changed his vote before the result was arpoun
ced and moved that the matter be reconshter-
ed next week. Both motions carried
Mr. Hanley moved that the bulkhead under
each end Of the Daly street bridge be recon
The report OF the Finance Committee was
read and various bills passed. In the matter OF
tltebid of the California Bank for thedisburse-
ment of public money the majority report was
tnnt the bid be accepted and u boud OF 5000
900 bo required The minority report was
that tile bid be denied
DR.. sinsahaugh asked the opinion OF the City
Attorney regarding the minority report, and
he stated that the city charter give the City
Council power to order the deposit OF thepub
lie money In n bank selected by the Council
Mr. Barrett moved that the minority report
be adopted.
Jug great deal of discussion he would offer AZ
m amendment to the whole question that the
Clerk be instructed to re-advertse for bids
The motion was carried.
Mr.. Barrett moved that the remainder of the
bills be pasted without reading. Carried.
The, Council then adjourned until 1:3t
o'clock.