Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-09

had new deeds executed by the wives of
the grantors. Since the adoption OF a
law last winter regarding conveyances
of property, and especially as a gift. l
think it unsafe to accept conveyance
in which the wife does not Join. re-
turn the new deeds herewith. Referred
to engineer to report on land to be decided
and amount of street to be graded.
In the matter OF the communication
from the Main Street and Agricultural
Park Railroad company, l am not aware
of the purpose for which this matter
was referred to me, and therefore
recommend that the same be filed. Re-
ferred back to city engineer to report
whether part of franchise can be par
TALLY abandoned.
would also inquire what you desire
done in regard to the hitching ordi-
nance, which was referred to me without
any instructions. Received and filed.
CITY ENGINEERS REPORT.
The city engineer reported having
prepared map showing the center line
of the sixty-foot road on the West line
of the Los Angeles river, from San Fer
nando road to the city line.
All repairs have been made in the
Ninth street fill at the west city boun-
dairy.
The engineer reported that stagnant
water could not be removed from Ala
media street, Third to Fourth street by a
storm drain. He advises catch basin.
Referred to the board of public works.
| An ordinance of intention for FIVE
foot sidewalk on Thirtieth street from
Grand avenue to Figueroa street was
passed.
The engineer proposed to regrade San
Pedro street to keep the water from
lying at Third and Boyd streets. Re-
ferred to board of public works.
oFENNG OF BIDS.
At IL o'clock bids were opened from
the Evening Express company, the
Times-Mirror company and R. ]. Nc
Bride for printing the city officers re-
ports for 1891. They were referred to
the committee on that matter.
w. H. Perry Lumber and Mill COM
pany will furnish the city rough Oregon
pine at $18 per 1000 feet, rough red
wood at $40, clear redwood, surfaced one
side, $31.
Kerckhoff, Gunner & Co., rough red
wood and Oregon pine, $19.95 per 1000;
surfaced lumber, $3.50 per 1000.
Southern California Lumber company,
rough pine, SIS; redwood, $40; clear
surfaced redwood, $31 pine, $50.
To Aume Zanja No. 2-J. f. Mahoney
will construct wooden fume for so
cents per lineal foot, $1.S0 for pipe and
| $75 each for wells.
N. W. Stowell, same work, $1.45 per
lineal foot, wells $40.
Peter Keenap will build the hume for
3S cents per lineal foot, and pipe for 9S
cents, wells $47 each.
Frick Bros. will lay pipe for $1.O9
from Palmetto street to Washington
street, from Palmetto street to Eighth
laid with pipe SLIP per foot, from
Eighth to Washington fume at 81
cents per lineal foot, from Palmetto
street to Washington street with fume
So cents, with pipe $1.20. wells $52.
| The following bids were upon work on
Eighteenth street, from Bush to Tober-
man street:
J. 7. Davis. grading 1925 per lineal
foot, curb 45 cents.
M. McGreel, same work, 500 for grad
ing, 81 cents for curb and IL cents for
sidewalk.
The Gray Brothers association will
sidewalk Flower street from Twenty
third to Adams at l21a cents per square
foot.
J. W. Peltillo will do the same work
for 1l.96 cents per square foot.
For improving Court street from Fig
ueroa to Lakeshore avenue j. 7. Davis
bids SO. 40 per lineal foot, curb 40 cents,
sewer $1.25, manholes 800 each.
M. McGreel will do the same work at
$3.50 for grading, 81 cents for sewer, 500
for manholes, and $74 for flush tanks.
Council then adjourned until p. m.
THE LANKERsHIM PROTEST.
The afternoon session opened at
o'clock, all members being present. AS
at the last two or three sessions, the
special order was the J. B. Lankershim
protest, No. 10, against the opening of
Los Angeles street. Councilman Afford
moved that the petition be denied, Mr..
Summerland seconding. The motion
was passed.
A SUIT DISMISSED.
Judge Arson Brunson appeared be-
fore council, and said son March II,
1889, the city of Los Angeles brought q
suit againstthe Southern California Rail
road company for damages to the Buena
Vista street bridge. Subsequently the
bridge committee of council called on
our general manager. Mr.. Wade, with a
request to make changes in our bridge.
Our chief engineer, when consulted, re-
ported the changes impossible without
the raising of the Buena Vista street
bridge. We agreed that if we could get
the authority of council to raise the
Buena Vista street bridge, we would
raise our own bridge eighteen inches.
''The original franchise for the bridge
was granted to J. +. Crank anu others.
We bought them out. Afterwara we
changed the bridge, and enlarged the
openings from $50 to 450 feet. The
Southern Pacific built a bridge above us
on piles. That structure came down
against us in 1889 and DESTROYED our
bridge, which in turn damaged the
Buena Vista-street bridge. The city
then brought the suit referred to.
"We told the bridge committee in the
consultation that we desired to do every
thing according to the wishes of coun-
Gil. They agreed that the Buena Vista
street approaches were to be raised, and
ours also. Both have been accom-
plished. The Southern Pacific have or
dered street bridge of 150 feet span, so
that there viii be no more danger of
accidents.
"Our company does not want any liti-