Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-21

balance the latter fund, which has been
|overdrawn to that amount. Referred to
the Finance Committee.
The report of the Joint Committee on
School Buildings was presented and
there being a question as to the legality
of the bid for the Amelia-street school
building, the matter was referred to the
School Board with power to act.
A communication was received from
the Board of Health regarding the hole
on Flower street and recommending that
the City Engineer be instructed to be
careful in future not to obstruct water
courses in grading streets.
The report of the Zanjs Committee was
read and approved.
A communication was received from
Hervey Lindley inviting the Council to
attend the ceremony of laying the cor
ner stone of the Reform School at Whit
| tier at IL q. m. on the 29th instant, and
the Clerk was instructed to accept the
same and inform Mr.. Lindley that the
Council would attend in body.
Ordinances ordering parts of Edgeware
road, Mozart street and Reservoir street
graded were read and after the rules had
been suspended were passed unani'
mously.
An ordinance of Intention to sewer
Main street from Ninth to Washington
street was read, but on motion Of Major
Bonsall action thereon was postponed
for one week.
Mr.. Wirsching moved that the Health
Officer or deputies be requested to pass
upon and inspect all meat, fish, poultry
game, and other market stuff, and fulfill
all the duties of Meat Inspector, which
motion was carried.
He also moved that committee be
appointed consisting of the City Engi-
neer, Superintendent of Streets and
Board of Public Works, to devise plans
and specifications for grading streets on
cheaper principle; also to suggest OF
formulate plans to encourage the paw.
ing of streets, as the present system of
grading is only one of repairs. There
being no second to this motion, no action
was taken thereon. Mr.. Wirsching
further moved that the Haymarket be
abandoned and that the City Corral be
moved to some vacant city land, both OF
which motions we're carried.
Mr.. Shafer moved that as there was 9
protest on file against the ordinance es-
tablishing the grade of Old Temple street
the Clerk be instructed Dot to advertise
the same and stop all further proceed
ings, which motion was carried.
Major Bonsall thought that the matter
ought to be allowed to take it's course,
and moved to reconsider.
Mr.. Schafer questioned Major Bon
sails power to move for reconsidera-
ton, and stated that il the Council
wanted to waste the city's money by-ad-
vertising they could go ahead, but finally
withdrew his motion altogether, and the
matter was referred to the Board of Pub
lie Works.
The Clerk was instructed to advertise
for bids for the use Of the reservoir site
on the Orange Slope tract, on motion of
Mr.. McLain.
The Clerk was also instructed to ad-
vertise for bids for furnishing and driv-
ing eight piles for the repairs on the
levee between the Downey avenue and
Kuhrts street bridges.
The Secretary of the Union Construc-
ton Company requested permission to
say few words on the subject of cement
sidewalks and curbing. This being &C.
corded, he spoke at some length on the
matter, and stated that 81. Schwannecke,
the young man who had inspected the
work on Fourth stYeet, was incompetent
to judge of cement sidewalking, as he
had never mixed bucketful of cement
in his life, and consequently knew moth
ing whatever about the matter.
Mr.. Botiller, q cement contractor, also
addressed the Council, and stated that
the work was the best he had ever seen
for the money. Mr.. Monitor followed,
and stated emphatically that it was not
done in accordance with the city specifi-
cations. The sand used in it's construc-
ton was not at all the right kind for such
a purpose. w. H. CLARK, the contractor
who mixed the cement il question,
thought it was fully up to specifications
Ga motion of Mr.. McLain the City
Attorney was instructed to draft con-
tract between the city and Mr.. Donegan
calling for the collecting and disposal OF
the garbage in accordance with his bid
for the same.
The Secretary of the Union Con-
struction Company made another
statement in defense of his cement
curb work, and he was fol-
lowed by Mr.. Boswell, contractor, who
was very emphatic in his statement that
the curb 10 question was fully up to
specifications. The latter further stated
that he had been informed that Colonel
Morford had said that he would break
mis- back. He was asked to produce his
witnesses, but was unable to do so at
that time.
Colonel Morford, the Superintendent
of Streets, was called upon and stated
that the curbiLg on Fourth street had
been laid some eix weeks. and he had
deferred an examination until Sunday
last, when in company with Inspector
Schwanneke he visited the spot in ques-
ton. The latter had, at his request, car
ried small tack-hammer along, and
with this frail weapon he had easily
broken at least twenty holes in the
cement work in as many different places,
and found it all of very inferior quality.
The Superintendent Of Streets denied
that any feeling existed between his Office
and that of the Union Construction Com
pany, but he stated that since the latter
company had been compelled to tear up
and relay six hundred feet of curbing on
Second street he had lost confidence in
their work, which he knew wss not done
in accordance with the specifications. He
produced sample Of the cement work
which was taken from the curbing, show.
ing that it was loose and crumbling.
Major Bonsall asked that action on the
matter be deferred for one week; but
President Frankenfeld's suggestion thai
the matter be referred to the Engineers