Los Angeles herald., 1890-09-09
THREE MESSAGES.
Two From the Mayor, One
From Clerk Teed.
Major BOnsall Given a Dressing
Down.
That Saloon Closing Election Again
Vetoed.
Yesterdays Work at the City Hall-The
Council Meets but to Adjourn
Until Next Monday.

ness in the various departments at the
city hall was almost entirely suspended.
City Clerk Teed, in spite of a serious at
tack of la grippe, remained III his office
during the morning, but locked up at
noon and went home.
The council met at ten O'Clock, Presi-
dent Frankenfeld in the chair and
Messrs. Hamilton, McLain and Summer
land present; but these gentlemen
not constituting quorum, an adjourn
ment was at once made until Monday
next, when large amount OF business
will be transacted.
Two messages were received from the
mayor yesterday, one vetolng the Sun
day closing ordinance, and the other call
ing upon Major Bonsall to account for
his action in the matter OF the Hooker
contract. The first of these is as follows: !:
To the Honorable Council of the City of
Los Angeles -Gentlemen
l return herewith, without my ap-
proval, IAN ordinance requiring the
question as to whether saloons shall be
closed on Sunday to be submit
ted to the electors of the city OF
Los Angeles"
In returning previous ordi-
nance providing for an cleo
tion on the subject of Sunday
closing, l expressed my opinion fully,
since which time have not changed
my opinion, and therefore return this
ordinance unapproved, for the reasons
expressed in my former message on that
subject. Respectfully, &c.,
H. T. HAZARD, Mayor.
The ordinance referred to is as follows:
An ordinance requiring the question
as to whether saloons shall be closed on
Sunday, to be submitted to the electors
of the city of Los Angeles.
The Mayor and Council CT the city Of
Los Angeles do ordain as follows:
Sec. |. That the question as to whether
or not saloons in the city Of Los Angeles
ought to be closed upon Sunday, should
be determined by the people OF the city
of Los Angeles, and that such question
shall be submitted to the electors of said
city at special election to be held for
that purpose.
Sec. 2. The city clerk shall certify to
the passage OF this ordinance and cause
it to be published once in the Los An
geles Evening Express, and thereupon
and thereafter it shall take effect and be
in force.
/ hereby certify that the foregoing or
dinance was adopted by the council OF
the city of Los Angeles at its meeting OF
Sept. 1st, 1890.
FREEMAN G. Ted,
City Clerk.
The second is to the following effect:
To the Honorable Council of the city OF
Los Angeles:
tO
honorable body at your last meeting |
returned unsigned the contract with j.
D. Hooker in which took occasion to
use the following language: "By the
terms of this contract it will cost the
city $3,6l4.25. 1t is only three years
since sheet-iron pipe was laid by the
city along the same route, and now we
are called upon to replace it with new
sheet-iron pipe"
This statement was disputed by the
chairman of the board of public works,
in which he stated that the pipe was
laid four years ago at the expense OF
private parties and not at the expense OF
the city, and on the strength OF such
statement your honorable body ordered
this contract approved, Notwithstanding
my veto.
1T is to be regretted that statement
made from the record, with a full know
ledge of the facts, should be set aside on
the word of the chairman OF the board
OF public works who, obtained his lnfor-
nation, if any, from mere street rumorr,
and not from correct source when it
is easily obtainable.
To lay this pipe in 1887 the city paid
out in coin $S026. so this in addition to
$500 advanced by private parties, viz:
B. F. Coulter paid $1,000, and H. G. Wit
mer paid $2500; total $500.
The total cost of the work was SILL
526.32, from which $500 paid by pri-
vate parties as above must be deducted,
leaving balance of $S,026.32 which
was paid by the city.
Paid to j. E. Frick on contract 899,s8
y y E. C. BurliDgame 2,S2O5O
" wv Lacy, Jr. 7,7o.94