Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-19

all members present, MAJOR Bonsall il
the chair.
SEWER RECOMMENDED.
The health officer submitted recon
mendation for placing a suitable sewe
in center place, between First and Sec
ond streets, which recommendation wa,
approved.
The Sport of the finance committe,
was adttbted.
An ordinance was adopted providing
for curbing and for an 8-inch sewer or
certain parts of Second street.
The report of the board of public
works, previously published, was pre-.
sented and approved.
THE CITY CLERK.
The city clerks report regarding the
opening, widening and extending OF
Sixth street, from Pearl street to the
west city line. was read, and council was
asked to fix the time for hearing the
protests.
The report of the street superintend-
ent was presented and the recommends
tions adopted.
THE MEAT CONTRACT.
The contract Tor supplying meat for
the prisoners in the city prison was
taken up and the contract was awarded
to M. T. Ryan and J. G. Schaefer at the
following rates: Fresh beef, cents !;
mutton, 4 cents; pork, cents; corned
beef, 3 cents; corned pork, cents ;
veal, cents.
THAT ELECTRIC LIGHT MATTER.
A communication from the gas and
light committee regarding the charge of
John Dunno that the Los Angeles Light
ing company does not furnish 1000 can
die power light to intersection lights, as
required by the contract. The commit
tee thanked Mr.. Dunno for his informa-
tion and requested him to furnish all
possible proof in substatiation of the
charges and that the city attorney be
possible assistance.
CITY ATTORNEYS REPORT.
The report of the city attorney was
submitted as follows:
have prepared and herewith present
lease between the city and w. G. Nc
Gaugh for reservoir site No. 6.
have prepared and herewith present
ordinance of intention to pave that por-
tion OF Fifth street, between Main and.
San Pedro, required by law to be paved
by the railroad company.
As directed by you, have drawn and
presented herewith an ordinance regu-
lating the driving of stock through the
city.
have prepared and delivered to
Alexander & Gibson contract for
sweeping the streets, as directed by
you.
In the matter OF the petition of W. B.
Quantrell, asking for damages by reason
OF an alleged false imprisonment, 1
would advise that the petition be de-
MED.
would advise that the communica-
tion of Hughes q Garrison, represent
ing the Vernon Irrigation company, be
filed and the clerk instructed to thank
the gentlemen for their timely notice.
In the matter OF the communication
from A. M. Foster and others relative to
the bad condition of the tracks and COM
planning OF an overcharge of fare by the
Los Angeles Terminal Railway COM
pany, would advise that the street su-
perintendent and city engineer be in
structed to investigate the condition of
the tracks of said road, especially as to
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and report Immediately. In the matter
OF that portion of said communication
referring to the fare chared along the
line of said road within the city limits,
I find that the franchise to H. j. Grow
for a narrow-guage road to Glendale had
limitation as to the rate of fare to be
charged in the city, but I find further
that in January of this year the Los An
geles Terminal Railway company made
some slight change in its route and OBJ
tanned new franchise for it's Glendale
line, and that in said franchise no limit
alton was made as to the rate of
fare to be charged. 1t has
been, as the petition recites,
changed to broad guage road and is
operated under the provisions, as un-
derstand, of the franchise of January,
1892, and it would seem, therefore, that
the Limitation as to fare imposed by the
franchise is OF no effect.
In the matter of the petition OF J. F.
Turner, asking for special specifications
for the grading of Toberman street and
leaving a strip through the center OF the
same to be improved by planting trees
and shrubs therein, l see no objection
to this work providing all of the property
owners fronting upon the same consent
to it..
The jury in the case of the city against
Linde and others involving the regrad-
ing of Temple street returned verdict
giving the property owners whose cases
were submitted to them, damages to the
amount of 64,36098. Judge Shaw al
lowed the remainder of the property
owners damages to the amount of $751;
213.40, making total of $115,574 3S,
which, together with the amount which
it will probably cost to perform the work
necessary to regrade these streets. will
bring the total cost to about $l50,000. &
At the time the question Of cutting
down this street was discussed it was
represented that the cost would be about
$75 1000, and that there were 260, 900 feet
of property in the district to be assessed.
I am now informed by the engineer that
there is only 154, ,574 feet in this district,
about 10000 of which consists of the
double frontage on corner lots, which
will have to be deducted from the total,
leaving about 124 600 feet of frontage to
be assessed, which will make the cost
an average of over 81 per front foot.
Even if Temple, Main and Spring streets
should be assessed in proportion great
er than the outside property, such prop
erty will have to be assessed at least 70
cents per foot. While believe large
majority of the property owners in the
assessment district would be willing to
be assessed up to the sum of