Los Angeles herald., 1892-03-29

city.
BOARD oFs PUBLIC WORKS.
The recommendation to pave Figueroa
street, between Washington and Thirty
seventh streets with bituminous lime
rock and cement base was laid over
after much discussion, for two weeke,
there being some question as to whether
q cement base is wanted.
Council then took recess until
O'Clock.
OPENING SEVENTH STREET.
The special order for the afternoon ses-
sion was the hearing of protests against
the opening and widening OF Seventh
street, The protest objecting to the
charges made by the street commission
ers has already been printed in full in the
HERALD. There we're half adozen other
protests against the damages awarded
and assessments levied by the commits
sioners. All the protests were read. IL.
A. Dobinson then spoke in behalf OF the
protest against the charges. Several
others of the protestants were also heard.
Henry O'Melveny appeared for j. b.
Lankershim Frank Finlayson for Do
lores Jackson, and John Jones for s. G..
Foy. Mr.. Nickel moved to refer the
matter to the board of public works, ac-
tion being deferred one week. Carried.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
The finance committee made ssupple-
mentary report, approving the demand
Of Martin @. Marsh for $371.35 for street
sweeping in March. Approved.
PRIMROSE AVENUE.
The city attorney brought in an ordi-
nance OF intention for the opening of
Primrose avenue from Pasadena avenue
to johnson street. Passed.
FUNDS FOR THE PARK.
Mr.. Rees moved that, inasmuch as
council some time ago ordered the park
commissioners to expend certain fixed
sums on the city's parks, and inasmuch
| as the park commissioners have re-
ported that they have not a sufficient
amount of money to cover these expend
itures, the sum of $4,000 be transferred
from the salary fund to the park fund.
Mr.. Innes seconded. Mr.. Rees ex-
planned that part of this money was to
be used for the construction of the
proposed Elysian park road, while the
balance was to be employed for the
purpose of complying with the condi-
tions under which the Workman .Hol-
lenbeck Boyle Heights park property
was accepted by the city. Mr.. McGarry
and Mr.. Tufts joined Mr.. Nickel in
opposing the measure. Mr.. McGarry
was in favor of the Elysian park road,
but against the Boyle Heights appro.
priation, while Mr.. Tufts argued vice
versa. Mr.. Innes thought the other
members out of Justice, and according
to principles Of reciprocity. ought to
vote for the road as benefit to the hill
wards. Mr.. Summerland said he would
vote against the ''bollyvard" as long az
Willhardt street in the Eighth ward
remains unimproved. Mr.. Tufts re-
ferred to the road sarcastically as a
"burro trail" Mr.. Rhodes offered an
amendment, by which $4,000 was to be
transferred for the purpose OF being ex-
pended on Elysian park road. Carried
by six ayes and three nays, Councilmen
Tufts, Summerland and President Bon
sail voting in the negative. Mr.. Rees
moved that $4,000 be transferred for the
purpose of being expended in Boyle
Heights park. Lost by five ayes, four
nays. it requiring six ayes to pass the
motion.
CITY EEGTNEER's REPORT.
The city engineer reported that the
protests against the sewer on lockwood
avenue did not represent the majority
of the frontage. He was instructed to
prepare the final ordinance.
Ordinance of intention to construct a
sewer on Temple street, from the Arroyo
de los Reyes along Pearl street and
Bellevue avenue. Passed.
The Abstract and Title Insurance
company submitted to the city engineer,
at the latter's request, proposition to
furnish maps and descriptions of the
city's property for $3.50. j. H. Melville
offered to construct map of the prop
erty for $4,000. The remarkable differ
ence in the two offers was explained by
the fact that the Abstract company has
kept up it's data on titles to date, while
Mr.. Melville would have to look up all
the deeds. On motion of Mr.. Summer
land, the offer of the company was
accepted.
oN SEWER COMMITTEE.
The sewer committee recommended
that petition ia of Joseph Mesmer ct
al, asking for the construction of sew
er in the district bounded by Workman
street, Downey avenue, Water street
anu MOZarC 6CfeeC, De granted. AOOpCeO,
and the city engineer instructed to pre-
pare ordinance of intention. vi
CoUNCILMEN's NOTIONS.
Mr.. Nickel moved that the board of
public works be instructed to make ar
rangements for having all the roads lead
into the city sprinkled to the city limits.
Referred to the board of public works.
Mr.. Nickel moved chat the street su-
perintendent be instructed to notify the
Los Angeles Terminal Railroad company
to raise their tracks to the official grade
of Pasadena avenue. Carried.
Mr.. Rees moved that the city clerk be
instructed to advertise for bids for re-
grading Pleasant avenue from Also
street to the east end of the bridge, and
construct curb and gutter. Carried.
Mr.. Nickel moved that the street
superintendent be instructed to con-
struct a redwood curb on Alhambra ave-
nue. next to the lake in East Los Angeles
park. Carried.
Mr.. Innes moved that the deed made
by William Ferguson to the city, of Fer
guson alley. be accented. Carried.