Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1891-11-10
The COUNCIL.
The Figueroa-street Paving
Contract Awarded.
Mr.. Netherlands Idea About
Outfall Sewer.
He Reports as to the Manner of Con-
demning a Right of Way.
St. James Park Presented to the City
The City Attorneys Report-A Pro-
test Regarding the Paving OF
Pearl Street-Routine.

Councils usual weekly meeting &C.
CURED yesterday morning, and was char
acterized by most pointed discussion
OF several material subjects.
In the matter of widening and ex-
tending Broadway, the time for protests
having expired, three protests already
filed by w. X. Mansfield, T. B. Henry
and W. Raymond were reported. Two
O'Clock next Monday afternoon was set as
the time for hearing.
In the matter of walking Pearl
and Ottawa streets, Their, being no pro-
tests, an order was issued ordering the
work proceeded with.
The city tax and license collector re-
ported as receipts of taxes to Wednes-
day, November 4th, $3.50, 420.6O.
The fire commissioners reported that,
to place the twenty proposed fire-alarm
boxes involves the entire remodeling of
the system, at an approximate cost of
$1,000. 1t also recommended the plan
outlined by Chief Moore, Commission
ers Kuhrts and Griggs. On motion of
Mr.. lines the report was referred to the
committee of the whole.
The report OF the special committee
on hill water supply, containing nothing
of special interest, was adopted.
The petition OF James d. Harvey and
G. w. King, who wish to donate to the
city st. James park, next came up, the
petitioners offering to execute deed to
the city. Mr.. Nickel wanted the offer
accepted, and, on motion of Mr.. Innes,
it was referred to the land committee.
Mr.. Summerland could not forego the
pleasure of inquiring the cause OF this
act OF spontaneous generosity.
The Sunset Telegraph and Telephone
company, successors of the Los
Angeles Telephone company, came
into council with petition for an ex-
tension of franchise and the right to lay
wires under ground in the city. Judge
Carpenter explained that the company
desired to lay wires under ground from
the plaza to Sixth street, and would
prepare and submit to the board of
public works an ordinance to that effect.
Mr.. McGarry wanted the petition re-
ferred to the committee of the whole,
together with Neuhart's similar petit
ton. Mr.. Summerland pointed out that
Neuhart's proposition was different
one from the Sunset company, and adj
vocated reference to the board OF
public works. Such reference was finally
made.
The report OF the board OF public
works was now taken up, the first mat
ter considered being the paving and
sewering of Pearl street, between Sixth
and Pico. The Bituminous LIMERICK
Paving and improvement company's
bid to do this work had been returned
to the conncil by the board of public
works without recommendation. The
property owners on the street, it is
claimed, are anxious to make the i'm
provement, but object to the price
charged.
Judge Haynes, representing the I'm.
manuel church, appeared before the
council, and declared that the work had
been unanimously voted for by the trus-
tees of that church, and that if any OBJ
lection were made to the work, he would
give the council his views ON the sub
ject.
Mr.. Rhodes-There is reason and pur-
pose in having the property owners pri-
vately expressing their views on the
subject. The bid seems to me excess
sive. Perhaps it is not. A misunder-
gained circulation. 1t would probably
be best to readvertise.
Col. j. j. Ayers-As property owner,
I submit that only one bid has been
offered, and that one rather high in
comparison with other bids on other
contracts of similar kind. l have,
however, looked into the subject, and
found that one reason for so high bid
was in the specifications of the city en-
gineer, which provide for granite gut
ters. In the quiet residence portion of
the city. there is no need for granite
cutters, and this specification only
helps to swell the bid. Rather than
delay the improvements, however, /
would like the work ordered as it is
proposed, for it will give us contin-
uous, well-paved street to the city
limits.
Mr.. Summerland-I see no objections
to award the contract to the Bituminous
Paving company.
Mr.. McGarry-Bidders are scared by
a rumor that it is very difficult to place
the bonds. 1t modifies the proposition,
however, that the Bituminous Lime
rock company offers to accept 80 cents
per feet instead of 3lI if the payments
be made in cash.
John H. Drain, of the Bituminous
LIMERICK. Paving company-My COM
pany made this bid in good faith. l
don't think it right that the bid be ex-
posed to everybody, if council wanted to
reject it because it is the only one. The
bid is not too high for first-class street.
The material offered was not the Chino
ranch bitumen as in San Bernardino.
The work cannot be done for less money.
A motion was now made to award the
contract. Mr.. Rhodes again raised his
objections for the same reasons as be-
fore. On roll-call the contract was
awarded to the bidders by vote Of 6 to 3.
The zanja committee reported recon.
mending that the petition, No. 626, OF
Mrs. @. Fitzgerald, be denied. Adopted.
THE oUTFALL SEWER.
The city attorney reported as follows
on the proposition to condemn through
Dan Freeman's ranch, at Inglewood, a
route for the outfall sewer:
In answer to your inquiry as to the