The herald., 1893-08-01
They WORKED HARD YESTERDAY
C0u .cilmen Attend to a Whole
Lot of Business.
The Free Labor Bureau Matter FL
nilly Amicably Settled.
Reports Received from Various Omoers
A Message Received from tho
Msyor-MaIn Street Improve
ment-Water Question.

members being present with the excep-
tion OF Mr.. Teed. Mr.. Munson occupied
the chair.
FREE LABOR BUREAU.
The manager of the free labor bureau
reported that during the past week he
had received Ill applications for work,
and had succeeded in securing positions
for 46 Of the applicants.
CITY CLERKS REPORT.
The city clerk made the following re-
port:
First-In the matter of the sewering
of Seventh, Hill and other streets, in
what is known as the Hill-street sewer
district.
Notice of street work was published
June 28, 1898. No protests nave peen
received, and on July 24th council &C,
quired jurisdiction to pass the maj
ordinance.
It will now be in order for your honor
able bodv to pass the ordinance ordering
the work. which said ordinance is here
with submitted. Passed.
Second.-In the matter OF the grading
and curbing OF Hoover street from Six
teenth to Washington street:
1t will now be in order for your hon.
orabe body, il you 80 see fit, to pass the
ordinance ordering the work, which said
ordinance 10 herewith submitted. 30
ordered.
Third-In the matter OF the paving,
curbing and sidewalking with cement,
and sewering OF Also street from Ala
media street to Turner street. Notice OF
street work WAS published June 18th,
1893. Time for protest expired July
14th, 1893. On July 18th the protest OF
Mrs. j. A. Gless and p. N. ODonnell
were filed. Which protests were denied
and objections overruled on July 24th,
1898, on which date council acquired
jurisdiction to pass the final ordinance.
Which in accordance with your in
Btructions is herewith submitted,
Major J. A. Donneli spoke vehemently
in benalf of the protestants against the
work and cited law to show that they
may again remonstrate after the first
protest is denied.
He claimed that the petition OF P. N.
O'Donnell, Jose Mascarel and others
claimed majority of the frontage and
that denial OF the protest was illegal.
According to the opinion of the city at
torney the denial was on the ground
that no authority was shown for the
signing OF some names on the protest
and he claimed that protestants signing
for others must show their authority for
90 doing,
The protest was denied and the crdi-
nance ordering the improvement Of the
street was passed.
The remembrance against the grad
ing, curbing and sidewalking with ce-
ment of Hancock street, from Downey
avenue to Alhambra avenue. was de.
MED. On motion the passage OF the
ordinance for the grading, curbing and
sidewalking of Hancock street was
brought before the council and passed.
In the matter of grading and curbing
Hellmsn street, from Downey avenue to
Hawkins street: On July "a, 1898,
council acquired jurisdiction to pass the
final ordinance, which, in accordance
with your instructions, is herewith sub-
mitted. Passed.
In accordance with the instructions Of
the supply committee, l herewith SUBJ
NIT estimates for the bnilding of shelves
ask your honorable body to take prompt
action in this matter, as q number of
these books are now in my office for the
Referred to the supply committee.
SEWER COMMITTEE.
The sewer committee reported that in
the matter of the contract awarded to
Mahoney & Smith for the construction of
section SO Of the central intercepting
sewer, which contract was prepared and
presented to the council two weeks ago,
Messrs. Mahoney & Smith having failed
to execute said contract, and given bond
a5 required, we recommend that the
contract be now awarded to Messrs.
Smith & Van Odsall, who are willing to
take the contract at the price at which
1t was awarded Mahoney & Smith, and
that the action of the council in award
ing the contract to Mahoney & Smith be
rescinded. The report was adopted.
IRRIGATION CONGRESS-.
Ex.Mayor Hazard, D. t. Stimson and
E. F. @. Klokke appeared before the
council in reference to the coming irri-
CATION congress. Ex-Mayor Hazard
said owing to recent business troubles
the committee found it impossible to
get means to carry on the project, and
that therefore the chamber OF commerce
had decided to ask the council for an
appropriation to help defray the ex-
pense. They would like council to ap.
point q time at which q conference
could be mutually held and all the de-
tails discussed.
We are publishing book, describing
the advantages of our southern country,
which will run up into the thousands.
1t will be distributed over the country,
and we ask that a committee Of council
meet us today.
On motion such action was taken by
council and Messrs. Pessel Nickell and
Innes we're appointed committee to
confer with the chamber OF commerce
committee at 8 O'Clock on Wednesday
morning.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
The finance committee reported as
follows:
Recommend that the report of the
city auditor ON the condition Of the
funds for the week ending July 90, 1893,
be filed. So ordered.
In the matter of petition No. 523 from
Max Harris, asking return to him OF
$28s73 on account of tax sale certificate
No. 1900 for the year lS9l-92 upon the
ground that the property described was
doubly assessed and the taxes paid
thereon under assessment No. 228-E,
the city assessor having reported to this
committee that the statements contained
In the petition are true and correct and
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