Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-27
THE COUNCIL.
No Conclusion Reached Upon
the s. P. Franchise.
THE WEST SEWER SYSTEM.
The Utah r. r. Co. Put off for
Another Week-Other Mat
ters Discussed.

The City Council met at lO o'clOcl
yesterday morning, President Hum
phreys in the chair, and Councilmel
Hanley, Lowell, Cohn, Collins, Hitler
Bosbyshell, Barrett. Matthews, Gibbs
Chandler, Sinsabaugh, Moriarty an,
Book present.
Mr.. Lowell moved that the S. P. R. R
franchise be set for 2 o'clock.
Mr.. Cohn thought it ought to be con
tinued for longer time, to give tn,
Council more time to consider it.
Mr.. Lovell's motion was carried.
Captain Barrett moved that the west
sewer matter be taken up Immediately
after the Southern Pacific matter. Car
ried.
Mayor Workman asked that the Coun
Gil take measures to have the streets
cleaned in better manner than at pres
ent. Received and filed, as the Finance
Committee had report on the same.
The following message was received
from the Mayor:
GENTLEMEN-I return herewith, with.
out my signature, the deed authorized
by you, transferring to Thomas Kelly,and
others, certain city lands in block 40 and
Al, II. s., embraced in what is generally
known as Reservoir No. 4, in considera.
ton of their transferring certain other
lands in the same blocks. am strongly
of the opinion that what is to be given to
the city is of far less value than what
Messrs. Kelly and others are to receive,
and also that the city will lose greatly by
yielding up the right to overflow about
thirty acres, which right was always
recognized by the owners of the lands
bordering on the reservoir previous to
the requirement of Messrs. Kelly and
others OF the title, by their selling only
fractional lots of block Al, and thus leav-
ing unsold the parts which would be
covered by water were the dam of the
reservoir Of the height allowed. The
city should therefore be more adequately
recompensed than is proposed by the
exchange of lands as at present arranged.
The reservoir, should the city ever want
to own water works, is admirably located
to supply the whole southwestern part
of the city, and as the right to overflow
the lands in question is vested in the city
forever by the construction of solid
dam of masonry and other safeguards,
fine storage facilities could be secured
amply sufficient to furnish water for
domestic use to thickly populated Sec
ton. In order to arrive at a more
equitable adjustment of the rights of
both the city and Messrs. Kelly and
others in this matter, and to recommend
a proper settlement of the questions in
dispute, would ask that you appoint a
committee of three to act with myself to
arrive at basis of settlement.
On motion of Mr.. Chandler the former
action of the Council was reconsidered.
Messrs. Cohn, Bosbyshell and Sinsa-
bangh were appointed as the committee
to act in conjunction with the Mayor.
The Auditors report was referred to
the Finance Committee, as also were the
reports of the Chief of Police on the col
lection of licenses an the Zanjero.
The City Attorney reported that there
were no reasons why the franchise ap.
piled fer by F. A. Gibson and y. F. Done
gan, for an elevator at the junction Of
Court House and Fort streets, should not
be granted. The franchise was read and
the question was raised as to whether a
portion Of the street could be set aside
for such purpose.
Mr.. Mathews said he thought that a
provision should be made that the
elevator should be constructed under the
supervision of the City Surveyor.
A property owner was present and
asked that the ordinance be made more
specific.
Mr.. Book said he was in favor OF such
an enterprise.
On motion of Mr.. Hanley the matter
was laid over until the afternoon session
to give Mr.. Donegan chance to amend
his franchise.
The report of the Board of Public
Works, as published in the HERALD on
Sunday, was read and adopted.
When that part was reached which re-
ferred to the granting of the franchise to
the Utah Railroad Company, protest
was read from property owners in East
Los Angeles, who called attention to the
crossing of Downey avenue, and asked
that the company be requested to build
viaducts.
Captain Barrett said that the recon-.
mendation Of the Board was merely
made so as to allow an ordinance to be
drawn. These provisions could all be
contained in the ordinance.
Mr.. Book thought that the matter
should be postponed for a week to allow
the members of the Council to become
acquainted with the men and their mot.
ives.
Mr.. Cohn said that if the matter was
postponed it ought to be deferred to the
incoming Council, for it could not pos.
sibly be fixed up by the present Council
and it would not be right to half finish it
Captain Barrett asked that Mr.. Marble
the President of the company, be heard
on the subject.
Mr.. Marble said that the company was
ready to commence work, but he had NJ
especial request to make nor nothing tt
insist upon. Whatever was done ht
hoped would be done quietly.
Mr.. Humphreys took the floor and sale
that the matter ought to be deferred 81
as to ascertain whether the parties ask
ing for franchise were in earnest o.
whether they intended to build the roat
through to Salt Lake. There were othe
railroads desirous of entering the city
and he was in favor of giving the frs
one that meant business the right-of- wa,
and all the privileges possible.
Captain Barrett said that this compan,
was ready to commence work within
ninety days, to have trains running in .
year, and it would build levee from tn,
north end of the official bed of the rive
to the south end of the same.
Mr.. Chandler objected to the recon
mendation of the Board of Public Work
on the ground that if adopted 1t CAV
privileges that could not be granted ex
cept under q franchise. He was il
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