Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-08
Afternoon Sessi on.


Mr.. Hanley moved that the chaingang
be employed to repair the approaches to
the Daly-street bridge. The matter was
referred to the Board of Public Works
with power to act.
The recommendation of the Board OF
Public Works that the Pine-street fran
chise be granted to the Southern Pacific
Railroad Company was then taken up.
Captain Barrett exhibited q petition
signed by enough people to make it
stretch across the chamber, asking that
the franchise be granted. He called at
tention to the first signature, which was
that of man whose name was on the
petition against the granting of the fran
chise, and said that this man did not
know his name was on the protest.
Mr.. Sinsabaugh said that some had
signed the petition and did not know
that it was for the Pine-street route.
The ordinance granting the franchise
was then read.
Captain Barrett moved that the ordi-
nance be adopted.
Mr.. Knox on behalf OF the property
owners said he had another proposition
to offer the railroad company. This was
the offer of route No. 4, which was the
straipht line across the Briswalter estate
which the railroad company had eaid it
wanted. This route would be given free
,,rovided the company would construct O
depot building inside of eleven months
and would abandon it's tracks on San
Pedro street, and not use it's Pine-street
nroperty for railroad tracks. He asked
that the petition of the railroad company
ior the Pine-street route be denied.
Mr.. Whaling asked that the Southern
Pacific Company be forced to run its
trains on time.
Judge Bicknell called attention to a
c,anse prohibiting the construction OF
owitches and thought it should be stricken
ont AS regards the proposition just pre-
sented he thought it was unfair and un-
candid. 1t had been presented at the
lest moment and on behalf of the COM
,amv he refused the offer and asked that
tha Pine-street franchise be granted.
Mr.. Tbrelkeld thought that the best
nav ont of the difficulty was to grant the
franchise. When the railroad company
wanted to 90 through the Briswalter
mronerty the people objected, and when
fhe company went up to Pine street and
hought property the same people OBJ
;scted. He hoped that the franchise
would be granted.
M. Sinsabaugh thought that as the
company could now get the route it first
wanted. the franchise should not be
Mr.. Humphreys expressed himself in
tho game manner and said it was just as
we'll To ruin the whole of San PeIro
uiraet as a part of it.
Mr. Cohn said that he thought that
the franchise was 80 strict that the com
pany would soon take another route II 1t
could get it.
franchise because he thought the last
nronosition made was only for delay.
Mr.. Shafer said that he was opposed
n the franchise because, if granted, the
road would not be taken from San Pedro
j., street for thirty-six more years:
The roll was then called, with the fol-
iox oxxvesMBarrett, Bosbyshell, Bryant,
Cohn Ford. Hanley, McNally, Moriarty,
Threlkeld. Wilson and Kuhrts; IL;
Noes-Earl, Humphreys, Shafer and
Ths President declared that the ordi-
r.nce had been passed and ordered il
sont | 10 the Mayor for his approval.
The report Of the Finance Committee
wae then read and adopted.
The Finance Committee was instructed
70 furnish the courtroom for City Justice
Lockwood.
manded that the Street paving Inspect
ora be discharged. The matter was re.
ferred to the City Surveyor and Street
superintendent to employ as many IN
spectors as they think necessary,
The .Zanjero reaorted that ne had ap,,
s pointed JohnsC Clark, M. A. Deekman and