Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-26
THE COUNCILS WORK.
Two of the Mayors Vetoes
Sustained.
That Lost Money Wanted From the
County.
The Gibson Bond Mattef--A Franchise
Granted to the Rapid Transit.
The Outfall Sewer.
Motions, etc.

and in the absence of President Bonsall
Mr., Tufts was called to the chair.
THE GIBSON BOND.
The message from the mayor refusing
to sign the contract awarded Frank A.
Gibson by reason of city official hav-
ing signed the bond was read. On mo-
ton action OF council was reconsidered,
and contract was referred back to Mr..
Gibson.
THAT LOST MONEY.
The report OF the city clerk and the
mayors clerk regarding the $4,000 find
was read and referred to the city attor-
ney with instructions to make legal
demand on the county for the money.
SIXTEENTH STREET OPENING.
The mayors veto of the ordinance for
opening Sixteenth street on account OF no
limit of compensation OF commissioners
was taken up and the pay of commission
ers fixed at 81 per day, with directions to
report fortnightly.
REPORTS RECEIVED.
The reports of the finance committee
and the city auditor were received.
MIR. DAvIEs's SWITCH.
The application of J. M. Davies for a
franchise to maintain certain switches,
recommended by the board of public
works, excepting that the switch shall
be moved south of First atreet, was read
and excited good deal OF discussion,
and permission was granted, with the
amendment that the switch shall be re-
moved on or before January 1, 1895.
MACY.sTREBT GRADING.
Contract was awarded to j. ?. Jon es
to grade and gravel Macy street at 80. l9
per lineal foot. Recommendation to es-
tablish grade OF Eleventh street between
Vernon and Alvarado streets was
adopted.
THE RAPID TRANSIT FRANCHISE.
The application of the San Gabriel
Valley Rapid Transit Railway company
to extend its road westerly across Eli
oft and Also streets to connect with the
Terminal railway. A protest against
the extension was made on behalf of
the property owners by Attorney Frank
Howard. The franchise was granted.
BIDS FOR GRADING PLEASANT AVENUE.
The bids for grading Pleasant avenue
were read as follows: Nichols &
Palmer, 1880; F. Chenoworth, $l4SO
j. T. Davis, $1S40; d. T. Donegan,
$1545; II. G. Register, $940. Referred
to the board Of public works.
l.. M. Cronin offered to sprinkle Pasa-
dena avenue between the Arroyo Seco
bridge and city limits at $25 per month
avenue for $76.73 per month; D. Il.
Donegan agrees to furnish all teams and
wagons for sprinkling at the rate of So "a
per team per day A. Z. Cross offered to
sprinkle San Fernando street, Pasadena
avenue, Temple, Central, San Pedro.
Ninth and First streets for $3l4 per
month; f. Chenoworth offered to
sprinkle Ninth, San Pedro and Central
avenue for SOL .66 per month. The bids
were referred to the board of public
works.
NATIVE sons RECEPTION.
An invitation from r. F. Del Vale,
chairman of the local reception COM
mittee, inviting the council to attend
the reception of the grand parlor of the
Native Sons of the Golden West was
read and accepted.
THE OUTFALL SEWER.
A motion was offered by Mr.. Innes
instructing the city engineer to CO.
operate with the city attorney in the
suits pending of the city on the outfall
sewer and other matters also that he
furnish the city attorney with all data
that he may require. Adopted.
CITY ATTORNEYS REPORT.
The following report from the city
attorney was received:
have prepared and present herewith
the following ordinances as by you in
structed:
An ordinance vacating certain streets
in the Goss tract.
An ordinance vacating an alley in
block ID of the Paramount tract.
An ordinance granting permission to
the property owners to improve a por-
ton of Thirtieth street.
An ordinance establishing the width
of the sidewalks on Toberman street.
An ordinance of intention to widen
Pico street between Main and Figueroa
streets.
In the matter of the inspection oil
steam boilers, referred to me on motion
of Mr.. Rees, have made an examina-
ton, and find no provision regulating
the inspection of steam boilers in the
city and county of Lus Angeles, either
in the statutes of the state or the rec
ords of the board OF supervisors.
Recess until 2 p. m.
STREET SUPERINTENDENT's REPORT.
The afternoon session was called tt
order by Mr.. Tufts as temporary chair
man, during the absence OF Major Bon
sail.
The first business before the council
was the street superintendent's report
which was disposed Of as follows:
In the matter of removing the OBJ
structions from Adams street, east o1
San Pedro street, have to report that
the engineer has never given me the
lines OF the street, having made surveys
which did not agree with the deeds.
We are therefore unable to carry out
your instructions until the city engineer
furnishes this department. with the
stakes. Referred to the engineer.
l would recommend that your honor.
able body adopt an ordinance of inten-
ton to sidewalk, full width, with ce.
ment, the east side OF First street, from
the east curb line of Wilmington street
to the west line of Vine street, except
that portion already laid. Adopted,
would recommend the passage of an
ordinance of intention to construct @
three or four foot granite gutter along
the center line of Center place, from
First tn Second street. Adontad