Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-09

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the gentleman from the Fourth. He
was an insurance agent, but he had no
interest in any of the city's policies, and
he insisted on his vote.
Mr.. Van Dusen said he also was an in
surance agent and had several city poll
cies. He would waive his vote.
The president continued to suggest
that no insurance man ought to vote on
the question, when Mr.. Summerland
said that Mr.. Frankenfield had uues-
toned his vote. He did not say any
thing about that gentleman when he
voted on the bank business, nor did he
object to his voting on the opening of
Broadway.
At this juncture the outspoken mem
Der from the Eighth was called to order
by sharp rap from the chairman's s
gavel in the hands of Mr.. Wirsching,
and the motion to adopt was then put,
resulting in vote of 5 to 8. The tenn
porary chairman decided, at the sugges-
ton of Mr.. Frankenfield, that the mo-
tion was lost, as it was on question in
volving the expenditure of money, and
therefore required six votes.
A lively scene ensued, and the city
attorney was called up to give his
opinion as to the correctness of the
chairman's ruling. He was inclined to
the belief that no expenditure OF money
was involved in the question at issue,
and that five votes were sufficient to
carry the motion; whereupon President
Frankenfield took issue with that official
and the question was argued at some
length. Finally, however, the matter
was dropped, as the chairman refused to
rescind his ruling.
The report of the city attorney was
then taken up and read, as follows
have prepared and herewith present
as per your instructions, ordinances
allowing the tax collector three deputies
during the month of December, and re-
pealing the ordinance in regard to
weights and measures. Ordinance
| passed.
In regard to the petition of Joseph
Cook and others, complaining that the
base ball grounds on Temple street is
nuisance, and asking that it be licensed
or prohibited, 1 report that there has
been great many complaints made to
me in regard to the same matter. 1t is
within the power of the council to
license base ball playing or prohibit the
same within the city limits. Filed.
In regard to the request of the COM
missioners for opening and widening
streets, that their expenses to the
amount of $123.75 incurred in the mat
ter OF widening Chavez street be allowed
them, am of the opinion that their
reasonable expenses should be so al
lowed. This question will arise in a
number of other streets, the proceedings
to widen or extend which have been in
stituted by the council and afterward
discontinued, and / think greater care
should be exercised before ordering pro-
ceedings for the opening or widening of
streets, as it has now got to be quite a
serious matter, and there is hardly a
week but what am ordered to draw one
or more ordinances for that purpose, and
hardly week but that some proceeding
is discontinued. I think that streets
should only be widened or opened where
there is an urgent necessity, and which
would be fully determined by the council
before ordering the work done. 1 think
the council should at once investigate all
the different proceedings already ordered,
and If there is any probability that any
of them will be discontinued, to do it
now before any further cost or expense
is incurred. Adopted.
A recess was then had until 2
O'Clock p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
On reconvening at 2 O'Clock the mat
ter of the opening and widening of Wall
street was taken up. Mr.. Brown said
that the matter had been continued at
his request, from time to time, for some
months past, and he wished to have it
disposed OF at as early date as possible,
but as he did not know exactly what
the property owners wanted at the pres
ent time. he asked that action on the
matter be again postponed for week,
and that the protestants be notified to
appear before the council at 2 O'Clock p.
m. on Monday next.
The following final ordinances were
passed, the rules with regard to printing
having first been suspended to allow OF
their passage: Providing for the paving
OF Walters street, from Upper Main and
New High streets, with porphyry; for
the sidewalking of First street, from AL
ameda to Center streets, with asphalt;
for the gravelling of Centennial street
and from Court circle to Temple street
for the grading and gravelling of IAN
Pedro street, from Fifth to Sixth streets.
Mr.. Summerland moved that the city
attorney take immediate steps to abolish
the Chinese pool games now running in
this city; but after some discussion of
the question the matter was referred to
the board of police commissioners, City
Attorney Mcfarland arguing that the
Chinese were as much entitled to run
pool games as white men, and if they
allowed gambling in their places it was
the duty of the police to arrest them for
violating the state laws.
Mr.. Wirsching moved that the city
engineer be instructed to make surveys
and plans for bridge over and across
the Arroyo de las Posas on State, but
the matter was referred to the bridge
committee.
An ordinance providing for the open
ing and widening of Santee street, from
the De Cells Vineyard tract to East Pico
street, and fixing the limits of the dis
trict to be assessed to pay the cost and
expenses of the same, was read; but
there being Misunderstanding as to the
district of assessment, the matter was
referred back to the board of public
works.
On motion of Mr.. Brown, the vote by
which the recommendation of the board
of public works to the effect that the
ordinance providing for the grading of
Teed street be passed over the mayors
veto had been adopted was reconsidered,
and after some discussion the matter