The herald., 1893-12-19
PASADENA,
Council Proceedings Il Street Row.
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Council Proceedings A Street Row.
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PASADENA, Dec. 1S.-The city council
met in regular session at 2 o'clock this
afternoon, ell the members present ex-
cept Mr.. Lukens.
A good-sized audience of interested
citizens WAS present when the meeting
was called to order by President Weed.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved. and all bills fled
were referred to the auditing and finance
committee without reading.
Immediately following the calling of
the meeting to order the board held
closed session for few minutes, after
which the regular order of business was
taken up.
ELECTRIC LIGHT BIDS.
The first business taken up was the
opening of bids for furnishing the city
with electric lights as PEI advertised
specifications, commencing January l,
1894, at which time the present contract
with the electric light company expires.
Two bids only were received, one from
the Pasadena Electric Light and Power
company and one from the San Bernar-
dino Electric Light and Power COM
pany.
Both bids were thrown out upon the
report OF City Attorney W. f. Arthur,
who held that .he check and bond
which accompanied the respective bids
were both irregular. The check was
not certified to and the bond not prop
erly signed.
Upon motion OF Councilman Cox, the
bids were returned without the contents
being made public and the clerk In
structed to readvertise for bide, to be
opened at the next meeting of the
council, Tuesday, December 26th.
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
An unusually large number of bids
were presented for street work.
The following were opened: For curb,
grade and gutter on Vernon avenue,
Hogan Bros, $1449; Charles Mushrush,
$ll44. 90; John Showalter, $1133.
The contract was awarded to the last
bidder.
On Kensington place, for curb, gutter
and cement walk, the following were
received:
Ward & Roberts, walk, 1O1a cents per
square foot; curb and gutter, 81 cents
foot for all work.
Both bids were rejected, and the work
ordered readvertised, to be opened next
meeting.
No bids were received for grading and
curbing Fair Oaks avenue, the contract
ors being afraid that property owners
would contest the payment. Upon
motion the clerk was instructed to re-
odunrtIaa a. for hiho tn ha
Tuesday next.
Bids for grade, curb and gutter on
Lake avenue, between Colorado and
California, were received as follows ::
Hogan Bros, 1926; W. @. johnson,
$4809; John Showalter, $3972. The bid
OF Hogan Bros. was accepted.
Bids for grading, curbing and gutter
ing Mary, from Vernon to Fair Oaks,
were opened ga follows: Hogan Bros, ,
$143S; Charles Mushrush, 791s cents
per lineal loot; John Showaiter, $l343.
Awarded to Charles Mushrush.
The following bids were received for
constructing sewer on Summit avenue
and Chestnut street.
P. P. Bonham, $1259; Munger & Grif-
fifth, $1130; John Stewart, $1318. "a; J..
B. Hughes, $l057; G. L. Powell, $l26I.
The work was awarded to j. B.
Hughes, the lowest bidder.
OTHER BUSINESS.
Ordinances establishing grades on
Depot and Glenarm streets were de-
clared read for the first time.
The specifications for grading, gutter.
ing and curbing Worcester avenue from
Colorado atreet to school property line
were adopted.
The street superintendent was upon
motion instructed to clear North
Marengo avenue OF any distractions in
tie shape OF trees, hedges, etc.
An ordinance accepting the Colorado
street paving was declared read for the
second time.
The following committee was ap-
pointed as commissioners in the con-
demnation suit necessary to widen Ray
mond avenue and extend De Lacy street
from Kansas to Dayton M. H. Weight,
j. A. Buchanan, Calvin Hartwel.