The herald., 1895-07-30
SPECIAL counsel ENGAGED
Litigation Which Is Very Impor.
tant to the City
LAWYERS WILL COST $4,000
Yesterdays Meeting of the City
Council
New School Sites in the Third and
..-.s4. Seventh Wards-Notes

The secret of the conferences which
have been so frequent between the coun
ci[inen and the city attorney during the
past ten days, and of which the Herald,
ofall the local papers, has been the only
one to publish stray bits of news from
time to time, is out at last. The detail Is
became public property when Councilman
Munson, at 2;S0 o'clock yesterday afier-
noon moveda fifteen minutes adjourn
n1ent of>fho whole council for the pur-
pose, as he EXPRESSED it. of attending to
some writing in the room of the board OF
public works. Every one OF Munson's S
colleagues, along with City Attorney
Dunn, appeared to have some writing to
attend to at The samo moment for each
OF them filed into the apartment and
then. after leading out the reporters, the
doors were fastened on the inside. 1t
WIS the first executive session OF the
council in the memory OF the Oldest IN
habitant. The statesmen were IN close
consultation for about hfteen minutes;
and alter they had resumed their several
dssks. City Attorney Dunn with few
preliminary remarks sent to the clerk
desk and had read the following:
The CITY of Los Angeles, municipal
corporation, doth hereby agree and doth
employ the law firm of Lee Il Scott OF
said city of Los Angeles as its special
legal counsel. to act in con!unc'ion Win
tbo city attorney, to do and perform the
following legal service, to wit: 10 assist
II, the preparation for trial. trial ana
prosecution to final judgment OF the fol
lowing suits now pending, to wit: inc
Crystal Springs Land and Water company
II. the city of Los Angeles. now pendlhg
in the circuit court OF the unlted states
al o1 hi district OF
California, and the city OF Los Angeles
ys. A. Z. PomeIoy ct al. now pending IN
the Auperior court of Los Angeles coun-
tv, state of California; ii being UNDER
stood that said employment shall also ap-
DIV to any other suits touching the same
subiect matter, IN case OF olsmlssai OF
either of above named suits; and also, so
{sr a. called on by said city attorney or
fhe council, to advise in all matters con-
earning the relations between the said
CITY and the City Water company arising
upon or in connection with the existing
contract or lease between the said parties.
including the institution, prosecution or
defense. and bringing to final judgment
any and all suits at law or equity brought
to determine the respective rights of the
said parties under the said lease, provld-
ing that III the performance OF the above
duties and services the said firm
Shall not be required to leave the city of
Los Angeles without proper and reasona-
Bile allowance made to them by the city
for expenses and loss of time. And
doth hereby agree to pay to the
said firm of Lee 4 Scott for said services,
whatever may he their amount or extent,
the sum Of five thousand dollars (S5000) in
gold coin of the United States, to be paid
as follows, towit: retaining fee of one
thousand dollars $4,000 to be paid on
the execution and delivery OF this con-
tract, the receipt whereof the said firm OF
Lee d Scott hereby acknowledge, the fur
ther sum of five hundred dollars fS5o0)
upon the final settlement or bringing to
final judgment of said pending action,
entitled the Crystal Springs Land and
Water company VS.. the City of Los An
geles'' like sum of five hundred dol
lars (e500) upon the settlement or bring
ing to final judgment of said suit now
pending entitled: The City of Los An
geles VS.. A. L. Pomeroy ct al; and
the remainder, towlt: Three thousand
dollars ($3000) upon the final determna
ton of all questions arising between the
said City of Los Angeles and the said
City Water company upon or under the
said contract or lease, whether the said
determ natlon be reached through settle
mont or final judgment in actions
brought provided, however, that, should
such final determination not be effected
before the 1st day of July, 1897, the said
city shall on that date pay to sain firm
the sum of one thousand dollars $4,000 on
account of said balance of three thousand
dollars ($300O) then remaining unpaid.
n And the said firm of Lee IL Scott on
their part promise and agree we'll and
faithfully and to the best OF their ability
r. do and perform the legal services
.hove set forth.
On notion of Councilman Stockwell,
seeonded by Councilman Blanchard, the
contract above was approved.
=. The step taken yesterday by the coun-
c. is said to be the entering wedge in
tile ownership by the city of its own
water system. for which bonds to the
amount of some $1,000, 900 will have to be
ISSUED. The contract with Lee Il Scott is
also intended to explain the somewhat
.sculiar action of the ma ority of the
council in the matter of the proposition
.sce.ltiy made by the water com pany to
turn the repairing of the fire hydrants
ever to the city for the payment of $50