Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-06-25
Afternoon Session.

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been adopted, and, on motion, it was
taken from the file and adopted.
The City Engineer presented map of
Ninth street at its western end, and
recommended that the Supervisors be
requested to furnish map of the street
outside the city limits. Adopted.
An ordinance of intention to establish
the grade of Rees street was read and
adopted.
An ordinance changing the grade of
Second street, from Lucas street to Bel
mont avenue, was read and adopted.
The City Engineer presented plans and
specifications for a bridge across the Ar
royo de las Posas, which were adopted,
and the matter was referred to the Board
of Public Works.
The City Engineer presented specifca-
tions for grading Boyle avenue, across
| the Hollenbeck arroyo. Peferred to the
Board of Public Works.
The City Engineer presented map
showing the lines of Pasadena avenue.
Referred to the Board of Public Works.
The City Engineers presented map
| showing the lines OF proposed drive
way from Soto street to the East Los
Angeles park. Referred to the Board Of
Public Works and Park Commissioners.
An ordinance of intention to construct
sewer on Orange street was read and
adopted.
An ordinance of intention to construct
sewer on CASTELAR, street was read and
adopted.
An ordinance establishing the grade of
Chicago street, from First street to Stew
enson avenue, was read and adopted.
Protests against the establishing of the
grades of Temple street. Bunker Hill
avenue and Hope street was referred to
the City Engineer to ascertain whether
sufficient frontage was represented to
stop the work.
Ordinances establishing the grades OF
Brooklyn avenue, Hill street, Belmont
avenue, Los Angeles street and Bonnie
Brae street were read and adopted.
The Building Committee recommended
that contracts for furnishing the new
City Hall be awarded to L. Lyon & Son.,
Worton & Co., and the Los Angeles Fur
niture Co. Adopted.
Also recommended that the contract
for building counters be awarded to w.
R. Phelps, and that the contract for
building desks for the Chuncil chamber
be awarded to A. II. Andrews & Co., of
Chicago. Adopted.
The report of the Board of Health, as
published heretofore in the HERALD, was
read and adopted.
The Health Officer presented an ordi-
nance increasing the salaries OF sanitary
inspectors to $75 per month.
Mr.. Van Dusen moved that the Health
Officer detail man to visit East Los An
geles and make house to house inspec-
ton. He said the situation, even in his
ward. was alarming, there being now
twelve cases of diphtheria in existence.
The ordinance presented by the Health
Officer was adopted, and Mr.. Van Dusen's
motion was carried.
The Fire Commission recommended
the purchase of $500 feet of hose. Re-
ferred to the Finance Committee. Also
recommended that Engine House No.
be painted. Referred to the Building
Committee. Also requested that $3.50 be
appropriated for decorating the engines
on the Fourth of July. So ordered.
The Zanja Committee, recommended
that the City Attorney be instructed to
draw an ordinance relieving the Mayor
of the duty of making reports on sales Of
water. Adopted.
Also recommended that the Zanjero be
instructed to sell water to both Zanjeros
south of the city from bitches S-R and
No. 5. Adopted.
Mr.. Hamilton moved tnat the bid of
Eckstram & Strassburg to decorate the
Council Chamber in the new City Hall,
with lincrusta, for $500, be accepted.
Carried.
The City Attorney asked for specifca-
tions as to the opening of Sixth street,
Seventh street and Ward street. The
| City Engineer was instructed to furnish
them.
The City Attorney reported that Janitor
Lewis had won his case against the city
in Justice Savage's Court. The City At
torney was instructed to take an appeal
to the Superior Court. He said that Mr..
Humphreys, formerly Chairman of the
Finance Committee, had testified in
court that he had instructed Justice
Lockwood to employ the janitor.
Mr.. McLain said that there was some-
thing funny about this matter. The
records of the Council showed that Mr.
Humphreys had refused to pay the bill
when he was in the Council, and yet he
said in court that he had ordered it con-
tracted.
An ordinance fixing the heights of
awnings at eight feet was adopted.
Ordinances of intention to grade
Myrtle and Maple avenues were read
and adopted.
The people on Belmont and Ellis
avenues were given permission to grade
the streets by private contract.
Ordinances of intention to change the
grades of Spartan and San Benito streets,
First street, and Britannia avenue, were
read and adopted.
Ordinances ordering grading done on
Ward street, Seventh street, and Park
View avenue, were read and adopted.
| A contract with d. F. Donegan, to
construct the approaches to Ninth-street
bridge, was read and referred to the
Bridge Committee.
A contract with L. Lyon & Sons, to
furnish the City Hall with rugs, was read
and approved.
The Sewer Committee recommended
that the bid of Frick Bros. for construct
ing sewer on Walter street be accepted.
Adopted.
Hamilton moved that City Tax Col
leCtor Thompson be granted ten days'
leave of absence. Carried.
A draft of contract with A. 81. An
drews, of Chicago, for building the Coun-
Gil chamber desks wasreau and approved.
Drafts of contracts with Clifford Evans
for furnishing desks, and the Los Angeles
Furniture Co. for furnishing desks, etc.,
were read and approved.
| Bids for grading Ninth street were re-
eiyed from Jones & Anderson at 81 90