Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1890-10-14
The Council Grants the Elec-
trio Road Franchise,
And the Mayors Veto Goes In
to the Tureen.
Yesterdays Meeting of the City's Leg
islatOrs.
Considerable Business Attended to-Fran-
chises Granted - An Interesting
Message From the Mayor on the
Park Commissioner De-
tailed Report of the
Proceedings.

After the usual preliminaries had
been disposed of, the mayors message
vetoing the ordinance granting the
"belt line" franchise to B. o. Carr and
his assigns, which has been already
published in full in these columns, was
taken up by the council at its meeting
yesterday. 49,
On motion of Mr.. Hamilton the vote
by which the ordinance had been
passed. was reconsidered, and on the
same members motion the ordinance
was then passed, Notwithstanding the
objections of the mayor, over his veto.
Before the last motion was put, Mr..
Fred. Hardness, who was in the lobby,
endeavored to attract the attention OF
President Frankenfeld, to obtain per-
mission to address the council, but he
was impolitely snubbed until the
motion prevailed, when he was allowed
to speak.
Mr.. Hardness announced that he
appeared at the request of Mr.. ]. F.
Crank, president of the Gable Railway
company, to ask the council to postpone
action on this matter for one week.
Mr.. Crank had been busily engaged in
preparing data on the question, and had
intended presenting the same to the
council at that time, but he was unable
to appear, unfortunately. In support of
his request Mr.. Hardness called the at
tention of the council to the fact that it
had heretofore made it rule to take
deliberate action upon matters of such
importance as the granting of this fran
chise. He cited the case of the Gable
railway franchise which had been delayed
almost four months, and had been con-
sidered as OF sufficient importance to
call for night session.
Capt. A. w. Barrett said that in reply
to one of the objections raised by the
mayor in his message, he would ask that
the clerk read dispatch from Mr.. Nc
Donald, published in former issue.
AS to the mayors objection with re-
spect to the unsightly poles, Capt. Bar
rett suggested that the franchise be with
held until the new company filed a bond
in the sum of SIS, 900 as surety against its
putting up such poles as should be
deemed Objectionable.
Mr.. Wersching then offered resolu-
ton, which was unanimously adopted,
to the effect that the new company be
required to put up only such poles as
should be approved by the council.
The ordinance was then put upon its
passage and was finally passed by eight
votes to one, Mr.. Summerland voting
negatively. Messrs. Hamilton, Bonsall
and Shafer made elaborate explanations
of their respective reasons for voting for
the passage of the franchise, but Mr..
Summerland vouchsafed no explanation
of his vote.
On motion of Mr.. VanDusen, the clerk
was instructed to withhold the franchise
granted to B. o. Carr from publication
until the said B. o. Carr gave bond in
the sum of S., 900 for the construction Of
poles, the character of which is to be
determined by the board of public works
and that said bond be subject to the APP
proval of the board of public works and
the city attorney.
The mayors second message, vetoing
the ordinance providing for the opening,
widening and extension OF Broadway
from Ninth to Main streets, was then
read, and the whole matter, on motion
fMr. Wersching, was then referred back
to the board of public works.
A third message from the mayor was
received as. follows:
To the Council OF the City of Los An
geles:
It is unnecessary for me to repeat the
reasons which have heretofore given
in full, why have declined to approve
contracts for the purchase of sewer pipe.
The present contracts are obnoxious
and subject to like objections, and l
therefore return them unsigned. 1 re-
turn contracts with Pacific Clay Manu-.
featuring company, California Sewer
Pipe company, and Southern California
Coal Clay company.
Respectfully, etc.,
HENRY +. HAZARD, Mayor.
The contracts were re-read, and, after
being again approved, were referred tc
the city attorney, who was instructed to
sign them on behalf of the city.
In accordance with the recommends
lions of the city engineer, ordinances Of
intention to grade Boston street, from
Pearl to Montreal streets, and Virginia
street, on Boyle Heights, were passed
under suspension of the rules.
An ordinance of intention to sidewalk
Main street, between Ninth and Four
tenth streets, was laid over for one
week.
The land committees report, recon
mending that, upon payment OF $1S3. 81
and legal interest to date, a qQitclain
deed issue to the Barnard & Benedict
Fruit Crystalizing company for lots
and s, and part of lot 6, of the Carr
tract, and that the mayor be authorized
to sign the same on behalf of of the city
was adopted, on motion of Mr.. Brown
The reports of the finance COMMITTEES
and board of public works, both o
which have already been published il
full in these columns, were adopted a
read.
In accordance with recommendation
of the latter committee, the amended or
dinance granting a franchise to Johl
Bryson and w. G. Clark for stree
railroad, was passed unanimously.
The following bids for sewer bond
were opened and read: w. G. Kurtz, jr.
1923, 1876, fiat for 100000; X. Cohn (
Co., par and l per cent premium TO
twenty bonds; and X. Cohn & Co., pa
and 52-100 per cent. for twenty bonds.
The council then took recess until
O'Clock p. m.
Afternoon Session.
On reconvening at 2:1O O'Clock thu
special order, namely, the matter o
hearing the protests against the sewe
ordinances on Hope street, Crane
avenue, Pico, Hill, Main, Broadway and
Olive streets, was taken up. On motion
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