The herald., 1893-05-16
THEY STAYED IN SPITE OF HIM,
Mr.. Gaffey's Failure to Remove
Two Police Commissioners.
He Says the First and Second Wards
s'Fell Down on Him."
The Mayor Reported as Adverse to the
Mevement-A Bag Jsbbcr Over the
Temple Street Cut-Miscel-
laneous Proceedings.


dent Teed in the chair and full board
present. The minutes of the previous
meeting were read and approved. Re-
ports Of the city justices we're filed, and
the city clerk reported with recon-
mendation that tax certificate 2555 be-
cancelled, which was adopted.
MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR.
A message was received from Mayor
T. E. Rowan, returning the demand of
Len j. Thompson Gas per request of the
council) for $75 insurance premium on
the pest house. The demand was then
referred to the finance committee.
THE CLERKS REPORT.
The report Of the city clerk, trans
mitting with it the ordinance to curb
Grand avenue between Fourth and Fifth
streets. wac then taken up ard passed.
In the matter of grading and side
walking Providence street from Seventh
to Ninth street, an ordinance to perform
such work was passed under suspension
Of the rules. Also final ordinance to
gravel, curb, sidewalk and sewer Iowa
street from Washington street to Six
teenth.
THE FREE LABOR BUREAU.
The manager of the free labor bureau
reported having received 95 applications
for employment during the week, of
which 90 secured positions.
THE LAND COMMITTEE.
The land committee, in favor of issu-
ing to A. Banning Gates quit claim
deed for lot in block 10 of Ord's sur
vey; also that quit claim deed issue to
Thomas L. Duque for property in block
IA of Ord's survey. The report was
adopted.
PETITIONS AND PROTESTS.
The following were presented and re-
ferred to the appropriate committees:
From Hilda Schultz, asking for an or
dinence abandoning a street running
through her property in the Mount
Pleasant tract.
From Mrs. Della McGregor and 9TH
ers, protesting against changing grades
or doing any work on Olive street, be-
tween Second and Third streets.
From H. o. Allen, asking payment of
claim OF $25 against contractor for inn
proving Mission road and Alhambra
avenue.
From O. A. Sumner and others, ask
ing removal of stagnant pool on Or
ange street by filling the lot.
From @. @. Kohlmeier, asking re-
moval OF hydrant from the point where
it interferes with business at Atlas
Mills.
From E. W. Campbell, protesting
against allowing McLain & Lehman to
post bills on the engine house next the
Plaza and on other city property in
violation of the ordinance, while Pc
titioner's men are not allowed to even
tack signs er cards on wooden curbs.
Petitioner offers $40 year in advance
for the sole right to paste bills on the
walls of the engine house. He also
says: II also protest against George
McLain as q fire commissioner repre-
senting himself as q police commits
sioner and telling people they will not
get their saloon license If they do not
give their posting to him." Mr.. Nc
Lain saw the petition before the coun-
Gil met and denied the charges en-
phatically. He said there must be a
public retraction or there would be
bloodshed.
From Mrs. Alma L. Holmes and
others, protesting against the laying of
cement sidewalks and curbing on Boyle
avenue, between First strett and Hol-
lenbeck arroyo.
Mr.. Munson moved that the pay of
Mr.. Robinett, inspector of cement, be
raised to $4 per day. Hitherto the
cement has been inspected in town.
Now it becomes necessary to inspect it
on the ground, which entails an addi-
tional expense on the inspector. The
motion was adopted by vote of 7 to 1,
the president voting in the negative.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
The report of the board of public
works, as published in the HERALD of
Saturday last, was adopted by sections
without variation, except in the matter
of the change of piers on the Second
street viaduct, which was referred to the
city engineer; and the matter of estab-
fishing grade of Ocean View avenue, in
which the city engineer was instructed
to bring in an ordinance of intention es-
tablishing four-foot cut on that street
at Quebec street. The ordinance, how
ever, had been already drawn by that
official and was then read by the clerk.
Mr.. Deal addressed the council for
few moments upon the question and the
ordinance then passed by vote of to
8. Messrs. Gaffey, Strohm and Teed
voting in the negative.
THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
The board OF health menorialized the
council concerning the removal of the
telephone from the Office of the health
officer as it will cripple the service and
impair it's usefulness. MIR. Nickel
moved that the telephone now in the
health office be left there.
Mr.. Gaffey said that it was easier to
give them new one, as the old one had
been ordered out of the health office and
given to the assistant chief engineer.
Mr.. Strohm moved to give the health
office a new telephone and it was so
ordered by a vote of 7 to 2.
SANITARY INSPECTORS.
The board of health asked to have five
additional inspectors appointed to make
a rapid and thorough investigation of the
city. On motion of Mr.. Innes action was
deferred until the afternoon session.
POLICE COMMISSIONERS.
A letter from the police commissioners
asked for liberty to place two police Of
ticers at Westlake park on Sundays. Re-
ferred to the finance committee.