Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-12

backhanded manner of considering thil
matter. The matter does not come
from one councilman. You cannot i'm
prove the street in the manner you are
proceeding. The property owners wan
to do the work themselves. They de
sire to settle the question as to what
kind OF material shall be used, and just
when and how the improvement
shall be made. The council by
stopping the Arroyo de los Reyes al
Pearl has made storm drain o.
Figueroa street north of Washington
street. We also think that the gas and
water mains should be laid before the
street is permanently paved.
Mr.. Rees--The gentleman says there
is very large majority of property
owners against the paving of this street
If that is so he should have no appre
hension that it will pass. This is an
ordinance of intention, and if there is 9
majority against it they can readily de-
feat it.
Major Klokke--We will be able to
produce the signatures of protesting
property owners. We want the people
to have an opportunity of making their
protests. There is majority of prop
erty owners against the passage of this
| ordinance.
Major Bonsall-This matter came up
in three sections, covering the wards
traversed. 1t was agreed that all three
proceedings should be abandoned and
then new consolidated proceedings in
stituted. The people OF my ward have
gone ahead under that decision, and the
same is the case in MIR. Rhoades's ward.
Mr.. Rhoades-They want to gravel
the street in that section; they want to
get out of paving it, and held meeting
which 30 decided.
Mr.. Bonsall-I would like to know
why they want to defer action?
Mr.. Tufts-The validity OF this bond
question has not been settled, and under
existing conditions we would have to
pay the banks Is or 20 per cent.
Mr.. Rhoades-There was a mutual
understanding between the people of
the Third, Fourth and Fifth wards to
pave and beautify the streets. My peo-
pie, have done so.
Major Klokke-It is not true that the
people agreed to that proposition.
Mr.. Rhoades--I hold that they did 80,
and now they come and ask for delay on
the ground that the gas and water com
panies have not laid their mains and
tL1b VhAC WOaiA lC6ult Ill tCdIluk up Lu6
street. These gentlemen are working
a scheme to try and get the city to pave
the street for them.
ment. When the question of paving
came up it was question of bitumen
or asphalt paving. When asphalt was
decided against Major Klokke Withdrew
as an advocate for paving the street.
Mr.. Thomas represents his father and
mother, who have never consented to ex-
pend single cent for the Improvement
of streets.
Mr.. Nickell-The council certainly
understood that the street was to be
paved from one end to the other and
the property owners should keep faith
with the council.
A vote was then taken on the passage
of the ordinance and it was passed,
Messrs. Summerland and Tufts voting
in the negative.
A recess was then taken until 2 p. m.
BROADWAY PROTESTS.
The special order set for 2 O'Clock was
the hearing OF protests agains the open
ing, widening and extension of Broad
way. The protest of j. A. Lankershim
against the assessment on his property,
his claim being that he had been dis
crimlnated against, was read by the
clerk. Henry O'Melveny, Jr., appear
ing for Mr.. Lankershim, suggested that
action be deferred one week, the protest
to be referred to the board of public
works. So ordered.
SEVENTH STREET.
The next order of business was the
report of the board of public works on
reduction OF commissioners fees for
opening Seventh street. The board re-
ported that after the weeks considera.
tion they could see no reason for chang
ing their recommendation that the total
of fees be cut down about $500.
Mr.. Rees moved the recommendation
be adopted, and that the commissioners
be instructed to amend their expense
report accordingly. Carried. A
The protests against assessments andS
awards levied by the commissioners on
Seventh street were then all denied, on
motion of Mr.. Innes, by vote of ayes
and no, Mr.. Summerland voting in the
negative.
FINANCE AND DEMANDS.
The finance committees report was
read and adopted, as published in Sun
days HERALD. The demands recon-
mended by the finance and supply COM
mittees were approved.
PAVING PEARL STREET.
The resolution OF award OF the board
OF public works in which the acceptance
OF J. F. Smiths bid for paving Pearl
street was recommended was approved,
and the award of contract was made.
The bid accepted is the following, the
Improvements to be made from Sixth
street to Pico: Cutters, 271a cents per
lineal foot; curb. 45 cents per lineal
foot; paving, 2714 cents per square foot
sewer complete, $1.20 per lineal foot;
manholes, $50 each; sidewalk, 13I
cents per square foot; lamp holes, $11
flush tanks, $65.
Mr.. Rhodes moved that the city attor-
ney be instructed to draft an ordinance
requiring the street car company on
Pearl street to pave between it's tracks
and two feet each side of the tracks.
Carried.
FRUIT PEDDLERs' ORDINANCE.
The amended ordinance for regulating
the movements of peddlers' and
hucksters' wagons in the busi-
ness portion of the city was
next read. This ordinance is precisely
the same as the old one, except that il
extends the district in which wagons
are prohibited from standing. two blocks