Los Angeles herald., 1891-07-21
The Bridge Committees Re-
port Acted Upon.
Mr.. Tufts Makes a Dem0nstra-
tion About Street Contracts.
Considerable Routine Business Done
At Yesterdays Meeting.
NJ. T. Ryan Captures the Beef and Nut
ton Contract-sfaps Showing the
Proper Location of Temple
Block-A Library Clerk
for Boyle Heights.

At the meeting OF the council yester-
day morning the first business was the
consideration of the bridge committees
report. The committee made three
recommendations, which were adopted.
l. That practical bridge maker be
employed to go over the city bridges
and make al! necessary repairs in the
iron work.
2. That the city engineer prepare
plans and specifications for small
bridge on Temple road near the city
boundary. aiit
8. That the city engineer make plans
and specifications for putting Ninth
street, west Of the bridge, in passable
condition; also to prepare specif ms
for putting in 300 yards more ear n
Ninth street.
Some discussion arose relative to the
Walnut street bridge, owing to Mr..
Nickell's objection to Mr.. Fox being al
lowed the full 60 days called for in the
CONTRACT. Mr.. Fox, however, was al
lowed the full time.
The bid of M. T. Ryan to furnish beef
and mutton to the city at four cents a
pound and salt pork at nine cents per
pound was adopted and disposes of the
proposition that the bids be referred to
the police commission, as they re-
quested.
The city clerk was also instructed to
advertise for groceries to furnish the city
Jail.
The petition of George M. Lockwood,
captain OF the chain gang, which was
presented to the police commission and
by it referred to the council, for the de-
tail OF mounted policeman to assist in
guarding the men in the gang, was read
and commented upon. The police COM
mission sent it to the council, because
the chain gang was street matter and
mounted officer could not be spared.
The council referred the matter to the
chief of police.
Mr.. Tufts said that he wanted pro-
visos in all street contracts, to the effect
that the contractor shall keep the street
in repair for so much annually for twen-
ty years, and that he must deposit 10
per cent. OF his contract price with the
city either in government bonds or in
city bonds as security. This is provis-
ion adopted in nearly all cities, and the
result has been better streets, and there
is no reason why it should not produce
better grades in this city. The contrac-
tor will put good street down to begin
with in order to have little work to do
to keep it in repair.
The proposition was fayorably re-
ceived. but no action taken.
The city engineer reported an ordi-
nance OF intention to lay cement side
walk eight feet wide on the westerly
c,Ao Of GronA hot
ington street and Adams. Also an ordi-
nance of intention to establish the grade
of Sand street between CASTELAR, street
and Broadway-both of which were
adopted.
In accordance with the action of the
council at a previous session, maps were
presented by the city engineer showing
the original site of the present location
of the Temple block. which were turned
over to the city attorney. The map
shows the building ia ten feet on Temple
street. There was an old porch on the
original building which took up the side
walk and the new building was con-
structed so as to take in the space occu-
pied by the porch.
The city engineer also presen ted an
ordinance of intention to change and es-
tab'ish the grade of Ohio street, between
Pink and Court streets. Referred to the
board of public works.
In the matter of the communication of
John Charlirs, sr., complaining about
the grade and line upon which the Elec-
tric railway company have laid their
tracks, the engineer said that the COM
pany had not laid their tracks on the
official grade. This report caused dis
cussion between Fred Eaton and Mr..
Young, attorney for Mr.. Charlirs, the
result of which was that the matter was
deferred for thirty days.
A committee, composed of Mesdames
W. w. Murphy, R. H. F. Variel, E. A.
Lawrence, S. M. Perry, H. M. Crowell,
M. A. Fisher and G. H. Carlisle appeared
and presented petition to the council
praying that librarian be employed for
Boyle Heights who would take orders for
books on the city library and attend to
their distribution; also to take charge
OF library room on the heights to be
furnished and provided by the ladies'
committee. They proposed that one of
the attaches of the library be transferred
there. The matter was referred to COM
mittee of the whole.
The citv clerk was instructed to read
yertise for bids for furnishing hay to the
city, the advertisement presented hav-
ing run only three days, instead of ten
Gays.
4 motion for fire hydrant at the cor
ner of Sotello and North Main streets
for the grading of Railroad street east OF
Main and for the grading and paving
with bituminous lime rock Also street
between Los Angeles and Alameda
streets were all referred to the board oi
public works.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Mott alley matter was the first
thing under discussion. The report Of
the commissioners for opening the same
was read and approved.
In the Seventh street matter an ordi
nance abandoning all previous proceed
ing and opening the same according tt
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