Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-09

ia the only change of amounts the com
mission can make.
Mr.. Lee, on behalf of the Blake estate
stated that if the amount allowed al
ready to the estate was reduced, thu
estate would refuse to accept it, and {
law suit would be the result.
An attorney for Mr.. Stewart made {
claim on his behalf for 5000 damages
He is the lessee of the Blake property
/. HI. Polk, on behalf of R. ]. Northam
stated that Mr.. Northam would decline
to accept the damages as allowed hin
by the commission for damage to his
property.
Commissioner McIlmoil stated that
originally the commission had allowed
$500 for damages to the tenant of the
Blake estate, and had included it in the
damages allowed to the estate. Now
the commission had segregated the
amounts and allowed the tenant his
proportion and had given the estate
only the amount it should have.
Councilman McGarry moved that the
matter of opening the street be again
returned to the commission to amend
their report so as to make provision
therein for damages to be allowed the
| tenant.
Councilman Rees moved as an amend
ment that the commission be instructed
| to fix damages at $100 to the tenant.
Councilman McGarry moved to make
| the sum $500, which he thought was a
small enough amount.
Councilman Nickel moved as sub
stitute that the whole matter be laid
over for one week, in order to give the
council an opportunity to investigate.
The motion prevailed and the matter
will be considered in committee OF the
whole.
FIGUERoA STREET PAVEMENT.
An appeal was made by property own
ers against the acceptance of the pave
ment between Pico and Washington
street, on Figueroa street. 1t was. read
by the clerk. The property owners
made vigorous protest against the
work, which they affirm is detective in
many and numerous particulars.
Five parties who had signed the pro-
test, addressed letters requesting that
their names be Withdrawn from the
document. The letters were read to the
council. Councilman Rees moved that
the names be stricken from the protest,
as requested.
Horace Bell stated that what the pro-
for the pavement, but the fact that the
work was not done according to specifi-
cations and contract and therefore
should not be accepted by the street
superintendent. Mr.. Bell said that all
that the property owners wanted was
good street. They were paying for it at
the rate of So per front foot. He would
like the street to be examined by the
council before any action was taken.
Major Bell claimed that the street
superintendent had only about half ex-
amined the street and had gone ahead
and issued his warrant for it. 1t would
be necessary to have the sand and dirt
swept off the street before it could be
properly examined. This had not been
done and he believed that there were
portions of the work that were very
poorly done, but the street superinten-
dent had overlooked the defects.
The mayor also protested against the
failure of property-holders on Pearl
street to have their portion of the high
way paved, as was originally the under
standing, when property-owners south
of Pico on Figueroa consented to have
the street paved to Washington. He
wanted day set on which to examine
the paving, and to require that the con-
tract for the work be carried out strictly
and literally.
Judge R. H. F. Variel, on behalf of
the contractors, made statement to
the council, in which he denied each
and every allegation of the protestants,
as to the defects of the work. He de-
manded an immediate hearing for the
contractors, who he said, were pre-
pared to prove that every statement OF
the protest was erroneous. He did not
think that it was fair to post
pone the matter for two weeks.
If the protestants were not
present to present their case and their
proof the protest should be dismissed.
As far as the cable railroad company
was concerned, Judge Variel stated that
a contract had been entered into with
the cable company to pave between
their tracks on Figueroa street, from
Washington to Sixth street.
Hon. E. f. Spence stated that he be-
lieved the job was good, honest and
thorough one. That was the intention
when the pavement was put down.
That, he thought, had been done, and
now it should be paid for. He did not
think that any reason for procrastina-
tion existed.
Herman W. Hellman stated that as
the representative of 1. w. Hellman he
would say that he desired postpone
ment for two weeks. In San Francisco
the same pavement was put down for
81 cents per foot, and here it cost 2S1s
cents per foot.
Mr.. Spence asserted that the cost OF
carrying the rock from San Luis Obispo
to this city was greater than to carry it
from the former place to San Francisco.
Mr.. Hellman answered, stating that
prior to the monopoly being broken in
San Francisco, this same company which
Mr.. Spence was interested in, was charg-
ing 80 cents per foot for the same pave
ment for which they were now charging
21 cents.
The matter was finally postponed for
three weeks.
FIFTH. STREET PAVEMENT.
Councilman McGarry inquired of the
city attorney the condition of the pave
ment between the tracks Of the street
railroad on Fifth street. He was in
formed that the pavement would soon
be laid.
The council then adjourned for one
week.
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