Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-02
THE HOSE IS NOT YET BOUGHT
Features of Y esterday's Meeting
of the Council.
Must Asphalt-Paved Streets Be Sprin-
kled or Cleaned.
water saIes-A Little Hose Deal-The
chiefs Telephone : Street Su-
perintendent's Recommend
ations-Public Works.

The council met. yesterday morning
all being present with Major Bonsall ir
the chair.
WATER SALES.
Water Oyerseer Dalton reported thai
the receipts from sales of water during
July were $3,OS5.50.
FINES COLLECTED.
The Clerk of the Police court reported
that the fines collected during July
amounted to $476.
LOS ANGELES STREET IMPROVEMENT.
An ordinance was passed for the i'm
provement OF Los Angelesstreet between
Seventh and Twenty-third street under
suspension of the rules.
NEEDS MORE HELP.
The city attorney was directed to draw
up an ordinance allowing the city
tax collector eleven additional men
during August and ten men during Sep
tember for writing tax receipts and for
the collection OF taxes.
PUBLIC WORKS.
The report of the board of public
works previously published was sub
mitted and adopted.
AN ERROR CORRECTED.
An ordinance was passed correcting
an error in the record relating to the ap-
pointment of chief deputy in the city
assessors office, which provided for
only six months service. The term
was extended for year.
LITTLE HOSE DEAL.
The fire commission reported that
they had awarded contracts for the
purchase of 1000 feet each of Maltese
cross, Bakers fabric, and paragon
hose.
Mr.. Rhoadea--The fire commissioners
did not award the bid to the lowest bid
der, as they concluded that they wanted
the best quality Of hose and did not
confine themselves to the lowest bidder.
The supply committee and fire commits
5ioners examined the samples and
selected what they considered to be the
best hose.
Mr.. Goodrich, agent of the Mineral
lied Rubber company-Was there any
test made of the hose submitted?
Mr.. Rhoades-No sir, the samples
WclC uot large cuOuSas
WILLING TO GUARANTEE.
Mr.. Goodrich-Our company is will
ing to guarantee our hose and are will
ing to 60 into any test exacted by the
commissioners. Our bid is eight or
nine hundred less than other bids, and
we want fair play. We are willing to
submit our hose to any tests that may
be required.
Mr.. McGarry-I think we ought to
have tests made as to the relative merits
of the hose submitted. think this
matter should be referred back to the
supply committee.
Mr.. Rhoades-This matter has been
thoroughly Investigated and the COM
mittee has been convinced as to the best
hose and if this matter is re-opened it
will never end.
Mr.. Nickell-If this company is will
ing to give a good quality of hose for
5000 less money, we had better MAKE an
inquiry.
Chief Moore-We have anchor hose
in the department today. We want to
know how hose will stand the wearing
test. have had no experience with
the salamander brand of cotton hose.
We cannot afford to take the risk of
buying inferior hose.
THE MATTER LAID OVER.
Mr.. Rhoades moved that the report
be adopted. Mr.. Rees moved to amend
that the matter be. referred back to the
supply committee. Messrs. Afford,
Innee, Rhoades and Tuft voted in the
negative. The matter was referred
back, and on motion the committee of
the whole was directed to act in con-
junction with the supply committee.
THE oUTFALL SEWER.
The ordinance calling the election for
issuing bonds for the building of the
outfall sewer, and fixing August 81 as
the date thereof, was submitted and
passed.
THE CHIEFS TELEPHONE.
When the demands were read, Mr..
Nickel moved that the bill for tele-
phone in the private home of the chief
of the fire department. be not allowed.
Mr.. McGarry thought it was import
ant to have telephone in the house of
the chief, and he suggested that one of
the surplue city telephones in the city
hall be discontinued and one placed in
the house Of the chief.
Mr.. Innes-When we got fifty tele-
phones the chief refused to take one of
these free telephones saying he had one,
and desired to keep it for private rea-
sons.
Mr.. Rees-There is telephone in the
house of the assistant chief, and there
should be one in the chiefs house. We
have enough free telephones to provide
these offices with them.
Mr.. McGarry-I think we ought to
give one to the chief of police as we'll.
He certainly needs one.
A committee of three was then ap-
pointed, consisting of MeHsrs. Nickel,
Rees and McGarry, to make redistribu-
gtion of telephones in the city hall.
AS TO STREET sPRINKLING.
The street superintendent reported
that the sprinkling of streets was detri-
mental to streets paved with asphalt
and bituminous rock, and recommended
: that he be instructed to have the streets
cleaned instead of sprinkled. Referred
to the board OF public works.
OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS.
The report of the street superintendent
was read and referred to the board OF
public works, and is given below in SUBJ
stance.
?. l desire to call the attention of your
honorable body to the fact that the
paved streets in the city are fast going