The herald., 1893-10-31
nance is necessary at this time, and in
my opinion should not be passed until
the street is actually opened. Filed.

my opinion should not De passed until
the street is actually opened. Filed.
FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT.
The finance committees report recon-
mended that an old city map be re-
corded, at an expense not to exceed
Sl48.70; also that the demand of Il. X.
Green, vetoed by the auditor, be passed
over the veto. The i0rmer was adopted,
the latter being referred TO the city at
torney for written opinion.
On recon- mendatiop OF the committee,
]. /. Browns demand Tor $S was re-
jected. The petitions of John Bryeon,
l.. McEvoy and Ers. Meade for rebates
were denied. as were also the petitions
OF Sarah Marks and T. q. Scnutz. The
electric railways petition ss to re-
demption was referred to the city attor-
ney. John f. Booth was given rebate
OF S2.40. s. L. Hunts petition Tor tax
sale cancellation was granted alec those
OF Carolina Bones, L. Kirkland. A. Hof-
man, Thos. Joh2nsen, A. M. Ellsworth
and Mrs. Harcourt. John Reardon was
given rebate of $l.20.
RoARp OF PuBLIC WORKS.
The report of the board of public
works was read and adopted in iull, with
the exception Of the recommendation OF
granting w. Ii. Workman and T. D.
Hoskins franchise for stree railway.
Mr.. Strohm stated that the state law
made no provision for such a motive
power as is included in the application
Tor 8 franchise, and on motion the mat
ter was referred to the city attorney,
who was instructed to present written
nnirinn fhn Tho n1ntiUp
power to be investigated is the electro
Vapor system.
The board recommended the placing
Of croas walks on the following streets
which was adopted:
At the corner OF Hewett and Second
streets; corner Fourth and Wall streets
Los Angeles and Eighteenth streets
Los Angeles and Pico streets Ssntee
and Twelfth streets; Tbirtieth and
Main streets; Tenth and Georgia Bell
streets.
AT the afternoon eeseion Attorney
Burdette appeared before the council IN
behalf OF Mesers Workman and Hos
kins and asked that the words ''elecrro-
vapo," be stricken from the application,
go as to obviate the objection. The
morning action was reconsidered and the
words ordered stricken out, and the nec-
essary ordinance ordered presented.
BIDS AND PROPOSALS.
The following proposals were opened
and referred to the board of public
works:
For paving Aliso street, Bituminous
Paving company. paving and grading.
y cents, curb Al cents, sidewalk l21a
cents, granite gutter 20 cent?,
manholes $65; flush tanks S97,
lamphoies SO; John RedmaE,
grading cents, paving 267s cents, curb
40 cents, sidewalk IA cents, granite gut
ter 3338 cents, sewer $l.20, manholes
$75 tlush tanks 81 35, lampholes SIS ;
w. Johnson, paving 30 cents, curb 40
cents, sidewalk IA . cents, granite gut
ter 81 cents. sewer sl.45, manholes 500; ;
flush tanks 81 25, laupDoies So. For i'm
proving Bridge street: John Renshile,
grading So SO, curb 20 cents, sidewalk IA
cents.
At the afternoon session the bid OF the
Bituminous company was accepted and
the resolution of award adopted.
's WANTS THE DEPUTIES.
A Communication from the city tax
collector asked that he be allowed to
retain the present force of seven depu-
ties. On the accommodation of the
finance committee at the afternoon ses-
zion the request was granted.
CITY ENGINEERS REPORT.
The city engineer reported that the
intersection of Alameda and CONNER
ciel streets should not be included in
the proposed paving of Commercial
street. Adopted, end the clark was in
structed to advertise for bids.
The ordinance of intention to grade,
pave and construct g cement curb and
| sidewalk on Pasadena avenue to Arroyo
Seco bridge to the north city boundary
was laid over four weeke.
Ordinances OF intention were passed
as follows: To establish the grade OF
Burlington avenue from Ocean View
avenue to Arnold street; to construct o
sidewalk eight feet wide on the east
sde of Hope street from Seventh to
Eighth street.
The engineer recommending officially
defining the bed OF the Arroyo Seco,
and constructing levee on the banks
consigting of brush and stone, faced
with barbed wires strung on the water
side OF the same. The engineer also
says; The pile bridges Of the Terminal
and Santa Fe railways ehoud bs re-
placed with bridges of longer span, so as
to offer less obstruction 30 the stream );
as they stand at present the debris
lodged around the piles of the bridges
should be removed" A survey was or
dered.
Ordinance OF intention to grade,
gravel, curb and sidewalk with cement
a sewer on Belmont avenue, between
Temple and Bellevue, was passed.
On protests against the regarding OF
Temple and other streets, the engineer
reported that they represent ma jority
of 9289 feet cf the frontage to be as
sessed to pay for the regarding. Re-
ferred no committee of the whole.
STREET IMPROVEMENT.
The street superintendent was in
structed to perform the following work :
To place the south intersection OF Cas-
telar and College streets in passable
condition to repair Upper Main street
ON the west side, between Alpine and
the old Catholic church; to fill the
chuck holes on San Pedro street, be-
tween Fourteenth and the city limits; to
place wooden crosswalks at the follow
ing places: Across Kuhrts street, on the
west side OF Sichsl street; across Wal
nut street on the north side OF Kuhrts
street; across Hayes on the north side
of Kuhrts street, across Kuhrts, on the
weet side of Cov3r street; across Albion
street, on the north side OF Hayes;