Los Angeles herald., 1890-09-16
TWICE SNUBBED.
The Council Overrides Two
of the Mayors VetOes.
The Sunday Saloon Closing
Election to be Held,
And the Hooker Contract to be
Signed.
Yesterdays Proceedings of the Council
Some Important Business Transacted.
The Lighting of the City.

The city council met in regular session
yesterday morning at 10 O'Clock, Presi-
dent Frankenfeld,i i'm the chair and all the
members present.
After the usual preliminaries had
been disposed of the mayors message,
returning without his approval the ordi-
nance of intention to hold special elec-
ton on the Sunday closing question, was
read. At the request of Maj. Bonsall, a
former message vetoing the ordinance
fixing the date of the election was also
read. After some discussion Mr.. Shafer
moved that the city attorney be
instructed to present proper ordinance
calling the election, which motion pre-
vailed by to 3, Messrs. McLain, Sum
merland and Wirsching voting negative
ly.
The mayors message, with reference
to the Hooker contract and Maj. Bon
sail, which was published in the HERALD
few days ago, was then read and Oh
motion of Maj. Bonsall placed on file.
A communication from Maj w. H.
Bonsall in reply to the mayor was read,
and, on motion of Mr.. Shafer, placed on
file Then came city clerk Teed's
message in which he refused to sign the
contract, and after this had been read
the vote by which he had been ordered to
sign the contract was reconsidered on
motion of Mr.. Hamilton, who also
moved that the contract be again ap-
proved and the city attorney be request
Il 10 oil + 1,nh af ho oitx h
motion carried unanimously.
The superintendent of streets re-
ported that inasmuch as the Terminal
Railway company had agreed to
build the bulkhead on the east end OF
the Also street bridge, he returned an
authorization for doing the same for can
collation.. On motion of Mr.. Van Dusen
action thereon was deferred for two
weeks.
The report Of the health officer, re-
turning the petition of M. d. Crawford ct
al, with the statement that the
nuisance had been abated by the super
intendent of streets, was received and
filed.
Another report from the same official
referring to the Citizens Water COM
pany's ditch, which was published in
the HERALD few days sago, was adopted
on motion of Mr.. Summerland.
The city attorney reported as follows :
To the Honorable City Council.
GENTLEMEN In the matter OF the pc
tition of the Crown Hills improvement
society," asking that the city be redis-
tricted into wards, | am OF the opinion
that the council has full power to change
the boundary lines of wards at any
time, by ordinance. Received and filed.
In the matter of the petition Of j. II.
Cordyce, referring to the encroachments
on Yale and Adobe streets, | would ad-
wise that said petition be referred to the
street superintendent. Adopted on mo-
ton of Mr.. Shafer.
In the matter of the claim of the city
to what is known as the Abila tract, an
opinion has already been rendered in
the matter of the application of A. B.
Lawson for city deed, and the city had
granted deeds in the tract as prayed for.
Referred to the land committee.
The supreme court has this week rem
dered it's decision in the matter of Big
Glow VS.. the city, involving the right of
the city to erect the First street viaduct.
The decision sustains the opinion of
Judge Shaw, dissolving the injunction
in the original case, and is clear
victory for the city. Received and
filed, and vote of thanks extended to
the city attorney for his valuable SER
vices, etc.
Have prepared and delivered to the
parties in interest number OF con-
tracts.
The city engineer reported as follows
l. Return herewith petition of Ed
gar Moore in relation to grades in
the West End Terrace tract ,and submit
ordinances to establish grades as nearly
as possible in accordance with the de-
sire of petitioners. The accompanying
drafts of ordinances were referred to
the board OF public works.
2. Present herewith ordinance of in
tention to establish the grade of Bonnie
Brae street from First to Ocean View
avenue, and recommend its adoption.
The accompanying ordinance was read,
and the rules having been suspended,
the;same was adopted.
The draft OF an ordinance of inten-
ton to improve a portion of Belmont
avenue was read, and the rules having
been suspended, the same was adopted.
The committee on gas and light, to
which Messrs. Bonsall and Frankenfield
had been added as members, for the
purpose of preparing electric light spec
ifications, presented the following re-
port
To the Honorable the City Council.
Your committee on gas and hight have
once reported to this council plans and
specifications for lighting the city by
electric light, and asked that such speci-
fications be adopted by this council.
Such specifications were referred back
to this committee in conjunction with
President Frankenfeld and Major Bon
sail for further consideration. After
mature deliberation your committee on
gas and light see no good or valid reason
to recede from their former recon-
mendation and beg leave to again report
favorably upon the original specitica-
tions, and recommend their adoption by
this council, with the proviso, however,
in case any other company, save the one
now lighting the city, should be the sue
cessful bidder, the time to put in plant
poles, etc, be extended to March 1st
1891.
THEO. SUNDERLAND.
R. f. WIRsCHING.
A. N. HAMILTON.
The following minority report was also
read:
To the Honorable City Council, Los An
geles, California.
CiENTLEMEN AS members of your
electric light committee, appointed