Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-19
TIE ANGELES MORNING. 10.

on Vallejo and Hawkins streets, to con-
meet with the proposed Chestnut street,
and on DAILY, Hellman and Truman
streets, to connect with proposed sew
ers. Passed.
Ordinance OF intention to change and
establish the grade of Bonnie Brae
street from First to Arnold streets.
Passed.
The city engineer reported that at the
request of the city attorney he had in
vestigated whether there were any
graves on the thirty-foot strip on the
west side of the High school lot, which
strip the board of education has asked
for. He found that the strip, according
to the city maps, contained the graves
of Borrows, Nitzke and of two un-
knowns. Referred to the board of edu-
cation.
Ordinance of intention to grade Girard
street from Sentous street to the western
terminus. Passed.
STREET SWEEPING.
The finance committee rendered a
supplementary report recommending
the demand of Martin @. Marsh for
$377.96 for street sweeping last week.
MOTIONS OF CoUNCILMEN.
Mr.. Rees moved that the city attorney
be instructed to ascertain and report
what provisions have been made by the
state legislature or the county super
visors regarding the regular inspection
of steam boilers. Carried.
Mr.. Summerland moved that the city
clerk be instructed to advertise for bids
for pest house. J. w. Potts reopened
his old argument on the floor. This time
he claimed that the present pest house
is on city park property, and that any
citizen could stop the city from putting
smallpox patient there. After some
discussion the Summerland motion was
passed, the number of acres wanted for
the pest house being fixed between the
limits of five and twenty.
President Bonsall moved that the
street superintendent be instructed to
road up the intersection of Fremont
allow better drainage. Board Of public
works.
Mr.. Innes moved that the city engi-
neer be instructed to abate the nuisance
at the corner of Montreal and Boston
streets, created by d. F. Donegan OBJ
structing the natural waterway. Car
ried.
Mr.. Rhodes moved that the chief of
police be instructed to enforce the ordi-
nances providing for the cleaning of
weeds from sidewalks and the trimming
of pepper trees. Carried.
Mr.. Rhodes moved that the city en- g.
gineer be instructed to prepare an
ordinance fixing the width OF cement
sidewalk on Toberman street, between
Sixteenth and Washington streets at
ten feet. Toberman street is 12O feet
wide and the property-holders intend to
build strip of park down the center of
it. The motion was carried.
Mr.. Rhodes moved that the CITY at
torney be instructed to take an appeal
in the city'a suit to recover ten-foot
strip of the Temple block. Carried.
LAND COMMITTEE.
On recommendation of the land COM
mittee quit claim deed was granted to
Louis Roeder for piece of property ex-
tending from the west side of Main
street, between Second and Third
streets, to Center place.
PLEASANT AVENUE GRADE.
The borad of public works made a
supplementary report recommending
that all bids for grading Pleasant ave-
nue. be rejected, and that bids be read
vertised ior. Adopted.
PETITIONS AND PROTEST..
Frick Bros. petitioned for the pay
ment in full of demand for $685.. .O3
for work done on section 4, central in
tersecting sewer. The work has not
been quite completed, and only $500 OF
the demand had been approved at the
morning session. One hundred and
fifty dollars more were allowed on the
demand. leaving $37. 7.03 as guarantee for
the completion of the work.
A lot Of other petitions and protests
were referred to the appropriate COM
mittees.