Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-10-08
THE CITY COUNCIL.
The Selection Of the School
Sites.
BIDS FOB THE BUILDINGS ASKED
A Number of Ordinances Relating to
Street Improvements Adopted.
Other Business.

A Number Of Ordinances Relating 10
Street Improvements Adopted.
Other Business.
The City Council met yesterday morn
ing, President Frankenfield in the chair
and Councilmen Brown, Wirsching,
Hamilton, Skater. Van Dusen, Summer
land and McLain present.
The City Auditor reported as to the
amounts in the various funds. Referred
to the Finance Committee, as also were
the reports of the Chief of Police on the
collection of delinquent licenses ; the report
of the City Tax Collector on the collec-
ton of icenses; the report of the City
Clerk on the issuance of licenses in Sep
TENDER; the report of City Justice Austin
on the collection of fees the report of Po-
lice Judge Owens for September, and the
report of Police Judge Stanton.
The Street Superintendent asked that
an ordinance relating to the collection Of
garbage be drawn. On motion of Mr..
Shafer the City Attorney was instructed
to draft an ordinance as required.
The City Attorney reported that in his
opinion the Santa Fe Railroad Company
was not liable for the erection of wings
to protect the bridges. Received and
fled.
The City Attorney asked for weeks
further time in which to report upon the
matter of the regarding of Temple street.
Granted.
An ordinance amending the fire ordi-
nance. as recommended by the Fire
Commission, was read and ordered
printed.
Mr.. Shafer moved that the Building
Superintendent be requested to issue no
permits to construct wooden buildings
within the limits of District No. AS pro-
posed by the ordinance. Carried.
An ordinance requiring contractors for
street grading to sign agreements to COM
plete the work within q certain time, was
read and adopted.
A lease from the city to D. F. Donegan
of Reservoir No. Z, for $125 per year, was
read. No one desired to act on the mat
ter and it was dropped.
The report of the Joint committee of the
Council and Board of Education on the
selection of school sites, as published in
the HERALD, was READ.
The b.committee on the selection of
sites recommended that the City Clerk
readvertise for proposals of all the school
sites.
Mr.. Pomeroy stated that the committee
had looked over the lots selected, and
while it had found some that were
suitable there were others that were OBJ
jectionable. For this reason it was
thought best to readvertise for all the
cites.
Mr.. Van Dusen moved that the sites
selected in the First ward be approved,
and that the bid.of J. E. Yoakum, for
the site near Downey avenue and
Thomas street be accepted.
Mr.. Frankenfield said that it appeared
that the report Of the subcommittee
had no standing on the floor.
He had, in company with the
other members of the committee,
examined the lots offered and had found
that some Of them we're unsuitable, BE-
sides this 1t was thought that the city
would save $1,000 if the bids were re-
advertised for. He therefore moved that
the report of the subcommittee be
adopted as a substitute for all other
motions.
After some delay, during which no
second was heard. the motion to adopt
the report of the subcommittee was lost
by vote of 7 to 1.
Mr.. Shafer asked what the objections
were to the Yoakum property.
Mr.. Friesner said that the lot was only
120 feet wide and it ran through from
one street to another. The school house
would have to be placed in the middle
of the lot and the water closets would,
therefore, have to be on the streets and
would thus be nuisance. Not only
would the neighbors be annoyed, but
there would be four water closets near
the school windows.
A protest against the acceptance Of
this cite was read, as was also petition
favoring the acceptance of the site.
Mr.. Van Dusen's motion to accept this
bid was carried, Mr.. Shafer voting
against, since the lot did not have the
frontage specified in the advertisement.
Mr.. Van Dusen moved that the offer
of w. Willis of property in the Ella
Hills tract be accepted. Carried.
Mr.. Van Dusen moved that offers of
sites for the Daily and Arroyo Seco.street
school be readvertised for. Carried.
The Second and Third wards were
granted until Thursday to report.
MIR. Hamilton moved that the offer OF
Geo. L. Arnold of lots in the Mead &
Dalton tract be accepted. Carried.
Mr.. Brown moved that the offer OF
May A. Denison of lot on Ninth street
be accepted.
The Eighth ward was granted one
weeks further time.
Mr.. Wirsching moved that the offer OF
Mrs. Kinsella of a lot be accepted and
that the other two sites in the Ninth
ward be readvertised. Carried.
Afternoon Session.
The recommendation of the joint COM
mittee as to the sizes of school lots to be
advertised was adopted.
The matter of the opening of Mott
alley was postponed for one week and
the Clerk was instructed to notify al !
parties concerned.
The protest of Mrs. S. J. Dean against
the opening Of Edgeware road came up
and Judge O'Melveney appeared on be-
half of the petitioner, who alleged that
her land and house we're being taken
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