Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-12-10
THE COUNCIL.
Annual Reports Of the City
officers.
FIRE COMMISSIONER APPOINTED.
Another Temple-street Ordinance
Passed. Other Work Discussed.
Building Contracts.

The City Council met yesterday morn
ing, President Franken6eld in the Chair
and Councilmen Wirsching, Summer
land, McLain, Van Dusen, Hamilton,
Brown, Shafer and Bonsall present.
Mr.. Hamilton suggested that the mat
ter Of the vacancy in the Fire Commits
sion be taken up, and he said he rose
to place in nomination w. s. Moore.
There being no further nominations
the roll was called, and he was declared
elected by q vote of to 2, Messrs.
McLain and Van Dusen voting against.
The Street Superintendent requested
permission to lay sidewalks in front of
several pieces of property whose owners
refused to construct the same. Granted.
An ordinance permitting bulletin
boards not larger than 31a by 7 feet in
front of theatres, public halls and news
paper offices was read and adopted.
An ordinance granting permission to
property owners on Sentous street to
grade by private contract was read and
adopted.
The communication from the electric
light company, declining to take it's wires
from the poles formerly owned by the
Electric Railroad Company, was read.
Mr.. Brown said that he believed the
Council should pass an ordinance regu-
lating the size Of electric light poles. He
did not think street should be spoiled
BY such large poles 30 close together.
The matter was referred to the Light
Committee and the Board Of Public
Works.
The report of the Board of Public
Works, as published in the HERALD, wae
read and adopted.
An ordinance Of intention to re-gfade
Temple street, from Grand avenue to
Custer street, parts of Grand avenue,
Bunker Hill avenue, Hope street, Flower
street, Pearl street and Beaudry street,
and fixing the boundaries of the assess
ment district, was read and adopted by a
vote of 6 to 8.
In the matter Of adjusting the grade ot
the intersection of Holiday street and
Bellevue avenue, it was decided to take
no action until the contractor had COM
pleted his work.
An ordinance establishing the grade oi
. part Of DAILY street was read and
adopted.
Ordinances OF intention to grade Wal.
ters street were read and adopted.
An ordinance changing the names ol
several streets was read and adopted.
Mr.. Eummerland objected to the
changing of the name of that part oi
Downey avenue west of the river to
Olympia street, on the ground that il
was too classic for the Eighth ward. The
name was changed by q vote Of to l..
The City Clerk was instructed to notify
the contractor to repair Main street
between First and Third streets.
The special Committee on Street
Sprinkling recommended that the bid OF
W. T. Childress for sprinkling the streets
be accepted. Adopted.
The City Attorney and Board Of Health
were instructed to prepare the contract
and the bond was fixed at $40, 600.
The report Of the Land Committee waf
read and adopted.
The Joint Committee on Schoolhousee
and Sites reported as published in the
HERALD, recommending the acceptance
of several bids for constructing the new
buildings. The report was read and
adopted, and the City Attorney was
instructed to draw up the contracts. 1t
was decided to allow the architects three
per cent. for their compensation.