The herald., 1897-09-08
Is the Question Asked the
City Attorney
ON THE WATER QUESTION
aoUTHERN PACIFIC INJUNCTION
ALMOST CAUSES A QUARREL
Numerous Matters Which Engaged
the Attention Of the City Coun-
Gil Yesterday

The adjourned session of the city
council yesterday, Mondays session
having been adjourned until yesterday
because of labor day, was devoid of
unusual or startling feature of any kind,
but was replete with business of interest
to the taxpayers of the city. The morn
ing session continued from 10 o'clock un-
til noon and the afternoon session con-
Dumed about an equal length of time.
In the morning the only incident which
disturbed the serenity of the proceed
ings was one which threatened the
peace of the council for a time, but the
threatened storm blew over and expla-
nations made on all sides prevented the
display of feeling. The incident oc-
CURED during the consideration of a
motion in which it is intended to have
the city enter the injunction proceed
ings against the double tracking of
Alameda street by the Southern Pa
cific. The city attorney was called upon
and after he came there seemed to be
some danger that there would be seri-
Gus misunderstanding of the matter by
him as we'll as by others. but when the
whole proceedings were explained the
motion was quietly adopted and all par
ties were satisfied. The passage of the
motion gives to the city another action
in law against the Southern Pacific as
the efforts of that company to- lay an
other track on the thoroughfare men
toned will be contested by the city, as
1t has always been done.
Another matter of importance to all
the taxpayers was in regard to the
present water fight. The city attorney
has been asked to give his opinion as to
the legality of the present contract with
the water company and this opinion may
have most important bearing upon
the future of the fight that is now being
made to secure to the city the control
of its water service. In this same con-
nection communication was received
from the clerk of the supreme court
stating that the cases now pending in
the matter would doubtless be placed
upon the October calendar of that court
THE PROCEEDINGS
Seven members answered to the call
OF the roll when the city council was
called to order at 10 o'clock yesterday
morning. Messrs. Nickel and Mathuss
being in San Francisco, the minutes of
the previous regular meeting had been
disposed of at the short session Mon
day and the members proceeded at once
to business. The regular monthly re-
ports Of the city clerk, city treasurer
and city tax and license collector which
have heretofore been published in The
Herald were read and considered by
paragraph and all were approved.
The city auditor presented his month
ly report the summary of which is as fol-
lows:
Treasurer's balance to August 2s.. .s26, 015.64
Treasurer's receipts to September T. 13, ,sS4. 46
Total ........................ .ss9, 700 10
Demands audited to September A.. 80, ,666. 70
odiduCe ssss..sssss.ss......... 81, ,uoo ol
The report Of the board of education
was referred to the finance committee
and that of the manager of the free la
Dor bureau was filed. The usual de-
mands and acquisitions from the various
departments for supplies, ETC., were ap-
proved, as was the report Of the finance
committee which has also been pub
lished in The Herald.
An ordinance amending section 1 of
ordinance 3146, new series, by the terms
Of which several unimportant changes
are contemplated in the regulation of
cows, sheep, hogs, etc, running at large
In the city was referred by request to
the boarc of public works.
INVITED TO PARADE
"A communication was received from
the executive committee of the Native
Sons, in which the members of the coun-
Gil were invited and requested to par
ticipate in the Admission day parade
The communication stated that car
riages would be provided the councilmer
and would call for them at the city hal
at $3.50 o'clock on the morning of the 9tl
instant. The invitation was unanimous
ly accepted and at the suggestion of tht
chair each member present was asked
II he could participate in the parade
All except Messrs. Baker and Blanchard
stated that they would accept, and thu
clerk was instructed to notify the com
mittee of the acceptance Of the others
The two gentlemen mentioned stated
that they would be out Of the city on tha
day.
T. H. Ward clerk Of the supreme court
sent in communication in answer to th
resolution recently adopted by the coun
ell for the purpose of having the head
works site cases advanced on the docke
Of that court. Mr.. Ward stated that tn
style of the cases referred to was th
"City Of Los Angeles VS.. Pomeroy" ant
that one Of them had been filed Septem
ber IS. 1896, and the other June 28th @
this year. The clerk desired to know
which Of the two cases was referred tt
In the previous resolution, or whethe
II referred to both of them. He furthe
stated that he would use every effor
to have both cases placed upon the Oc
tober calendar, and thought he woult
be successful The communication wa.
ordered referred to the city attorney
The cases referred to in the communica
tion are those in which the title to tn;
lands proposed to be used as head sit
for the water system is in question. r.
they are placed upon the October calen-
OAR Of the court 1t is almost certain
that they will be finally decided in 6
comparatively short time.
AN IRRESPONSIBLE BIDDER
The alleged irregular manner in whicf
8. B. Clayton, bidder on street work
- said to have been conducting his busi
ness caused him to be declared an ire.
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