Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-11-17
CITY COUNCIL Q
The Bids for tho City,s Printing
Opened.

Opened.
The Council met in adjourned session at
O'Clock last night President Sinsabaugh
in the Chair. Present, Messrs. Breed'
Frankenfeld, Goss, Holbrook. Jones, Perry,
Stearns, velsir and Sinsabaugh.
THE COMMITTEE ON LANDS.
Recommended that lease be given to r.
Vernon for two years on fractional lot q,
block 25, Hancock survey, to prospect tor
coal oil, at yearly rent of 80 per year. Ii
oil is obtained in paying quantity royalty
OF l-l0th OF the flow to be paid 10 tue CITY.
So ordered
That lease be given to J. b COWARD ior
one year oh fractional lot 3, block 20, nan
cocks survey, for grazing purposes only.
SO ordered.
That Pierre Jaureguy be permitted to rent
for one year % acres OF city land across the
river. So ordered. -, A..
chase a strip OF land on the west slde OF
Truman street in East Los Angeles, Delong-
ing TO the city, on which she has MADE Ger
tain improvements, for the r9raa sum oi Tooo'
Referred to Committee on FINANCE.
on motion of Mr.. Stearns the City Auor-
nev was Instructed to draw uD lease for
certain piece of property belonging tothe
CITY. in the Arroyo Seco, IN favor OF MIS-
Lawrence.
BIDS FOR CITY PRINTING.
The CLERK then proceeded to open the
bids for the city printing. Ihey are as fol
The Times-Mirror Company offers to pub
lish the ordinances, resolutions, etc, at 30
cents per square for the first insertion and 25
cents per square for each subsequent inser-
tion; one square being equal to ten lines of
nonpareil type. The bid was unaccompa-
MED by a certified check for 500 as re-
uuired, and was also defective in that the
proposal for printing should have specified
the price per inch instead OF per square.
The Evening Express Company offers to
do the city printing, as per specific atoms,
at SO cents per iuchsper first insertion, 10
cents per inch for the next five insertions
and one cent per inch for all other inser-
tions. This bid also is rot exactly in accor.
dance with the specifications which should
mention only the price of the first insertion
and that of all subsequent insertions.
The Tribune Company propose to do the
city printing at 5 cents per inch, BREWER
type. for the first insertion sn cents per
inch for all subsequent insertions, eXcept-
ing the delinquent tax list, which they offer
to 0 for 80 ce lts per inch first insertion and
Is cents per inch for all subsequent inser-
tions.
The HERALD's bid is Is cents per inch for
the first insertion and 2la cents for each
subsequent insertion, in the body of the
paper
Committee.
From Samuel Brown to rent land at SOC.
per day near the city hall excavation for a
portable staud. Rejected.
From Richard Gird for permission to set
up small portable engine in the rear OF
market at No. 46 s. Spring street. Commit
tee on Fire and Water.
From property owners on Adams street to
have same graded, graveled and curbed, be-
tween Figueroa and Toberman streets, ana
for an order to have grade stakes set Board
OF Public Works.
From property owners on Rosas street, be-
tween Bellevue avenue and Virginsstreets.
for permission to do their own grading.
Board OF Public Works
From A. Haas to build railroad switch
on east side of Alameda street, near Labory
lane. Board Of Public Works.
From c. M jenkins and c. ID. Jackson for
bridge over zinjl at crossing of jenkins
avenue. Committee on Zanjas.
Geo. Cummings for return of taxes. Finance
Committee.
From VIM. Chamberlain ct al. about the
bad condition of zanja on Williams, Twelfth
and East Pico streets. Committee ON Zan-
jas
From Peter keenan, for extra pay of S33
on fume-work of Figueroa street, on ac-
count of advance OF lumber. Finance Com
mittee.
From the Riverside, Santa Ana and Los
Angeles Railroad Company proposing to
construct a permanent and substantial
levee along the western bank of the Los
Angeles river, from Also street to point
about 5000 feet distant, provided the city
will grant to the company all lands belong
ing to the city, between Mission street and
the southern city limit, together with any
appropriation which may have been made
for the leveetng OF sald river between the
hov n and
pended. In return the company promises
to complete the levee within twelve months
and csupy the same for railway purposes.
Committee ON River Levee.
From NJ. L. WickS and others praying for
a franchise to construct and operate tele.
phone plants and lines in this city. Board
OF Public Works.
From property owners on Hewitt street to
have the grade. OF ssid street established
from First street to Georgia street. Board
OF Public Works.
From James Booth for q franchise for
street railway from New High street to East
Los Angeles Board of Public Works.
From John b. Mailman, ct al. for tran-
chise for a cam motor railway in the
western part Of the city. Board OF Public
Works.
From L. sentous calling attention to
petition for sewer on Main street extern
sion. Committee on Sewers.
From +. G. Young contractor, asking that
his bill for underpinning wall OF city hall
building be allowed, a. determined by the
arbitrators; Building Committee
The bond OF w H. Ledbetter for building
of approaches to First and Also street
bridges, in the sum of 5000, with S. FL. Mott
aud I. ID. Mott as surelies, was approved
The special committee to whom was re-
ferred the petition OF the Citizens Water
Company reported an ordinance leasing
water to said company till July %, 1898
This matter caused an interminable dis
cussion, during the course of which Mr..
Wicks told the Council tnat as business
proposition he did not think he would have
the best of the bargain, and that ii he had
not engaged his word he would willingly
withdraw from the contract. After great
deal more talk. with only seven members
present, the recommendation of the special
committee was laid over until some other
time.