Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1889-12-24
THE COUNCIL.
The Report Of the Board Of
Engineers.
SEWERS, DRAINS AND 0UTFALL,
The Temple Street Ordinance We.
toed by the Mayor and Fails
to Pass.

The City Council met yesterday morn
ing, President Frankenield in the chair,
and Messrs. Shafer, McLain, Summer
land, Wirsching and Bonsall present.
Mayor Hazard returned without his
approval the ordinance providing for the
regarding of Temple street, with the fol-
lowing message.
''The majority Of the property owners as
/ understand the matter, are opposed to
the improvement and to enforce the same
at the present time against their protests,
would work great hardship on those
charged with the payment of the same,
when they do not believe their property
will be improved thereby, and radical
improvements of this nature should not
be undertaken unless majority of the
property holders are in favor of the
same.',
Mr.. McLain moved that the vote by
which the ordinance was adopted be
reconsidered. Carried.
Major Bonsall said that the object of
the notice of intention was to see how
many of the people were in favor of the
improvement, and he did not see how
the Mayor could tell that majority op-
posed it.
Mr.. McLain moved that the ordinance
be passed over the Mayors veto. Lost
by vote of six to three, it requiring
seven votes to pass an ordinance over the
veto of the Mayor.
A contract with Mr.. Anslain for the
building of q schoolhouse was read and
approved.
A lease of lot 15Ox60 on Downey ave.
nue. at 81 per front foot to the Glendale
Railway Company was read and ap.
proved.
Ordinances granting permission to
property owners on st. Julien street and
Marchessault street TO grade by private
contracts were read and adopted.
An ordinance providing that all street.
cars shall have buffers and guards to
their wheels was read and adopted. The
ordinance is a copy of that adopted in
San Francisco recently, and provides
that the devices must be provided for the
cars before April first.
Major Bonsall moved that the vote
whereby the Temple street ordinance
was defeated be reconsidered. He said
that he had voted against the ordinance
when he intended to vote for it. HE
motion was carried, and he moved that
the ordinance be adopted notwithstand.
ing the veto of the Mayor. Lost by q
vote of 6 to 8, Mr.. Summerland changing
his vote to no.
The report of the Board of Public
Works, as published in the HERALD,
was read and adopted.
The board recommended that Main
street be paved with bituminous lime
rock from Ninth street to Washington.
After some discussion the matter was
referred back to the Board of Public
Works to ascertain the wishes of the
property owners.
The report of the City Engineer was
read and adopted.
The report of the Land Committee was
read and adopted.
Deeds from Mrs. Kiusella for school
site at Boyle Heights were read and &C.
cepted.
The contract with P. A. milford to
erect school building on the lot was
read and approved.
A number of applications for CROSS
walks were refereed to the Board Of Pub.
lie Works.
The report of the Finance Committee
was read and adopted.
Ordinances ordering the opening CT
Denver avenue and the widening of Sew
enth street we're read and adopted.
An ordinance of intention to changs
the grade of Hope street between Second
and Fourth streets was read and adopted.
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