Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-24
THE COUNCIL.
The Matter Of Paving Fig
ueroa Street.
The Street to Be Abandoned by
the Railway Company.
The Bids Received for Lumber and
Sewers.
The Horizontal Raise Discussed Reports
of Committees = Another Engine
House = Motions
Made.

with President Bonsall in the chair.
Clerk Teed presented his report recon-
mending that proceedings be abandoned
in the matter of improving Third street
and the sidewalking of First street be-
tween Alameda and Center street.
In the matter of paving Figueroa
street between Washington and Thirty
seventh streets, the clerk presented a
final ordinance ordering the work pro-
ceeded with. A communication from
the street railway company asking to
abandon their rights in the street was
read in this connection. Judge Silent :,
who was present, made statemen5 on
behalf of the property holders On the
street. He stated that they wanted to
go ahead with the paving of the street
and lay out the center in flower beds
and to otherwise beautify the thorough
fare; in consequence they asked for an
early acceptance of the abandonment of
the street by the railroad company.
Mr.. Tufts-Isthink it would be great
mistake to further postpone the paving
of this street when the people are ready
to go ahead with it.
Mr.. Nickell-The railroad company
are willing to give bond that they are
abandoning the street in good faith.
Judge Silent-The people along the
street have done all that is possible for
the Identification of the city, and they
are willing to go further; but the cut
should also be borne by the nonresident
property owners.
Mr.. McGarry-I am thoroughly in
favor of the plans proposed for beautify-
ing the street. l believe we should go
ahead at once.
Judge Silent-If the proper agreement
with the railroad company is made, and
a contract is made with the company for
proper and formal surrender and it is
accepted, the right of the company is
extinguished.
Mr.. Rhodes-Who will pay the ex-
penses for advertising already incurred
if we abandon these proceedings under
the old arrangement?
City Attorney McFarland-The ex-
pense amounts to only few dollars, and
ii the people are willing to spend $780,
600 or more in paving the street the
city ought to be willing to pay these
minor expenses.
A motion was made to refer to the
board OF public works, by Mr.. Rees, and
lost.
Mr.. Tufts moved that proceedings be
abandoned, which was carried, and the
city attorney was instructed to prepare
a contract with the railroad company
providing for the abandonment of the
street by that company.
ORDINANCES PASSED.
An ordinance was passed providing
for the paving and curbing on Ninth
street.
A contract was ordered with r. Y.
Mcbride for printing 1000 copies of the
municipal reports for 1891.
Ordinances were adopted for the grad
ing, curbing and sidewalking of Ohio
street, between Court street and Lake
Shore avenue; for the paving of Ninth
street, paving of Pearl street between
Pico and Sixth streets; for sidewalking
of Twenty-secoDd street, between Grand
avenue and Figuefoa street, for sewer
on Victor street.
The matter of grading, sidewalking
and sewering OF Thirtieth street, be-
tween Main and Grand avenue, was
referred to the board OF public works.
The different items of the report of
the board OF public works as previously
published in the HERALD were then
presented.
Judge Hubbell, on behalf of the park
commission, asked for the acceptance of
a strip of land on Bridge street, Boyle
Heights, for public plaza. This could
be used as playground for children. A
motion was offered for the acceptance of
deeds for the property by Mr.. Rees and
adopted.
BILLS RECEIVED.
The following bids were opened at IL
o'clock:
For furnishing lumber to the city DUR
ing 1892:
w. III. Perry Lumber and Mill COM
pany-Rough Oregon pine, $18 per 1000
feet; rough redwood, $40 per 1000; clear
surfaced Oregon pine, $29; clear sur
faced redwood, $31 ; lumber for sign
posts, etc., surfaced four sides, $25.
Southern California Lumber COM
paay-Rough redwood, $685. rough
pine, $17.99; surfaced redwood, 5000.
For constructing a portion of section
two of the western intercepting sewer !:
J. j. Mahoney-Grading, 81 per lineal
foot; sewer complete, 90 cents per lineal
foot; manholes, $85 each.
Dodd & O'Gara--Per ineal foot COM
plete, 9S cents; manholes, each, SOL ;
extra eXcaVaClOn, 10 Genus per CUBIC
yard; total cost, $5S13.08.
Frick Bros.-Ninety three cents for
sewer complete; manholes, 1914 each /;
total cost of work, $5589.
J.. L. Mansfield, 73 cents per lineal
foot; $65 for manholes, each; lumber
for hume, $120.
John Genilla, excavating, laying pipe
and reflling, $l.36 per lineal foot; man
holes, $50; extra excavation, 80 cents
per cubic yard.
H. @. Register, completed sewer, 751a
cents per lineal foot; completed man
holes, $75 each extra excavation, 81 per
cubic yard. Total COST $4490.
J.. B. Parker bids $37.75 for the old
lumber in the fume on zanja No. 2, be-
tween Palmetto and Washington streets,
along Alameda street.
On furnishing and erecting seven street
sprlnkling stand pipes:
Roeder Bros, $32 80 each and "a cents
per foot in excess of two feet from the
base of fire plug.
w. nj. Bailey, $3.50 each and 80 cents
per foot when over two feet.
The bids were referred to the appro-
pirate committees.
THE HORIZONTAL RAISE.
When the afternoon session was called,
all the members OF council wara r,raaant