Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-14


The report of the Finance Committee |
as published in the HERALD was read |
and adopted.
The matter Of the garbage contract was |
laid over for one week.
Afternoon Session.
The matter of the opening and widen
ing of Chicago street was postponed for
one week.
The Street Superintendent entered his
protest against the offering of resolu-
ton in the Council whereby he was to
be instructed to violate the provisions of
the city charter or the general street law.
Received and filed.
The City Clerk reported that although
6. Rosas' and the Pasadena and Glen
dale Railroad Company's leases had been
prepared the lessees had failed to Sign
the leases. Referred to the Land Com
mittee.
The Bridge Committee recommended
that Engineer Rask be employed to
estimate the cost of the repairs to the
Buena Vista street bridge. Adopted.
An ordinance defining the limits
wherein brick kilns may exist was read
and adopted.
Councilman Summerland was granted
| two weeks leave of absence.
The Building Committee recommended
that all the demands for the carpenter
work on the old City Hall be respproved
and allowed, if the same had been ap-
proved by Mr.. McLain. the contractor.
Councilman McLain drew attention to
the fact that he was not the McLain
meant in the report.
Mr.. Shafer wanted further examina-
ton in regard to the matter. 1t had
been stated that the remodeling had
cost more than it should, nearly twice
as much as it was estimated it could be
done for.
Mr.. Brown said that he thought fully
81 900 had been saved by the manner in
which the work had been done. Mr..
Muchmore had superintended the
work.
Mr.. Wirsching said that as there had
been no plans there could have been no
extras. He thought the matter should
be referred to q special committee.
Mr.. Shafer said that he was at loss
to see how the extras could cost more
than the original plans for the work had
done.
Mr.. Wirsching said that the mistake
was in the fact that there were no plans
adopted by the Council.
The matter was laid over while the
officer went to find Mr. Muchmore.
4 An ordinance fixing the lines of the
extension of Fort street from Ninth to
Main was read and adopted.
The City Engineer reported that the
protestants against the establishment of
the grade on Buena Vista street had
more than two-thirds of the frontage,
and were sufficient to stop the work.
Referred to the Board of Public Works.
i A petition from the Los Angeles Gable
Company was read. The company
stated that it had franchise for double
track railroad on Also Street, the time
for the completion of which expired on
January 18th. Mr.. J. @. Robinson
asked on behalf of the company that, as
the weather had been unfavorable and
as the street was to be paved, it be al.
lowed an extension of time to the amount
of six months. An ordinance amending
the original ordinance and granting the
extension of time was read and adopted.
Mr.. Summerland mo, ed that the City
Attorney present an ordinance of inten-
i ton to pave Requena street, from Los
Angeles street to Alameda street with
h;t--ai-es-s lixao rook. Casried.-
Mr.. Wirsching moved that the Street
Superintendent be instructed to provide
for the storm water on First street, near
Evergreen cemetery, as suggested by the
| City Engineer. Carried.
Mr.. Wirsching moved that the City
Engineer examine the covered bridge
and ascertain if the roof is necessary for
the support of the bridge. Carried.
Mr.. McLain moved that the Southern
Pacific Railroad Company and the Santa
Fe Railroad Company be notified to re-
move all bridges across the river and re-
place the same with spans not less than
100 feet, in accordance with the city or
dinances. Carried.
A contract with J. Lee Burton to SUPER
intend the construction of school at
Boyle Heights was read and approved.
Mr.. Adams, who had sent in bill for
painting in the old City Hall, asked to
be heard. He said that he had obtained
his verbal contract to do the work from
four members of the Building Commit.
tee, and was to get 30 much for every
man and every prisoner he worked. He
had paid his men, and he would not put
in separate demand for each one, as
requested by the Council. He said he
proposed to hold the city for the whole
| amount.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
The Council then resolved itself into
Committee of the Whole for the purpose
of considering the proposition to sewer
the city.
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