Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-02-12

not signed by him or by his company. The
application for the franchise had been
before the Council for over q year and he
could not see why he should be put OF
any longer.
A motion to print the franchise was
lost by q vote of 9 to 8, Messrs. Bosby-
she'll. Cohn and Ford voting against it.
The Finance Committee reported, rec
ommending the cancellation of number
of tax sale deeds. Adopted. Recon-
mended that tho contract for printing
the citv ordinances be awarded to the
Express Publishing Company. Referred
to the incoming council. Recommended
that the Clerk have 250 tally sheets
printed. Carried.
Mr.. A. N. Denker appeared and pre-
sented his bill for the storage of cement
pipes ON his land. He said that he had
given the land rent free for two months
and the rest of the time he thought should
be paid for. Referred to the Finance
Committee.
The protest of property owners against
the erection of frame building on Main
street was referred to the Fire Commits
sioners with instructions to enforce the
ordinance.
The Aurora street bridge matter came
up on the recommendation Of the COM
mittee that the franchise to the s. p. r.
R. Company be granted.
Mrs. Riley appeared and said that the
damage to her property would amount to
about 81, 900.
MIR. Kuhrts said that Aurora street had
never been open from the zanja to Buena
Vista street, except over private prop
erty, and the owner of this had closed
the road.
A motion to grant the franchise was
lost by vote of to 4, Messrs. Earl,
Humphreys, McNally and Schafer vot-
ing against it.
Mr.. Bosbyshell gave notice that he
would move to reconsider the vote on the
J. M. Davies franchise at the next regu-
lar meeting.
The Park Committee recommended
that the gardener of the city parks set out
trees and shrubbery in West Lake Park.
Mr.. Kuhrts objected on the ground
that there was no money in the Park
fund, and such recommendation might
cause the expenditure of several thousand
dollars.
The members of the Park Committee
said that the city should appropriate
So, 900. The people had subscribed
s., 900, and the promise had been made
that the city would pay as much as the
people.
On motion of Mr.. Kuhrts the Park
Committee was allowed TO spend not
more than $500 during the week.
The condition of the East Los Angeles
Park was brought up by Mr.. Hanley and
was referred to the Park Committee.
The following petitions were received
and referred to the various committees: !:
From property-owners on Hayward
street demonstrating against the grading
of said street at present; w. E. Edgar
and others, protesting against the erec-
ton of wooden building on South Main
street, between Sixth and Seventh
streets Charles B. Pironi, resident of
Regent street. asking permission to con-
meet private sewer with city sewer prop
erty-owners on Logan avenue, between
Seventh and Ward streets, requesting
authority to have said street graded !;
property-owners on Ocean avenue, pro.
testing against the grading of said avenue
at the present time; property-owners
on Eleventh street, between Hope
street and Grand avenue, asking
permission to do their own grading;
from Union Construction Company, ask
ing an extension of time on work being
done on Eleventh street; from J. W.
Wolfskill. announcing that it will be
impossible for him to act as judge OF
election; from w. R. Porter, asking for
thirty days. extension of time on con-
tract for paving of Fifth street; from
nrOnartv Ownara and roaidauta IN Hill
street, between Second and Seventh
streets, protesting againet the paving of
said street as contemplated by resolution
of intention; from property owners on
Water street asking for change of grade;
from property owners on Upper Main
street, praying for the laying of a sewer
from Alpine to Alameda street; from
residents and taxpayers, asking that an
electric mast be placed and maintained
at the junction of Washington street and
Central avenue.
The Council then adjourned until this
morning.