Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-11-13
CITY COUNCIL.
1t Finishes It's Business for
the Week.
CONTRACTS FOR IMPROVEMENTS
Several School Site Matters Settled.
sewers and Sidewalks
Communications.

The City Council met in adjourned
session yesterday morning, President
Frankenfeld in the chair, and Messrs.
Shafer, Bonsall, Brown, Hamilton,
Wirsching, Van Dusen, Summerland and
McLain present.
City Clerk Teed reported that he had
appointed John Roster as Deputy in his
Office in the place of Mr.. Voorhees,, re-
moved. Appointment approved.
An ordinance of intention to sidewalk
Tigueroa street between Pico and Wash.
ington was read and adopted.
A contract with K. s. Bent to lay a
80 inch pipe along a portion OF zanja No.
8 was read and approved.
A contract with Mr.. Marsh to construct
the wing dams along the levee was read
and adopted.
The Bridge Committee recommen ded
that in the next tax levy provision be
made for q bridge across the Arroyo
Seeo. Adopted.
The report OF the Joint Committee on
Schoolhouses and Bites was read and
adopted, and the recommendation in
regard to sites in the Third ward was
laid over for one week.
Mr.. Hamilton moved that the action
OF the Council in postponing the accept
ance Of the deed Of Mrs. Dennison for q
school site be reconsidered. The de.
mand for payment foi the lot was re-
ferred to the City Attorney and City
Auditor for settlement.
The ordinance changing the names OF
several streets south of Pico street to
numbers, as published week ago in the
HERALD was read and adopted.
The Street Superintendent was in
structed to have the names of the streets
changed on the signs.
Mr.. Summerland moved that North
Los Angeles street be remembered. Mr..
Skater stated thst the Committee on
Remembering would be ready to report
shortly, and the motion was Withdrawn
The accommodation of the Board of
Health about sweeping streets, was re-
seived and fled.
The Supply Committee recommended
Mat shed for hay be built on the Cor
poration yard. Referred to the Building
Inspector to estimate the cost.
Mr.. Van Dusen moved that the City
Engineer measure the amount of sewage
flowing in the outfall sewer. Carried.
Mr. McLain moved that several cross
walks be constructed by the Street Super
intendent. Referred with similar rec
concentrations to the Board of Public
Works.
Mr.. Shafer moved that the City Engi-
neer ascertain how much gravel Chase &
French had taken from Grand avenue
Carried.
A deed from Sherman Smith for a
school site was approved.
Proposals for the city printing were
received from the following: Evening
Eaprsss, first insertion 81 per inch each
subsequent insertion, 90 cents per inch !;
,1vers & Lynch, first insertion 80 cents
Der iuci; each subsequens insertion 40
cents per inch.
On motion Of Mr. Shaier the bids were
rejected. and the City Clerk WAS in.
strucsed to readvertige.
The committee on dividing the city
into street sprinkling districts was re
quested to report next Monday.
Proposals were received for grading
Soto street, and were referred to the
BOaIQ OF fuDllc w OTKB.
Mr.. Summerland moved that the Street
Superintendent be instructed to have
Commercial street swept twice week.
Carried.
The matter of severing Yale street
was, after some discussion, referred to
the Sewer Committee.
The City Clerk was instructed to ad-
vertise for bids for grading the intersec'
Non of Belmont avenue and First street.
Mr.. Van Dneen moved that the west
approach of the Downey.avenue bridge
be paved by the Street Superintendent
Referred to the Board of Public Works.
The following petitions were received
and referred to their proper committees
From A. G. Sumner and Others, asking that
the graders on Orange street be put under
bonds that they will repair said street when
their work is completed
From r. Ferner and others, asking that Com
Mercial street be Gle an ed and sprinkled.
From s. Francis CraDdall and others protest
ing against the Regarding of Carroll avenue
From ". II. Goucher, requesting the City
the width and stablish the lines of the alley
in the block bounded by Ninth, Tenth, Olive
and Hill streets.
Angeles Cable Company be required to clean
Seventh street, between Pearl street and UniOa
avenue, of all rubbish, regravel and roll and
TO place the street in precisely the same spe
1t was in prior to their laying their trar ks
thereon.
From John T. Murphy, sskjng the city to va
cate strip of land on Seventh street belon gin g
to him, or to compensate him therefor.
From Frick Bros asking for further exten-
don of time on their contract for laying the
Kuhrt b. street drain.
From w. P. Leavitt and Others, asking that
crossing be placed at the intersection of
Shaw ana San Pedro streets over the Southern
Pacific track.
From Eliza Griffin, protesting against the
acceptance Of Farragut street from Seven tn
street to Ingraham street.
From Mrs. George Harris, of 753 Buena
Vista street, expressing her desire to buy the
small piet Q of ground bounded on the north by
Mr.. Wilson's lot, on the east and south By the
Southern Pacific Company's land, and on the
west by Baena Vista street
From Mary J. Mooney and others protesting
against the ordinance OF intention to grade and
curb Jefferson street.
A SMALL FRACAS.
It Occurs In the Night and Dfs-
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