Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-09-07

That ordinance No. l70 be amended
according 10 request OF City R'y. Laid
over. :,
That n. G. Burlipgamc be paid for
grading. Finance committee.
That grade Of Virgin street DO eatao'
lished. Adopted:
That grade Of Ninth street extension
be established. Adopted.
MINOR coMMIrrEEs
Committee on Zanias report recon.
mending that the fume on zanja . X
according to petition OF w. M:
Bristol be constructed, Bristol
pay one-half cost. Adopted.
The Finance Commute presented re.
mort that they had examined report OF
Auditor ind Zanjero OF August Both.
Recommend that they be filed.
On the petition Of Ed. j. Scott recom-
mend that II be filed.
On the petit N OF M. L. Benedick
that II be granted.
The bond of the Ostrich Farm Railway
Company was presented and on motion
The regular budget Of bills was pre-.
scented and referred to Finance Commit
tee.
Committee on Sewers reported ex-
penditures for the week amounting to an
aggregate OF S48. Also work in flushing
sewers in several parts of the city. FL
nance Committee.
A long discussion took place 10 refer
ence to the big roller which the con.
structors Of the Temple street cable road
are said TO have broken hauling twenty.
three tons OF their cable. IL was stated
that the repairs would cost $3.50. Inc
auperiptendent Of Strests was instructed
20 have same repaired, and that oontrac-
tors hereafter pay for use Of said roller.
Proposals were received from r L.
Bell to do brickwork on City Hall for
s57. 900, granite work, 5000; OF A. No
Nally for brick and stone, $62, 900; .: Y
Haskell, S72,000; ] McWilkin, s59, 63s,
the stonework left out; Asbridge q Tas-
sell, sos, 265; J. J. Clark, for granite
work, g., no check--thrown out; w.
o. Barr, carpenter work, etc., sl9. 400;
F. A. Green for same, $l9, 300;
clifford L Nichol same $50. 1876, WIN.
Rommel go, 400; d Il. Scammon,
eel 400; j. A. Wood, Sl9. 800; y An-
derson, SIS, 437; A. r. Mackay, $40. 500;
4. II. kagland, 81, 900; w. A. S.ratton.
$40. 600. Mr.. Joues moved that Messrs.
Boring, Haas and Csukin be requested to
appear and explain why their estimates
OF the cost were 90 much lower than the
bid here presented. Mr.. Goss thought
il should be referred 10 the building
committee, and to make contract with
the architects as to their pay. Mr.:
Jones motion prevailed. A special
meeting for this purpose will be held
Thursday evening of this week.
Bids for bonds were received: from
Oakland Bank Of Savings for 100
bonds bid par and q per cent. pre-
MUM and accrued interest, say S5i 25O.
Farmers' and Merchants Bank OF Los
Angeles for the whole or any portion OF
the bonds at the rate Of three per cent
premium, French Savings and Loan
Society, of San Francisco, $SO50 for 10
the bonds. II. Lord. Of Alameda. for
100 bonds, 1888 SO each. j. d. Phelan,
for bonds, so at 1851 10. so at t532 go, so
at $3.50 IS, 50 at s536.95. Finance Com
mittee.
Mr., Jones wished to know II the FIRE
Depar tment has Chief. The President
said the Chief will be back tomorrow.
Mr.. Stearns called for petition to be
reported on bridge on Chavez street
with protest against the Buena Vista
street bridge. Committee on bridges be
requested to report back said petition.
Mr.. Goss was appointed on the fi-
nance Committee.
Council adjourned at $50 o'clock.