Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-10-22

constituting the present City Council are such
that there 10 nothing In reason that would moi
cheerfully do to accommodate them, bat, %
have said, my surroundings at this time are
such as to preclude the possibility Of my do
ing 10.
Mr.. Wirsching seconded the nomina'
ton of Mr.. Lewis, and said that ho would
make . good Commissioner.
There being no further nominations
the roll was called, and Thomas A. Lewis
was declared elected.
The report of the Finance Committee
a. published in the HERALD, was read
and adopted.
The report of tho Zanis Committee
was read and adopted, as also was an
ordinance fixing the rates Of water fol
Irritating purposes, which will appear
later in the advertising columns of the
HERALD.
The report of the Sewer Committee, q
published in the HERALD, was read and
adopted.
The Land Committee recommended
that quit-claim deed be granted to N.
A. Rooney. Adopted.
The report of the Joint Committee on
School Sites, as published in the HRRALD,
was read and adopted.
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done on portions of Third street, New
High street, Fourth street and Manhat.
| tan avenue were read and adopted.
Mr.. Brown moved that the Street Su-
perintendent remove the poles on Sew.
enth strsst within three days.
The Street Superintendent said that
the electric light wire was fastened to
some Of the poles.
The motion was carried.
Mr.. Hamilton moved that the vote
whereby it was decided that the north
half Of Seventh street in front of the
park should not be graded bs reconsid-
cred. Carried.
Mr.. Hamilton moved that the recon-
mendation of the Board of Public Works.
that the street be graded, be adopted,
but upon the request Of Mr.. Wirsching
the matter was referred back to the
Board Of Public Works.
Mr.. Brown moved that the Southern
Pacific Railroad Company be requested
to put q plank crossing at Eighth street.
Carried.
Mr.. Brown moved that the Southern
Pacific Railroad Company be requested
to plank the Bernard switch. Carried.
| Mr.. Hamilton moved that the Street
Superintendent be instructed to put
crossings on Hill street at Pico and
California streets. Carried.
Mr.. Wirsching moved that the city
officers be requested to present to the
City Council by November 1st, the
accounts Of the expenses of their depart
ments. Carried.
On motion Of Mr.. Wirsching the Street
Superintendent was instructed to place
q crossing at Soto and First sire ets.
Carried.
Mr.. YanDusen stated that he had been
informed that D. G. Franklin, who had
a lease of city land, had sold 800 loads Of
gravel from the land at Is cents per load.
He moved that the matter be referred to
the City Attorney to protect the interests
of the city. Carried.
] Street Superintendent Morford called
attention to the fact that gravel for
grading was scarce south of First street
and was costing So per load. He sug-
gested that lot be purchased for the
gravel it contained.
Mr.. Brown moved that several cross
walks be put in on Second street.
Carried.
Mr.. Summerland moved that three
cross walks be laid in his ward. Carried.
Police Commissioner Dexter requested
q three weeks leave of absence. Granted
The fire ordinance as amended wal
adopted.
The opening of bids of parties who
were willing to take the sewage was then
declared in order, and the Clerk an.
nounced that but one bid had been re-
ceived, and that was from the Pacific
Sewage Company. The bid was opened
and read. The company offered to take
all the sewage Of East Los Angeles and
Boyle Heights at the corner of Sixth and
Anderson streets, and convey it to the
city limits in iron pipes; to filter the
sewage and construct filter beds for $780,.
900, the city to procure the right of way
or, if the city will deliver the sewage al
the city limits, the charge will be but
$4,000. The company also offered tc
take all the other sewage and construct
filter beds for 10000. The bid was fol
fifty years, and the charge fol
taking care of the sewage would
be for the East Los Angeles
and Boyle Heights sewage $1,000 pei
year, and the rest of the sewage delivered
at the southwest corner of the city $5 ,0O(
psr year. When constructed the
company agrees to sell the plant to
the city for 81, or it will sell it's paten
to the city for 81 800. The bid were re.
ferred to the Sewer Committee.
| Offers of school sites were recsivei
from the following: P. Beaudry, 1. Eel
lows OF al, 8. 1. Van Dam. T. b. Tour
nee, 9. B. Holmes, G. Wilhart. Mrs
Winston, ]. r, McManus. M. A. Blanch'
ard, J. B. Young, M. Saunders, P. f.
Wise, @. M. Stimson, Fl. L. Flash, J.
Bonietz, Paul Wack, A. De Hart, r. P.
Hill, j. F. Msndenhall. W, II. Rhodes,
A. M. Holmes and G. A. Meo. Re.
ferred to the Joint Committee on
School Sites.
Several proposals were received for
grading Lake Shore avenue. Referred
to Board of Public Works.
An ordinance providing for the open.
ing of Maple street was read and re.
ferred to the Board Of Public Works.
An ordinance vacsting an alley in
Colina Park tract was read and adopted.
Mr.. McLain called attention to two
holes in his ward which the rain had
filed with water. He thought that some
steps should be taken Immediately to
drain the pools.
Mr.. Summerland drew attention to a
petition which asked that the garbage
dump be removed from its present loca-
ton in the Eighth ward. The matter
was referred to the Board of Public
Works.
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