Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-12
THE COUNCIL.
MRS. HUBER WAKES THE MEM.
BERS UP.
She Puts Several oficials Through Their
considerable Routine Business
Transacted.

The city auditors report for the week
ending May 9th, shows $3.50, ,734.S6 in
the hands of the treasurer.
The sewer committee reported deed
from Ashton Fry for ten-foot right-of-
way for the western intercepting sewer.
Mr.. McGarry moved that's committee
of three be appointed to confer with the
street superintendent and health officer,
to arrange for the proper distribution of
hydrants for street sprinkling purposes,
and to order new ones where they find
it necessary and place them in. such a
way as to prevent carts going blocks In
order to refill.
Mr.. Afford moved that G. J. Griffith
be charged only 81 instead OF $2 per
month for zanja water piped into his
house, since he used it for household
purposes only. After some discussion
the motion finally passed.
Mr.. Rees moved that the commission
for the opening and widening of First
street be authorized to institute suit in
the name of the city and condemn the
land of Allen De Hart necessary to the
widening of that street. Adopted.
Mr.. Afford moved that the city at
the hack ordinance so as to allow hacks
to stand in front of the hotels Nadeau
and Hollenbeck. Referred to the sewer
committee.
The street superintendent recon-
mended the adoption of the following
amendment to ordinance No. lao, max
ing it unlawful to excavate under any
sidewalk nearer than two feet of the
curb, and shall at once build retain
ing wall of at least two feet in thick
ness to flush with the grade of the side
walk. Also making it unlawful to con-
tlnue the erection of any building within
the fire limits or cover the same with
mastic or other coating of mortar unless
temporary or permanent sidewalk
shall be laid on the outer half of the
width OF the sidewalk next to the curb
for the use OF foot passengers, and un-
less good strong fence at least twelve
feet high shall be erected, inclosing the
inner half of the width of the sidewalk
so as to afford foot passengers protec-
tion from falling bricks. All building
operations being conducted so that foot
passengers shall have free and unob-
structed passage over at least the outer
half of the sidewalk.
The city attorney reported that con-
demnation suit would be necessary to
open up Hill street through the prop
erty OF Charles Prayer. He also re-
ported that he had prepared articles of
arbitration between the city and Mrs.
Hollenbeck and w. III. Workman.
This agreement is to the effect that
the city Is desirous OF securing a right
OF way for sewer across lands owned
by w. Fl. Workman and Elizabeth Hol-
han Lnk
greement as to the price, the matter is
N. Earl and third arbitrator agreed
upon by these two. They are to sub
NIT their agreement in writing. This
was adopted.
In the matter of the mayors message
concerning the exchange of deeds fol
reservoir No. lands, he advised that the
mayors suggestions be carried out, and
the deed obtained by him be accepted
by the city, and the city clerk ordered
to record the deeds given, and deliver
the city's deeds to the respective parties
in interest. Adopted.
The deed for a right of way for the
sewer through the property of A. Ran
dali was recommended to be returned,
as the city had accepted the right of
way from Mr.. Fry.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The session opened with Councilman
Tufts in the chair.
The special order for the afternoon
was the opening of Seventh street.
Petitions were received asking post
ponement for ninety days. On motion
OF Councilman Rhodes the matter was
made special order for July 9th, and
the petitions referred to the board OF
public works.
A protest was read from property
owners against the acceptance of Twenty
third street by the city, the grading not
having been done according to the
specifications of the Vrooman act. Sew
eral persons were heard in the matter.
Councilman McGarry defended the ac-
tion of the board of public works in
recommending the acceptance of the
street. The representative of the con-
tractor declared the work equal to that
on any street in the city. At this point
Mrs. Huber arose in the lobby and en-
tered a protest against the acceptance
of the street. She declared that the
street was better before it was
graded, and that the price demanded
for the work was extortionate. The
council seemed paralyzed at this attack,
but invited the excited lady to come
within the rail. This she did, and pro-
ceeded to tackle everybody connected
with the city government, from the
mayor to the collector who had collected
the assessment on the Twenty-third
street grading. She had the city attor-
ney called in, and put him through an
examination upon the Vrooman act;
then it was the city clerk she wanted,
and the original petition for the grading
of the street was called for. Collector
Hunter passed his examination, and
then her husband was summoned as
witness to certain remarks of Mr.. Hun
ter His testimony over with, she ended
up with Street Superintendent Hutch
inson. The street superintendent stated
that he had inspected the grading while
it was in progress, and that it was done
according to the specifications. After
some discussion the further considera-
tion of the matter was deferred to next
Monday, to give the council an oppor-
tunity to inspect the street.
The Lucas avenue matter came up as
special order, and was deferred one
week.
The city engineer, reported presenting
an ordinance referring to the laying OF
cement sidewalks upon Sanchez street.
On motion the rules were suspended and