The herald., 1893-02-08
AGAIN CARRIED OVER.
The Alameda-Street Track Ques-
tiOn Discussed.
Business Transacted at Yesterdays
Session of the Council.
Many Arguments for and Against
the Southern Pacific Railroad
Oompany's Petition-nIiscel-
laneous Matters.

OOmphny'S Petft1On-mIecol-
laneous Matters.
The city council met yesterday morn
ing and Colonel Smith appeared before
that body and devoted half an hour to
showing that steam railroad on Ala
media street virtually cut the city into
and established Chinese wall between
Boyle Heights and the western part of
the city. Had this road never been al
lowed to pass south of Commercial street
we might have had today union depot
like that of Portland, Ore., city Of
about equal commercial strength to our
own but with less population. Mr.. Pat
ton has said there should be common
avenue of approach to the city and all
roads should be entitled to use the same
tracks if two tracks are to be built on
Alameda street. Let the Santa Fe line
have the same use of these double tracks
as the Southern; and the little Redondo
road also, if it desires to widen its gauge
to standard road. The city may have
to pay damages to the Southern Pacific
for removal of their tracks. 1t may cost
this city dearly but, as Mr.. Houghton
had said yesterday, this is not city of
1000 people alone. 1t is a city with
great producing country back of it and
city of great commercial destiny. 1t
must necessarily reach population equal
to the present population OF San Fran
cisco, if not greater. 1t has today over
| 100 trains per day running in and out
the city; and, setting aside the local
trains connecting with the ferries at
Oakland, it has more trains than San
Francisco and Oakland together. This
city needs her streets for thorougfares,
and the railroads csn stop outside the
city limits, as they do in every metro
politan city, except Washington. Once
make this concession of double track
to the Southern Pacific, without making
q similar concession to rival roads run
ming into this city, and you fasten upon
the people of this city burden itshould
not be asked to bear.
COLLINS VOICE WAS FOR WAR.
Mr.. Michael Collins, ex-councilman
from the Eighth ward, was the next
speaker. His remarks were almost en-
tirely statistical. He was fortified with
great long profile map, about the
length of Don Giovanni's conquest roll.
He began to overhaul the frontage
signed upon the railroad company'e
petition for double track, and said
that he held in his hand remon-
STRANGE from Mr.. Simon, who owned
so feet front. Now the railroad comes
in here with the name of O. @. Cabot
signed to it's petition. This man Cabot
does not own foot on Alameda street.
He is merely the administrator of a
dead mans estate and the guardian of a
minor heir who is as intelligent ab most
young men of his age, and as near being
young man of his age in the state. His
against the petition, and it becomes q
question as to whether you will allow
this young mans remembrance or his
guardians signature, who does not own
an inch of the land he has signed for.
tell you this company has not got ona-
third CT the frontage on its petition, let
alone the majority. will read now the
frontage on that street, as taken from
the assessment rolls.
| Mr.. Munson-I move that the city
engineer bring in his official man of AL
ameda street and compare it with the
maps presented by these contestants.
One OF these maps seems to differ with
the other in frontage, and an appeal to
the city engineers map seems to be the
only way of obtaining disinterested evil
dence in this matter.
| BRING ON TIE ENGINEER.
Mr.. Dockweiler was summoned and
brought in his maps. Prior to his ar
rival dispute arose as to the amount
of frontage held by Stephens & Work
man.
Mr.. Workman-We own S8 feet.
Mr.. Collins-My map here says IS
feet.
Judge Bicknell-Ycu are incorrect,
cir. Our map says 80 feet for Workman
& Stephens.
Mr.. Workman-I say SO feet.
An inspection of the official map made
by the city engineer showed frontage
of SO feet.
The members now got out slips of
paper and began to "keep tab" on the
frontage as Mr.. Collins read OFF from his
long and narrow strip of parchment.
President Teed had Dockweiler's trac-
ing on his desk and acted as sort of
moderator between Mr.. Collins and
Judge Bicknell.
"There, now," said Mr.. Collins, "lf
these gentlemen have got over one
third Of this frontage miss my calcula-
tion badly"
Judge Bicknell-Marcus A. Foster,
$50 feet.
Mr.. Collins-It don't go. Who signed
that-the mayor OF this city?
Judge Bicknell-Yes, sir; as Mr.. Fos-
ter's attorney and agent in fact.
Mr.. Collins (excitedly)--I tell you, 1t
don't go. Mr.. President, is there any
thing in your desk to denote Mr.. Marcus
Fosters withdrawal of his signature to
our patent?
Mr.. Teed-No, sir.
Mr.. Collins--Then / deny the right of
Judge Bicknell to use Mayor Rowan S
signature to any document as agent OF a
man who has signed against that propo-
sition.
Mr.. Teed-I think. sir, that the sigma.
ture of man in reference to his own
property would always take preference
| over that of his agent