Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1891-10-13

! ndQ III savings Dduk.
A. G. Chauvin protests againt the i'm
proving of Pearl street, between Eleventh
and Twelfth streets.
A. G. Sisson wants $40 returned to
him as taxes paid on over assessment.
The Willamette Steam Mills, Lumber
| ing and Manufacturing company wants
about $3.50 withheld from E. r. Fox's
settlement for constructing the Walnut
street bridge, as it furnished him lum-
Der, and this sum remains unpaid.
At the afternoon session the hour of
2 O'Clock was set for the hearing OF pro.
tests against the assessment for opening
and widening Los Angeles street be-
tween Seventh and Washington streets,
the petitions having been signed by
Mrs. Sarah L. Clarke ct al, Bishop
! Francis Mora ct al, and Anna G. Dun
can. The representatives of Bishop
Mora and others claimed that the prop
erty owners north of Seventh street had
already been assessed for the opening of
the street north and should not be as
sessed again for the further opening
southwark. One thousand two hundred
and twenty-three feet frontage were rep
resented on the protest. Mr.. Afford
moved that the protests be denied.
Mr.. McGarry-It certainly must be an
injustice to the property owners petit
tioning to compel them to pay double
assessment. The first asses ment was
not nominal sum, for it was $3.50 a
foot.
Mr.. Rhodes-I don't see any reason
for leaving out this property. They are
certainly benefited by the opening, and
the assessments have been scaled down
SO that it probably will not be more
than perhaps so cents foot.
Major Bonsall-If you wish to include
the district already assessed, you should
not discriminate by assessing only that
one block. II that block is benefited,
the whole street is benefited
and if all the street were assessed it
would be very small. Yet [ believe the
assessment ought to stop at Third
street.
The protests were denied by vote of
ayes and 3 noes. The city attorney
was instructed to present the proper
ordinance, and -Messrs. Davis, McElroy
and Moriarity were appointed commits
sioners.
Mr.. Barclay appeared for property
holders on Breed street. 1t seems that
| $l910.76 had been paid on the assess
ment, and that only about 5000 remains
to be paid, OF those who have not paid
several made an appeal and the accept
ance OF the street was repealed. The
street is incomplete, and those who
have paid the greater part of the assess
ment wanted to have something done
before the rain sets in. Otherwise they
wanted to recover the payments they
have made from the contractors bonds
men.
Mr.. Rees-The action OF the council
was TO protect the property owners, for
the contractor did not comply with the
specifications.
The City Attorney-The only way to
recover from the bondsmen in such a
case is for the city to complete the
street and then bring suit for damages.
The matter was referred to the board
OF public works.
At O'Clock Judge O'Melveny APP
peared in protest against sewering
Pearl street between Sixth and Seventh
streets. An ordinance has been passed
to build sewer along Pearl street. 1t
is now protested that there is sewer
already in existence. 1t is an old
cement sewer laid years ago, and is in
good condition. The east side uses
sewer on Park lane, while the west side
has sewer from Orange street connect
ing with the Seventh-street sewer. This
system was built by the property own
ers themselves and the connections
alone cost them about 5000. There is
therefore claim that it would be I'M
just to compel the property owners be-
tween Sixth and Seventh street, Pearl
and Flower, to pay another assessment,
especially since, at the time it was built
the sewer was examined by City Engi-
| nd onooNtod hxrt bo oitxy
The protest was denied, when it was
found that council had not yet jurisdic-
ton in the matter, the time of protest
only having expired week ago. A re-
consideration was voted on and the mat
ter will come up again next week.
The ordinance for opening Los An
geles street, as ordered prepared by the
city attorney at the morning session was
passed by vote OF seven ayes and
one nay.
Mr.. McGarry moved that the land
committee be instructed to advertise for
land for public cemetery, the city
cemetery having been closed. The mo-
ton was withdrawn when it was found
that the city now has potter's field OF
ten acres.
A motion to instruct the city engineer
to draw up specifications for grading,
graveling and curbing Sand street, be-
tween Broadway and CASTELAR, was re-
ferred.
The report of the board of public
works was now taken up and approved.
Mr.. Rees moved that the city engineer
be instructed to make mixture of as
phaltum concrete according to the form
ula in the specifications and make a
thorough test Mr.. Drain offered the
use OF his yard for the experiment, and
Mr.. Dockweiler will present block of
the mixture to the board of public
works during the week.
MI. Dan Freeman, of the Centinela
ranch, came in at this moment, and
further action on the report of the board
OF public works was deferred until he
could be heard. The proposed outfall
sewer is to obtain right of way over
Mr.. Freeman's property, and that gen
tleman desired to know what the city
intended charging him for sewer water
per "head." Mr.. Rees made a motion
to sell it to him at 80 cents less per
head than the South Side Irrigation
company, but was not seconded. Mr..
Nickel declared himself in favor OF sell
ing Mr.. Freeman the water for what it
costs the city here. Eventually the
matter was referred to the sewer and
zanja committees, the city engineer. and
the city attorney, who will meet Mr.
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