Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-20
THE COUNCIL.
A Proposition to Construct
the City Sc ewers.
THE RAPID TRANSIT FRANCHISE
Storm Water Drains Discussed at
Length-Measures for Relief
Proposed.


Proposed.
The City Council met yesterday morn
ing, President Humphreys ia the chair
and Councilmen Cohn, Book, Bosby
shell, Lowell, Mathews, Hanley, Mori
:arty, Barrett, Gibbs, Hitler, Collins an(
Chandler present.
A petition was received from property
owners asking that the grade of Hanser
street be changed, as the present grade
will be an injury to the property. Th'
matter was referred back to the property
owners and contractor to settle between
themselves.
A bid was received from j. N. Pereir
for laying four-inch pipe at Csc. per foo
from the Sixth-street Park.
On motion of Captain Barrett the bic
was accepted.
Mr.. Lowell presented petition from
property owners on Nevada street, ask
ing petition to grade between Ninth and
Tenth streets. On motion of Captain
Barrett the petition was granted.
Mr.. Hanley moved that the City Sur.
veyor prepare system of storm drains
from East Los Angeles. Adopted.
Mr.. Chandler called attention to the
fact that the rain had ruined streets at
Boyle Heights. He did not think that a
street should be accepted until some
provision had been made for carrying of
the water. A street should not be filled
in over an arroyo without the construct
ing of culverts by the contractor.
Captain Barrett moved that the Street
Superintendent be instructed to construct
culverts on Kuhrts street, johnson and
Virginia avenues. Lost.
On motion of Miller the motion was
reconsidered and adopted by vote ol
IL to 2.
Captain Barrett moved that the Street
Superintendent be instructed to put
storm drains across the streets that are
being paved.
General Baldwin said that it was
necessary to do something of this kind il
it was intended to keep the city dry.
The motion was lost.
Mr.. j. Damron appeared on behalf oi
Mr.. Mcdonald, who asked permission to
replace an old engine with new one on
Fourth street, between Spring and Fort.
On motion of Mr.. Hiller, Mr.. Mcdonald
was given permission to run the engine
until a new ordinance defining the limits
in which such enterprises can be con.
Quoted is drawn.
Mayor Workman returned without his
approval the franchise of the San Gabriel
Rapid Transit Railroad Company, with
the following message:
return herewith, without my sigma
ture, the ordinance granting to the San
Gabriel Valley Rapid Transit Railroad
Company, a franchise for the construc-
ton of a railroad in the city of Los An
geles, for the reason that l consider the
ordinance does not sufficiently restric,
the company from switching in the pub
lie streets, and also that in crossing Macy
and Aliso streets and Summit avenue to
Rio avenue, and thence southerly over
and along Rio avenue to First street
there is no provision whatever wha
grade shall be used by the railroad com
pany on these streets, and do not De-
lieve the citizens interests have beer
sufficiently looked after. A route coulG
easily be selected to go under Macy and
Alameda streets and Summit avenue anc
thence to First street by the use Of {
short under ground tunnel, which would
do away entirely with the laying Of tracts
on the surface of streets. shall have
no objections of approving an ordinance
in which the city is fully protected from
all damage, by the granting Of rail
road franchise, and as understand, the
company is ready to 60 to work at once
1 suggest that you appoint committee
of three, from yonr body, to act with
me, to confer with Manager Mon
roe and have the points alluded
to incorporated in the franchise
I enclose, also, protest from
property owners interested in the matter
On motion of Mr.. Book, Messrs. Book
Mathews and Collins were appointed a.
the committee.