Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-03-05
PETITIONS.
Those Referred to the Various
Council Committees.

Council Committees.
At the meeting of the Council on Mon
day the folio wing petitions we're received
and referred to the various committees:
From John H. Jacobs and others, ask
ing that proceedings bs ordered COM
menced for the opening and extending
of Kohler street from Eighth to Ninth
streets, the impro venent being an urgent
necessity to accomplish the drainage of
Eighth and Kohler streets.
From Frick Brothers, representing
that they have been awarded the con-
tract for laying the 16,inch cement pipe
on Washington street, and that as the
city's finances are such that it would
Inconvenience it in paying for the whole
work, and that as the property owners
along the line of said improvement re-
fuse to pay any portion of the expense
of said work, they therefore make the
following proposition: The city to pay
80 per cent. Of the whole cost when
work is completed, and the remainder to
be paid by the city when there is money
in the new water fund, derived from the
sales OF water the coming seaeon. The
petitioners state the amount of said work
aggregates $500, and claim that they
have made the pipe Tor said work since
the contract was awarded them, and that
they ought to be allowed to sign the con-
tract and proceed with the work.
From Eliza Griffin, representing that
as an error was committed by the city
in defining and locating the lines of Ar
mold street, between Lafayette and Lucas
avenues, that commission be appointed
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property owners.
From I. @. Myer, protesting against
changing the established grade of Tenn
pie street, and presenting claim for
81 900 damages in consequence of said
proposed change.
From J. D. Bethune and others, prop
erty owners on East First street, asking
that the unpaved portion of said street,
being about $50 feet thereof, lying imme-
diately west of Alameda street, be or
dered paved at once.
From John Nettleton and others, ask
ing to have the ordinance for laying CO.
ment walk on the east side of Figneroa.
street, between Sixteenth and Eighteenth
streets, altered 30 that the portions ad-
joining their properties may be set over
against the property line.
From Mrs. A. w. Chubb, owner of lot
5, block A, of the Martin tract, stating
that she is unable to procure clear alb
stract to her property because of an error
in the transfer from the original rolls to
the delinquent rolls, and asking for such
relief that the title shall be relieved of
an implied cloud.
From Peter Backman, contractor for
grading Lake Shore avenue, asking that
all proceedings connected with said street
be rescinded and that his contract be can
celed, because the proceedings in order-
ing such work are irregular, illegal and
void.
From George w. Williamson asking
that the fume across Ninth street at it's
junction with Spring street be continued
down the west side of Main street for at
least 120 feet, and as much further as
may be deemed best.
From John Bell, 1. F. Smith. w. Fl.
Wells, Leo Hatz, P. o. Bell. r. Yonno
George Reed, g. M. Sanders, H, Gard.
ner, R. Bramon, M. Jones and G. r.
Taylor, as follows; "We, the under.
signed teamsters, hereby submit to vonr
honorable body the following pronos;.
lion in relation to the team work of the
City of Los Angeles, and ask your care.
.ul consideration of the same: We agree
20 do all the city team work at the rate
'f So per day for each and every team
employed, for period of the next three
months; and at the expiration of which
limo we are willing to surrender up the
cam work of the city to any other
eamsters which your honorable bodv
nay see fit to employ, SO as to give the
'ther teamsters throughout the city an
'qual chance to do the city's work.