Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-21
THE COUNCIL MEETS.
Several Members Laid Up
With the Grippe.
A SESSION IN THE AFTERNOON.

Bids for the Public Money-biscus-
sion About Cement-0ther Mis-
cellaneous Matters.
Yesterday morning at 10 O'Clock only
four members of the Council answered
to the call of the roll. They were !:
Frankenield, Shafer, Hamilton and
Wirsching. 1t appeared on investigation
that ''la grippe" had been toying with
most of the others, and that there was
no prospect of getting a quorum. An
adjournment was taken until 80 in the
afternoon.
At the opening of the afternoon SEES
sion only President Frankenfeld and
Councilmen Shafer and Bonsall were
present. Later on, Hamilton, Mclean
and Wirsching put in an appearance
making quorum. After the reading o
the minutes the Street Superintendent
reported, asking for permission to es
tablish connection between the Castelar,
street flush tank and the pipes of the
Citizens Water Company. On motion
it was granted. He also asked that he
be allowed to buy six garbage carts, az
would be required under the new ordi'
nance, and that he be allowed to sell the
old wagons. The matter was laid over
for one week.
The Street Superintendent reported
that the track of the Pacific Railroad
Company on Spring street was in very
bad condition between First and Sew
enth. He had notified the authorities
of the road, but they had done nothing.
Il was referred to the City Attorney,
with instructions to take action. Atten.
ton was called by the Street Superin-
tendent to the bad condition OF the
Second street abandoned track. Major
Boneall announced that he would be
ready to report on that matter next week.
The City Clerk offered the petition
for the opening and widening of Wall
street. together with protests to the
same. The Council set next Monday at
2 O'Clock for the hearing of the protests.
Commission on the opening of Chicago
street together with the reports against
the same came up next. Captain Bar
rett said that ex-Mayor Workman had
promised to be present to speak on this
matter. Several requests were entered
that action be postponed, but Council
man Wirsching moved that the protests
be denied. This was carried and the
report of the commission approved.
The protest Of Julius Lyons against the
assessment for the grading of Waters
street, was denied.
The hearing of the protests against the
widening of Ocean street, from Figueroa
to Bush street, was next in order. DR..
Kuriz took the floor and explained that
his property on Figueroa street had been
assessed at only $40 front foot and he
was to receive SIS for loss of O six
foot strip.
Action was postponed for one week.
The City Attorney presented his re.
port. He stated that he had informed
the railroad companies that their bridges
over the river must be removed and re.
placed by bridges built in accordance
with the ordinance. He also presented
the draft of two ordinances. one declar.
ing certain maps official, and the other
regulating the payment Of fees and fines
collected by the city officials. Both
were passed.
The Health Officer reported fa,orably
on the petition of J. A. Stuhr, asking
that the present COW limits be extended
on the east to San Pedro street, and the
south to Laurel. It was referred to the
City Attorney.
The report of the Board of Public
Works was read, and the recommends
tions we're adopted, except that action on
Buena Vista street was postponed for a
week, and that the proposed widening of
Flower street, against which Poindexter
Dunn entered very forcible verbal pro.
test, was indefinitely postponed.
The report of the City Engineer was
read and the recommendations contained
therein were adopted, as was also the
ordinance of intention to pave Temple
street with bitlminous lime rock.
A recess of five minutes was taken tc
examine the plans and specifications fol
the repairs Of the levee along ths river
after which they were adopted unani
mously.
Major Bonsall said while on the cub
ject of specifications he wished to pre-
sent amended ones for cement sidewalks
curbings and copings. He recommended
that no cement should be mixed except
in the presence of an inspector.
Mr.. Shafer vigorously opposed such &
measure and said that Colonel Morford'i
boys could not be expected to be com
petent judges of the mixing of cement
and it would require too many inspectors
What they did want, however, WAS {
competent man to inspect the work afte
it was finished; such a man could be OBJ
tanned for 500 per month, and he wa
very unwilling to put the city to 30 larg'
an expense as Major Bonsall's recon
m ondot colIad for
Major Bonsall replied that it was i'm
possible for man to Judge of the qualit,
of cement work after it was finished
After lengthy discussion of the ques
ton it was finally shelved for week OF
motion of Mr.. Wirsching.
On motion of Mr.. Wirsching numbe
of resolutions relating to Mr.. Embody'
franchise and protesting against th'
granting of franchises to corporations TO
furnishing gas and water, were referred
to the special committee on the Uri EN-
body franchise.
The following bids for the use of tn
city's moneys were opened, read and re
ferred to the Finance Committee:
City Bank, ~ per cent. per annum.
State Loan and Trust Co., 1-16 pc
cent. per annum.
Farmers and Merchants Bank, 4 pc
cent. per aDnum.