The herald., 1893-05-09

its passage under suspension of the rules.
Ayes, 8.
The ordinance to establish the grade
of Soto street from Fourth street to First
street was also read and passed.
The specifications OF brick work for
sewer in the Hill street district were then
read, and on motion of Mr.. Rhodes, were
held over for one week to give that gen.
tleman a chance to investigate the mat
ter. Mr.. Dockweier gave quite alengthy
elucidation of the three main feeders to
the outfall sewer.
ORDINANCES OF INTENTION.
/. The city engineer presented an ordi-
nance TO grade, gravel and curb Lyall
street under the terms of the bond act,
which passed with interest at per cent.
Also presented an ordinance to construct
a redwood curb and cement sidewalk on
Michigan avenue between Pleasant and
Saratoga, which passed under suspension
of the rules. He also presented an ordi.
nance to grade, gravel aud sidewalk
Wolfskill avenue between Second and
Third streets. which passed. Also that
a sidewalk of cement and gravel road
way be established upon Vine, between
First and Second, which passed. The
ordinance of intention to change the
grade of Ocean View avenue, from AL
varado to Buena Vista street, was laid
over for one week.
THE EASTERN SEWER.
Mr.. Campbell moved that the city en-
gineer be instructed to have the grades,
plans and specifications of the sewer to
h1 hoI - laa
river and connect Boyle Heights with
the general sewer system of the city
drawn up. s
Mr.. Dockweiler said that the plans
were drawn but the specifications were
not yet complete, but he would have
them ready for inspection at the next
meeting of the council. 1t was so or
dered.
NARROWING MAPLE AVENUE.
An ordinance of intention to narrow
Maple avenue by taking off 10feet there
from had quite stormy little debate.
Mr.. Innes said that Mr.. Rhodes favored
this proposition, but had for two years
opposed similar proposition in the
Second ward. The proposition finally
went to the board of public works.
Adjourned at 3;55 D. m.
PETITIONS AND PROTESTS.
The following was presented and re-
ierred to various committees:
G.. e. Cotir protests against opening
Eighth street, between Moore street and
Lincoln avenue.
J. w. Wolfskill asks for city deed to
his Orchard tract, with view of subdi
viding and setting the lots.
Winifred r. Hunt Kate 0. Hourihan
and othere ask for sewer on Wilmer
street, from First to Silver street.
Mrs S.A. Randall asks cooperation of
county in getting up photogravure al
bum of Los Angeles scenes to sell at the
worlds fair.
Mrs. @, Clendenin and others ask that
Whittier street, between Seventh and
Eighth, be- graded, graveled and curbed
with cement curb and sidewslked with
cement.
J. f. Smith and l. H. Polk make an
appeal in the matter of the assessment
Tor improvement of Second street, be-
tween Los Angeles and Alameda streets.
They set forth that they feel aggrieved
By the manner in which the street au-
perintendent made the assessment for
the paving, grading, sewerng. curbing,
sidewalking, cost of work at Second and
San Pedro, at Vine and Wolfskill and
Second, at Woodworth Court termina-
tion and opposite termination, etc. The
appeal is taken in lieu OF the appeal Of
January 10Th from the prior assessment
issued in this matteA Next Monday at
pm. was set for hearing.
r. Toberman asks to have grade es-
tablished of the alley in block bounded
hs st. Paul's avenue, Sixth, Bixel and
Orange streets.
Catharne Wilson and others ask for
an electric light in Center place between