Los Angeles herald., 1892-09-27
old special committee on hill water sup
ply, Messrs. Rhodes, Innes and Bohsall.

ply, Messrs. Rhodes, Innes and Bohsall.
REFERENCE OF IMPROVEMENTS.
The following bids were referred to the
board Of public works:
Improvement of Eleventh street, from
Vernon to Alvarado, w. Lewis. grad
inh, ST. 92 per foot, curb, 26 cents; F. NJ.
French, 50 "a complete; j.. s. Haigler,
so. IA complete; -Dodd & O'Hara, 50 23
complete; w. B. Nichols, $238 com
plete; A. s. Heitchew. SO 18 complete.
Girard street, F. M. French, So 10 for
grading, 48 cents for curb. 15 cents q
square foot for sidewalk. Lucas avenue
and Fourth street intersection, J. Jones,
50. 20 complete. Soto street and Brook
lyn avenue, j. S. Haigler, $5 40 COM
plete; same, w. B. Nichols, IS "a COM
plete. Girard street, Nichols, $4 85
complete Heitchew, "a 58 complete.
A majority of the bridge committee
reported in favor of accepting G. s..
Palmer's bid of $1l00 for painting
bridges. Mr.. Summerland presented a
minority report in favor of rejecting all
bids and readvertising. Other bidders
were present and protested against ac-
cepting Palmer's bid, claiming there
were inequalities about it. After a
long debate the minority report was
adopted.
THE SMELLING CoMPANY's PETITION.
The Southern California Smelling
company presented petition asking
for the right to take water from the
river for their works to be located south
of the Terminal railroad, on the east
side OF the river. Three hundred feet
along the river is asked for to erect
buildings and machinery to supply
water for Che smelling works. The
water can be used again after it has
passed through the water jackets of the
furnaces. The agent-of the company
was present and said it was the inten-
ton to begin building the smelling
works at once, and about 20 600 gallons
a day would be needed. Referred to
the zanja committee.
FIRE DEPARTMENT MATTERS.
Mr.. Rhodes moved that the fire chief
notify the City Water company to move
fire plugs from Pearl street west, on
Seventh, and that the sprinkling
hydrants be sct back; also that the city
engineer investigate r. F. Tanney's
petition and make a solution OF the
matter asked for. Adopted.
Mr.. Rhodes moved that fire alarm
boxes be put at Seventh and Union sve-
nue., Ninth and Alvarado, Ninth and
Holmes, Eleventh and Burlington, First
and Wilmington, Ninth and Central
avenue. Referred to fire commissioners.
Afternoon Session.
The council reassembled at 2 o'clock.
Absent, President Bonsall
Thomas R. Smith was elected elevator
boy for the city hall, vice Mcguire, re-
signed.
ASSIST ANT BUILDING INSPECTOR.
Mr.. Summerland moved the question
of appointing an assistant building in
spector be taken from the committee of
the whole and placed before the council
for hearing today. Carried.
Mr.. Afford also moved to make like
order in reference to the East Side can
merry site.
THE sMELTER PROPOSITION.
Mr.. Afford, from the sewer committee,
submitted the following report:
In the matter of the petition from the
Southern California Smelling and Rein
ing company, for permission I'd develop
and use water from the Los Angeles
river, at q point on the
east side of said river, and be.
tween the patent boundary and the
intersection of the south line of Hos
letter avenue and the east boundary OF
the river, we recommend that lease be
granted for the term Of 25 years, at a
rental Of 81 per year; providing, also,
that the lease shall be forfeited if the
said smelling works shall cease opera
tions and provided, also, that the water
shall not De let or sold by said smelling
company for any purpose. And we
further recommend that the city attor-
nev prepare lease in accordance with
this report and petitioners request.
The petition was then granted by
unanimous vote.
MR.. HELLMAN'S CELLAR DOOR.
Mr.. Hellman appeared before the
council, in relation to his new building
at the corner OF Third and Main streets,
stating that he had no space for en-
trance into the cellar of such building.
He asked permission to use two feet in
width OF the sidewalk. instead of three,
as originally asked for. After lengthy
debate the matter was referred to the
superintendent OF buildings for a
further report on the same.
REPORT OF BUILDING INSPECTOR.
In accordance with request Of the
council, recommends an additional
water tank on the roof, 6x4 feet; and to
lower the present tank to same altitude
as the proposed new tank. Such tank
to be of No. Is galvanized iron, and the
lower two feet of No. 20 iron. connected
with present communication by two
inch galvanized iron pipe.
THE WATER SYSTEM.
Councilman Rees moved that Messrs.
Eaton, Wright and Percival be requested
to examine the plans for the proposed
water eystem, to receive compensation
of 800 each. On motion, Mr.. Innes,
the city attorney, was added to the COM
mittee. The proposition now came, as
amended, and on the vote being put, the
ordinance failed. The committee was
then told to 60 ahead, but not to expend
over $500 in experts advice.
PAVING OF FIFTH STREET.
Mr.. McGarry now brought up the mat
ter OF paving Fifth streer between the
car tracks, and the city clerk reported
that no bids had been received for this
work. On motion, the matter was re-
ferred to Mr.. McGarry, to confer with
property owners. Meanwhile, the clerk
was ordered to readvertise for bids for
one week longer