The herald., 1893-08-01


Gable company be instructed to repair
the pavement between its tracks at the
Broadway crossings with Fifth and Sixth
streets, and also on First street between
Main and Spring. So ordered.
MAyoR's MESSAGE.
The following message was received
from his honor the mayor:
To the, honorable council of the city OF Los
Angeles: fff.G 4s .s sltf
The time for which the board of
health were authorized to employ two
additional sanitary inspectors will ex-
pire today. l earnestly recommend
that your honorable body at this meet
ing authorize the continuance of their
employment for two weeks from and
after this date. T. e. Rowan,
Adopted. Mayor.
TOO MANY BRooMs.
The acquisitions from the supply COM
mittee were read and passed. with the
exception OF one dozen street brooms,
which were objected to by Mr.. Nickel,
who said he had been voting for brooms
during the last six months he had been
IN council, and he found they were
sweeping the cutters of graveled streets
with brooms, and therefore using more
brooms than necessary and delaying the
progress of the work.
Mr.. Munson was in favor of the use OF
brooms. Na
Mr.. Nickel stated he was not opposed
to brooms where they could be used, but
he objected to brooms being used when
it was not necessary.
Mr.. Pessel moved that the requisition
for the brooms be struck out. Motion
lost on 6 ayes to noes.
The reqpisition was moved to be al
lowed by Mr.. Munson. 1t was 80 or
dered.
Mr.. Strohm moved that these brooms
be not used in sweeping the cutters OF
graveled streets. Carried.
ADDITIONAL WATERING.
A requisition for team, man and
sprihkling for 81 days, to sprinkle out
lying districts at So per day, was re-
ferred to the supply committee.
COUNCIL BLACKBOARD.
The recommendation from the city
engineer to purchase suitable black
board to be used in the council chamber
and other places, was denied.
FIREMEN's SALARIES.
The finance committee reported that
$500 be referred from the salary fund
to the fire department fund, and that
the FIRE commissioners be notified that
the department was out of funds.
Mr.. Innes moved that the report be be
80 altered as to read from the cash fund
instead of the salary fund, and ii was 90
ordered.
MID.wINTER FAIR.
Mr.. Gaffey moved that the president
of this council be empowered to appoint
committee of five to cooperate with
the various committees heretofore ap-
pointed in Southern California to fur.
ther the interests of the mid.winter
fair at San Francisco.
The chair stated that the matter was
in the committee of the whole.
Mr.. Gaffey moved that it be taken out
and acted upon, which was go ordered.
The motion was then adopted, and
the chair appointed the following mem
bers Of the council as a committee:
Messrs. Gaffey, Innes, Munson, Rhodes
and Campbell.
NEW SPRINKLING RULE.
Mr.. Strohm moved that the street
superintendent be instructed not 10
sprinkle bituminous or asphalt streets
except on very windy days. Adopted.
N III, ECHO PARK.
Mr.. Innes moved that the city sur
veyor be requested to have a survey
made OF the north end of Echo park,
showing the land between the fence
and the lake shores as they are actually
since the grading has been done.
Adopted.
BOARD OF HEALTH.
The following communication was
received from DR.. Powers, the health
officer:
"I desire to call your attention 10
dangerous pool of water on Flower street,
south of Fourth street. caused by water
from the storm drain, which is fed from
a defective 1anja. 1 would respectfully
suggest that the pool be filled in with
bowlders or broken stone, and that the
zanja be repaired"
Referred to the board OF public works.
PROPOSALS.
The supply committee reported that
the Atlas Milling company offered l40O
sacks Of barley at Sz14 cents per 100
nounde, and that James Ashman offered
900 sacks OF bran at $1.07 per 100 pounds.
1t was ordered that both be accepted.
Mr.. Pessel moved that the name OF
Clement street be changed to Seven
teenth street, and that Old Compere
street which 10 on the maps as Seven
teenth street be changed to Eighteenth
street, and that the superintendent be
instructed to place signs accordingly.
Referred to the board OF public works.
Mr.. Rhodes moved that the street su.
perintendent fill holes In Main street
from Ninth to Jefferson, and Mr.. Nick
ell amended by inserting Fourteenth in
stead of Ninth. Adopted.
Mr.. Rhodes moved that the city engi-
neer make sewer districts and prepare
ordinances for the Same for the districts
west OF the Hill.street district, taking
in Bonnie Brae street into same district.
Referred to the sewer committee.
ANOTHER CLERK.
The following communication was re-
ceived from the Temple-street commits
Hioners:
The commissioners for the grading OF
Temple street would respectfully call
the attention OF your honorable BODY to
the fact that the law under which the
said Temple street is to be regarded does
not provide for the salary OF clerk as
part OF the expenses incident thereto.
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