The herald., 1894-10-31
AT The crown OF TIE VALLEY
The Council Holds q Lively
Session.
The Southern Pacific Franchise Meets
Cpp0siti0n.
Big DRmocratio II .ily Isht-Ths Pro-
htbition Meeting-some Suciai
Gossip and Personal
Notes.

CITY council tnl5 morning, not, however
before the property owners along the
line Of the proposed extension had filed
q petition protesting against the road
coming up in front OF their homes.
All members of the council were
promptly on hand at O'Clock this
morning. when the board was called to
order by President Lukens. Mr.. Muir,
of the Southern Pacific, WAS on hand to
pash the application OF the road for
franchise, and good number OF citizens
we're present to see that it did not 20
through.
Suspendng the regular order Of busi-
ness the franchise matter was at once
taken up.
The following petition was received
and ordered filed, signed by property
owners representing 3Sl7 feet:
After a preamble it sets forth:
That, 1t has been currently reported
and there is reason TO believe an appli'
cation will be made by the Southern
Pacific Railroad company for franchise
to construct and operate railroad
along Broadway between Colorado and
California streets;
That, The construction and operation
OF said road will bs highly injurious to
the property of your petitioners as resi-
dence property and will result in great
, damage thereto,
Wherefore your petitioners respect.
fully yet earnestly protest against the
granting by your honorable body of any
franchise for the construction of q rail-
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any application for such franchise be
denied.
General Manager Muir then came
, forward with his application, which
read:
l hereby apply to you for franchise
to construct, operate and maintain a
angle or double.track steam railway, to-
gether with the right to construct all
necessary switches, sidetrscks and turn
quito, on and along the following de-
,crbed streets:
Commencing at the intersection OF
Depot and Ipswich streets. north along
Depot, Broadway, Fronts court and
Little avenue TO the north line OF Locust
street, eaid franchise to extend over a
period OF 40 years.
Mr.. Muir addressed the board briefly,
stating that the company proposed to
put up 6ns station and give rapid
service. After short discussion action
WAS postponed one week.
MORE ELECTRIC ROAD BUSINESS.
II was hoped that the electric road
franchise had been eettled for good, but
euch proved not the case.
Mr.. Weed and several other OF ths
councilmen. il appears, had held meet.
ing and agreed upon giving the electric
road more privileges than the franchise
as passed allowed them. 1t was known
the electric people were not satisfied
with the rate clause, aud the section
limiting the weight OF packages to 80
pounds, and 40 an amendment was fix, d
up.
Mr.. Weed moved that the following
changes be made in the franchise:
The section reading,
y y "And 1t is expressly so provided and
agreed that the rate of fare upon said
road from any point in the city of Pass
point in the city of Los Angeles. on the
line OF said road shall never exceed the
sum of Is cents for one passenger for q
single trip" be changed to read:
And it is expressly provided and
agreed that the rate of fare from any
point in Pasadena to O point at the in.
tersection of Fourth and Spring street
and Fourth and Broadway, in Los An.
Reles, shall not exceed 10 cents"
The clause providing that the road
shall never be used for any other purpose
than passenger traffic. including pack
ages not exceeding 80 pounds, be changed
to allow general express, baggage and
United States mail~trafic.
A vote being taken Messre. Weed
Hamilton and Washburn voted for the
change. with Cox alone standing out for
the original limitations. President Lu-
ksns did not vote.
This closed the extra business and
routine was takeL up.
GENERAL BUSINESS.
An ordinance was passed establishing
the grade of De Lacy street, between
Colorado and Union.
Bills were ordered paid to the amount
OF $225.80.
Mr.. Hansen filed an acceptance of the
/, electric road franchise and presented a
bond in $4,000. which was approved.
A petition to establish the grade OF
Villa, between Los Robles and Lake,
was granted.
A petition to grade. curb and gutter
Villa, between Los Robles and Moline,
was deferred until the grade was estsb-
lished.
A petition from W. @. Stewart to
grade Columbia street, from Hill to Or.
ange Grove, was received.
A petition to grade, gravel. curb and
gutter Garfield, between Illinois and the
city limits, WAS held over for the en-
gineer to prepare specifications for
graveling, which Is new process in the
city.
petition from liverymen. asking
shat license be charged on public car
risges, was received and the attorney in
structed to draw up ordinance requiring
All drivers of public carriages to pay
license who have not lived in the city 80
oays; the license to issue for not lesa
snan SIX months, payable in advance.
IA. petition from M. ]. Clark to erect a
IL puiiding on corner OF De Lacy and Col
! orado, WAS granted.
si,,,,h heports OF the engineer on grades Of
3 WAinnt and Cypress were referred to
e street and alley committee.
III ALL TURN OUT.
r Everyone should turn out at the DEM
ocrstic rally tomorrow, Wednesday
evening, and make the rally one to be
remembered. Good speakers have
peen occurred, the band will be on hand