The herald., 1897-04-27
THE WATER
QUESTION
Another Report From the
Council Committee
SOME POINTS DEFINED
A Veto of the Mayor at Last
Sustained by Council
LUNCH WAGON ORDINANCE
LUNCH WAGON ORDINANCE
HAs FINALLY BEEN EFFECT
TALLY KNOCKED OUT
Many Applications for the Erection
of Poles and Wires Granted.
Time for the Payment of
Taxes Extended

The city councilmen were very $40" III
getting together yesterday morning ioi
the meeting of the city council put as
several of the gentlemen were out sat
urday night rather late looking into the
features of All Fools night, the presl-
don't was rather lenient, and the honor
ah,a bodv was not called to order until
1920 o'clock. During the reading OF tne
minutes two of the members absenteu
themselves, but President Silver sent
the officer after them, and on their ar
rival administered a rather sharp repuhe
on the lack of interest manifested IN
the proceedings. There was marked
increase in the number of spectators,
the lobby and gallery being well filled.
MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR
The following message from the mayor,
returning without approval the lunch
wagon" ordinance, was read:
To the Honorable City Council: Cen
tlemen-I herewith return unsigned by
me the ordinance adopted by your hon
orable body April 12, 1897 and entitled
"An ordinance to amend an ordinance
entitled An ordinance regulating the
standing of peddlers' and hucksters'
wagons upon the public streets of the
city of Los Angeles approved March
IL, $780,"
1t is my opinion that the enclosed ordi-
nance, as it now reads, would work
hardship on poor people. Under its pro-
visions those affected would not be
allowed on the streets with their wagons
till o'clock p. m. instead of o'clock p
m. This difference in time, am cred
IDLY informed, would mean loss OF
about so per cent in trade to every res
taurant wagon and tamale wagon in
the city. 1t is estimated that from 400
to 500 people depend on these wagons for
a living.
None of the proprietors of these res-
taurant and tamale wagons are growing
rich. Money enough to keep the wolf
from the door is all that is being made.
Two years ago there were 100 of these
wagons; today there are about forty of
them.
The petitions in this matter show
that only a small percentage of the res
taurant keepers object to this so-called
five signatures on the protest against
these wagons and about $50 signatures
on the petition asking that the old ordi
nance No. 1858 remain in force, una
merded. Your honorable body doesn't
consider these wagons a nuisance, for if
it did the enclosed ordinance would not
have been adopted
The patrons of restaurant wagons and
fa N Ia in
people. Many of them haven't money
enough to buy meal al a restaurant.
would recommend in this matter that
your honorable body do not change the
hour from to p. M, and that an ordi-
nance be adopted requiring proprietors
of tamale wagons, etc, to secure a writ
ten permit to stand their wagons in
front of stores, these permits to be signed
by owners of premises in front of which
wagons are stood. and to be approved or
not approved by the board of police COM
flissioners. In this way there would be
no wagons where they would be a nui-
eance
Councilman Hutchison stated that
while he believed that some sort of an
ordinance was needed, he did not ap-
prove of that vetoed by the mayor He
therefore moved that the vote by which
the ordinance passed be reconsidered
and the document filed. The motion
prevailed by a unanimous vote.
REPORTS
The city auditor reported that an am
1cable arrangement having been arrived
at by which the city is protected agains.
litigation, he asked that the salary de-
mands of sanitary inspectors returned
by him unapproved be again sent to him.
So ordered.
The communication from the health
officer, asking for a sewer map for his
department, was referred to the finance
committee.
The reports of the finance and sewer
committees, as published in The Herald
Sunday morning, were adopted. Other
routine reports were read and filed, as
were the usual petitions.
MORE POLES
The application Of the Los Angeles
Lighting company for permission to
erect two poles on the east side of Main
street between Fifth and Seventh streets
was granted.
The commissioners for the opening OF
Eighteenth street from Grand avenue to
Hope street having reported that the
property owners had failed to comply
with the conditions under which pro.
ceedings were to be abandoned, the re-
port was confirmed by a unanimou;
vote.
On the report of the city clerk, the fina
ordinance ordering the work of side.
walking Twenty-fourth street from
Hoover street to Vermont avenue was
passed by a unanimous vote.
BIDS OPENED
The following bids were opened, reat
and referred to the proper committees:
To improve Bauchet street from Date
to Avila streets:
u. c. Baldwin proposed: Grading ant
graveling, so cents per lineal foot; curb
80 cents per lineal foot; sidewalk, Il