Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-03-04
Afternoon Session

The report of the bridge committee 10
the effect that bridge across an arroyo !
in East Los Angeles had been repaired
was rec eived and filed.
A contract between the city and the
Atlas Milling Company to furnish the
city with barley was read and adopted
and the bond approved, as also was the |
contract with Kerckhoff, Gunner & Co. i,
to furnish lumber to the city; with Haas
& Co.. &c furnish oil with Stoll & Thayer
to furnish stationery.
The City Engineer presented an erdi- |
nance to widen and straighten Macy
street, which, together with the map,
was adopted and declared official.
An ordinance changing the name of
portion Of Aliso street back to Pleasant
avenue was read and adopted.
An ordinance of intention to macadam-
ize part of Requena street was read
and adopted.
An ordinance permitting property
owners to grade the intersection of Iona
| drive and Arnold street was read and
adopted.
An ordinance appropriating money
for the payment of deputies in the Asses
sor's Office for February was read and
adopted.
Mr.. Van Dusen moved that the Los
Angeles City Water Company be re-
quested to erect two fire hydrants on
Pasadena avenue. Carried.
Mr.. Van Dusen moved that the City
Clerk advertise for cement pipe for the
East Side park, which he thought could
be furnished for $500. Carried.
Mr.. Van Dusen moved that two storm
DRAINS be laid across Mission road by the
Street Superintendent. Carried.
Mr.. Van Dusen, after stating that there
was a great deal OF destitution in the
city, moved that the Street Superintend-
ent be instructed to employ fifty men of
families and ten teams in repairing the
damaged streets. He held that this
would aid in feeding the hungry children.
On motion of Major Bonsall the matter
was referred to the finance committee.
Tho matter of the ordinance prevent
ing the distribution of hand bills was
takensup and G. B. Adams urged that if
the ordinance prevailed it would work
hardship on number of the citizens.
On motion of Major Bonsall the petition
to repeal the ordinance was filed.
Mr.. Van Doren appeared on behalf OF
the Union Construction Company, and
| ing with porphyry be postponed for one
week in order that a hearing might be
had. The vote whereby the contract
was awarded to the Porphyry Paving
Company was reconsidere6 and the bids
were referred to the Board of Public
Works.
The ordinance regulating the keeping
of coil oil and explosives within certain
6ictri atu hxxf h~ &c
commissioners and published in the HER
AID, was read and representative of the
protestants against it's passage was heard.
A mem Der of the Fire Commission also
appeared and asked that the ordinance
be adopted.
After short discussion the ordinance
was adopted.
The contractors for the grading of
Also street and Buena Vista street were
granted fifteen days extra time.
Mr.. Hamilton moved that the order
whereby the veto of the Mayor OF the
Buena Vista street grade was sustained
be reconsidered. Carried.
Mr.. Hamilton said that he tholght the
matter was not properly understood. It
was stated that the grade finally adopted
was the result of a compromise between
the property owners, and he thought the
ordinance should be adopted.
! Two property owners spoke on the
question, and the matter was referred to
the Board of Public Works.
4 Mr.. Hamilton stated that he had re-
ceived telegram from Mr.. Childress, oi
the City Bank, asking that the considera.
tion of the bond of the bank be continued
until he returned from San Diego. Or
motion it was decided to take up the
matter on Thursday morning.
:. A protest against the depositing of the
, garbage in the vicinity of Ninth-stree
bridge was heard, and one of the protes.
tants stated that d number of the resi-
dents in that neighborhood had already
{ been made sick. Referred to the Boart
of Health.
Bids for furnishing the City Treasurer
/ with safe, for repairing the Buenf
: Vista-street bridge and for flooring the
a Also. street bridge, we're opened and re-
t ferred to the proper committees.
= The committee on supplies reported
D the price OF carts for use by the Stree
r Superintendent. 1t was finally decided
to turn the garbage wagons into dir
wagons, and use them in the street de
partment.
+ An ordinance providing for the method
!, of the expenditure of the city funds ir
, amounts of less than $500 was read and
adopted.
An ordinance creating an emergency
fund of 5000 was read and adopted.
Ar ordinance providing for the run.
/ ming expenses of the various Offices was
read and adopted.
,, Major Bonebrake offered the following
resolution:
, WHEREAS, An adequate supply o1
water is necessary in furnishing proper
protection against fires; and
WHEREAS, 1t has come to the knowl.
edge of this Council that certain por.
tions of the hill districts within the
city are without water mains of suffi.
cient diameter for hydrants; therefore,
be it
Resolved, That the subject be referred
to the standing committee on fire and
water, with instructions to treat with
the water company of said district on the
basis of forfeiture of franchise unless
proper water mains are put in at the
earliest practicable time.
The special committee on the bill for
the painting of the old city hall recon-
mended that the demands be rejected
because they are not audited by the
building committee. Referred back to
the special committee for further investi-
CATION.
Mr.. Shafer said that he would decline
to serve on the committee, but several of