Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-07
THE WORK OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Important Matters in the Pub
lie Works Report.
Spreckels Brothers to Furnish Ce-
ment for the Sewer.
Ordinances Returned by the Mayor
The Election Ballots-The Glass
Factory-Street SprinkIing
Petitions.

The city council met yesterday morn
ing, President Bonsall in the chair
Messrs. Innes, Rhodes, Rees, Afford,
Tufts and Summerland responded to roll
call.
City Tax Collector L. J. Thompson
was granted permission to retain his
staff of deputies during the month of
December, to check up his books and
make out the delinquent list.
STREET MATTERS.
The mayor returned without his ap-
proval an ordinance ordering the con-
struction of a sewer ON Montreal street !;
also an ordinance changing the name of
Adobe street to Harvard street, on the
ground that there is already a Harvard
avenue in this city. Action was de-
ferred.
The matter of the Improvement of
Hope street from First street to Third
was, ON motion of Mr.. Innes, referred to
the board of public works.
The report OF the finance committee
was adopted.
PUBLIC WORKS.
The report of the board of public
works, as follows, was adopted in it's
entirety:
That the Southern Pacific Railway
company be allowed to protect st its
own expense. by riprapping with rock
or otherwise, the east bank of the
Los Angeles river from the inter-
section Of the Arroyo Seco with
the Los Angeles river to the north
side of the Southern California Rail-
hr;1 IL na
done under the supervision of the city
engineer, as the work will protect city
lands.
In the matter OF the proposals for
curbing, roading up and sidewalking
portions OF Alhambra avenue and Mis-
sion road, aligning the East Side park,
recommend that the bid OF Peter Kee-
nan be accepted to do the work in &C.
cordance with plans and specifications,
at AZ cents per lineal foot for work COM
plete.
On protest No. 63S, from the Los An
geles Lighting com pany ct ais, against
the paving OF Also street between Ala
media street and Keller street, recon-
mend that the protest be referred to the
! city engineer for his investigation ard
Y report on the amount of frontage on SAID
s protest. and whether said frontage is all
1
/ In the matter of petition No. 74S, from
G. Pellissier, asking that the curb and
sidewalk grade be allowed to remain as
it now stands, find that the curb is not
on the esta ablished grade, and recon-
. mend that the city engineer adjust the
matter.
! MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
r Mr. Rees moved that the Southern
Pacific company be instructed to remove
5 their switch on Alameda street. between
s First and Second streets, by Janua ry /.
[ So ordered.
An ordinance for the opening of Twen-
, | ty first street, between Bonsallo avenue
4. and Balboa street, was adopted.
The lease between the owners of the
1 Plaza engine honse and the city was ap-
Y proved and the mayor instructed to sign
!. it on behalf of the city.
;, Proposals for two or more chemical
!, engines were read and referred to the
!, supply committee and the fire commits
|, sioners. A proposal from Thomas A
Grant to sidewalk Eleventh street, be-
: tween Pearl and Sentous streets, ut II
: cents per square foot was accepted.
:. PETITIONS RECEIVED.
e The following petitions were read and
q referred:
a From the chamber of commerce ask
e ing that no action be taken in regard to
q permitting the location OF a emelter un-
l. til it can be ascertained what its infu-
q ence might be upon health and cultiva-
y ton.
Il From D. R. Brearley protesting against
y the assessment by the street superin
tendent of several lots on Dmond
street on account OF the improvements
on First. This matter was set for hear
j. ing on December 18th.
/. The city attorney presented the draft
d OF lease between NJ. Marquee and the
It city for the site of reservoir No. 7. The
J, lease was approved and the mayor was
v authorized to sign the same.
= THE ELECTION BALLOTS.
y The matter of the printing Of the
% ballots for the city election caused some
> slight discussion between Councilman
g Innes and Clerk Teed. Mr.. Innes dis
claimed having had anything to do with
the awarding of the JOB, and Mr.. Teed
agreed with him. He stated that he
II Was not responsible for the statements
and comments of the papers. He had
II awarded the contract for the printing OF
the ballots to the lowest bidder, who
J, did the work for $77, which was i'm
mensely less than any other printers
would do it for, and had SO explained it
It to one oil the editors and to many other
people.
q THE GLASS FACTORY.
u A lease Of city lands in East Los An.
geles to the Los Angeles Glass company
for 20 years at $40 per annum, with the
4 provso that said company shall erect a
o $25, ,000 factory and employ no less than
Ii 20 persons, was approved and the mayor
d instructed to eign it.
u CROsswALKs.
The matter OF crosswalks on several
tboroughfares, where they are much
T. needed, came up on motion of Messrs.
Z Afford and Bonsall, and also by petit
e ton. TIE street superintendent was di.
=. rected to lay crosswalks at the interaec.
Ii tions OF Main and Twenty first streets
and of First and Union avenue.
STREET SPRINKLING.
t. On motion OF Mr.. Rees the superin.
tendent of streets was ordered to dis