The herald., 1893-10-17

FIRE COMMISSIONERS.
The board OF FIRE commissioners sent
a communication to the council stating
that the commission would hereafter
notify council OF any extra hose in pos
session OF the fire department. Filed.
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
communication WAS received from
the board OF education requesting the
council to do its utmost in the matter of
constructing proper and adequate sew
erage for the county hospital. Referred
to the sewer committee.
FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT.
The finance committee reported, rec.
ommendiag that the tax-sale certificates
OF Mrs. Maggie Dixon, A. Ii. Green,
Mrs. @. S. McKeon, +. W. Ward and G.
w. Tubbs be cancelled and redeemed OF
record also that $2.70 be refunded to
s. III. HALEY, $l.90 to VIM. Reeter and
$3.50 to ]. Murietta for wrong assess
ments. Adopted.
BOARD OF HEALTH.
A communication from the board OF
health was read calling attention again
to the intolerable unsanitary condition
OF Lake Shore avenue, and portion of
Second street, which 10 due to leakage
from reservoir No. A.
On motion of Mr.. Munson the neces-
aary repairs were ordered made by the
water overseer and the jana committee.
SUPPLY COMMITTEE REPORT.
The supply committee reported that
in the matter OF the nine requisitions
for city directories in the different city
offices, the directories were left by an
agent, who stated that was the usual
mode in which they have been left, but
the committee found that none of them
have been purchased, but that all
claim that they are needed.
The books were not allowed.
In the matter Of the bids referred to
the committee for purchasing gravel,
they believe it will be cheaper for the
city to purchase the gravel offered by
the German American Savings bank at
the corner OF Boyd and San Pedro
streeta at % centa per yard than to con-
tinue to take it from the pits now owned
by the city, except for what is needed
for the east side.
A motion to purchase the gravel was
put and lost.
Numerous acquisitions, including the
printing saloon regulations, were ap-
proved.
STREET OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES REPORT.
The street superintendent reported,
in compliance with the councils re-
quest to furnish an estimate OF the cost
of the chain gang, that, on basis of 20
men, it costs the city $500 a day for
men, $l4 for teams and 30 cents for
wear of tools, total of $2l day.
He reported that in bringing Main
street to grade, between Ninth and
Washington streets, it will remove
about 929 yards of earth.
On motion the superintendent was in
structed to report in detail the actual
expenses OF the chain gang since Janu-
airy 81, 1892, including the places and
time the gang was employed.
On motion the clerk WAS instructed to
advertise for bids to remove the earth
from Pico to Fourteenth streets, 80 as
to make better grade and remove the
danger OF the present street.
SEWER COMMITTEE REPORT.
The sewer committee reported as fol-
lowe:
In the matter of the communication
from the board of health asking to have
public urinais' placed on the city lot
north of the city hall, the plaza, and
Central park, we would recommend
that the communication be referred to
the park commissioners, with the recon-
mendation from the council, that they
place public urinal in Central park.
and we would further recommend that
the custodian of the city hall direct the
janitors to keep unlocked and open to
the public, one Of the closets on each
floor of the city hall all day and during
the evening until the library is closed.
Adopted.
Recommend that section 5-a OF the
outfall sewer built by Msssrs. Mackay &
Young. and section 6 of the outiall
sewer built by Messrs. Hughes and
Mayer, be formerly accepted and the
city engineer present demands for rs
per cent of the original contract, on
each section, to be paid on presentation
by each of the above contractors.
Adopted.
CITY ENGINEERS REPORT.
The city engineer presented the fol-
lowing ordinances of intention:
To construct cement sidewalk ON
both sides of Flower street from Eighth
to Ninth streets.
To construct cement sidewalk along
Alvarado street from Seventh to Ninth
street.
To construct cement sidewalk along
Pasadena avenue from Wells to Koster
streets.
To construct cement sidewalk on
both sides OF Burlington avenue from
Seventh to Ninth streets.
To grade, gravel and curb with cement
Omar avenue from Third to Fourth
streets, and to construct a cement side
walk on the east side of said street.
The ordinances of intention were
passed with the exception of the aecond
one mentioned, which WAS postponed.
In the matter OF the petition of +. E.
Lopez ct al, asking for change of
grade on Lopez street, referred to the
engineer to ascertain whether the storm
water could be carried off on the sur
face without building storm drain, he
reported that the water could only be
gotten out by storm drain. Filed.
He recommended the building OF
sewer on Washington street from
Figueroa street to connect the Figueroa
street sewer to the arroyo at Los Reyes
sewer. Referred to the sewer COM
mittee.
POLICEMEN ON WHEELS.
Mr.. Innes offered the suggestion that