Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-13
COUNCIL GRANTS CAHUENGA
PLEA FOR ANNEXATION
BY Detailing Ten Clerks to Compare
Names, Northern Suburbs Can
Hold Their Election First by
Grace of Counellmen
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The city council yesterday wrestled
with the proposition to hold special
election in the East Hollywood and
Cahuenga valley district to settle the
annexation question, after having de-
layed so long that it appears that
counter scheme has been started by
residents of Ocean Park and other
beach cities with Sawtelle and towns
that border on the northwest section,
which was on the ground first with it's
claims.
AS result of the councils delay the
clerks in City Clerk Harry Lelande's
office, with such extra help as can be
engaged must work day and night COM
pairing names on the petitions with the
register in order to be able to report on
their authenticity by Thursday at
o'clock.
Opposition Meets Friday
Friday night those interested in the
opposition movement will meet at
Ocean Park and if they put in their
call for special election first the 9TH
ers will have hard shedding. One dis
tr1ct Will lap over the other.
The council was not aware how the
case stood till a member of the dele
cation which again called to ask the
body to do it's plain duty-call an cleo
tion as soon as the necessary number
of voters had signed the petition-told
of the meeting Friday night.
Councilman Houghton Immediately
moved that the CITY, clerk be instructed
to put on all tffa men that could sbe
crowded on the books for comparing
purposes in order that the will of the
$500 voters need not be nullified.
Books In Use Now
The fact that some of the books are
in use in connection with the annexa-
tion election abridges the time which
is at the disposal of the comparers for
the East Hollywood special election
1t was suggested that maybe the car
bon duplicates could be checked against
but Assistant City Attorney Hewitt,
who had been called to the chamber,
said the supreme court had ruled that
only the original register could be used.
City Clerk Lelande finally agreed to
crowd ten men into the work and
promised to have the compared list
ready by Thursday.
Then the delegation went away smil-
ing.
AS thirty days must elapse after the
official call it is thought the special
election will be held in December.