Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-02
The Business Done at Yester-
days Meeting.
Reports Received From the
Committees.
Several Street Matters Receive the
BOdy's Attention.
Action on the Report of the Finance Conn
mittee-Opening Third street-A
Meeting Called to Consider
Charter Amendments.

All members were present at yester-
days meeting of the city council.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The recommendation of the supply
committee was adopted that the city
clerk be instructed to advertise for lum-
ber, the contract to commence at once
and to run one year.
The finance committees recommend
alton was adopted that hereafter all out
side telephone service by the city be
transacted through the medium of the
city clerks office. 1t was directed that
the sums of $s06 and $5 81 be returned
to A. H. Susskind upon erroneous GER
tifcates of tax sales.
zANJA COMMITTEE.
The zanja committee reported in
favor of allowing the Electric Railway
company to connect an iron pipe with
zania No. 2 to carry water to their
works, returning said water again into
said zanja, the company to pay to the
credit of the new water company $l20
per year in advance, and that said COM
pany connect fire hydrant with the
pipe on Sixth street near their works.
1t was decided that zanja No. be
piped across lot No. 10, block D, Bliss
tract, upon Mrs. Anna Gray paying for
the total cost thereof.
The committee asked the city attor-
ney to report to the council whether or
not the Los Angeles Cracker company,
the Capitol Milling company and the
Wooden Mill company have any contract
with the city by which they are exempt
from paying rent for zanja water for
power.
Also that after this date George E..
Milliken be charged $50 month in ad-
vance for the use of water in No. 81,
taken by him to furnish power for his
ice house. Adopted.
Also that bids be advertised for to
pipe and fiume zanja..No. 2, and the city
clerk be instructed to advertise for bids
to pipe from Palmetto street 10 the
south line of Eighth street, and to fume
from Eighth street to Washington
street and for fume for the full length
from Palmetto to Washington street, ex-
cepting through the Los Angeles Light
ing company's grounds and excepting,
also, where the plans call for 30-inch
pipe.
A CAR LINE FRANCHIeE.
The mayor presented message from
the Main Street and Agricultural PARK
railway proposing to abandon its fran
chise to operate street railway iron
Washington to Jefferson streets. Re-
ferred to the city attorney.
STREET SUPERINTENDENT REPORT.
Street superintendent Hutchinson
called attention to the bad condition O
the bridge over the Arroyo de las Posas
Referred to bridge committee.
Buena Vista street, along the line 0
the electric railway, is in bad condi
tion, and he recommended it be lowered
to the official grade. Referred to tn,
board of public works.
Councilman Rhodes filed minorit,
report to the board of public works
recommendation relative to the opening
of Third street. He wants the stree
eighty feet instead of seventy, as recon-
mended by the board. The matter wa
referred.
CITY CLERKS REPORT.
The city clerk reported that j. w
Patillo had refused to sign the contrac
to sidewalk Pearl street between Tent
and Ottawa streets Proceedings wer
ordered abandoned and the city to pa
accrued costs.
I16 IGDOTlcQ bndb DdNIu MulT6lH ud
refused to sign the contract to sidewal
Flower street between Twenty-thir
and Adams streets. Bids were ordere
readvertised for, Mulrein to be prevent
ed from bidding.
BIDS ON SEWER WORK
Frck Bros. propose to construct tn
sewer along Stevens place at $1.09 pc
lineal FOOT total cost, $353.16
Dood & O'Gara bid on the same wor
at $1.2l per lineal foot. Referred t
sewer committee.
The city attorney presented an ordi
nance prohibiting the use of First an,
Second streets, between Main an
Broadway, as stand for public vehi
cles. Messrs. Summerland and Nc
Garry strenuously objected to extend
ing the limits of the present hack ordi
nance Notwithstanding the ordinance
were passed.
The city attorney stated that Judg
Shaw has overruled the demurrer in sh
Temple-street suit, and that the cas-
will be tried in the April term. Til
case involving the First-street cut in
wolves the same points as were decided
MOTIONS OF CouNcILMEN.
Mr.. Rees moved that the street super
1QuouO6DL IcluON6 sO uluCu OF the BlQ6
from the Macy-street bridge as will pei
nit persons driving over said bridge t
readily see approaching trains. Referre
to the bridge committee.
Mr.. Innes moved that 5000 candl
power electric light be placed ON &
loot mast at the intersection of Firs
street and Fremont avenue. Referre
to light committee.
Mr.. Summerland moved that woode
crosswalk be placed on the west line {
Howard street crossing Also. Board {
public works.
Mr.. Rhodes moved that the city cler
re-advertise for proposals to grad
Eighteenth street between Toberma
and Bush streets. Adopted.
Mr.. Rhodes moved that the count
supervisors be requested to join th
council with view to cutting down th
hill on The west city boundary betwee
Sixth and Seventh streets. Adopted.