Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-20
THE CITY COUNCIL.
PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL OF THAT
BODY YESTERDAY.
The Terminal Railroad and Its Right of
Way Appointments Made : Reports
Received.

The city council met in regular session
at 10 o'clock yesterday morning, Presi-
dent Bonsall and all the members
present.
The following report was received
from the city clerk:
To the Honorable Council of the City OF Los
Angeles.
GENTLEMEN On the 10Th day OF De-
,cember, 1890, the council adopted cer-
tain proposed amendments to the charter
of this city, to be submitted to the quail
fed voters OF the city, and the clerk was
directed to publish them according to
law.
Not being in the form Of an ordinance,
which always contains an exact direc-
tion to the clerk as to the proper man.
ner OF publication, was uncertain how
should proceed, and advised with the
city attorney, who directed me to pub
lish the same for a period Of twenty
days, which did in the official paper of
the city, the Evening Express, said pub
lication commencing on the 18th of De-
cember, 1890, and the last insertion be-
ing on the 9TH Of January 1891.
The earliest day, therefore, at which
the election could be held would be the
9th day of March, 1901. But within the
last two days it has been suggested to
me that the publication should have
been made in two newspapers. This is
the first intimationI have had that such
is the case, and before proceeding fur
ther an examination of the matter
should be made before calling an elec-
tion with its attendant expense.
Mr.. Rhodes said he thought the old
council should not have undertaken to
amend the charter, but should have left
it to the freeholders. Several others be-
ing of the same opinion, on motion of
Mr. Rhodes the matter was referred to
the committee now having under consid-
Grafton the message of the mayor sug-
gesting the combination of the city and
county governments. This committee
consists of Messrs. Tufts, Afford and In
mes.
The mayor returned the ordinances of
intention to establish the grade of Yale
street, from College to Bernard streets,
and east side of Pearl from Tenth to
Pico streets, without his signature, with
the verbal report that they are doubles,
similar ordinances having been hereto
fore passed.
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which they had been adopted was recon-
sidered and both were filed.
The resignation of John +. Preston,
as pOundmaSter, on account of i'll health
was accepted.
The city engineers report was then
taken up and disposed of as follows:
In the matter OF the petition OF Marcus
T. G.. Greenham ct al, asking for the
establishment of correct grade on Bon
ME Brae street, between First and Tenn
pie streets, the city engineer requested
and was granted further time.
The following matters were referred
to the board of public works: An ordi-
nance establishing the grade of First
street from point 800 feet west of Burtz
street to Dillon avenue; the protest of
Finney and Cunningham ct als., against
the laying of cement sidewalks on First
street, between Belmont avenue and
Yarnell street; the petition of j. M.
Stewart ct al, asking that q bituminous
sidewalk on the south side of Thirtieth
street be accepted, the city engineer re-
porting that it does not conform to the
established grade; and the protest of +.
A. Berlin against the proposed extern
sion OF Virginia avenue, through the
land OF F. H. Page.
In the mat er of the protests OF Mrs.
II. p. Lantz ct al, against the laying of
q sidewalk on Union avenue south Of
First street, the city engineer reported
that the protestants did not represent
majority of the frontage, whereupon the
protests were denied.
The report of the city tax and license
collector for the week ending Wednes-
day, January 14th, showing the collec-
tion OF $36S, ,22S.9S taxes up to that date,
was referred to the city auditor; and the
report of the latter official, showing the
condition OF the city's finances for the
week ending January 18th, was referred
to the finance committee.
The report of the board Of public works
was then taken up, and the last clause,
recommending that the matter Of the
application OF the Terminal railroad
company for an amended franchise be
considered by the council as a committee
of the whole, was adopted.
The council then resolved itself into a
committee Of the whole, with Mr.. Tufts
in the chair.
Two petitions, each bearing 150 names,
were presented. One was from the rail-
way company, asking that the line OF the
proposed route be changed 80 as to make
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ifornia packing company's works, in
stead of directly through the company's
buildings.
TIE. GibboD, Esq, representing the
company, explained the position Of the
company. :.
Major Donnell spoke in behalf of the
residents at some length.
Mr.. Gibbon, in reply, dwelt upon the
fact that the Terminal road was not
building in the river. 1t was building
on the top OF the bluff. No water ever
came on the top of the bluff. nor within
ten feet OF it. The bluff was OF heavy
rock, and il moved would have to be
blasted out. The rock which is lower
down in the river, extending out into
the current Of the stream. would be cut
out by the company and the stream
given clear play. The company was not
narrowing the river by building on top
of the bluff; to the contrary 1t was
widening and improving the river by
clearing away the rock and earth about
its base, and by making the levee uni.
formly sloping from the bank to the
point of the bluff, it would close up 9
pocket there where the water entered
during heavy rains, where it eddied
and from which it rebounded and shot
over to the opposite bank and tore that
bank away. The Improvement which
the Terminal road was making IN tht