Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-14
THE COUNCIL.
Three Sewer Elections to be
Held.
THE BUENA vIsTA-sT. BRIDGE.
The Illegitimate Demands for Work
on the Old City Hall Again
Discussed.

The City COunCll uot yos1oiony hoiH
inr. President Frankenfeld in the chair.
and Councilmen Summerland, shater,
McLain, Hamilton, Brown, Bonsall and
Wirsching present.
Mr.. summerland moved that CROSS
walk be placed on New Main street.
Carried.
Mayor Hazard returned q demand,
which he approved for $S7, leaving out
an amount for horse. The vote whereby
the demand was approved was recon-
sidered, and the approval of the Mayor
was sustained.
Mayor Hazard returned the demand
of J. Mutually, and approved only that
part which did not refer to the old City
Hall. The demand was approved for the
amount fixed by the Mayor.
Mayor Hazard returned the demand OF
the Southern California Lumber Com
papy, stating that he would not approve
the amount charged for hauling the lum-
ber. The demand was approved, not
withstanding the objection of the Mayor.
An ordinance prohibiting the sale OF
tobacco to boys and girls under the age
of 16 years was read and adopted.
The City Attorney reported as follows
in regard to the Buena Vista street
bridge.
On Saturday last Mr.. McLain, Chairman OF
the Bridge Committee and myself had . con-
ference With Mr Wade and Judge Brunson. Of
the Santa Fe Railroad Company, relative to the
payment to the city by said railroad ccm mpany
The of damage m swsT
high water of one span of the railroad br1cge.
Nj. McLain and myself presented our claims,
nd Rs 81 d.%se ~s S
any weakness of their BRIDGE but was caused
by the erection by the Southern Pacific Rail-
large amount Of debris to accumulate, which
caused the last-mentioned bridge to give way,
and that the carrying away of the Santa Fe
alone, but was principally the res1it of the
Southern Pacific bridge together with the debris
accumulated being carried against it by the
whether the carrying away Of this Bridge
caused any damage to the Buena V.stastreet
bridge. and seemed to be of the opinion tina!
the settling Ct ths Pier f,oR, was caused by the
dation. Under the circumstances, sand at least
until the pier has been taken out and the real
cause of the damage ascertained. they refuse to
admit any liability on the part of the railroad
company Mr.. .McLain and myself are of the
opinion that the city should at once proceed to
repair this bridge, BY which means the amount
ascertained the railroad company can be called
upon to settle the same"
Mr.. Frankenfield said that if the rail-
road company refused to make good the
damage, he was of the opinion that the
Council should order the obstruction in
the river (the Santa Fe bridge taken
out.
The matter was laid over until report
was presented by the Bridge Committee.
Mayor Hazard returned without bis
signature q deed to Mr.. Hayden OF
property, saying:
I'm the matter of the application of G. M
Hayden to change lots with the city, would
one SO far as the city is concerned The land
the cIf5 a ft u erfA "a f09H ffefeod sad
has none, and If the ground taken to form the
street fronting the city lots were taken into
cSn.deration Snn5d at In computing the area which
would be found that the city would give 1850
square feet for 4412, which it would get in ex-
change, but this unequal trade Is not the worst
part Of It, The lot contains large and very
valuable gravel bed, needed in that particular
locality to repair the streets. Thinking there
must be some reason why the city should ex-
change property having q large frontage for
property having none, and that the ground to
be acquired by the exchange must have some
particular value to the city to induce 1t to ex-
chanse Inquired of the Deputy Street Super
intendent, Hampton Hutton, and he informs
me that the ground now belonging to the city,
NOwing to the fine gravel deposit thereon is
worth thousands of dollars to the CITY," to use
his own language, and the city should by no
means make the exchange, as the city teams at
present engaged in using gravel in repairing
the streets in the vicinity damaged by the late
storms will need to obtain gravel therefrom.
therefore return the deed of city to Hayden to
your honorable body unsigned"
Referred to the Law Committee.
The report of the Board of Public
Works was read and adopted, as pub
lished in the HERALD.
The matter of paving Temple street,
between Spring and Grand avenue, was
referred to the Committee of the Whole.
A map of the proposed extension of
Flower street was adopted. The ordi-
nance relating to the district of assess
ment was laid over for a week.
An ordinance of intention to establish
the grade of Old Temple street was read
and adopted.
Ordinances of intention to establish
the grade of portions of Figueroa
street, Placer street, Beaudry avenue,
Fourth street, Dolly street, were read and
adopted.
An ordinance of intention to establish
the grade of Bellevue avenue, from Old
Temple street to the west city line, was
read and adopted.
A map of the proposed extension Of
Fort street to Main, was adopted, and
declared official.
Ordinances of intention to pave Ninth
street and New High street were read
and adopted.
The Street Superintendent sent in a
communication stating that during the
week he had urgent need of lumber and
that he purchased it of Schallert &
Ganahl. Later on he went to the Chair.
man of the Supply Committee, and that
gentleman would not give him an order
except upon the Southern California
Lumber Company.
Mr.. Brown said that he did give orders
on other lumber companies, but he fa-
vored the Southern California Lumber
Company because it was the fret to put
down the price OF lumber to $22.50 per
1000 feet.
The communication was received and
filed.
Major Bonsall brought up the question
of the removing of gutter bridges by the
Street Superintendent, and said that if
these were to be removed the cross-walks
put in by the city should also be re-
moved, and he introduced a resolution
to the effect that these gutter bridges
should not be considered distractions to
the street and that the Street Superin-
tendent be instructed accordingly.