The herald., 1894-04-24
THE NEW MEMBER IS SWORN IN,
A Big Days Work in the COun-
Gil Yesterday.
The Mayor VetOes an Electric Road
Ordinance.
TN" New Telephone Franchise VIII be
Grantsd and the Council WIN Here
after Regulate All Telephone
ohsrges-A Plea for Parks.

The conncil met yesterday morning.
with President Teed in the chair.
The first order OF business taken mp
was the canvassing OF the vote for coun-
Gilman in the Eighth ward, and after
going over the returns the council de-
c'ared Hugh ]. Smith elected. There
were some defects in the manner oil
making out the veturns, but as the in
tent was apparent they did not cut any
figure. Councilman Smith will now re-
ceive his certificate Of election on filing
astatement OF his election expenses.
The ordinance OF intention for i'm
proving FigueroA street between Adams
street and the city line, returned by the
mayor without his approval, was re-
ferred to the board OF public works.
The bids for grading, curbing and for
Side6alks on Crocker street were opened
and referred TO the board OF public
works.
A communication from the Northwest
improvement association, adopted at
recent meeting, was submitted as be-
low:
Whereas. Elysian park is the only
extensive and admirably eituated park
in Los Angeles, embracing hills and
valleys, caf1ons and plateaus, and,
Whereas, 1t is necessary that sundry
tracts OF land, aggregating 245 scres, be
added TO said park in order to make 1t
compact and symmetrical and sufficient
ly large to accommodate the require
ments of a rapidly growing and pro-
gressive city like Los Angeles, and an
attraction to tourists, therefore, be it
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
association that the city council should
at once secure. by condemnation, at an
appraised valuation, the necessary
land referred to. and proceed in the
work OF improving the park as speedily
as possible.
Another resolution from the North
west improvement association, calling
on the council to issue call for an cleo
ton for delegates to frame a new char
ter, was read and referred to the Charter
Revision committee.
The mayor returned the ordinance
granting the Consolidated Electric Rail
way company the right OF way over
certsin streets without his approval.
The message is as follows:
THE MAYORS VETO.
To the Honorable Council of the City of Los
Angeles:
return herewith without my approv-
al IAN ordinance granting to the Los
Angeles Consolidated Electric Railway
Co. and it's assigns the right to construct
and operate an electric street railway
along certain streets of the city OF Los
Angeles" adopted by your honorable
body April g. 1894.
That portion of the franchise "com-
mapcinR at the intersection of Marches
esult and Main strosts, tk4suco nortnerlv
on Main street to Macy street, thence
easterly on Macy street to Alameda" is
decidenly Objectionable, as it is not pre-
sumable that the grantee will construct
and operate q spur 900 feet long, and the
franchise can only be desired to prevent
the construction and operation OF a
street railroad thereon in connection
with another road.
l also object to that portion OF ths or
dinance granting franchise 'commsnc-
ing at the intersection of Spring, Main
and Ninth streets, thence southsrly on
Main street to Tenth street, thence
westerly on Tenth street to Broad
way" unless the company abandon
their franchise ON Ninth strset; the
same company have at this time tracks
and franchises en- Fifth. Ninth. Pearl
and Olive streets which they do not
operate, and only serve to ohetruct the
traffic and prevent the operation of
other railroads ON said streets.
The description in that portion of the
ordinance, viz, Commencing at the in
ersection of Downey avenue and Tru-
nan streets, thence easterly on Downey
venue to Pritchard street, thence
sutherly on PritchRrd street to Kuhrts
steet," is objectionable for the reason
tAt it's being apparently intended to
teminate at Mieaion road at the East
Sic park instead of Kuhrts street,
wtch does not intersect Pritchard
stHet.
While believe our property holders,
taxayers and residents are desirous to
aid the promotion of transportation
comanies and to assist in the develop
me1 OF the resources OF our city, 1 do
not blink they are willing that sny of
our trsets should be obstructed with
francises and rails, in the interest of
prival parties, to prevent othere from
operRpg street railroads thereon.
By tc ordinance the grantee is re-
ou1redlO file with the city clerk within
thirty Sys after the passage Of this or
dinRncs'a bond OF not less than $40 900
Tor the ithful carrying out of the terms
OF this Anchise" What the object OF
this reqFement is do not know, and
do not p how forfeiture of ouch a