The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-07-17
WANT TO Be EXTRAVAGANT,
Councilman Talking Of Buying
Park Property.
The Spiritualists Ask the Council
for Justice.
Another Omnibus Park Proposition Prs
sented to tho Council Yesterday.
Electric Railway Ordi-
nances Considered.

The council met yesterday morning
with President iced in the chair. The
council then organized as board of
equalization by electing Mr.. Nickel
IS chairman. The board then adjourned
until 10 O'Clock this morning. The
business OF the council was then re-
stunned.
Messrs. Ward and Rhoads, on behalf
Of Emmanuel Presby terian church,
spoke in favor of the protest against
granting franchise for an electric rail-
way at Tenth and Flower street, ON &C.
count OF the noise disturbing the con-
gregation on Sunday and interfering
with the church members hitching
their teams in front of the edifcs.
A petition numerously signed WAS read
protesting against the section OF the
new license ordinance providing that
spiritualists and clairvoyants shall pay
license. Captain Tyler spoke against
the license, saying there were a large
number Of spiritualists in Los Angeles
who considered that spiritualism was
their religion.
President iced stated that the ordi-
nance WAS not aimed at these people,
but at so-ealled clairvoyants, fortune
tellers, etc., who hang out ahlngle and
charge the public for peering into the
future at rates ranging from four-bits to
S26 per peer.
George A. Pleagance. relation OF Ag-
mes Pleasance, dead trance spirit me-
dunn, made an argument before the
council in which he stated that spirit
ualinfu ha n aouaI richfa with nthar ra-
ligious denominations, and that it was
not just or lawful to put license OF
$40 month on spiritual mediums who
stood in the same relation to their be-
levers 40 minister to his flock. When
spiritualistsncalle on q medium at his
or her house to consult them. they
stood in the same relation as pastor
and member of his congregation.
President Teed-I wish to say that l
am in favor of requiring license from
all astrologers, clairvoyants and spirit
ual mediums and all persons and fakirs
who charge for communicating with I'M
eeen powers.
Captain Tyler-How do you know
that there 10 any hocus pocus about
spiritual mediumsP
President Teed-I have been there.
The matter was then referred to tn Q
FINANCE committee.
THE PARK QUESTION.
The report of the land committee
that the city attorney be instructed to
begin proceedings to condemn certain
tracts of land in the Elysian Park tract
was taken up on motion of Mr.. Innes.
Mr.. Mitchell moved to amend 10 add
sixty-three acres to the East Los An
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Mr.. Rhodes offered an amendment to
provide an addition to Westlake park.
Mr.. Pessell bobbed up with another
providing for the condemnation of the
Brisweltcr tract for park purposes.
MI. Innes.-This is not q ward ques-
ton. We might as well sell all our
little parks and consolidate on one large
park.
DIR. Campbell.-I will not make any
motion to extend Hollenbeck park at
this time although it's claims are equally
good with any that have been presented.
/ do not consider that this is the proper
time to ask the people to vote bonds for
park purposes, Business ia depressed
and the people of Los Angeles need all
their money to pay taxes, and it is
chid's play to think they will vote large
sums OF money to purchase parks. l am
opposed to extending parks at the pres
ent time.
MIR. Pessell's motion was referred to
the land committee, and the motions to
condemn land for Elysian park. East
Los Angeles and Westlake parks were
adopted.
A message was received from the
mayor returning the license ordinance
at the request of members of council. y
President iced raised the question as to
what members had asked for it's return,
end Mr.. Rhodes was the only member
who admitted to having asked for its
return. A motion was adopted that the
ordinance be returned to the mayor
with the information that the request
for its return did not come from major
i:y of the council.
Ordinances we're passed for the sewer.
ing of Pico and Pearl streets, Grand
avenue, Florence street from PIco to
Washington street, Also end Bridge
streets. Also an ordinance for the
grading of Broadway from Temple &c
Sand street. The protest against the
widening of Broadway from Ninth tc
Tenth street, was referred to the city
engineer to estimate the frontage md