Los Angeles herald., 1891-07-14
Two of His HOnOr's Messages
Set At Naught,
And a Councilman Refers to Him as
an ObstructiOnist.
The Business Transacted at Yesterdays
Meeting of the Council-A Report
From the City AssessOr-The
State Street Bridge.


After hearing the message read, MIR.
Nickel moved the ordinance pass, not
withstanding the veto. Me-. Afford Sec
onded, and the motion was carried.
The city assessor reported that during
June he had collected ON $l47 ,2O4 as
sessed value of personal property,
$1766.43.
The above with the reports heretofore
submitted shows total assessed value OF
personal property OF $1,667 100, and a
total collection OF $2O,OO6.27 from the
first Monday in March to date.
The report Of the commissioners on
opening of Mott street, from Second to
Third, was referred to the board OF pub
lie works.
The land committee recommended
that quit claim deed be issued to Roger
Plant for that property on North Main
street known as the Grand Central hotel
property.
The reuuisition OF the fire chief for
board OF his horse was referred back to
the chief with a request that he state
why he does not board his horse at the
Main-street engine house.
City Engineer Dockweiler put in
requisition for $25 for buggy hire for
himself in the work of the outfall sewer
outside of the city. This is the claim
that was thrown out last week. Mr..
Nickel at once objected and said he
thought the engineer should pay it.
After much discussion motion to al
low the requisition was put and carried
by 6 to 8, Mr.. Innes changing his vote
to aye.
The next trouble occurred over a
reouisition of Mr.. Dockweiler for two
draughtsmen. He explained that there
was much tracing of valuable maps
needed which were going to ruin, as
well as maps being made for the inter-
nal sewers, and there was great deal
of work entailed in consequence OF the
outfall sewer also. The requisition
failed OF a passage.
The bond OF Z. r. Fox for construct
ing the approaches to the Walnut-street
bridge was approved. The contract
price is S229O. The bond is $1,000. He
was given until afternoon to alter the
bond.
The sewer committee were granted
permission to expend the necessary
money in getting the right OF way for
the outfall sewer.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
= When the council convened in the
afternoon it was plain to be seen that
something OF Importance was in contem-
plation.
In the absence OF President Bonsall,
Mr.. Tufts was called to the chair.
The first special order was the protest
against the confirmation of the report
OF the commissioners on Seventh street,
but while awaiting the arrival of the
city attorney, the Breed street matter
was taken up, the protest read, and on
motion the assessment and the accept
ance of the street superintendent were
set aside and the contractors directed to
complete the work according to the
specifications.
The contractor in the matter OF Eigh-
teenth street petitioned to have the
award of contract set aside and bids be
readvertized for, owing to fatal defects
in former advertisement. The petition
was referred to the city attorney.
Action on Seventh street was deferred
one week. The protest in the Broadway
opening matter came up. The city
attorneys report concerning the matter
was read, and on motion action was de-
ferred one week, to allow the city at
torney to prepare new ordinance aban-
doning all the clty's property from
Ninth to Pico street, and secure a
waiver OF damages from the property
owners along the line of the proposed
new section of street.
The city attorney reported deed
from the Citizens Water company and
other parties for land to continue
Walnut street. On motion the deed
was accepted.
He reported also the delivery of con-
tract for approach to Seventh-street
bridge to Mr.. Merges, and the prepara-
ton of an ordinance compelling the
running of cable cars at slow speed
around curves in the center of town,
which was referred to the board of pub
lie works.
The matter of E. R. Fox's bond on
the Walnut-street bridge approaches
again came up, and actionsdeferred one
week to enable Mr.. Fox to prepare a
bond in suitable form.
The mayor returned, without his ap-
proval. the contract for constructing ap-
proaches to the State-street bridge,
claiming that it was useless expendi-
ture OF money, that the same amount OF
money would open Soto street to the
Ldsb ioluC3 WuClC was bIdNCi,
while there was none over State street.
After the reading of this message, Mr..
Rees rose and GRATED. He said that the
mayor was an obstructor, and that if
the mayor wanted to save money for the
city he could cooperate with the coun-
Gil in its plans of retrenchment.
Mr.. Nickel thought the State-street
bridge public necessity, surprising the
citizens in the lobby by favoring plan
for the benefit of Boyle Heights.
Mr.. McGarry said Mission road was
near enough to accommodate the few
people living near State street.
Mr.. Nickel retaliated by referring to
Ninth-street bridge and its lonely situa-
ton.
The vote by which the contract was
approved was reconsidered. After con-
siderable discussion the city clerk was
ordered to sign the contract on behalf OF
the city, Messrs. Tufts, McGarry and
Summerland voting no.
Mr.. Tufts, from the committee OF the
whole, reported recommending that the
city engineer be instruced to draft an or
dinance establishing the grade on Ala
media street, from Seventh street to the
city limits. The report was unanimously
adopted.
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