The herald., 1893-07-25

grading. gravelling and curbing Hope
street between First and Third streets,
all.proceedings were postponed from the
23rd of January last to this date. The
matter was referred to Councilman
Munson.
NEW WATER MAIN.
Councilman Strohm moved that the
City Water company be instructed to
lay water main on Third street be-
tween Los Angeles and Alameda streets,
before the street is paved. Adopted.
REPAIRING WATER MAINS.
Mr.. Innes moved that the city attor.
ney present an ordinance whereby the
repairing OF water mains should be done
before instead of just after the streets
have been paved. Adopted.
sii CONTRACTS AND BONDS.
The contract and bond with Ryan &
Shafer, for furnishing meat to the city
prisoners, were approved.
The contract and bond with P. F.
Schumacher, for furnishing the city with
175 tons OF barley hay, at sS per ton,
were approved.
The contract with Robert Sheerer, for
furnishing 100 tons OF barley, hay, at IS
per ton, was again referred to the sup.
ply committee.
The referring of Sheerer's contract
back to the supply committee was the
outcome of considerable discussion over
the price of the hay and the facilities
the city had for storing it. 1t was so de-
cided in order that the matter be more
thoroughly 1ocked into before larger
amount was purchased.
PROPOSALS.
Proposals were received: For furnish
ing barley and bran-Atlas Milling COM
pany, 84h cents per 100 pounds for bar
ley, $1.10 for bran. Joseph Ashman-
barley, 9S cents bran, $1.07. Referred.
For paving Second street between
Los Angeles and Alameda streets only
one bid was presented. that of g. Sche-
rer, 29.97 cents per square foot, and it
was accepted.
For improving Wolfakhl avenue be-
tween First and Second streets, w. B.
Nichold. grading $1.47, curbing 33 cents,
sidewalking 10 cents per foot, work
complete 1888 per foot. d. G. Lewis,
s1.S6 80 and IL cents; F. A. McGreal.
81 10 foot complete; F. Chinoworth,
81 90 35 and IL cents; Dodd & O'Gara,
$3.50 complete. Referred.
The petition of D. L. Sterner, request
ing a withdrawal of the complaint
against Frick Brothers was referred to
the sewer committee. He said he had
learned that the contractor was working
his men only eight hours day on the
sewer instead Of a longer time as he had
first charged. 1t was asked by the
council why he had not posted himself
sooner, and Chairman Teed declared
that probably by this time he was
thoroughly posted.
CITY ATTORNEYS REPORT.
The city attorney presented the fol-
lowing report.
In the matter OF opening vipnes
street. heretofore referred to me, 1 an,
unable to present proper ordinance un-
til you have determined upon the dis
trict Of assessment. Referred to the
board of public works.
| have collected OF the Los Angeles
Cemetery association the amount of the
city's costs in the two cases won by the
city in the supreme court, less the costs
recovered by them In the action brought
to compel the council to pass upon their
claim for damages in the matter of the
First street culvert, and have paid the
same, amounting to $685. ID, into the city
treasury. Ordered filed.
| have prepared and present herewith
ordinances for the appointment of nine
additional deputies in tax collectors
Office.
The council'then took recess until 2
O'Clock.