Los Angeles herald., 1891-08-25
Proceedings at the Meeting
Yesterday.
The Special Committe Reports
on Water for the Hills.
A Special Election on the Issuance
of Water Bonds Recommended.
"A Large Amount of Routine Business
Transacted-The Bank Assessments.
A Number Of Petitions-A Re-
port on Bridges.

Of the big clock over the fireplace point
ing at 20 minutes past 10 when the
members present were called to order
President Bonsall was not present
and councilman Tufts took the chair.
The bridge committee reported hav-
ing met with officials OF the Southern
California railway company who are
willing to raise the railroad bridge
across the river provided the city will
raise the Buena Vista street bridge
three feet.
The recently constructed approaches
to the Ninth street bridge were accepted
as were also the bridge and fill on Sew
enth street.
A lengthy report was submitted by
the finance committee showing the to-
tai of the delinquent tax roll to be $685.
26O.9O of which amount $23 ,991.35 has
been collected and paid into the city
treasury. The report shows further
that $16, ,669.39 was collected before sale
and 81 ,32l.96 through tax sales.
The disputed assessments on the banks
the sale Of whose property has been pro-
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amounted to $12,l17.6O, divided as
follows: City bank, 1896; Farmers and
Merchants bank, 1920; First National
bank, 1904; Los Angeles National bank,
$3.50; Main Street Savings bank, $105 go /;
National Bank of California, $151S;
Southern California National bank,
$l254.
A number of demands were reported
and approved.
Contracts were entered into with J. T.
Davies for making a fill ON Alhambra
avenue at cost of $1,000; G. f. Barnett,
for sprinkling Pasadena avenue, at 500
per month; M. T. Ryan, for furnishing
meat to the city Jail.
Proposals for the construction OF
sewer on Third street from Main to Los
Angeles street were opened and referred
to the sewer committee. Frick Bros.
offer to do the work for $1.15 per lineal
foot, and M. Zueretti for $1.05 per lineal
foot.
Bids were also received for cement
sidewalk on Grand avenue from Ninth
to Eleventh street, LOWE, Dood & Co.
proposing to do the work for 13 cents
per square foot and j. w. Pattello at
1898. Referred to the board Of pnblic
works.
The city attorney was instructed to
prepare an ordinance changing the name
of Sepulveda street to Jackson street.
The carelessness or ineficiency of the
postoffice delivery system was shown up
by the receipt OF proposal for chem
ical engine from San Francisco parties.
The time for opening these proposals
passed some weeks ago, and this bid
should have reached the city clerk in
ample time. The envelope was stamped
''San Francisco, July 7th," and "Re-
ceived at Los Angeles July 9th" The
bid reached the city clerks Office Satur-
day afternoon, six weeks after its receipt
at the postoffice in this city. The bid was
referred to the fire commission.
Johnny Mcclure resigned his position
as elevator boy. Edward r. Kinsey
made application for the place. Action
was deferred one week.
The following petitions were read and
referred:
From property owners on Tenth street
calling attention to the bad condition
in which the Electric railroad company
has left the street.
From property owners aligning Pearl
street, between Sixth and Ninth, asking
that sewer be constructed thereon and
that bitumlnous limerick street be
laid.
From property owners asking that
Macy street, from the covered bridge to
the old Also road, be widened and
graded.
From M. S. Cummins, asking for
thirty days extension of time on his
contract for grading and graveling Bon
sallo avenue, between Washington and
Twenty-third street.
From property owners on Pearl street,
between Ninth and Pico streets, asking
for sswer and bituminous lime rock
pavement along said street.
From property owners on Ohio street,
asking establishment Of grade from
Second street to Court street.
From Maria M. Wilkhaslitz ct al,
asking that cement sidewalk be laid
on Twenty eighth street, between Main
street and Grand avenue.
From property owners on West
Twenty-fourth street, between Main
street and Grand avenue, asking for a
six-foot cement sidewalk, under the
Vrooman act.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hollenbeck sent let
ter to the council, which was referred to
the board of public works. She offers
to give the amount OF the award made
by the arbitrators for her in the right oi
way across her land for a sewer; $705
may be used by the city in the construc-
ton and building of brick culvert and
grading and making the fill across the
Hollenbeck arroyo, on Boyle avenue.
She also promises to give further the
sum OF $295 to help along the work
provided the city will build brick
culvert and grade Boyle avenue between
Josephine street and Stephenson ave
nue..
A recess was then taken to l 80 p. M.
at which hour council was to meet ir
committee of the whole.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
There was not quorum present al
1:3O p. M, and the council did not ge
to work till the usual hour. Presiden
Bonsall was in the chair.
A communication from the street su
perintendent was read, and the variou
sections referred to the proper commit
tees. 1t referred to the impractibilit.
of flushing the sewers at night, as or
dered by the council, and made the fol
lowing bridge report:
81 like to call your attention to tn
condition of the following bridges Tn
one on Boyle avenue, opposite Mrs. Hol
lenbeck's property is out of repair; ais
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