The herald., 1893-02-21
IT WAS A VERY BUSY SESSION,
A Satisfactory Ordinance Pre-
sented About the Tracks.
The City Council Consider q Great
Variety of Matters.
A Veto from the Mayor-A1smedaS Street
Zanja-Reports from officials.
Appointments OF City
Library Trustees.

day morning, q full board being present.
The president, Mr.. Teed, was in the
chair. The attendance was small, as 1t
was well known that the Alameda street
franchise for double track would not
come up till the afternoon.
UNAPPRovED.
The first order of business was a mas
sage from the mayor. This returned
without his approval an ordinance en-
titled IAN ordinance regulating the re-
moval of sand from the river bed" This
same ordinance, the mayor said, took
effect December 5, 1890, being num-
bered 1867, and approved December 8,
1890; it has not since been repealed and
is still in force. The mayor also an
nounced that he had appointed the fol-
lowing named gentlemen as trustees of
the public library of the city of Los An
geles: G. A. Dickinson, F. H. Howard,
W. A. Spalding, Sheldon Borden and W.
]. Hamilton, to succeed the present
board at the expiration Of it's term Of
Office, March 25, 1898. On motion of
Mr.. Munson the nominations were
unanimously confirmed.
THE ALAMEDA STREET zANJA.
Thomas Leihy presented petition
against the new fune on Alameda street,
alleging that his property is damaged
by its present condition, and asking
that the same be lowered to the level
| OF the earth or else asking for damages
for the loss of o strip of land five feet
wide.
Counsellor Gordon spoke at some
length upon the proposition and after
showing wherein his client was damaged,
the matter was referred to the city en-
| gineer to ascertain whether the bottom
Of the new fume was located the same as
the old one.
FINANCE AND BRIDGE COMMITTEES
The finance committee reported re-
commencing reference of petitions of
Mrs. Gertrude Webster and Farmers and
Merchants bank to the city assessor to
report as to the facts. Adopted. Also
that estimate of $33 be allowed for franz
ing the old Hancock map of the city.
| Adopted.
The bridge committee reported recon-
mending that the city engineer be in
structed to prepare and present plans
and specifications for repairing Seventh
street east of the river and Magnolia
street bridge near Soto street. Adopted.
THE CITY HALL GROUNDS.
W. W. Robinson, custodian of the city
hall, reported the estimated cost of an
iron fence for the city hall park front
similar to the plaza park fence, to be
about $500, including one double and
one single gate. 1t was referred to the
committee on public buildings.
| Manager Wyatt of the Los Angeles
theater presented a proposition to build
fence on the Broadway front of the
city hall park in consideration of use of
the roadway leading through the park
when required for theater purposes.
PROPOSALS FOR CONTRACTS.
Proposals were presented as follows ::
By Prick Brothers, for constructing Sec
ton IA Of the outfall sewer for $35 500 /;
section 5a, $33 400, waving no rights al
ready possessed ON section 5.
By Frank @. Young, to build IA for
$31 .033 and 5a for $27, $3.50.
By P. M. Darcy and II. @. Register to
build IA for $35, 1894 and 5a for s33. $3.50.
Referred to the sewer committee.
For disposing of dead animals: John
Terrell, $475 large and ST. rs small !;
George futile, 1898 and $193; Ramish
& Co., 1896 and sl.95; P. Mitchell, SIS
and 50; A. N. Potter, So 45 and 81. so;
J. Claubet, $3.50 and SIZE (not by Gre
mation). Referred.
For furnishing bread to city Jail, by
Mr.. Edwards, 81 cents a loaf of IS
ounces, Referred.
For repaving streets, by Los Angeles
Paving company, 1919 to 147s cents per
square foot; A. M. Austin, ii cents; O..
Sherer, s to Is cents. Referred.
For groceries, by Bradford Bros. and
Anderson Chsnslor. Referred.
PUBLIC WORKS.
The report of the board OF public
works was acted upon as follows:
In the matter of petition No. 118,
from e. d. Brunson ct al, property own
ers on Ingraham street, between the west
line of the Paramount tract and the east
line of the Orange Heights tract, asking
to have said street graded and graveled
under specifications No. 5, and a red
| wood curb constructed, we recommend
that the same be granted, and the city
engineer instructed to present the nee
essary ordinance of intention. Referred
to city engineer.
In the matter of petition No. 12O,
from John E. Jackson, stating that por-
tions of his property on the north line
| of Seventh street, between Spring street
ond Broadway, has been taken for street
purposes without paying him any dam
ages therefor, we recommend that tn
same be referred to the city attorney for
an opinion on the same. Referred to
city attorney.
In the matter of petition No. 121
from A. Erickson to have cement
sidewalk five feet wide laid on Philadel-
phia street, between Alpine street and
Bellevue avenue, we recommend the
same be granted and the city engineer
instructed to prepare and present the
necessary ordinance of intention. Re-
ferred to city engineer.
Recommend that the street superin-
tendent fill holes in Temple street 30 as
to put it in a passable condition. So
ordered.
In the matter of petition No. 90 from
A. @. Stephenson ct al. in reference to a
pool of water at Fremont avenue, be-
tween Fourth and Fifth streets, we
recommend that the street superintend-
ent be instructed to open up drain or
culvert. Adopted.
In the matter of the fill on Boyle ave-
nue. at the Hollenbeck park, recommend
that the street superintendent be in
structed to put temporary box to pro-
tect the fill from washing out on the