Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-12
THE CITY COUNCIL.
The Contract for Printing
the New Charter.
THE WATER WAR AT AN END.
The Streets to be Kept Clean While
the Odd Fellows are in
the City.

ing, President Humphreys IN the cn2lr,
aud Councilmen Hawley, Moriarty,
Lowell, Cohn, Book, Collins, Sinsabaugh,
Bosbyshell, Mathews and Hitler Present.
Clerk Teed read communication from
the Times, claiming that its bid for pub
fishing the Charter was lower than that
Of the Tribune, to which paper the con-
tract was awarded.
Mr.. Book moved that the action
awarding the contract to the Tribune be
reconsidered.
Mr.. Cohn said that the contract was
out of the hands of the Council, and was
in the hands of the Mayor, and could not
be reconsidered until he had refused to
sign it.
The Mayor was sent for.
Mr.. Hawley moved that the City At
torney take action to forfeit the franchise
Of the East Side Water Company. Mr..
Hawley said that the residents of East
Los Angeles had been without water for
five days.
Mr.. Cohn moved that the Water Com
pany be notified to furnish Water, and
if it does not, that legal steps be taken.
Carried.
The following messages were received
from the Mayor:
return herewith without my approval
an ordinance entitled can ordinance de-
claring Los Angeles street open and that
Negro Alley be vacated" I make no
objection to section of that ordinance
declaring Los Angeles street open, but,
on the contrary, am decidedly in favor Of
it, and would recommend that new Or
dinance be Immediately passed, embrac-
ing that part of the ordinance herewith
returned providing that said street be de-
clared open.
1 am, however, opposed to section of
that ordinance, vacating Negro Alley, as
/ do not think it just or equitable that
the property owners on that street should
lose their present frontage or have any
of their rights impaired without a fair
consideration. A number of these prop
erty owners have presented strong and
serious objections to me in the matter,
and their prayer should be needed. The
frontage they have now is of considerable
value, and should the street be vacated
by your order it would entail an expense
and, in my opinion, an unnecessary liti-
cation upon the city. I this connectlcn
/ would further recommend that the
Street. Superintendent be instructed to
Immediately remove all distractions on
Los Angeles street, and that the neces-
sary steps be at once taken to grade and
pave that street.
On motion, the message was received
and filed.
An ordinance declaring Los Angeles
street opened was read.
Mr.. w. Van Dyke asked that the mat
ter be referred to the Board of Public
Works. He thought it was not right to
decide to allow Negro alley to rem ain
open and to open Los Angeles street.
The contract made in the Superior Court
was that Negro alley should be closed.
Mr.. Variel appeared on behalf of the
property owners who wanted Negro alley
kept open. These people had property
fronting on Negro alley, and if it was
closed there would be no outlet.
The ordinance was then adopted, and
the Street Superintendent was instructed
to remove the distractions on Los An
geles street.
The following message from the Mayor
was read and the suggestions were or
dered carried out by the Board of Public
Works and Street Superintendent:
In view of the many visitors who will
shortly be in this city to attend the Odd
Fellows Encampment, would suggest
to your honorable body to authorize and
instruct the Street Superintendent to en-
ploy an extra force OF men to thoroughly
clean up the streets and cutters at once.
The many piles of building materials
blocking up the principal streets and
sidewalks are an eye-sore and should be
at once removed as in a number of in
stances the contractors have taken bodily
possession of the public pavement, fore
ing pedestrians to 60 into the streets.
l would suggest that all permission
granted for the use of a portion of street
for building material be 30 modified as to
make the contractor put the walks in
condition to enable the crowds of visitors
during the next two weeks to walk about
freely. Please instruct the superinten-
any routine delay.
that fifteen electric lights be erected at
the Sixth Street Park and at the Encamp-
ment grounds. Adopted, and the mat
ter left with the Gas Committee, with
power to act.
Mr.. Cohn called attention to the fact
that stone was being quarried on the
Elysian Park. The matter was referred
to the Park Committee to investigate.
Mayor Workman reported that he had
not received the contract for printing the
charter.
The Gas Committee submitted re-
port recommending the establishing of a
number of new lamps.
Mr.. Cohn moved that the report be
laid over for two months until the Elec.
tric Light Company has the sufficient
power.
Mr.. Lowell thought that the suburbs of
the city should be left in the dark.
Mayor Workman introduced General
Snyder, who had a special system of
sewerage which he desired the CITY to
adopt. He was requested to appear be-
fore the Council at its session to-day and
explain his plans.
Arecess was taken at this point until
80 O'Clock.
Afternoon Session.
The Tribune Publishing Co. sent in a
communication positively protesting
against any change in the matter of
printing the City Charter on the ground
that its bid was the lowest, being only
$647.90, while the bid of the Times was
$688. Besides this, the contract having
been signed and the copy delivered, the
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