Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-01

ance allowing the street superintendent
an additional deputy, which was passed
The city attorney reported as follows
"At one time the plaintiffs in the suit
of Phillips and others against the city
offered to come in and pay the taxes
which they admitted to be due, and also
to release the city from the judgment
for costs in the event the city would
take no further steps as to appealing the
suit, which offer was by you declined.
AS you have since refused to have the
case appealed, think action should at
once be instituted against those who paid
no part of their taxes to recover the
amounts which they admitted to be
due, together with per cent. penalty
thereon" Referred to finance COM
mitteeS.
The contract with J. J. Hathaway for
the construction of wooden bridge
over an arroyo which crosses Temple
road was returned by the mayor with
out his approval for the reason that, in
his opinion, a brick culvert amply
sufficient to carry off the water could be
constructed for half the sum mentioned
In the bridge contract.
The contract was approved over the
mayors veto, and the city clerk re-
quested to sign on behalf of the city.
The city tax collector was allowed ten
additional men for the month of Sep
tember.
The California Sewer Pipe company
was awarded the building of sewer on
the east side of the river from Sixth to
Also streets at $3.10 per lineal foot.
| Ordinances were passed for sidewalk
ing Grand avenue from Washington to
| Adams atrnat on1 Pollout,a ox,a,,,,o fro,,.,
Buena Vista to Rosas street.
A report from the city engineer upon
the practicability of building an extern
sion OF the Macy street bridge for the
tracks of the Cross electric road showed
the bridge to be in an extremely danger
GUS condition and liable to give way at
any time under the burden of traffic,
The piers are not substantial enough for
the present structure, and were the pro-
posed addition to be made, the bridge
would undoubtedly collapse. The en-
gineer recommended the construction of
new bridge. Referred to the bridge
committee.
The ordinance for paving, sewering,
sidewalking and curbing Twenty-Eighth
street was passed, the city engineer re-
porting that the protest does not repre-
sent majority of the frontage.
Ihe city engineer reported that the
cost OF building sewer and paving and
curbing Pearl street from Sixth to Pico
streets will be $7.75 per front foot.
The city attorney was instructed to in
vestlgate and report to council whether
the City Water company or any other
corporation is taking water from the Los
Angeles river, and whether any steps
should be taken to prevent such corpora
tions from acquiring title.
The council then went into committee
of the whole on the water committee's
report submitted at the last meeting,
decided to recommend that the city en-
gineer be instructed to act with the spe-
cial committee in the preparation OF
plans and estimates of the cost of water
system for the entire city.
The Cross franchise was then brought
up on motion 70 grant the same, pro-
vided the amendments heretofore sug-
gested by the city attorney be incorpor-
ated in the ordinance.
Captain Cross was on hand to urge the
passage of the ordinance, though week
has not transpired since he withdrew it.
He wanted right of way over the Macy
street bridge. and the city engineer
stated that the running of cars over the
structure would not make it as liable to
collapse as the passage of the heavy
trucks which daily go over it.
Rough estimates as to the cost of
viaduct were made, and Captain Cross
said his company would pay $4,000 to-
ward it.
A motion was finally made and car
amended, and that the use of the bridge
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be found necessary to build a new
bridge.
After the vote was taken the entire
matter was canvassed at great length.
Mr.. McGarry was of the opinion that the
bridge was too narrow. To grant the
right of way would simply be abandon
ing the bridge to the sole use of the
company.
Mr.. Nickel was opposed to granting a
wildcat franchise, and wanted to know
whether the promoters of the road were
prepared to give bonds as an earnest
that the road would be built. y He
thought Captain Gross was asking for
something and wanted to give nothing
in return.
Then Captain Cross got mad and again
withdrew his franchise after the com,
mittee had recommended it be granted,
and left the room in a hurry. For
time chaos reigned. No member seemed
to know where matters stood, until
finally some one suggested that the COM
mittee rise.
The council then reassembled and re-
ceived the recommendation given
above. The report as to the water COM
mittee was adopted, and the Cross
franchise was knocked out.
An ordinance was passed for paving
and curbing Also street, from Alameda
to Los Angeles, all other ordinances for
the work being repealed.
An ordinance for paving Third street
was referred back to the board OF pub
lie works.
A communication from j. H. Burks
in regard to the city water works was
referred to the special water committee.
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