Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-11-26
THE COUNCIL.
The Sixth Street PrOtestantS
Heard at Length.
IMPROVEMENTS OF STREETS
The City Printing-OrdinanceP Passed
Over the Veto Of the Mayor
Other Business.

The City Council met yesterday morning,
President Frankenfeld in the chair, and
Nessrs. Bonssll, Shafer, Brown, Hamilton, Van
Dusen, McLain, 3ummerland and Wirsching
present
The Mayors message in relation to the ordi-
nance providing for the payment of the ex.
penses of grading streets under private contract,
as published in the HERALD. was read.
The vote whereby the ordinance was adopted
was reconsidered. Major Bonsall moved to
refer the ordinance and message to the Board
of Public Works. Lost. The ordinance was
then passed over the veto of the Mayor by vote
of to 1.
The Street Superintendent reported that many
complaints were being made about the dump
ing of garbage at the dumps. Referred to the
Garbage Committee.
The City Engineer reported that the protest
against the sewering of New High street con-
fained q majority Of the frontage. The work
was ordered to be proceeded with as the street
10 to be graded.
The City Engineer reported that the protest
against the grading OF Hancock street did not
contain si majority OF the frontage. Received
An ordinance changing the grade of the in
tersection Of Lucas avenue and sixth street,
An ordinance changing the grade of Buens
Vista street, between Tempt and Bellevue. and
making it l In 1S1l and providing for cut of
An ordinance to sidewalk part of Orange
street was read and adopted.
An ordinance of intention to change the
grade of part of Pearl street was read and
The report Of the Board of Public Works as
published in the HERALD was read and
on motion of Mr.. Hamilton the contractor
for grading Flower street was granted fifteen
days further time.
The Land Committee recommended that the
City Engineer make survey Of certain lands.
Upon recommendation of Mr.. McLsin the
proceedings in regard to the paving OF Walters
street were Suspended.
The Bridge Committee recommended that
the City Attorney draft an ordinance prohibit
ing fast driving on any of the city bridges.
Referred back to the Bridge Committee.
contract with Chase French to grade q
part of Seventh street was read and approved
deed from Chas. Charnock for street was
read and referred to the Board OF Public Works
The City Attorneys report was read and
A bond to be given by the California Central
Railroad Company to insure the city against
damage in case their bridge should wash away,
was read and referred to the Bridge Commit
tee.
An ordinance allowing property owners on
Flower street, between Third and Fourth
streets, to grade by private contract, was read
and adopted.
The hearing of protests against the opening
and widening of Seventh street was made the
special order of business for next Monday at
o'clock.
The Street Superintendent asked for instruc-
ti0ns as to whose duty IL is to repave Main
street near Commercial. The water company
claimed that its pipes had been broken by the
falling of the street, and the company did not
think. it should pay. The cable company
thought a leaking pipe had caused the street to
fall in, and it did not feel like pay ing. The
matter was referred to the Board of Public
Works to investigate at noon.
The report of the commission to open Davies
street was read and approved
The deed 10 a school site in the Eighth ward
was accepted, as also was the deed TO site in
the Second ward.
A proposal 10 construct steam pipes in the
new Cjtye Hall was received from the Baker
Iron Works and was referred 10 the Building
Committee.