Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-20
THE SMELTER WILL Be BUILT,
The Opposition to 1t Not Consid-
cred Well Based.
Alameda Streets Double Track Ques-
tion Postponed.
Prooeedings Yesterday of the City Coun-
cil-The Cudahy slaug hter House
Matter Not scttled-Mis-
oellaneous Matters.

The city council met yesterday morn
ing. with President Bonsall in the chair
There was full board present.
MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR.
The following message from the mayor
was received:
'At the request Of your honorable
body l herewith return an ordinance
providing for the improvement of Third
street between Main and Grand avenue
On motion of Mr. Rees, the vote by
which the ordinance was adopted was
rescinded-ayes, 8; noes, O.
THE ALAMEDA STREET NATTER.
Ex-Governor Downey and several
other properly holders on Alameda
street were in attendance, to protest
against the granting of the requisite
room for another track on that street to
the Southern Pacific company. AS the
matter was in committee of the whole
and had not vet been reported back
from that committee, 1t was moved and
carried that the council make this mat
ter the special order for Tuesday, De-
cember 9th, at Ppm.
REPORT OF CITY TREASURER.
City Treasurer johnson presented q
petition asking for the employment Of
two extra clerks in his Office from the
present time to the end of his official
term. He also asked that steps be taken
to enable him, in turning his books over
to his successor, to get credit for $3.50 IL
charged to him on the auditors books,
accumulations of interest in the hands
of tue depository of public funds. Re-
ferred to city attorney.
Mr.. Iunes called the attention of the
council to the fact that the expenses of
the city government were already over
SIS, 900 in excese of estimates for the
year; and he was willing to put on the
breaks now. A few drops of water soon
grow into river, and few dollare here
and there soon amount to large sums OF
money. He asked Mr.. Rees what he
thought OF the matter as chairman OF
the finance committee.
Mr.. Rees said he thought the banks
cou.d afford to pay the clerks salaries
to the city treasurer. The banks are
making $50 600 per annum out of the
city's necessities and they should be
able to pay for all clerk hire necessary
to the treasurer.
Mr.. Rees moved that an ordinance be
drafted by the city attorney and re-
ported back at the afternoon session.
Carried.
REPORT OF GAS AND LIGHT COMMITTEE.
The finance committee reported in fa-
vor of fling number of petitions here
tofore reported to the committee. The
petitions were filed in accordance with q
unanimous vote.
They also r. ported that petitions 760,
704, 5l2. 544, 683, 684, 543, oil, COL and
522 be filed. Adopted. This means
that all these petitions, which are for
electric lights at various points, are re-
fused.
THE sMELTER AFFAIR AGAIN.
The smelter petition came up for con-
sideration and Mr.. Rees desired to in
troduce the evidence of Mr.. Reagan.
He spoke very briefly, saying:
Mr.. PRESIDENT: lived for three years
within 40 yards of smelter and was
never sick 10 hours of my life from this
cause. lived in town where 800 men
got their living out of smelter, and If
any man had said: Take away the
smelters,' he would have been taken out
and lynched."
The opposing side of the proposition
was presented by Mr.. Gslbraith, who
said that the establishment Of q smelter
would depreciate the value of all real
estate within half mile of the smelter,
on Boyle Heights or anywhere else.
Mr.. Donegan, who is smelter en-
ploye himself, and claimed to be con-
versant with all the outlines OF the case,
SAID that he had lived for years in the
vicinity of smelters and never had been
sick day while in such employ.
Letters from various parties, bearing
on either side of the case, were read by
the clerk.
Mr.. Rees then offered q motion that
the smelter company be required, before
any contract be signed, to furnish
drawing of their proposed works in order
that the same may be submitted to SAN
itary experts before any contract or
lease is signed.
Mr.. Frank was evidently against the
establishment of smelter. He gave
his experience when boy in Saxony,
where the smokestacks are from $50 to
300 feet high; and even then the vege-
tation is killed off for radius of two
miles. Men have their clothing ruined
by these smelter fumes who never 90
within half q mile of the furnace. He
said he had q home on Boyle Heights
and all he had was in it. He loved his
little home, but he loved his family bet
ter; and if the smelter should be estab-
lished there, his property on Boyle
Heights would be for sale at 80 cents on
the dollar.
MR.. MARKS BEGs TO DIFFER.
Mr.. Marks of Boyle Heights said that
he owned an acre and half near the
site OF the propoeeu smelter and he was
awaiting his time to put up some cot
tage residences on that land. They
could not build the smelter any too soon
to suit him.
Mr.. Rees moved that action on the
approval of the contract be deferred un
til proper plans and specifications of the
furnaces be exhibited to this council in
sufficient detail to enable this body to
judge of the matter intelligently. The
motion was lost; ayes 2, noes 7.
The motion to grant the use of water
to the smelter then passed by ote of
to 2.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
The report OF the committee on public
works was then taken up and consid-
cred by sections. TIE several matters
recommended were acted upon in ac-
cordance with the report as published
in Saturdays HERALD.
Mr.. Moore, chief of the fire depart
ment. appeared before the council and
made requisition for telephone in
his Office. He had made a similar re-
Uuest on previous occasion. which had