The herald., 1894-12-13
.F|GUEROA STREET ABANDONED,
The City Councils Action On
the Matter Yesterday.
A Strong Fight Was Made Against
the Action Taken.
The City Attorney Says There Il No
R,mody For Ov"rcrowded street
Cars-Othor NJ Matters Ha ndled
BY the Council.

The city council yesterday passed the
ordinance abandoning portion of Fig.
ueroa street between Sixth and Pico
streets. There was vigorous opposi-
tion made to the measure, principally
by Attorney Will ID. Gould, property
owner on the street, but the pressure
wss too great for his cause.
At the commencement OF the council
meeting Yesterday morning the city
clerk read the figures of the vote at the
recent city election in open meeting and
tine president OF the council ordered the
clerk to issue certificates Of election to
the candidates having the largest num-
Der Of votes.
Mr.. Strohm moved that the street
superintendent be instructed to place
crosswalks across Seventh street, east Of
Wall; across Wall street, north OF Sew
enth across ST. Julian street, north OF
Eighth across Wolfskill avenue, north
of Third across Third street, west of
Wolfskill. Referred to the board OF
public works.
Mr.. Innes moved that the street
superintendent be directed to place
CROSS walk across Temple street, at the
intersection OF Victor street. Referred
TO tine board of public works.
The city attorney presented an ordin-
ance authorizing the property owners on
Twenty-seventh street to improve the
street by private contract. The ordin-
anCe was passed.
The street superintendent was in
structed to present report on cross
walks all over the city.
The city attorney called the attention
of the council to the fact that before the
bond election, plans and specifications
for the work contemplated must be pre-
pared. On motion Messrs. Innes,
Pessel and Rhodes were appointed
committee to confer with the city attor-
ney and the building superintendent in
regard to this matter.
The attorneys report in regard to land
in the Childs tract was adopted.
The city attorney reported that the
sureties on H. L. Hewitt's bond could
not withdraw without the consent OF the
council. Referred to the board of public
works.
The city attorney reported in regard
to sending sample ballots for the CONS
ing special election that he knew of no
law to compel the clerk to send them.
In regard to the overcrowdiDg of the
University electric cars, the attorney
reported that there WAS no way in which
the matter could be remedied. The re.
port was received and filed.
The board OF public works presented
a report recommending the granting OF
a pipe line franchise to the Metropolitan
Oil company. Wiltshire and others and
@. F. A. Last and others be accepted
and ordinances presented. The report
was adopted.
The board OF public works recon-
mended the granting of an electric fran
chise to W. d. Larabee for the old
kuhrts street line, and the report was
adopted.
Mr.. Rhodes moved that the city en-
gineer present an ordinance for Con-
stance street sewer district. Passed.
Aleo that crosswalk he placed on the
west side OF Hope street. and the man.
hole at the corner of Hoover and AL
varado streets. Passed.
A "baker's" dozen OF property owners
on Ella street cent in communication
to the council in which they said that,
having read the protest OF the Southern
California Railway company against
putting in crossing on Ella street,
wherein it was stated that it was un-
just and in the interest of real estate
dealers only, do hereby enter protest
against the delay of said company in
putting down the crossing. as it is the
only outlet we have to Pasadena avenue.
at present residents of this section have
to drive over private property in order
to reach public thoroughfare. The
communication was received and fled
The protests and petitions already
published were referred to the various
committees.
At the opening of the afternoon aes.
sion OF the council Will D. Gould con-
timed his argument against the closing
of Figueroa street. Following his re-
marks, which were brief, general dis.
cussion was held, lasting for an hour, in
which members of the council, protest.
ants and others took part.
Mr.. Nun con moved that the report OF
the committee be adopted. The motion
was seconded by Mr.. Rhodes, and after
the reading OF the report the motion
was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes - Munson. Nickel, Rhodes,
Strohm, Smith.
Noes-Innes. Teed, Pessell.
Mr.. Rhodes moved the adoption of a
set of res olutions regarding the aban--
donment OF Figueroa street from Pico to
Sixth.
Mr. .Teed moved as an amendment
that the city except such portion OF
Figueroa street as lies between Ninth
and Tenth streets. The amendment was
adopted.
Mr.. Pessell moved that all reference
to quit claim deeds be stricken out. This
motion carried.
Mr.. Rhodes motion was then passed.
Petition from Albert E. Aiken was re-
ceived. asking that the garbage con.
tractor be instructed to carry out his
contract. The contractor was so ordered.
Tae ordinance calling for the aban.
donment of Figueroa from Sixth to Pico,
excepting between Ninth and Tenth,