Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1889-09-22
ABOUT THE CITY.
An Affidavit to be Read in
the Council.
THE DUMMY LINE FRANCHISE
What Two Citizens Say They Heard
Mr.. James Mclaughlin Say
of the C0uneilmer.

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ordinance granting a franchise to the
Cahuenga Valley r. R. Co., on Burt,
street from Temple to Diamond street
and on Diamond from Burtz streeu to the
west city limits. The matter had been
before the Council several times, but nc
agreement could be reached until the
company surrendered it's first franchise
allowing it the privilege of running trains
on Temple street and Belmont avenue.
'Fhis was done on Monday last and the
another franchise which the same par.
ties desired, one which will provide for
the extension of the Second street cable
road to the western city limits from it's
present terminus. This was held back
until the matter regarding the Cahuenga
Valley r. R. Co. had been settled, and
it has not yet been granted, having been
laid over for week for bond. After
the franchise had been granted to the
Cahuenga Valley R. R. Co. it was learned
that permanent injunction had been
granted by the Superior Court prohibit
ing the company from running it's trains
in the city limits. What effect the
granting OF the new franchise will have
is q matter yet to be decided.
Since the franchise was granted the
statement has been made that Mr.. Nc.
Laughlin, the President of the two roads,
had said that the minority of the Council
could be "bought." This he emphat-
ically denied, but yesterday the following
affidavit was fled with the City Clerk /,
and will be read in the Council tomor-
row:
g. A. Fudickar, being first duly sworn,
deposes and says that he is a citizen OF
the city of Los Angeles, State of Califor.
mia; that on or about the 10Th day OF
September, 1850, while riding along Fort
street, near Second street, in said city, he
met Mr.. James Mclaughlin, President OF
the Second Street Gable Railroad Com
pany and of the Cahuenga Valley Rail-
road Com pany, and stopping, said Nc
Laughlin entered into conversation with
him relative to the getting by the said
Nc Laughlin for the above mentioned
railroad companies certain franchises !;
that during said conversation affiant
asked the said Mclaughlin why he did
not apply to the Council (meaning the
present Board of Councilmen of the said
City of Los Angeles) for q franchise
granting to the said Second Street
Gable Railroad Company the privileges
of extending and operating its road from
the present western terminus thereof to
the city limits, and also a franchise
granting to said Cahuenga Valley Rail
road Company the right to operate it's
present road as horse or mule car line,
SO far as the same lay within the city
limits. That the said Mclaughlin, re.
plying to said inquiries on the part of
afiant, stated it was useless for him (the
said McLaughlin) to ask anything from
the present Council; that the Council
would refuse any request that he might
make; that it was no use for him to 60
before said Council to try to get any
thing from it unless he was prepared to
pay for it; that thereupon afiant stated
to said Mclaughlin that he (affiant) did
not believe the Council was at all COR
rupt or could be "bought." That the
said Mclaughlin thereupon replied:
81 do not mean to state that the major
ity of the present Council can be bought;
that 1 can buy the majority. know the
minority can be bought. know what 1
am talking about. can make my aft :
davit to the truth OF what say to that
effect" That the statement on the part
of said Mclaughlin was made openly
and without reserve, and was made in
the presence and in the hearing of Mr..
Edwin A. Meserve, who was in the aft.
ants company at the time and place
said conversation took place, and said
inquiries and statements were made.
This was signed by G.. A. Fudickar,
and was sworn to before Anthony
Schwam, notary public. Attached to
it was the following:
"E. A. Meserve, being first duly
sworn, deposes and says that he has read
the foregoing affidavit of u. A. Fudickar
and that the same is true"