The herald., 1896-11-17

resolution, saying that every safeguard
should be thrown around the working
classes in the interest of keeping up
wages. Judge Miller, representing the
Typographical Union. then addressed the
council, urging that the resolution be re-
tanned on the statute books, and cited
the eases of numerous cities which have
adopted similar resolutions, and at least
one state, Nevada, where the same re-
quirement is demanded. /. H. Dockwei-
Ter also addressed the council In favor OF
retaining the resolution requiring the
use of the union label. DR.. stephen w.
Bowers of the California Voice, argued
in favor of resembling the resolution.
Eugene Bassett. non-union foreman
followed, asking for the repeal of the
resolution, and claimed that his estab
lishment paid as high wages as any other
in the city. George Rice came next, say
ing that his office was one of the few
large establishments, and he did not see
why he should be debarred from doing
any class of work. Mr.. Wiltshire, who
said he was wholly unbiased, but mere
ly taxpayer and citizen, favored the
retention of the resolution requiring the
Typographical Union label. Mr.. Had
ley thought that the union label should
be retained. Councilman Kingery again
defined his position, saying that while
he had no fight to make against the
unions he thought, in view of the city
attorneys opinion the resolution should
be repealed. A vote was then taken
and Mr.. Kingerey's motion was lost by
a vote of five to three. Messrs. Teed,
Kingery and Blanchard voting for the
repeal. The result was received with
applause from the lobby.
HILL STREET ELECTRIC FRAN
.CHISE
The matter of the Hill and Sixteenth
street electric franchise was next taken
up. Colonel Pope, representing the San
ia Monica Railroad company, explained
the situation. He explained that the
franchise was wanted for short line
to Santa Monica, but that the Traction
company has it's line on portion Of the
route He stated that his clients had
tried to negotiate with Mr.. Hook and be-
lieved that all points had been agreed
upon and the necessary agreements
drawn up. At the last moment Mr.
Hooks representatives. had notified him
that they would not sign the agreement
unless clause was inserted binding the
Santa Monica people not to run any cars
for local business. This he had refused
to concede, and the rSatter was brought
to the council for settlement Colonel
Pope then read the following communi-
cation from General Manager A. r.
Clark of the Santa Monica company, ex-
planning the situation:
To the Honorable Council of the City
of Los Angeles-Gentlemen: On the
26th of October last l made application
for a franchise for an electric railway
line on Fourth street from Broadway to
Hill, and on Hill from Fourth to Eighth
streets, and on Sixteenth from Georgia
Bell westerly to the city limits
This franchise is imperatively needed
as a part of the connection through the
1tt,Ar fvAv
Altadena through Pasadena and through
the city of Los Angeles to Santa Mon
ica
have always understood thatit was
the policy of the council to locate lines
through the city in such manner as to
leave as many of the streets as possible
free from tracks. and for this reason,
as well as for the further reason that
the route over which I asked the fran
chise was the best for that purpose,
proposed to take the franchise by way
of Hill and Sixteenth streets.
The Los Angeles Traction company oc-
cupies Hill between Fourth and Eighth
streets, and it also occupies Sixteenth
street from Georgia Bell to Bush, being
four blocks on Hill and five blocks on
Sixteenth street, where the Traction
company and the through line to Santa
Monica would occupy the same streets.
The application which I made on the
26th of October was discussed by the
board of public works on October 30th
and was reported favorably to the coun-
Gil. On November I'd the matter came
before the council for action.
The Traction company had an attor-
ney present. who requested the council
to refer the matter back to the board
of public works, so that action might be
postponed for one week. for the purpose
of allowing him to see if the Traction
m. !, I'll, l.. e..
posed franchise. He claimed that those
connected with the Traction company
had not had time to consider the sub
1ect He also stated that a few weeks
previously the Traction company had
made an application for franchise on
Hill street from Eighth to Pico. and on
Sixteenth from Hope to Georgia Bell
streets.
The chairman of the board Of public
works stated to an attorney In the hear
ing of the council that the application
of the Traction company for franchise
on Hill from Eighth to Pico streets,
and on Sixteenth from Hope to Georgia
Bell streets had been presented several
weeks before the application which I
made. and that the board had been re-
quested not to take any action upon it
until further request, and so much time
had elapsed that the matter had been
almost entirely forgotten. 1t was stat
cd to the attorney of the Traction COM
pany at the same time that
the application which l had made had
been reported in the proceedings of the
council and had been mentioned in the
newspapers. but still the attorney
claimed that the subject was so new TO
MIN, and to the Traction company peo-
pie, that they needed time for consid-
GRAFTON. and at their request my appli-
cation for franchise was referred back
to the board of public works, and action
upon the application was postponed an
other week.
Thereupon the attorney of the Trac
tion company discussed with me and nv
associates plan to have both comma
MES use the same track on Hill and
sixteenth streets as far as Bush street
ana was promised an answer on the
next day, which was Saturday. Novem-
Der 1th' as to whether the Traction com
pany would agree to such an arrange
ment.
I went to San Francisco, where Gen
sherman was detained for the time be-
ing, on important business. and NV at
torney telegra phed me that Mr.. Hook
representing the Traction company
would agree to the rangemert. bl,t
that he insisted that he should have
half interest in the tracks on Fourth
street from broadway to Hill street
Gen. sherman and I came to Los An
,geles, abandoning other business for tha
purpose. and arrived in Los Angeles on
Monday morning. the 9th of November
We acceded to the demand of Mr.. Hool,
to give him half of the Fourth-streat