Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-12

o1AOCV, oO 6iouOd, einNOitu3 oOWOiON
and sidewalked with four feet of ce-
ment.
Frank Kopetceky ct al. want the city
to refuse the petition of the Southern
California railway for release of the
stock yards.
Jas. w. Young ct al. ask that cross
ing be laid &C :oss Eleventh street at
Pearl street.
Mrs. NJ. A. Hayland wants the prop
erty ow ners on both sides OF Flower
street, between Twenty eighth and Thir-
tieth streets, to lay cement sidewalks.
N. l.. Rigby ct al. want Second street,
between Los Angeles and Alameda
Streets, paved with bitumlnous lime
rock.
Albert NJ. Stevens wants $1OO.50 re-
paid on double tax.
H. w. Potts offers to sell the city forty
acres OF land for smallpox hospital for
$4,000.
John Haizlip asks that the city En-
gineer be furnished with an abstract of
Mrs. Maud Weyse's property along the
line of Chavez street.
Mrs. s. j. Oliver protests against the
proposed construction of sidewalk on
Bunker Hill avenue from First street to
Second street.
Martin Dunn protests against laying
a cement sidewalk in front of 502 Twen-
tv-second street.
P. Fitzwilliams, Catherine Gray ct al.
Ira Phillips ct al. protest against the
opening of Third street.
Recess till O'Clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The special order for the afternoon
session, at 2 o'clock, was the protest of
]. B. Lankershim and others against
the opening of Los Angeles street.
George w. Glowner, counsel for the
protestants, advised the council to the
effect chat the property holders desired
to have the street opened, but did not
consider the assessment of SO per front
foot based on equity. If matters could
be postponed, he said, so that council
could look at the property during the
week, the property holders would be
satisfied for the present. 1t was accord
iDgly decided that action be deferred,
and that council look at the property on
next Thursday afternoon.
TO THE SCRATCH.
Clerk Teed now announced that Street
Superintendent Hutchinson was pres
ent. The paragraph from the HERALD
was again read, and Major Bonsall
asked thesgiant anchor7man to make q
statement. Mr.. Hutchinson said: "We
were on the street, andI was talking
with 1riend about various matters
among others the San Francisco DOODLE
charges. I said among other things
that such affairs were not confined to
San Fra1cisco, and mentioned that my
relations with council were not as
pleasant at present as they might be, or
account of just such stories. Then
told how one of the councilmen came te
me and asked me to put one of his con
stituents on the work; that haG
told him that intended to run my de-
partment myself, and that he had ac
cused me of assessing the men employed
by me for my own benefit. / relates
thatfL had met the charge with We
hement denial, and had stated that 0
had authority for q similar change
against the councilman himself"
Mr.. Innes-It is dae to this counci
that we should find ouS all about this
matter and punish the.guilty individual
II 1 am he want to be punished nay
self.
Major Bonsall-I think myself thai
the council ought to purge itself, SO thai
its dignity may not sszffer.
Mr.. Hutchinson-The councilman o.
whom | speak is not present just now
or I~would.
Mr.. Innes-Such a charge coming
from the street uperintendent is worse
than if it came from any other source.
He ought to have had more discretion
than saying anything like that before a
reporter.
Mr.. Hutchinson-Th reporter enly
happened to be standing near us, and
overheard what I said. did not say
anything like it except from hearsay.
Mr.. Innes-The street superintendent
had no right to say anything like that
about any member of of'council.
Major Bonsall-I don't think he him.
selfSelieves member capable of such
vill2iny.
Me. Hutchinson-I did not say that !
did. but
Mr.. Nickell-I move that the maSser
be reserred to special committee.
Mr.. Summerland-.A amend to the
effect that it be referred to the sewer
Mr.Mnnes-I second Mr.. Nickell's nao-
tion.
Major Bonsall-I should think that.a
standing committee woald do.
Mr.. dnnes-I want to say right hece
that Mr.. Hutchnson is the only city
official / know of who has received
moneyfr city employees. OF course,
it was in the nature of gift.
The Nickel motion prevailed and the
investigating committee consists of
Councilmen Innes, Tufts, Nickel and
Bonsall. At the time of the vote
| Messrs. Afford and McGaYry were ab-
sent at funeral, and Mr.. Rees was alb
sent on account of sickness.
STREET sUPERINTENDENT's REPoRT.
The street superintendent recon-
mended that sidewalk contractor David
Mulrein and another contractor, who
had failed to make contract within
| the time liRait after their bidding, be
debarred from further bidding. Re-
/ ferred to the board Of public works.
The street superintendent asked that
the chain-gang be granted two extra
teams and that mounted policeman be
detailed as guard. The teams were
granted, and the other request was
referred to the police commission.
A SEWER ORDINANCE.
The ordinance granting a sewer in
Stevens place, to connect with the
Philadelphia-street sewer, was finally
passed, the protests having been denied.