Los Angeles herald., 1890-06-10
THE COUNCIL.
Ex-MayOr Bryson Elected Po-
lice Commissioner.
One-in-Ten Grade for First
Street Adopted.
Second Street to be Cut Down From
Olive Street.
The License Ordinance to be Changed.
Other Matters of More or
Less Importance.

The city council met yesterday morn
ing, President Frankenfeld in the chair
and Councilmen Bonsall, Shafer, Brown,
Hamilton, Summerland and Wirsching,
present.
Judge B. N. Smith appeared on be-
half of two Republican clubs, and
stated that an investigation had shown
that the contractors building the sewers
had employed aliens and non-residents.
He mentioned the names of Frick Bros,
Frank Walker and ]. ]. Mahoney, as
employing people who were not citi-
zens.
He was informed that a clause had
been inserted in the contracts prohibit
ing the employment of people who had
not Sbeen residents of the city for
six months, and if the contractors had
violated the contract they would not be
paid.
Mr.. Brown moved that special COM
mittee of three be appointed to investi-
gate. Carried, and Messrs. Brown,
Wirsching and Shafer appointed
Mr.. Summerland moved that hereafter
no one be allowed to be employed on
government work unless he be a citizen.
Lost by vote of to 2, most of the
councilmen explaining that there were
young men here who had widowed
mothers to support, and they should be
allowed to work.
A communication from Frick Bros,
complaining about the delay in the de-
livery of sewer pipe, was referred to the
sewer committee.
The report of the board of public
works, as published in the HERALD, was
read and adopted.
The board of public works recon-
mended that the ordinance of intention
establishing the grade of First street at
grade of one-in-ten from Broadway to
Beaudry be adopted. The ordinance
was adopted.
The board also recommended that the
grade of Second street, between Olive
and Figueroa streets, be changed so as
to fill in at the intersection of Second
and Pearl streets twenty-five feet.
Adopted.
The city auditor reported shortages in
the following funds: Park, 81 1853 cash,
SZl,OSO d1lQ u6W WdttT, fA,OIO.
The special committee on bridges rec
commended that plans be drawn for
permanent bridge across the Arroyo
Seco at Walnut street. Laid over until
a deed to certain land is received by the
city.
Also recommended that the city en-
gineer draw plans for repairing the DAILY
street bridge. Adopted.
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tee of two be appointed to act in con-
junction with a committee OF the park
board to take into consideration the ac-
quiring of Agricultural park by the city.
Adopted, and Messrs. Wirsching and
Brown were appointed as the committee
A communication from Mr.. Hellman
asking permission to change the curva-
ture of switch, was referred to the
board of public works.
An ordinance changing the grade OF
New High street was read and adopted.
An ordinance of intention to construct
a sidewalk en- Adams street was read and
adopted.
The report OF the finance committee
was read and adopted.
The license ordinance was ordered
amended as recommended by the finance
committee and published in the HERALD.
Afternoon Session.
The protest fproperty-owners against
the acceptance of the sidewalks on Hill
street on the ground that they were i'm
properly constructed, was partially
heard and laid over for a week.
The matter of repairing Main street,
between First and Third, came up on
the statement of the street superin-
tendent to the effect that the pavement
would have to be relaid and the citizens
refused to pay for it. The city would
have to advance the money and collect
it afterwards.
The matter was referred to the city
attorney, and the street superintendent
was instructed to cease work.
A contract with the California Sewer
Pipe Company to furnish sewer pipe for
the southern intercepting sewer was read
and approved.
The water Overseer reported that the
woolen-mill pipe on Second street would
have to be replaced. Referred to the
zanja committee.
A contract with j. j. Mahoney to con-
struct section Z OF the Arroyo de Los
Reyes main sewer was read and ap-
proved.
Mr. Wirsching moved that the street
superintendent order small part of
First street paved, near Hewitt street.
Carried.
At 80 O'Clock President Frankenfield
declared a recess of thirty minutes,
during which time he and the other
members of the council were to retire to
the cloak-room.
Forty-fve minutes were spent in earn
est consultation, the noise of which
reached the council chamber.
Upon their return, Mr.. Shafer nomi-
mated ex-Mayor John Bryson to fill the
vacancy in the police commission.
Mr.. Summerland placed the name of
Thomas McCaffrey before the council.
A secret ballot was then ordered, and
ex-Mayor Bryson received seven votes
and Mr.. McCaffrey one. Ex-Mayor
Bryson was then declared elected.
The following petitions were received
and referred to the appropriate commit
tees:
From Whittier, Fuller & Co., present
ing claim against. the Laborers' Coop
erative Construction Company for mate
rials furnished amounting to $245.S0.
From DIR. Hagan, formerly city health
officer, setting forth the facts connected
with the litigation against himself and
several of the city officials in which
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