Lindsay Hospitalized by Apparent Stroke : City Council: The Los Angeles councilman, 89, stricken Sunday, is paralyzed on his right side and cannot talk. He is undergoing tests.

Los Angeles City Councilman Gilbert W. Lindsay apparently suffered a stroke over the weekend and was undergoing tests today at Daniel Freeman Hospital in Inglewood, his office said.

The 89-year-old councilman, who has been in failing health in recent years, has been paralyzed on his right side since he was stricken in his home Sunday night, according to his aide, Bob Gay.

Gay said Lindsay is unable to speak and has been drifting in and out of consciousness. Doctors planned to perform tests to determine the precise cause of Lindsay’s trouble, Gay said.

A hospital spokeswoman said Lindsay was in good condition this morning in the intensive care unit but referred all other questions about the councilman to Gay.

Although Lindsay cannot speak, he indicated that he recognized Gay by squeezing Gay’s hand in response to a question, Gay said. He added that Lindsay has no intention of resigning before his current term ends in 1993.

Lindsay suffered a stroke in 1988 that affected his right hand, but he was able to return to work at City Hall after about a month of recuperation.

However, council members and community activists have said that they have noticed a decline in Lindsay’s health and attention span since the 1988 stroke, and some suggested last spring that he resign.

He was hospitalized for two weeks after he collapsed June 29 in the City Hall garage while awaiting the arrival of South African black nationalist Nelson Mandela.

In an interview last March, Lindsay said he had no plans to step down early and had not yet decided whether he will run for another term.

“I never felt better in my life,” he said. “I can run a 100-yard dash and challenge anybody to beat me. . . . I can do anything I want.”

City Council President John Ferraro said today that Lindsay will probably remain in office until he decides to step down. According to the City Charter, a council member can be removed from office only if adjudged insane or convicted of a felony.

Ferraro said he will not call for Lindsay to step down.

“Gil is a longtime friend of mine,” Ferraro said. “I went to Harry Truman’s inauguration with Gil on a chartered airplane. I just love the guy.”

Born in Mississippi in 1900, Lindsay left home when he was a teen-ager and served in a segregated unit during World War I.

Later, Lindsay went to work as a janitor for the Department of Water and Power.