Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-09-28
CITY COUNCIL.
The Clerk to Advertise for
Bids for
lBUENA VISTA STREET. BRIDGE.
Good People Who are Eager to Sell
a Lot for City Hall purposes
A Special Meeting.


The minutes of the last regular meet
ing were read and approved.
The weekly report Of the City Auditor
was read and ordered fled.
Tho weekly report OF the City zan-
jero with pay roll Of sl79, and anoth-
or Of the Superintendent Of Streets,
with pay roll for s76G, were read aud
referred to the Finance Committee.
The monthly report for August Of the
Board Of Education. showing balance
OF cash on hand Of Sal, lsl. "A, was read.
Committee on Finance.
THE CITY ArroRsEy
Reported an ordinance granting fran
chiss to w. E. Rogers ct al. to lay water
pipes In certain streets in East Los An
geles. Referred to special committee
composed of Messrs. Perry, Goss and
Jones.
The City Attorney asked for one
week further time to prepare the or
dinance and franchise for the Citizens
Water Company. Granted.
The bond and contract drawn by the
City Attorney for the delivery by the
Phenix Bridge Company. Of bridge
consisting Of three one hundred foot
spans and three sixty foot spans, as per
drawings in the City Surveyors Office,
for the snm Of 3l3, $40, was read. Re-
ferred to Committee on Bridges.
The complaint and injunction in the
suit Of George D. Rowan vs.. the City Of
Los Angeles, the Superintendent of
Streets. Virginia Davis and ]. w. Davis
to prohibit the defendants from grading
Court House streets, was referred to the
City Attorney.
The City Surveyor fled specifications
for bulkheads on First aud Also street
bridges. Referred to the Committee on
Bridges.
The City Surveyor submitted three sew.
eral plans and specifications for Buena
Vista street bridge. Referred to Com
mittee on Bridges.
The Committee on Sewers reported a
pay roll for $60.75. Referred to Com
mitteo on Finance.
THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
Reported that the Superintendent of
Streets has nearly completed the filling
OF Downey avenue bridge approaches,
and that the work when finished will
not cost more than it would by d. +.
DonegAn's proposition TO supply the
dirt ct 25c. per yard. Adopted.
On petition Of Jacoby Bros. to have
platform removed from the front of
Temple Block, recommended that the
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owners Of same to remove it to less
Questionable place. So ordered.
Recommended that the City Attorney
be instructed to proceed in the matter Of
the opening Of Buena Vista street. SO
ordered.
Recommended that the Temple Street
Cable Car Company be notified that the
city is ready to put in culvert across
Temple street at Beaudry street crossing
whenever the company pay their pro-
portion Of the cost thereof. So ordered.
That petition Of Baker Iron Works to
build wall outside of his properly line
be granted, on condition that it does not
extend over the surface Of the sidewalk
and that the space between the wall
and the property be covered over. So
ordered.
That superintendent Of Streets put in
an asphalt block crossing from the curb
on the east side of Spring street, near
Second. 10 the asphaltum pavement.
SO ordered.
That sidewalk on Spring street in
front Of Temple Block be left at its
present width, the street being only ~
feet wide at that point. City Attorney
instructed 10 draft an ordinance TO cover
the case.
fisat NOTICE OF Intention Tor grades on
Matthews street, Fiskett street, Mott
street, Seventh street, Pearl street to
west city line and New High street be
adopted. So ordered.
Asked for further time on petitions OF
I. j. Nettleton ct al. and Of +. A. CLARK
et al. to grade ON Ninth street. Granted.
MINOR REPORTS.
The Finance Committee recommended
the transfer Of 5000 from the Salary
Fund to the Street Sprinkling Fund.
The Committee on zanjas reported
recommending that on petition OF u.
Bastanchury for repairs to the zapja run.
ning through his property on the corner
of Commercial aud Wilmington, the peti.
tioner be allowed at his own expense to
build retaining walls, as the City Sur
veyor may think necessary, to secure
the zaDia at this point. SO ordered.
Asked for further time on the petition
Of r. o. Case ct al. for the extension OF
fiame on West Washington street.
Granted.
THE COMMITTEE on BRIDGES
Recommended that the Clerk be in
structed TO advertise for bids on plans
and specifications for an iron bridge
across the Los Angeles river, connecting
Buena Vista and Hoff streets, iu con-
formity with the plans Of cross section
submitted by the City Surveyor. So or.
dered and ON motion the time for adver-
tising bids was made four weeks. Each
bid Is to be accompanied by $500 GER
titled chick. On motion bids for the
substructure aud the superstructure are
to be made separate. So ordered.
BIDS FOR A CITY HALL LOT.
Bids for City Hall lot were received
from Mrs. Dsste, offering III feet on
Second street and l20 feet on Hill street
for s35. 900.
From NJ. L. Wicks and II. w. Mills
Offering the Titus property on Fort
street, l8Oxl65 feet, for 100000, and
without the buildings thereon for S57, =
500, provided an answer be given by
Wednesday evening. Or l20 feet Of the
same property for $40, 900.
From W. H. Workman offering to do
nsto . lot in Workman Park, Boyle
Heights, 200xl60 feet. aud guaranteeing
that the electric road would pass in front
CT II.
From Hall & Copley offering lot 40
feet on Fort street, north of First street,
by 1876 feet depth, for SOS, 200, with
buildings on the premises included.
Mr.. willard stated that MIR. Denker
offered To donate one acre Of land at the
corner Of Ninth and Main streets.
Wm. Vickrey offers lots 10 and ii i,
block A, Mott tract, for $50. 900.
r. G. Guirado lots 506. 5l2, SIS, be-
ing 90 feet on south side Of First. between
Hope and Charity streets, for SIS, 900.
4. w. Shaw offered an additional
4lxl20 feet to his first bid, asking for
rll ~, 900.
L. F. Gay and Mrs. M. Harris. two
lots west side OF Fort street opposite
county jail, l20xl65, for S45,
All bids were referred to the Commit
tee on Buildiug.
An ordinance permitting the sale, on
the 18th Of December, by the city OF the
sxcavated property at the corner of SEQ
ond and Spring streets for Sl20, 900 oi
more was read and adopted.
A FIRE hydrant was ordered placed al
the corner Of Figueroa and Adams
streets.
On motion Of Mr.. Jones II was ordered
that tho Superintendent Of Streets make
. complaint for obstructing the public
streets against the persons who caused
the falling Of the United States Hotel
wall into Requena street Saturday last.
PETITIONS.
From Mary A. Forman protesting
against the abandonment of portion
OF Eleventh street belonging to the city.
now opened for public use. Board OF
Pablo Works.
From VIM. Mclean asking for an ex.