The herald., 1893-05-24
Los ANGELES LAND BUREAU Go7 s Szh1A HEfSssSs sy

"the date of the acceptance of the bid,
200 to be delivered in six months and
"126 to be delivered nine months from
'the date OF the acceptance of the bid.
"Said bonds are to be of the demon
''ination of $1,000 each, drawing interest
sat the rate of 5 per cent per annum,
"interest payable semi-annually at the
Chemical National bank of New York,
land are to be issued under the provi
''sions and conditions of the act of the
Legislature of the state of California,
approved March 10, 1889, entitled,
IAN act authorizing the mourning of
Indebtedness by cities, towns and nu-
"nicipal corporations, etc. and also
under the provisions of ordinances No.
'l436, 1451 and 1897, new series, of said
Getty, which said ordinances or copies
"thereof may be seen at the Office OF the
undersigned.
"These bonds are all dated January 1,
1888, and are divided into 26 blocks Of
100 bonds each, and one block of ak
''bonds, and beginning January /, 1894,
Zone bond of each block will become
''due and payable annually.
Proposals will be received for the
'entire issue or for one or more
"blocks. W r
"No proposals for these bondsicsn1be
entertained at less than theit ,ff%rs
"vslue and accrued interest. gs dasa
Proposals to no endorsed Proposals
''for purchase of bonds y
"Bonds will be ready for delivery
"about June l, 1898. ql
Bonds will DE delivered by the city
treasurer at his Office in the city hall,
Los Angeles city.
"The council reserves the right to re-
eject any and all bids.
''By order of the council Of the city of
clos Angeles at its meeting of April II,
1888.
go. A. LUcKENBAcH,
"City clerk and ex-officia clerk of the
council of the city of Los Angeles"
And said notice was first published on
the 21st day of April, 1898, and in pur-
suance thereof the said council of the
city of Los Angeles intend, and unless
restrained by this court will, on or after
the 22d day OF May, 1898, accept bids
for the whole or any portion of the said
bonds upon the terms mentioned in the
said notice and will sell the same upon
said terms and issue such bonds to the
purchasers thereof.
Fitteenth-The plaintiff further AYERS
that no other proceedings for the issue
purposes aforesaid, were ever had, done
or taken by the said council of the city
of Los Angeles, or the mayor, or any
other officer or tribunal or by said mu-
nicipality, than as herein set forth.
| Sixteenth-And plaintiff further AYERS
upon information and belief, that the
said proceedings did not and do not
authorize the said city of Los Angeles,
or any officer, board or tribunal of the
said municipality, to sell or to issue the
said bonds, or any thereof.
enteenth--Plaintif further AYERS
upon information and belief, that there
was no necessity for the construction Of
the system proposed in the plans
and specifications referred to in the
aaid proceedings OF the council of the
city of Los Angeles, and that the
said proposed works did not and will
not, ii completed, constitute any system
for the supply OF the inhabitants of the
city of Los Angeles, but the said So
called proposed system of water works
was q plan for the construction of works
for supplying small portion of the city
of Los Angeles and it's inhabitants with
water, and in opposition to system al
ready constructed and in full operation
at the time OF the passage OF the said
ordinance; and said system, if con-
structed, would not be used by the said
city OF Los Angeles iors the supplying OF
the inhabitants of said city at any
place, in competition with the said Los
Angeles City Water company, by reason
of the contract with said company here
inbefore set forth.
Eighteenth--And plaintiff further
AYERS that said vote for the
issuance of said bonds was mainly
given by the electors in the por-
ton of said city proposed to be supplied
from the said works, and that such cleo
tors outside OF the said locality ae voted
therefor, were induced to vote for the
| issuance OF said bonds upon the misrep-
resentation by the public authorities of
said city. that large revenue could be
derived by the city from water rates col
lected from consumers OF water from the
said works; whereas, in truth, as plaint-
/ if is informed and believes, and there.
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