The herald., 1893-12-19
Afternoon SeaalOn.


Afternoon Session.
On reassemblng thu question brought
! up was the matter of storm water gut
ters, and after the case had been dis
cussed ct great length, the president
| said he had serious doubts whether the
council had the right to order the street
superintendent to do any work, to cost
in excess of 5000, without IA authorize
tion of its necessity from the city engi-
neer.
Mr.. Nickel thought the whole subject
matter should be referred to the board
of public warks, and it was 80 ordered.
SEWERS AND THEIR COST.
Mr.. Rhodes moved that the city en-
gineer give the council an estimate of
the extra cost of sewers in the Hill
street and Maple avenue districts, and
OH Alameda street, by reason of the
extra capacity demanded for carrying
the sewage from the business portion of
this city outside of their respective dis
tricts. Adopted.
WATER EXCESS.
Mr.. Rhodes moved that the zanjero fit
in gate to shut off the water from
zanja Il. 80 as to prevent water from
overhowing private property when not
sold. Adopted.
Also that the water company be re-
quested to lay larger main on Twelfth
or Winfield streets, from Sentous street
to Providence. Adopted.
Mr.. Pessell moved that the City Water
company be directed to lay four-inch
pipe on Central avenue, between Sew
euth and Washington, and to place fire
hydrants at the same streets at such
points as the chief engineer of the fire
department may direct. Adopted.
Mr.. Innes moved to instruct the City
Water company to repair the leaks in
the mains on Buena Vista and College
streets.
REPAIRs TO GRADE.
Mr.. Strohm moved that the superin-
tendent of streets be ordered to have
Winston street brought up to grade of
Los Angeles street. Adopted.
Mr.. Munson moved to advertise for
bids for putting cutters into Hope street
between Eighth and Ninth. Adopted.
MATRoNs FOR HOSPITAL.
The clerk read a communication from
the board of health, asking that Mrs. J.
A. Keys be appointed matron of the city
hospital at salary of $40 per month,
which was referred to the finance COM
mit.ee.
APPEAL ON LYELL STREET.
Mr.. Frick, one of the contractors on
the work of grading and curbing Lyell
street, then addressed the council in
reference to his work and claimed the
work has been properly done. Council
man Strohm thought differently and de-
scribed wherein the work was defectively
done and wherefore the appeal origin
ated. On motion of Mr.. Munson the
whole matter was referred to the street
superintendent.
FIRST STREET WIDENING,
When the protest on First street
made the special order for this afternoon
at O'Clock, Deputy City Attorney Dunn
appeared and said he had made the
thing the study OF several weeks, and he
accordingly advised thatall proceedings
be diemssed. On motion of Mr.. Rhodes
the whole matter was postponed until
O'Clock on Tuesday, December 26th,
the city attorney being instructed to
furnish a written opinion in the case.
REPORT OF THE CITY ATTORNEY.
The city attorney reported as follows !:
In the matter of the contract with A.
M. Austin for repairing paved streets,
find that this contract expires in some-
thing over two months, and would ad-
vise that the city take no steps towards
repairing bituminous paved streets be-
fore that time, other than under this
contract. Adopted.
In the matter OF the protest of r. Rob-
erts againat removing buildings or
fences from lots 10, IL and 13 of the
Beaudry subdivision of lot IL of the
Abila tract, would advise that if you
wish to open this street an abstract be
first procured of the property. City
attorney instructed to procure an
abstract.
In the matter of the petition of Chas.
Mantle, asking for the cancellation of
tax certificate No. 636. This sale should
be cancelled. The mistake in trans
cribing the certificate cannot now be
corrected. Adopted.
In the matter of the petition of Owen
Hughes, l make the same recommends.
ton as in regard to the petition of
Roberts. Adopted.
In the matter of the demand OF
Arthur @. Fletcher, the same should be
approved for the sum of So. 33 only, that
being the proportion allowed by law.
Filed.
In the matter OF the improvement of
Vine street, | find that J. NJ. Davies,
the owner of the property on both sidee
of the street, has permission to improve
the same by private contract. There 10