The herald., 1893-05-24

tuition or laws Of the state OF Californi.
to charge any rates or compensation
whatever for furnishing water to the in
habitants of said city or any portion
thereof.
Plaintiff further avers, upon intorma
ton and beliefsthat the said legislative
branch of the said municipal corpora
tion--the City of Los Angsles--did moi
first have plans and estimates of th<
cost of such Improvements made by
competent engineer or architect who hat
had successful experience in such work,
before the question of mourning indebt
edness for euch improvement was sub
mitted to vote, nor had any such planl
or estimates of the cost OF any such inn
provements been made at any time, OF
at all, prior to the submission of the
said question of ineurring said indebted
1855 for said improvements to the elect
ors of said city.
That after the publication Of said no
tice inviting proposals Tor the purchase
of said alleged bonds had been given,
various parties desiring to purchase the
! same and having the means so to do, did
duly make bids therefor as suagestet
and prescribed by said notice and in
manner and f0Fn aaTtherein DESIGNATED
and said bids have been opened and an
now being considered by said council
and by said 'defehdanta, and plaintiff
upon information and belief AYERS thai
unless restrained, by the order of thiI
court said defendants will act affirms
lively upon said bids and will cell sns
deliver said bonds to said bidders, II
plaintiffs great and irreparable injarI
and damage.
That unless restrained by the order
of this court said pretended bonds will
notwithstanding the defects and illegal
ity thereof, aH hereinbefore set forth, be
sold by said city, and the effect of such
issuance and sale will be to cause large
apparent indebtedness of said munich
pality and to depreciste all the property
within the limits thereof. including tbs
property of this plaintiff, to PLAINTIFF
great and irreparable injury and dam
age.
Therefore, plaintiff prsys for an orda
to the defendants to show cause whf
the defendants should not be enjoine2
from further proceedings for the sale o.
issuance of the said bonde, or Of any d
them, and that upon the return OF sail
order preliminary injunction, restr&iu
ing the sale or issuance of said bondA
or any of them, be granted, and thai
upon final hearing the said injunctiof
be made perpetual, and for costs of SUI
and such other and further relief a
may be just. STEPHEN M. WHITE,
and CHAPMAN & HENDRIcK,
Attorneys for plaintiff
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
County of Los Angeles, Do
William Ferguson, being duly sworn
says that he is the plaintiff in the allow
entitled action; that he has heard resa
the foregoing complaint and knows thu
contents thereof, and that the same |
true of his own knowledge, except % q
matters which are therein stated on IN
formation or belief, and sN to those mat
tiers that he believes it to be true.
WILLIAM FERaUcoN.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 22d day of May, 1898.
[Notarisl seal A. @. TAYLOR.
Notary public in and for the county d
Los Angeles, state of California.
Upon reading and fling the foregoing
verified complaint, and good cause an
pearing therefor, it is ordered that tn
defendants show cause before this court
department three, on Monday the 29n
day of May, 1893, why preliminary in
junction should not issue in this cause
restraining the defendants from furthe
proceedings pending this action. for tn
issuance or sale of the bonds referred I
in the complaint, and from in any mar
ner disposing of the same.
WIN. P. WADE,
Judge of said court.