Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-31
THE LAST BUSINESS Meeting,
An Uneventful Session Over
Routine Matters.
Several Bonds of New City Officials
Are Approved.
Reports of Street Superintendent, FL
nance Co rnmittee and Board Of Public
Works ON Minor Matters-Ihe City
Garbage-Monday's Meeting.

The city council met yesterday after
noon in adjourned session, President
Bonsall in the chair.
The report of the street superintend-
ent, recommending that the contractors
be granted &c days. additional time in
which to complete certain work on
Girard and Winfield streets, was read.
1t was the opinion of the majority that
80 days was sufficient extension of
time, and it was so ordered.
The report further recommended re-
advertising for bids for the curbing of
Eleventh street, from Pearl to Sentous,
which was adopted.
The report of the finance committee
approving various claims and requisi-
ti0ns, was approved.
The report of the sewer committee
created considerable discussion when
read. It recommended that 100 feet of
15-inch sewer pipe be given by the city
to repair the break in the sewer at Los
Angeles and Also streets. After pro-
tracted argument it was decided to fur
nish the contractor having the work in
charge sufficient amount of pipe at
half its original cost.
The following report from the board
of public works was then read and
adopted:
Your board of public works begs to
report as follows:
First-In the matter of the grading,
curbing, etc., of Hope street between
First and Third streets, we recommend
that bids for the same be readvertised
for.
Second-On petition No. 6S1, from j.
FL. Martin ct al, for council to order a
cement sidewalk constructed on the
east side of Buena Vista street, between
Bellevue avenue and the Baker iron
works, we recommend that the street
superintendent be instructed to notify
the property owners interested that un-
less they take immediate steps to lay
said sidewalk, the council will pass an
ordinance of intention to do the same.
Third Recommend that protest No.
682, against the sidewalking of Twenty
first street between Grand avenue and
Figueroa street, be filed, the work hav-
ing been done by private contract.
Fourth-We recommend that the fol-
lowing petitions be referred to the board of
public works appointed by the incoming
council, to wit: Nos. 366, 446, 62A, 737,
798, 100, BOG, 813 and Sl4.
Fifth-We recommend that the specifi-
cations for the removal of city garbage,
etc., be adopted as amended by this
board, and that the council determine
the amount of bond to be required. We
also recommend that bids be advertised
for, to be received and opened on the Sd
Monday in January.
In relation to the final clause of the
report, it was resolved to exact q bond
of per cent of the contract price. It
was at first proposed to amend the re-
port of the board of health in this mat
ter, changing the duration of the con-
tract from three to two years, but upon
deliberation the report was adopted as
submitted. 1t will cost a considerable
sum to equip this particular branch,
and should the contract be for brief
period only, it would dampen the zeal
Of the bidders.
The proposition to readvertise for bids
for the curbing of Hope street, between
Second and Third, raised nice point of
argument. Mr.. Innes's motion to refer
to the incoming council was lost. AS it
would be an expenditure of money to
readvertise for bids, vote of six was
necessary to carry the proposition. This
vote could not be obtained, and after
reading extracts from the city charter,
President Bonsall sustained the minor
ity. Mr.. Rees appealed from the de-
cision of the char, but on vote the
presidents ruling was sustained.
The following bonds were read and
approved:
in the sum Of $50, 900, with the follow
ing sureties: H. w. Hellman, T. L.
Duque. John E. Platter, Charles Forman,
]. M. Elliott, d. o. Miltimore, James G.
Kays, George H. Bonebrake, F.. G.
Howes, r. R. Brown, E. W. Jones,
J. Frankenfeld, Sam Lewis, r. M. Wild
ney, H. g. Kerckhoff. w. G. Cochran.
J. 8. Park, A. D. Childress, John
M. G. Marble, O. II. Churchill, II.
]. Woollacott, A. w. Ryan, @. F.
Howss, L. N. Breed, Fred M. Smith,
Warren Gillelen.
John Henry Dockweiler. as city en-
gineer, in the sum Of $40 600, with the
following sureties: Frank G. Schu-
macher, William Lacy, Joseph Mesmer,
w. H. Workman, John Moriarty, D.
Freeman.
Robert D. Wade, as city tax and
l1COACO COliCCVOIy IL WIG 6Ou Vi 94OO,OOVs
the petition of Samuel Barlow was
referred to the incoming council.
A 80 days. extension of time was
granted the contractors in which to fin
ish work on Center place.
An invitation from the mayor to par
ticipate in the opening of the Elysian
park boulevard today, was read and
accepted.
Lem j. Thompson Of the Morris Vine
yard tract petitioned the council to be
relieved of double assessment on his
property, and on favorable report
from the city assessor the petition was
granted.
The report of the supply committee
approving demands and acquisitions was
approved, save the expenses incurred in
fitting up the outer Office of the mayor,
which was referred to the incoming
council.
This concluded the transaction OF bus
iness and then came the motion to ad-
journ. It was the desire of the council
to meet next week, simply to read the
minutes of the past meeting and adjourn
sine die. Monday being legal holiday
there was serious doubt as to whether
any business transacted on> that day
would be legal. This question was
brought about by the ruling of the at
torney general that the state legislature
would have to convene the first Monday
in January.