Los Angeles herald., 1890-05-27
THE COUNCIL.
The First Street Grade Again
Discussed.
The "One-in-T Twenty" Ordinance
Adopted.
Contracts for Sewer Pipe Let Over
Mayor Hazards Veto.
Various Other Minor Matters Considered
by the City Fathers-Ordinances
Adopted.

ing, President Frankenteld IN the chair,
and Messrs. Bonsall, Shafer, Brown,
Hamilton, Van Dusen, McLain, Sum-
merland and Wirsching present.
The matter of the grading OF Bartlett
street came up. At prior meeting of
the council the ordinance ordering the
street graded was passed, the city en-
gineer having reported that legal
majority was not represented in the pro-
test. A representative of the property
owners stated that while perhaps some
of the signatures to the protest had not
been legally attached to the protest, yet
over five-sixths of the property-owners
objected to the grading at this time, as
they were too poor to pay for the work.
The matter was referred to the board of
public works to investigate.
The report of the city engineer, az
published in the HERALD, was read and
adopted.
Specifications for repairing the levee
at the east side and for new span for
the Daly-street bridge were read and
adopted. The levee matter was laid
over for week, and the city clerk was
instructed to advertise for bids for re-
pairing the bridge.
The ordinance of intention to estab-
lish the grade of First street at grade
of one in twenty was read.
Mr.. Shafer moved that not more than
six representatives of each side be heard
and that they be limited to five minutes
each. Carried.
Messrs. Gibson, Hough, Wicks, Sinsa-
baugh and Bryson spoke against the one
in twenty grade and in favor of a grade
of one in ten.
Messrs. Mailman, Whitney, Connell,
Humphreys, Dockweiler and Mitchell
presented arguments in favor of the one
in twenty grade.
Action in the matter was postponed
until afternoon, and the report of the
finance committee was taken up and
adopted as published in the HERALD.
Afternoon Session.
Mr.. Wirsching moved that during the
next session of the board of equaliza-
tion no councilman be allowed leave of
absence or vacation unless it could be
shown to be an absolute necessity. Car
ried.
The ordinance fixing the grade of
First street on the basis of one in ten
came up.
Mr.. Brown said that the citizens
in favor of the grade of one
in twenty-five proposed the board
of engineers, and that board rec
commended grade of one in ten. The
board of public works, to which the
matter was referred, came into the
council and recommended grade of
one in twenty. He would like to know
what the board of engineers was en-
ployed for il it's recommendations were
to be set aside.
Major B0nsail said that the board of
engineers was employed to make esti-
mates of the cost of the work. The
board of public works considered that
the city had spent thousands of dollars
in helping the people across the river,
and it was only just that the council
should at least pass the ordinance of in
tention to help the people west Of the
hills to get into the city. 1t was a mis-
taken idea that the grade of one in ten
would not interfere with cross streets.
1t would cut Flower street eleven feet,
and would necessitate the regarding OF
that street.
Mr.. Wirsching said that he had made
the motion to employ the board of en-
gineers simply to get an estimate and
not to discuss the merits of either
grade.
The motion to adopt the ordinance
was declared lost by vote of 5 to A.
Messrs. Brown, Hamilton, Summerland
and Frankenfeld voting against.
Major Bonsall suggested that the re-
port of the board of public works, was to
the effect that all parties could be accom-
modated if both the tunnel and the grade
of one in ten were provided for.
The city clerk drew attention to the
ruling of the chair on the vote. The sec
ton OF the charter providing that ordi
nances not requiring the expenditure O
money to have more than five votes was
read, and President Frankentield sub
initted the question to the city attorney
who decided that it would only require
five votes.
President Frankenfeld changed bis
ruling, and declared the ordinance
passed.
The street superintendent requested
that bids for constructing a cement side
walk be rejected, since the contracto
could not afford to do the work honestly
Received and filed.
The street superintendent reported
that he had advertised for bids to repai
Main street between First and Third
and had received no proposals. On mo
ton of Mr.. Hamilton, he was instructed
to pave the street at the expense of the
property-owners
Mr.. McLain moved that the Second
street Railway Company be requested
by the street superintendent to pave be-
tween the tracks at the intersection O.
Main and Second streets. Carried.
An ordinance providing for two ad
ditional health inspectors was read and
adopted.
A contract with w. r. Phelps to con
struct the receiving hospital in the ole
city hall was read and approved.
The report of the board of public
works, as published in the HERALD, wa
read and adopted.
An ordinance abandoning Auror;
street, between San Fernando street ant
Buena Vista street, in consideration
that the Southern Pacific railroad shal
build foot-bridge over the railroad
tracks, was read and adopted.
The demand of Frick Bros. for $5 PAP
the amount of the forfeited check, wa
approved and ordered paid.
An invitation to take part in the me
morial-day celebration was accepted.
The report of the sewer committee, a
follows, was read: