The herald., 1893-06-13

letting water run from the power house
on Downey avenue into Workman street.
Adopted.
Mr.. Innes moved that the city attor-
ney bring suit against ID. I. Donegan
for the value OF the water fountain at
Main and Spring streets. Adopted.
Mr.. Innes moved that the city clerk
prepare list of all the printed blanks
in all the departments for the coming
year and advertise for bids for the same.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The report OF the finance committee
was read and adopted.
Among other matters ii recommended
that $15 900 should be transferred from
the sewer fund to the teachers fund,
which was so ordered.
The report of the supply committee
was then read and adopted, with the ex-
ception of the throwing out Of the
requisition OF two loads of alfalfa, which
was thought too high in price and was
referred back to them for investigation.
Reports OF the sewer committee, city
clerk and street superintendent were
read and ordered filed.
ANOTHER CLERK.
Thequestion of the additional clerk in
the street superintendent's Office then
came up, and it was decided to allow
him two additional clerks until the un-
completed records should be brought up
as near as possible to date.
RESTRICTING PHYSICIANS.
An ordinance Was then received from
the board OF health, which was similar
to one acted upon short time ago, with
that it was unlawful for any physician
to practice in this city without having
first registered at the health office, and
it also declared that said physician
would not be allowed to register at the
health Office unless he or she had OBJ
tanned license from one of the respect
i've boards of examiners of the state Of
California. The ordinance was passed.
h MAGNOLIA AVENUE BRIDGE.
The plans and specifications which the
city engineer reported in reference to the
bridge at Magnolia avenue and Breed
streets, were referred to the bridge COM
,mittee.
FIRE ALARMS AND PLUGS.
Mr.. Nickel moved that the fire COM
missioners be requested to place fire
plug at the corner OF Griffin avenue and
Primrose street, and also that fire
alarm box be placed somewhere in the
neighborhood. Motion adopted.
FREE LABOR BUREAU
The free labor bureau reported that
during the past week they had received
100 applications for positions, 70 OF
which had been obtained.
W. A. White, the manager, sent in
his resignation, giving as his reason for
resigning pressure of outside business.
Mr.. Whites resignation was accepted.
He recommended as his successor Homer
G. Kstz OF the Federated Trades.
The city attorney, on motion of Mr..
Nickel, was directed to prepare the
necessary papers for the appointment,
and in the meantime Mr.. Katz was au-
thorized to act in place OF Mr.. White,
resigned.
The bureau of labor was instituted
February 1, 1898, and since then has re-
ceived 2581 applications for employment
and out of these has secured positions
for 1881 applicants, making saving to
the unemployed element of s40S7.
PETITIONS AND PROBATE.
From w. III. Workman, asking to
have grade changed and established on
Chicago street, between Second and
Fourth.
From r. N. Walton and others, COM
planning that only two-thirds OF East
Second street, between from Alameda to
Hewitt. is being sprinkled.
T.. Mon.-so~
protesting against the improvement OF
tests against improving Vine street.
From John r. Johnson, s. NJ. White,
Richard Dillon, John Kenealy, John
Moriarty, P. Beaudry, D. Mcfarland and
others, large property owners on Temple
street, protesting against the proposed
improvement of that street and inter-
secting streets by regarding between
Bunker Hill avenue and Custer streets.
From P. II. Matthews and John Weber,
asking that First street be widened to at
least 70 feet between Los Angeles and
Main streets, and S0feet between Los An
geles and Wilmington streets. Itis urged
that the street should be made as wide
at the Villa block IS where it intersects
Wilmington street. Petitioners say
that the widening between Main and
Los Angeles can be done by taking ten
feet off the north side where there are
no large buildings. They believe that
if Firet street is opened uniform width
Of seventy feet between Main and Los
Angeles and uniform width of eighty
feet between Los Angeles and Whining
ton there will be no opposition to the
widening.
The council then adjourned.