Los Angeles herald., 1890-09-07
THE CORKS POPPED.
Ex-Mayor Workman Opens
the Champagne.
Happy Because the Terminal
Franchise Was Granted.
Yesterdays Special Meeting of the
Council.
The L. A. U. and A. R. r. Protest-General
Subtraction at the Councils Action
The Proceedings.

Yesterday morning meeting of that
august body known as the city council
was held and some important business
was transacted. An ordinance was
unanimously adopted granting to the Los
Angeles Terminal Railway company
right of way into the city and transfer
ring certain lands for depot and other
purposes.
1t was generally known that this mat
ter would come up for consideration
and as consequence the lobby
and galleries were well filed with par
ties who were interested in the matter,
for when favorable action was
finally taken they applauded. Among
Others Mayor Hazard took an
active part in the proceedings,
making sundry suggestions at various
times during the session. Ex-Mayor w.
H. Workman, General Manager I. B.
Burnett, and attorneys OF the new road
Lee and Hatch, were also present.
City Attorney Mcfarland was on hand
to care for the city's interests.
After the council had been called to
order the ordinance granting the fran
,chise, as amended at Tuesdays confer
,ence, was read.
Councilman Bonsall stated that as
guarantee of good faith the corporation
asking the franchise had signed the fol-
lowing agreement:
: 1.-THE company agrees to authorize
the city engineer to proceed immedi-
ately to repair and construct that por-
ton of the levee between Hof and
Kuhrts streets, and to pay for the same,
and that portion between Also and
Macy streets, or the company will i'm
mediately repair and reconstruct the
same under the direction of the city en-
gineer.
Los ANGELES TERMINAL RAILWAY Co.
By T. B. BURNETT, V. P.
The following protest was read and
ordered filed:
GENTLEMEN: 1t is currently reported
that an application will be made at the
next meeting of your honorable body
for grant of lands adjoining the Los
Angeles river on the east for the use of
railroad proposed to be constructed
through this city by the parties making
the application and also for right-of-
way through the city along the east
bank OF the said river In view of such
application being made, your attention
your predecessors in Office, by ordinance
numbered 4S1, approved January 3,
1889, granted to the Los Angeles, Utah
& Atlantic railroad company, certain
lands, in said ordinance described, and
entered into q contract with said rail
road COMPANY to construct levee on
said east bank of said river and that
said contract is still in full force and
partially performed by said Los An
.geles, Utah & Atlantic railroad COM
pany.
Said railroad company makes this
communication and, assumes on your
attention being hereby called to the
matter, you will not take any action
which will prevent, delay or prevent
said Los Angeles, Utah and Atlantic
railroad company from proceeding to
perform said contract.
L. R. WINANs,
Nice-President OF the Los Angeles,
Utah and Atlantic railroad company.
eCity Attorney Mcfarland having
acting forfeiture clause had been in
corporated in the ordinance, the fol-
lowing addition to section 2 was in
serted and adopted after a conference
with Major Lee:
1t being further understood that if
said Terminal Railway company shall fail
to complete said levee and build and
operate said railroad within the times
herein respectively fixed for said compile
ton and operation, or within the
extended time granted by the council,
due allowance being made for delays
arising through no fault of said company,
then and upon such failure said company
shall at once forfeit and lose all rights
acquired by it under this ordinance.
After some clerical changes had been
made the ordinance was adopted unani-
mously.
When the result was announced the
audience applauded, and ex-Mayor
Workman gave evidence that he was a
happy man. He invited everybody
present to drink champagne at his ex-