Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-09
THE COUNCIL.
The Sewer and School Bonds
Come Forward.
PROCEEDINGS RECOMMENDED.
Opening and Widening of Several
Streets Considered The Day
Labor Question.


Labor Question.
The City Council met yesterday morn.
ing, President Frankenfield in the chair
and Messrs. Wirsching, Van Dusen,
Brown, Hamilton, Shafer, Bonsall, Sum.
merland and McLain present.
The City Assessors report, as pub
lished in yesterdays HERALD, was read
and referred to the Finance Committee
The City Auditor reported the condi.
ton of the funds, as follows: Cash,
$4,000; Salary, $4,000; Fire, over.
drawn $47; Gas, 81, ,l05. Referred to the
Finance Committee.
rhe City Auditor reported that the
Park fund Lad been overdrawn some
1864 contrary to the instructions of the
Council. The matter was referred to the
Finance Committee.
The Street Superintendent reported
that he was unable to pave between the
rails OF the Electric road, on Los Angeles
street, north of First street, which part
of the road had never been used.
Mr.. Wirsching moved that the Street
Super intendent be ordered to remove the
track. Carried.
The Street Superintendent reported
that he was unable to repair the fume
leading from the sink hole on Olive
street, for the reason that it passes under
private property, the owner Of which re.
fuses to allow excavations to proceed.
Received and filed.
The City Clerk presented report as
to the opening of Ninth. Referred to
the City Attorney.
Police Com missioner Knox asked for
thirty days. leave of absence. Granted.
City Attorney Mcfarland presented
the following report:
GENTLEMEN: You have referred TO me a COM
munication from Carl Browne, purporting to
be the sentiment of mass meeting, held II
the interests of day labor, asking you to employ
Hon. 8. NJ. White and Judge Fitzgerald to
write an opinion AS to the power of the Coun
Gil to build the sewers by day labor, and stat
ing that he will acqniesce in said opinion,
even IL it is against his views. 1t Is very hind
of Mr.. Browne to cons Mt to acc siesce. and il
the law was not so plain and emphatic that
thsre is no room left for argument, the Council
might employ these gentlemen, as you have
desire, but 1t seems to me that better use oil
the peoples money can be made than to hire
attorneys to give opinions upon matters about
which there can be no doubt, and especially
so when it is requested ty a man who has nc
interest in the city or in the matter, except a
desire to obtain little personal notoriety, by
posing as a champion of the people.
On motion the report was adopted.
Mayor Hazard sent in the following
message:
The srdic ance No. 90, relating to the issu-
ance of bonds for the erection of school build
tngs, etc, was first published June 3, 1885, and
became imperative by reason of the interposi
ton of more than one regular meeting of the
Council after the expiration of the tive weeks
required to complete the publication and the
passage of the ordinance calling for the elec
ii n, viz. No. 1914 Even If the position taken
above is untenable, the ordinance No 1919 il
invalid, because it does not comply with the
statute in that the statute requires that the
Council "by ordinance 4. call specia
election and submit to the qualified vote RS O
said city the proposition of incurrfnl
ebt for the purpose set forth in the ordi
nance" but said ordinance does not call any
election. The only averment that could bt
claimed to relate to calling au election reads al
follows: "It is the intention of the Council tC
submit to the qualified voters of said city the
proposition of incurring debt" etc This Il
merely an announcement OF their intention tC
submit proposition to the people when the
law requires them to call an election The
an ordinance to do another. But that is MOI
all he statute Is mandatory. and requires the
recital in the ordinsnce OF Certain ayerments
among others. viz; THAT bonds Of the muni
cipaiify shall issue for the payment as in such
ordinance set FORTH If the proposition De &C
cepted by the qualified voters as hereinafter
dinance. would suggest the repeal of bott
these ordinances and the enactment Of new
ones not obnoxious to the objections hereir
stated. These bonds cannot, in my Judgment
be sold, the defects pointed out rendering then
invalid.
Referred to the City Attorney to report
upon at the afternoon session.
The report of the Board of Public
Works, as published in Saturdays HER
AID, was read and adopted.
Ordinances of award of the contracts
for paving Fort street between Sixth and
Seventh streets, and Arcadia street be-
tween Main and Los Angeles, were read
and adopted.
An ordinance providing for the opening
of Third street from Main street to San
Pedro, was read and adopted.
The City Engineer presented map oi
Second street. showing the distractions
Adopted and declared official.
The Sewer Committee WAS given power
to act in relation to a vent from a sewer
on Seventh street, near Pearl.
The City Engineer presented map ol
Ward street, which was adopted and
declared official.
Ordinances of intention to establish
the grades of Yale, Sentous and Twelfth
streets, were read and adopted.
Ordinances of intention to change and
establish the grades of parts of Silver
street, Bellevue avenue and Flower
street, were read and adopted.
A map of portion of Ninth street was
adopted, and declared official.
The report of the Finance Committee
as published in the HERALD, was read
and adopted.
A complaint about the numerous small
fish in Zanja r. was referred to the
Zanjero.
Afternoon session.
The City Engineer presented map Of
Sixth street, from Pearl street to Ward
street. 1t was adopted, and declared
official.
The Street Superintendent reported
that he was ready to enter into a con-
tract to grade street, with the Union
Construction Company. Received anC
filed.
The report of the Zanja and Gas Com
mittees were read and adopted.
Justice Austin asked leave of absence
for twenty days.
Mr.. Brown moved that the City En-
gineer make map of Wall street, from
Second tc Fifth street, with a view o.
opening the same. Referred to the