Show AGTION is POSTPONED I Pioneer Square Matter Goes Over for Two Weeks < ATTORNEY NOT YET READY lATTORNEY No Opinion Important Matter Was Forthcoming and the Council Committees Com-mittees Had to Postpone Hearing Until Friday the 10thDelay Is Disappointing but Does Not Mean that New Opposition Has Arisen to tho Granting of Square to Los Angeles An-geles Eoad Notes of the Meeting I The granting of Pioneer square to l the projectors of the Los Angeles road was hung up In the Council committee meeting last night and It will be two weeks now before final action can possibly I pos-sibly be taken The City Attorney had I not an opinion ready as to the right of the Council to grant the square and so the question was deferred until Friday Fri-day October 19th By the time City Attorney Stephens can have his opinion opin-ion ready and if the committees take action It can come up for vote before be-fore the Council on Tuesday October 23rd 23rdThe The committees met last night with J Jt Thomas in the chair The question ques-tion of holding an executive session and barring newspaper men came up and Canning was seemingly eager to hold the secret meeting which did not carry The matter of the Pioneer square coming up the City Attorney Was asked for an opinion He stated that he had not been able to get to the matter The city undoubtedly I had the right to vacate the park but as r to Its right to grant It to the railway company that was another question r and one which he was not prepared to answer Cottrell moved to adjourn until an opinion was forthcoming from the City Attorney not that he wished to be placed In the position of opposing the grant but rather to be on the safe side before proceeding l A discussion arose as to the advisability advisa-bility of securing the sentiment of those present on the grant so that the matter could be disposed of finally ft was argued that the railroad people were entirely willing to accept the I title the Council can give and as the City Attorney had stated the square could be vacated It would facilitate maters to learn how the members stood when the Attorneys opinion could be secured later and final action token adjourned This did not prevail and the meeting I |