Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-12


OF granting to the estate OF Dolores Per
ret quit-claim deed for certain prop
erty on the north side OF First stree
between Vine and Wilmington streets
Adopted.
TWO JUNKETS.
Mr.. Tincher, passenger agent OF tht
Southern California railroad, on behalf
OF General Manager Wade, rendered tc
the council the use of Mr.. Wade's pri.
vate car for trip to Olive, on the l4th
inst. An irrigation system is to be Off.
cially opened at Olive on that day, and
the council are invited as guests ol
honor. The invitation was accepted.
The California Sewer Pipe company
invited council to fix some day on which
lts members could go to San Bernardino
as guests of the company, to inspect the
new vltrified brick pavement laid on e
street in that city. The invitation was
accepted, and the excursion will take
place today.
DEEDS ACCEPTED.
Deeds were presented from Wilmer
Bros. and Jesse Yarnell to the city for
two lots which will provide TIVE nty-
foot alley to drain the block of Bonnie
Brae street between First and Arnold.
Ihe deeds were accepted.
CITY ENGINEERS REPORT.
Ordinance of intention to construct
ten-foot cement sidewalks on the east
side of New High street between Temple
and Franklin streets. Passed.
Ordinance of intention to grade, gravel
and curb Twenty-second street from
Main street to Grand avenue. Passed.
The engineer reported that the pro-
tests against the improvement Of
Thompson street from Twenty-third to
Adams street represented the majority
OF the frontage. The work was ordered
discontinued.
Ordinance of intention to grade and
gravel the intersection of Court and
Figueroa streets. Passed.
Ordinance OF intention to construct a
five-foot cement sidewalk on Hope street
from Seventh to Twelfth streets.
Passed.
ENGINE-HOUsE LOTS.
A committee of the board of fire COM
advertise for bids for lot near First
street and Belmont avenue on which to
erect an engine-house for the new chem
ical engine. Adopted, and the city
clerk Instructed to readvertise.
MOTIONS OF CoUNCILMEN.
Mr.. McGarry moved that the city
clerk be instructed to advertise for bids
to sprinkle Central avenue, Ninth street,
the San Fernando road and San Pedro
street from the graded portion to the
city limits. Amended by Mr.. Nickel so
as to include Pasadena avenue from the
bridge to the city limits. Carried.
Mr.. Afford moved that the city en-
gineer be instructed to prepare an or
dinance for establishing the grade of
Los Angeles street where it has not been
established. Carried.
Mr.. Afford moved that the street
superintendent be instructed to open
the gutter on the west side of Alameda
street from Seventh to Ninth streets to
the official grade. Amended so as to in
clude both sides of the street, and car
ried.
Mr.. Summerland moved that the
street superintendent be instructed to
remove the distractions from First and
Vine streets. Carried.
President BQnsall moved that the city
engineer be instructed to prepare an
ordinance to change the grade of Bonnie
streets. Carried.
be instructed to notify the Consolidated
to the grade on Flower street between
To,,kh Txrolffh st~ akc HorrsoI
Mr.. Summerland moved that the city
ordinance for changing the grade of
streets. Board of public works.
Mr.. Innes moved that the street
superintendent be instructed to round
off the curbs at the corner of Temple and
Spring and First and Spring streets.
Board of public works.
Mr.. Summerland moved that the street
superintendent be instructed to change
the curb at the northeast and northwest
as to conform to a ten-toot sidewalk on
Alameda street. Carried.
zANJA COMMITTEE.
The zanja committee recommended
that the rental for water be remitted for
March to the Evergreen Cemetery COM
pany, because the reservoir was out of
order during that month, and no water
was used. Adopted.
STREET SUPERINTENDENT.
Street Superintendent Hutchinson re-
ported as follows:
In the matter of the paving of Fig
ueroa street from Pico to Washington,
would recommend that the contractor be
given thirty days. extension OF time in
which to complete the paving. Adopted.
desire to call your attention to the
matter of the sprinkling of the streets
that have been roaded up and graded by
this department. If you desire to attain
any good results from this expenditure
the streets so improved must be sprink-
led, and to San Fernando road would
most especially call your attention.
Referred to the board of public works.
THE HACK ORDINANCE.
A substitute for one section of the
hack ordinacne was presented. Under
the old ordinance hacks were not al
lowed to stand on Spring street. be.
tween Temple and Third streets. The
new form permits them to stand on
that street with the consent of property
holders, provided no vehicle OF the kind
stands nearer than twenty-five feet to
any corner, and not more than one We
hicle occupy any fifty feet along the
curb. There was considerable ODpOsi-