Los Angeles herald., 1891-12-29
HAM AND EGGS.
The Old Boarding-House
Dish Served by Council.
Legislative Matters Brought
Up Unfortunately.
A Great Lot of Routine Business Dis
posed Of Yesterday.
Municipal Salaries Discussed-A Pile
OF Regular Business-Council
Chews the Rag About
Flower Street.


The first matter which came up at the
city councils meeting yesterday was the
report of City Assessor Hinton. The
assessor applied for four deputies for six
months, at 500 per month each.
Mr.. Nickel, in the discussion, thought
that $50 would be enough. The debate
continued most volubly, but eventually
the deputies were allowed at the salary
asked for.
Mr.. Innes moved that the salary OF
the minute clerk OF council, Mr.. Luck
enbach, be increased from $50 to $S5. 1t
seems that the retrenchment ordinance
has done an injustice to Mr.. Lucken-
bach, and that the manner in which he
has been overwhelmed with work de-
serves recognition. The matter was re-
ferred to the finance committee, which
it is to be hoped, will recognize the re-
quirements of the case.
MORE TELEPHONES.
A communication from the board of
education extends thanks for the tele-
phones already given the educational
department and asks for seven more.
Granted.
BIDS FOR ADVERTISING.
In answer to an advertisement for bids
from daily newspapers for publishing
the city advertising for the ensuing year,
the following bids were presented:
Express-First insertion, IA cents per
inch subsequent insertions, 8 cents.
HERALD-First insertion, 25 cents per
inch; subsequent Insertions, 10 cents
each.
Times-First insertion, "a cents; 81
cents for each subsequent insertion, nom
pareil type.
The bids were referred to the supply
committee.
THE MAYORS MESSAGE.
A message from the mayor suggested
the publication of the annual reports of
the city officers. A motion was made
to take the reports from the committee
of the whole and place them in the
hands of a committee, and Messrs.
Innes. Afford and Nickel were appoint-
ed to determine what part of the reports
may be published.
LEGISLATIVE HASH.
An ordinance of intention was passed
to open Sixth street, also to prohibit
hitching horses on Franklin street.
Mr.. McGarry recommended fourteen
cross walks in different parts OF the
town, and his suggestions were adopted.
Street Superintendent Hutchinson
asked the council to allow teamsters
81. .25 per day instead of So, and the fore
man So so instead of 1925. Referred to
finance committee.
sTREET-PAvING CONTROVERSY.
A short while ago ex- Governor Downey
petitioned the council to be allowed to
pave 700 feet of Alameda street with
granite blocks. Mr.. Downey subse-
Quently changed his mind and signed a
petition, in common with a number of
other property owners, to have the en-
tire street from First to Also street
paved with vitrifed brick. Captain
Munson, agent of the brick company,
appeared before the council with the
petition and requested that the ordi-
nance TO pave with granite blocks be
repealed in order that the street might
be paved with brick. Mr.. Rhodes
fought the proposition, but the mayor
was finally requested to return the
ordinance to the council, when IL will
be repealed.
THE FIRST STREET GRADING.
The city attorney presented the fol-
lowing report upon the First'street
grading matter. He says:
You have referred to me the petition
= ef +. T. Wright and others, reciting
that First street, between Broadway
and Pearl, is in very unsatisfactory
condition owing to the fact that the
Electric Railway company have graded
portion OF the street between Olive
and Pearl to the new grade, leaving the
other portion of the street, and also the
eide streets, ungraded to the present
established grade; also reciting that the
suit against the property owners to
estimate the damage by reason of re-
grading the streets to the established
grade will not give any relief for y ear
or more, and asking that an action
against the property owners between
Hill and Olive be commenced and pro-
-ceedings instituted 10 have that part
alone of the street regarded, assigning
as reason therefor that with a smaller
number of defendants the matter can
sooner be determined than in the
suit now pending, which has
over 150 defendants. l presume
this petltl0n was referred 10 me
for a recommendation in regard to the
matter. AS has been stated, the city
has brought suit against over 150 de-
PENDANTS, owners and .encumbrancers
of property on First street between
Broadway and Pearl, and aleo of prop
erty upon the cross streets between said
points, 80 far as the grades of the same
are necessarily changed in order to
conform to the new grade. This suit is
necessary for the reason that in former
years the grade Of First street and OF
the cross streets had been established,
some OF the streets graded, and many
Improvements made to conform to the
old grades, and the changing of grades
and grading of the streets to the new
grades will cause great damage to prop
erty owners, which the superior court
decided, in the case OF Mrs. Sheppard
'vs. the city, must be estimated and paid
before the work can be done. Prior to