Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-21
Afternoon Session,


Mr.. Collins stated that the lowering of
the Nichols ditch would cost about $500.
The matter was left with the Zanja Com
mittee, to see what arrangements can be
made with reference to procuring water
for the Sixth street park, now supplied
by this ditch. If satisfactory arrange
ments can be made, then the committee
will report as to the advisability Of aban-
doning the ditch.
The franchise of the street railroad to
Pasadena, as amended, was adopted.
Captain Barrett moved that the Street
Superintendent be instructed to have re-
moved the track of the Electric railroad
on Los Angeles street between First and
Arcadia streets.
Mr.. Sinsabaugh amended to request
the company to give reasons why the
track has not been used. Carried.
Mr.. E. G. Burlingame asked that S., 900
be paid him on account of the grading Of
Griffin avenue. Ordered paid.
The matter of the protest of the prop
erty-owners on Seventh street against
the payment of the bills of the grading
contractor on the ground that the work
was not done properly and that the gravel
was not good, came up for hearing.
Street Superintendent Baldwin said
that he had examined the work and had
thought it good. Mr.. Book moved that
the Street superintendent decision be
sustained.
Mr.. Roberts on behalf of the property
owners, said that the curbing was not
according to contract, and that the
gravel had not been rolled properly.
Mr.. Burlingame said that he had used
curbs according to specifications and had
rolled the gravel with his ten-ton roller
as called for in the specifications.
Several property owners spoke, deny
ing that the gravel was good and that
ten-ton roller had ever been on the
steeet.
A motion to postpone the matter for
one week was carried.
Mayor Workman, returned, without
his approval, the resolution to establish
the grade Of Macy street.
The action of the Council in establish
ing the grade was reconsidered, and the
matter was referred to the City Sur
veyor.
A resolution to establish the grade of
Sichel street was read and adopted.
The Committee on the vault for the
new City Hall recommended that the
bid of the Cincinnati Safe & Lock Co,
be accepted. Adopted.
The Gas Committee recommended
that masts be erected on the corner of
Eighth and Bacon streets, Ninth street
and Grand avenue and at the crossing
OF Newman street and the railroad
Adopted.
The Finance Committee made several
minor recommendations, which were
adopted.
The Street Superintendent was in
structed to inform the contractor for the
grading of Edgeware road that the grade
had been changed.
The matter of repairing the Zanja
Madre was referred to the Zanja Com
mittee to confer with the Capitol Mills
and see if it will not pay for the change
to be made.
Property-owners on Virginia street
complained of an obstruction which they
asked to have removed. Referred to the
Street Superintendent to see that the con-
tractor removes the obstruction.
| Mr.. Henley moved that sewer be
laid on San Fernando street to Downey
avenue. Carried.
| The City Attorney reported that
through some mistake $478 was yet to be
paid toward the opening of Los Angeles
street. Referred to the Finance Com
mittee.
Bids were received from the San Fran
cisco Bridge Company, Smith Bridge
Company, California Bridge Company,
San Francisco Contracting Company,
and American Bridge Company, for
bridges across the river at First, Seventh
and Ninth streets. Referred to the
Bridge Committee.
Bids for paving Commercial street
and Second street were referred to the
Board of Public Works, as also were
those for grading Second street and paw
ing First street.
The Council then adjourned, without
having considered the matter of con-
structing sewers or several other impor.
tant matters which were to have beer
disposed of.