Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-06
works was adopted as published in the
HERALD.

works was adopted as published in tn
HERALD.
BIDS OPENED.
At IL O'Clock, the regular hour, th
bids were opened. Proposals were pre-
sented for street sweeping as follows
M. G. March, $14 mile for all streets
three carts to be kept going every da.
from s to 4, one each on Main, SprinI
and Broadway or streets 20 to go feet
$12; so to 80 feet, $13; so to 100 feet
$14. A.. F. Cross bid $12.70, $13 go ant
$l4S0. G. Scherer, $lS, $40 and $32
Gibson & Alexander, $40 straight
Frank Alexander, $13 80 straight. D
f, Donegan, $40, $12 80 and $3.50.
L. Pabbovich, 1890, $12 and $12. TIL
bids were referred to the board of pub
lie works.
! w. G. McGowan's bid of 5000 TO
rent of reservoir No. 6 site was &C
cepted.
Bids for barley hay we're received ane
referred: L. Pellanconi, $11.74; A. H
Spencer, $1l G. W. Shafer, $11 Rober
Scherer, $10.25.
FIRE COMMISSION.
The fire commissioners sent back
without recommendation, the motion o.
Councilman Summerland to employ six
extra firemen in order to give the per
manent men of the department vaca.
ton. The reason given was that the fire
department funds are short. Filed.
| MOTIONS OF coUNcILMEN.
Mr.. Nickel moved that Downey ave-
nue., between Alta street and city limits,
be sprinkled. Referred to board of pub
lie works.
Mr.. Innes moved to advertise for bids
to furnish meat for the city jail.
Adopted.
Mr.. Summerland moved that Date
street be repaired. Referred to board of
public works.
Mr.. Rhodes moved that all persons
now erecting or hereafter to erect build
ings of over three stories be required to
provide the same with modern fire es-
capes and stand pipes for extinguishing
fires. Referred to the FIRE commission
ers.
Mr.. Rhodes moved that the Electric
Railroad company be notified to pave
between its tracks on Second near west
side of Main. Adopted.
Mr.. Rhodes moved to order the city
treasurer by ordinance to publish in the
daily papers due notice of the falling due
of interest On street improvement bonds
and mail postal notices to the property
owners when the same can be found.
Carried.
Mr.. Rhodes moved that granite gut
ters be put in on the west line of Main
across Fifth and Sixth streets. Referred.
Also that a fre-plug be put in at Twelfth
street and Myrtle avenue. Adopted.
Also that a fre-alarm box be put at
Adams and Main streets. Referred.
Mr.. Summerland moved that police
man be placed at Second and Spring
streets. Referred to police commission.
Mr.. Summerland moved that the
Southern Pacific be notified to place
lagman at Commercial and Alameda
streets. Adopted.
FIRE, WATER AND BRIDGES.
The committee on fire and water rec
commended setting aside 5000 to buy two
horses and to buy 5000 feet of new hose
for the FIRE department, so that the
street department can use some OF the
old equipment.
The bridge committee recommended
advertising for bids for thirty-inch
cement pipe across Mission street, con-
Meeting with end of zanja at Stern's
shop on Date street, to take the place of
the old bridge. Adopted.
PETITIONS AND PROTESTS.
The following petitions and protests
were presented and referred to the ap-
propriate committees, at the opening of
the afternoon session:
Petition of the Church OF the Unity,
asking permission to build its new east
wing extention of both wood and brick,
to correspond with the main struc-
ture. The church ia at Third and Hill
street, and is in the fire limits of the
city.
Petition of w. 7. Carter, No. 6 Savoy
street, asking permission to keep his
horses on the hills belonging to the city
adjoining his residence.
Petition of George H. Stewart ct al.
asking for grading and sewering of Hope
street, between First and Fourth, under
the bond act.
The protest of property owners on
Figueroa street between Pico and Wash
| ington street. against the payment of the
warrant for paving, was discussed. The
protestants object to the quality of the
work done, as well as the price. Action
was deferred until next Monday, when
the time will be set for hearing.
ENGINEERS REPORT.
Ordinance of intention establishing
the grade OF Twelfth street between Yer
non street and Burlington avenue.
Passed.
Ordinance of intention to grade, gravel
and cement curb Hope street from
Twenty-third to Adams street. Passed.
Ordinance OF intention to construct q
cement sidewalk six feet wide on the
south side of Adams street from Main
street to Grand avenue. Passed.
Ordinance of intention to construct an
|seight-inch sewer on Ionia and Figueroa
streets from the Edgeware road to Tenn
pie street. Passed.
oUTFALL SEWER.
| City Engineer Dockweiler submitted
the following report, which was ad'
dressed to Mr.. j. @. Tufts, chairman Of
the sewer committees:
DEAR SIR: have the honor to sub
NIT the following special report:
After the condemnation suit for the
right tof-way for the outfall sewer and
the three lateral for the city of Los An
geles had been decided in favor of the
city, upon the payment to Mr.. Freeman
of $4,000 damages, Mr.. Freeman gave
notice that he Would appeal to the Su-