Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-11
Matters to Come Before the City
Council To-Day.

N1atteIS 10 COH1e neIOfe the
Council To-Day.
The City Council will meet at 10
O'Clock this morning and the session
to-day will probably be very busy. The
city's affairs for two weeks will have to
be looked after, and an immense amount
the City Clerk. There are numerous
contracts awaiting approval, and the
granting of franchise to the Water
street car line will come up. The cleo
trio light question will come up for dis
cussion as also will the East-Side water
question. The letting of the contracts to
pave some of the most important streets
in the city will also occupy some atten-
ton, and the reports of the various COM
nittees Of two weeks ago will come up
for consideration.
The following petitions will be read:
From G. H. Connell and others to have
the lines of First street defined from Fort
street west. From E. McDougall, to be
allowed to suspend gaslight in front of
No. 260 South Spring street. From Joe
Bayer & Co. and others, asking for box
fume across State street. From J. G.
Zahn and others, to have Hope street
graded, leveled and curbed. From K.
W. Fowler, representing that he pure.
ased at tax sale lot l.. block E, of the Be.s
nett tract, and has since discovered there
is no such lot; therefore asks to have
his money refunded.
Besides this the following city work
will be acted upon:
The Board of Public Works will recon-.
mend that the following bids be accepted {:
Fred w. Barron, for grading Jefferson
street to Wesley avenue at $1.S8 per lin
cal foot; Sanford johnson, for grading
Hayes street, from Kuhrtz to Hof street.
at $2.37 per lineal foot; H. T. Crabbe &
Co., for grading Truman street, from
Downey avenue to the south line of the
city land, at $40 per lineal foot; G. M.
Perrine, for paving Sixth street, from
Main to Pearl, at 81 cents per square foot
for paving and $1.20 per lineal foot for
curbing.
In the matter of the Downey avenue
sidewalks, the Board will recommend
that all bids be rejected, and that the
City Clerk be instructed to draw reso-
luton to sidewalk this street, and to in
sert artificial stone instead of granite
curb.
In the matter of G. M. Mcfarland and
others, protesting against the establish
ment of the grade of Carroll avenue from
East to West Edgemont road, as pro-
posed, recommended that it be referred
to the City Surveyor.
The Board of Public Works will report
as follows:
Property owners on Eleventh street,
between Nevada and Broadway, asked
that the grade be established. Referred
to the City Surveyor, with instruction to
the City Attorney to draw up resolutions
of intention,
Property owners on Judson street, be-
tween Grand avenue and Figueroa street,
asked that their street be graded. Rec
commended that the same be granted.
Tie property owners on the east side
of Chestnut street asked that the pro.
posed grading of that street and its ar
rangement of sidewalks and curbs admit
OF the placing Of shade trees. Referred
+ the City Surveyor with recommen-
dation that it be granted.
Property owners on Temple, Pearl and
Beaudry streets petition for storm
water drain at the intersection of those
streets. Referred to the City Surveyor.
establish the grade on West End avenue
and the City Attorney. was directed to
draw up resolutions Of intention to grade
George L. Stearns asked that special
committee be appointed to draft frall.
chise giving him the privilege Of running
wires in the streets for the distribution
of electric power. Referred to the City
Attorney for his opinion as to the power
of the City Council to grant such fran
chise.
Property owners on Pearl street, from
Sixth to Pico, protested against the grade
which was being established. Recon-.
mended that further action be suspended
for six months.
The Board recommended that the