Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-13

In order to give Los Angeles citizens
an opportunity to vote on certain
amendments to the charter whether the
council likes it or not the Municipa
league has begun circulating petitions
which If enough signatures are secured
will make 1t mandatory on the councl
to place certain charter amendments
on the ballot at a special election.
The first amendment proposed is tc
the amendment of 1905 wherein the
city is given powers of municipal own
ership. The charter now provides one
of the powers of the city shall be tic
provide for supplying the city and its
| Inhabitants with water and gas" in the
new amendment electricity is added
Then follow Ia, lib and &c which are
additions to the amendments and not
| considered in the charter at present.
In order they read:
To provide for the supply of surplus
water and surplus electric power, or
either, belonging to the city, to other
municipal corporations and to consum-
ers and users outside the city limits
To acquire or build and operate rail-
roads and interurban railroads from
any point within the city limits, to any
place or places within Los Angeles
county and located on the ocean or any
inlet thereof, for the purpose of trans
porting passengers or freight between
the city and the ocean and to fix and
collect charges therefor.
For Public Wharves
To acquire or construct and operate
public wharves, docks, piers or moles
upon the seashore in connection with
the transportation Of passengers and
freight between the ocean and the city,
and to fix and collect charges therefor.
Also amend said section by adding
two new subdivisions Immediately
afetr subdivision 25 to be numbered &c
and 81, to read as follows:
(26.) No wharf, dock, sea-wall, rail-
road, street railroad, electric road, trae-
ton road, canal, conduit, subway,
water system, gas or electric system,
light or power works or plant, or any
public utility, now or hereafter owned
or controlled by the city of Los An
geles, or the right to generate or de-
velop electric or other power by means
of any water or water right, now or
hereafter owned or controlled by said
city, shall ever be sold, transferred,
leased or disposed of, in whole or in
part, without the assent of two-thirds
of the qualified voters of said city vot-
ing on the proposition at a general or
special election at which such PROPOSE
ton shall be lawfully submitted; and
owned or controlled by said city shall
ever be sold, transferred, leased or dis
posed of to any person or corporation
for resale, rental, disposal or distribu-
| ton to consumers, without the assent
of two-thirds of the qualified voters of
said city given as aforesaid; provided,
| that nothing in this subdivision con-
tanned shall be construed to prevent the
ordinary sale and distribution, by the
| oft of electric balancing fn tho
city, to the inhabitants thereof, or per-
sons doing business therein, for their
own use, or to prevent the distribution
or supplying, by the city, of surplus
electric power, not required by the city
for distribution to consumers within
its limits, to consumers outside of the
limits of the city, for their own use, or
to other municipal corporations for
municipal use or for resale and dis
posal, by such municipal corporations
to consumers within such municipali-
ties, respectively; provided, further
that no electric power shall be dis
tributed or supplied for use outside of
the limits of the city unless the fur
nishing of the same, and the terms and
conditions thereof shall first be author
lied by a resolution, adopted by the
board of public works, and approved by
an ordinance of said city.
(27) The bed of the Los Angeles
river, as now defined and located, shall
not, nor shall any part thereof, ever be
sold, granted, leased, transferred or
alienated in any way; but the whole
thereof shall be kept at all times for
municipal purposes, and no franchise or
right to use the same or any part
thereof shall ever be granted, sold,
leased or given away; provided this
| shall not prevent the granting by ordi-
nance of franchises or rights to cross
said river bed or to take sand or gravel
therefrom.
Also amend section 1871 of said char
ter to read as follows:
Section 191. The said city shall not
convey, lease or otherwise dispose of
its rights in the waters of said river
Los Angeles, or any part thereof, or
grant or lease to any corporation or
person any right or privileges to use,
manage or control the said waters, or
any part thereof, for any purpose, pub
lie or private. No other water or water
rights now or hereafter owned by said
| city shall be conveyed, leased or other
wise disposed of without the assent OF
two-thirds of the qualified electors of
said city voting upon such proposition
at an election, general or special, at
which such proposition shall be law
fully submitted; provided, however,
that this section shall not be construed
| to prevent the ordinary sale ana dis
tribution, by the city, in the manner
hereinafter prescribed, of the waters
belonging to said city. to the inhabi-
tants thereof or persons doing business
| therein for domestic and irrigatine
uses, and for manufacturing and bust
ness purposes, other than water power
or to prevent the distributing or sup
plying by the city, in the manner here
| matter prescribed, of surplus water
belonging to the city, to other munich
pal corporations for public, domestic
and business purposes, within such
municipalities. respectively, or to con-
sumers and users outside of the limits
of the city, for domestic and irrigatine