Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-26
THE COUNCIL
Completes Its Labors for
the Week.
BRIDGE CONTRACTS ADOPTED
No Bond Election for an 0utfall
Sewer this Year-0ther
Business.

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Business.
The City Council met yesterday morn
ing, President Humphreys in the chair
and Councilmen Hanlsy, Barrett, Teed,
Cohn, Hitler, Bosbyshell, Chandler,
Moriarty, Lowell, Collins. Book and Sin
sabaugh present.
The committee on assessing damages
caused by blasting on Orange and In
gram street reported that it had examined
the houses of Messrs. Murray, King,
Graham and Smith, and recommended
that the company which did the blasting
should place the property in the same
condition it was before the blasting.
Captain Barrett said that the explosions
had shaken the plastering away from the
lsthing. A bond had been given to the
city to make good the damages.
On motion of Mr.. Chandler the report
was adopted.
Mr.. Cohn asked by what authority the
railroads had constructed their switches
across First street and on Main street.
Street Superintendent Baldwin said
that he had given the company no au-
thority to construct the switches. The
Mayor had told him that the company
wanted to change the switches.
Mr.. Cohn moved that all railroad mat
ters be placed in the hands of the Mayor
and thus relieve the Council fol RESPONSE
bility for injuries to the streets.
Captain Barrett said that he had OBJ
jected to the laying of the track, but had
been informed that the company had a
franchise to cross the street.
Mr.. Cohn said that the charter and
franchise provided that the track should
not be laid until line had been given
by the City Surveyor and this had not
been given. The company had no right
to lay track without the lines and yet it
had done so.
The motion of Mr.. Cohn to refer to the
Mayor was put, but before the result was
announced Mr.. Cohn said he rendered
his resignation as member of the Board
of Public Works.
MIR. Chandler moved that the whole
Board of Public Works disband.
Captain Barrett moved that the resig-
nation be laid on the table.
General Baldwin hoped that Mr.. Cohn
would withdraw his resignation.
Mr.. Chandler said that the difficulty
seemed to be that some one was taking
the powers away from the Board of Pub
lie Works and the thing was wrong. 1t
seemed to him that the affairs of the city
were getting muddled and he hoped that
Mr.. Cohn's resignation would not be &C.
cepted.
General Baldwin said that so far as he
knew, the company had received no
permission to cross First street.
The motion referring the railroad
matters to the Mayor was recommended.
Captain Barrett moved that the Street
Superintendent have people arrested who
tear up streets. Adopted.
Mr.. Cohn's resignation as a member of
the Board of Public Works was laid on
the table.
Mr.. Chandler requested that the
Street Superintendent see that the law is
strictly enforced.
Bids for paving Fort street were re-
ceived from the Pacific Paving Company
at 2S1a cents, Mr.. Perein at 29 cents,
Bituminous Lime Rook Company at 2734
cents. To furnish coal, Aztec Coal
Company, 5000 per ton in thirty days
or $14 at option; James Velcher, $12 per
ton at option Black Diamond Coal Com
pany, Sill per ton adoption. Referred to
the proper committees.
MIR. Chandler said he had met Mr..
Patterson, Street Superintendent of San
Francisco, and he had stated that that
city had been forced to pay large
amounts of money because the value OF
the property was not twice as much as
the cost of the work.
Offers of horses for the Fire Depart
ment were referred to the Fire Commif :
sioners in conjunction with Mr.. Collins.
Mr.. Chandler moved that all bids for
paving and grading be referred to the
Street Superintendent to find whether
the city will be liable for any damages.
1t was explained that action had been
taken to provide for this at a previous
meeting of the Council.
Mr.. Collins moved that the City Sur
veyor define the lines of Los Angeles
street between First and Second streets.
Carried.
The question Of the location of Ninth
street came up and was referred to the
Board of Public Works.
The Southern Pacific Railroad Com
pany sent in communication complain
ing of the overflow of the Zanja Madre,
which was damaging its property.
Mr.. Cohn moved that the gates of the
Capitol Mills be ordered opened
Carried.
THE BRIDGES.
An agreement with the California
Bridge Company to remove the Bridge
at First street to Ninth street before Jan
uary 1st was read and adopted.
The contract with the California
Bridge Company to construct the bridges
across Downey avenue and First street
was read. The contract provided that
the city shall pay for the same $125, ,040
as follows: $4,000 by assignment of
the contract with the Los Angeles Cable
Company $25 900 by assign ment of the
contract with the California Central Rail.
road Company; $4,000 to be paid on
the completion of the foundation piers,
100000 to be paid when all the materials
for the bridges are on the grounds; $780,
040 to be paid when the bridges are COM
pleted and accepted by the City Engineer
and the bridges to be completed before
February 1st
The contract with the Los Angeles
Cable Company to pay $4,000 was read.
The agreement between the city and
the California Central Railroad Com.
pauy, and the assignments to the bridge
company we're read.
The contract with the San Francisco
Bridge COMPANY to construct the