Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-14
THE COUNCIL.
ENGINEER DocKwEILER MAKES
HIS REPORT ON THE SEWERS.
A Large Amount of Business Transacted
Yesterday - Ths Hack Ordinance
Passes.

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Yesterday = Tbs Hack Ordinance
Passes.
At yesterday morning 8 meeting Of the
council the hack ordinance was the first
thing to come up, and twas passed over
the mayors veto by vote Of to 2.
The matter Of opening Lucas avenue
between Ward and Orange streets was
carried over for four weeks.
The city tax and license collector re-
ported $S341. 81 collected since last week,
making total collections for the fiscal
year Of 1888, ,169.76.
The city clerk reported in "the matter
of widening Seventh street from Main
street to the western boundary of the
city. 1t is now in order to set day and
place for hearing the objections"
sIn the matter Of opening and extend
ing of Kohler street from Eighth to
Ninth street, it will now be in order to
appoint commissioners"
The opening and extending of Maple
avenue from the south line OF o. w.
Childs' tract to the north line of Pico
street. All referred to board OF pnblic
works.
The city attorney reported as follows
II have drawn and delivered to j. l..
Bates contract for the construction of
the Pasadena avenue bridge and ap-
proaches." Filed.
81 have also prepared and present
herewith a lease to l. N. Mendenhall for
reservoir site No. g." The lease was
approved.
"In the matter of new ordinance for
opening Santee street, the engineer is
making survey of the land to be taken,
and we will have to wait until the same
is finished and description furnished
before this ordinance can be reported to
you.'
II have notified Mr.. Naramore to
fence the lot which he owns, situated
on De Long street. / find that the lot
on Twenty third street, between Grand
avenue and Figueroa street, belongs to
Burlingame, who is out of the state. I
know Of no way to compel the owners of
these lots to fill the same"
The attorney also reported regarding
the complaints against ex-City Engi-
neer Fred Eaton, saying: 81 have in
vestigated the complaints against ex-
City Engineer Eaton in regard to the
grading Of Hope street, and the laying
of the main supply ditch, which mat
ters were referred to me to bring an ac-
tion against Mr.. Eaton and his bonds
men for damages done to the city," He
finds that the engineer made no mis-
take, and was not negligent in the mat
ter. In the grading OF Hope street, in
which it was charged that Mr.. Eaton
had made serious blunders, he reports
that the mistakes made were those of
the contractor.
The report concludes as follows:
81 am of the opinion that the money
paid in for the opening of West Sixth
street should be returned to the prop
erty owners and the commissioners dis
charged. If Ward street remains as
located by Judge Wade, the land pro-
posed to be taken for the opening OF
Sixth street would not accomplish that
object, and it will probably be year
hsfo.o he the matter can aIS be iiAt,sarmined by
reason why the money should be tied
up and the commissioners kept under
bond for that length of time." The
necessary ordinance was ordered drawn.
"Aliso street between Alameda and
Los Angeles can be regarded at the ex-
pense of the property owners under the
Vrooman actn The ordinance was
. ordered drawn.
An ordinance fixing the water rates
for irrigating water was passed. The
rates are the same as those of last year.
The matter of letting the board OF
education use the council chamber every
Monday night came up, and was again
voted down.
Mr.. Summerland moved that all en-
gineers in the employ of the fire depart
ment be required to first submit them
selves to an examination as to their
competency before they are employed.
Adopted.
City Engineer Dockweiler submitted
his report on the sewers as follows:
To the Honorable Council of the City of Los
Angeles. fa
.GENrLEMEN: In compliance with your
instructions OF March 11th, have in
vestigated the central intercepting brick
sewer, and would respectfully report as
follows:
have selected Mr.. M. j. Darcy, a
competent sewer brick layer, to examine
into and report upon the general charac-
ter of the work and his Investigations
fully bear out all that has been said as
to the inferior character of some of the
materials and workmanship employed.
AS will be seen the specifications have
been violated as follows:
The floors of the chambers call for six
inches of concrete and one-half
inch of cement at the points of least
thickness. In some places two inches
only have been found. Hard brick are
called for. An unusually large quantity
of soft brick are foundo on Seventh street.
Mortar joints we'll filed are called for.
In great many instances these are con-
spicuous by their absence. That the
quantity OF cement used in making the
mortar fell largely short of that required
by the specifications. The testimony of
the men engaged upon the work is very
strong and conclusive. herewith SUBJ
NIT Mr.. Darcy's report, and so far as my
investigation has extended fully con-
cur in the same.
}. n. Dockweiler, City Engineer, Los Angeles,
CAL:
DEAR SIR In accordance with your
instructions have examined sections
/, 2 and of the central intercepting
sewer in the city, and report as follows :
l began my examination at Sixth
street and the river, and continued to
the corner Of Jefferson street and Grand
avenue.
On Sixth street, between the river and
Tulip street the sewer leaks very badly,
the water flowing through the joints Of