The herald., 1893-05-17
THAT HEAD-WORKS PROPERTY,
4 Vote to Indorse It's Purchase
by the City Council.
Another Outlay of $4,000 to Be
Made for That Purpose.
Another Sewer Inspector Appointed by
the Oouncil-A CoDomittee Appoint-
ed to Investigate Charges
= Against McLstn.

Ahe city council met yesterday morn
ing at 10 o'clock, President Tesd in the
chair.
The unfinished business of the pre-
ceding day was taken up. Mr.. Teed,
calling Mr.. Nickel to the chair. moved
that Elliott Rank be appointed an in
spector on the outfall sewer. The mo-
tion passed by unanimous vote.
THE CITY AUDITOR
made the following report upon the
eity's finances Cash fund, $20,24466;
salary fund, $1s, l06.65; Ere department,
$5,268.29. The balances on these funds
after. the close of business on Saturday
last were: cash fund $40 087 salary
fund $17,704; fire department $4,7l0.
. The common school fund is overdrawn
to the extent of $13 SOIL.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
The following motions were intro.
duced and adopted:
By Mr.. Innes-To establish the grade
OF Ra mona street.
By Mr.. Gaffey-To grade and gravel
Clara street at the intersection OF Macy
street.
By Mr.. Pessell-That the street super
intendent be instructed to flush the
sewer upon San Pedro street.
BOND APPROVED.
The bond OF the contractor for the
street tank at the rear of the city hall
was approved and the mayor requested
to sign the contract.
The bond OF A. Workman for renting
Of the engine house on Boyle Heights
was read and approved and the mayor
requested to sign the lease in behalf OF
the city.
ORDINANCES ADOPTED.
An ordinance for the construction of
q sewer in the Hill street district was
then read and adopted by luminous
vote.
An ordinance for the grading and re-
pair OF Alvarado street west of Westleke
Park and providing that the electric
road be compelled to repair their por-
tion of the street was then read and
passed.
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
reported in favor OF paying a large mum
ber of bills and demands against the
cash funds, which report was adopted
without debate.
THE CITY ENGINEER.
The city engineer reported as follows !:
An ordinance Of intention to establish
the grade OF Cummings street, from First
to Sixth street. This ordinance was
passed under suspension of the rules.
Presented specification A for paving
streets with bituminous rock and con-
crete base, which was read and referred
to the board OF public works.
Amendments to other specifications
which were given like reference.
That street superintendent had been
furnished with correct lines of Temple
road, and that he be instructed to re-
move all distractions with delay.
Ordinance of intention to grade and
curb. Union avenue, from Seventh to
Orange, which was passed.
Presented ordinance of intention to
grade, gravel and curb Lopez street,
from Pennsylvania avenue to Brooklyn
avenue, which was passed.
Ordinance OF intention to curb, grade
and gravel Baldwin street, from Work.
man to Thomas street, which was read
and passed.
Ordinance OF intention 10 grade and
redwood curb Bridge street, from Pleas
ant avenue to State street, which was
read and passed.
Ordinance of intention to grade and
curb with redwood Bayley street, from
Pennsylvania avenue to Brooklyn ave-
nue., which was passed.
To grade, curb, gravel and sewer So
lano avenue, from Buena Vista street to
its western terminus.
To pave with asphalt Main street,
from Ninth street to Thirty y-second
street. This ordinance was on motion
of Mr. Rhodes laid over till the session
of Monday next.
REPORT OF THE LAND COMMITTEE.
In the application OF Francisco W. de
Shepherd 1t was ordered that quit
claim deed be issued to him for certain
lands in the Wolfskill Orchard tract, re-
serving the right for zanja across said
property, as well as for streets.
Adopted.
The same was adopted in the case OF
Joseph Wolfskill, for the Wolfskill Or
chard tract.
RECONSIDERATION
Mr.. Nickel moved that the ordinance
BY which Baldwin street was to be
curbed with cement be recon sidered,
which was carried. He then m owed to
amend the ordinance by substituting
redwood curb for the cement curb. As
there were some doubts about the pro-
proceeding, it was referred back to the
city engineer.
THE CITY ATTORNEYS REPORT.
The city attorney reported as follows:
Gentlemen-I have prepared and pre-
sent herewith an ordinance granting
permission to property owners to grade
portion Twenty-tirst street, ss directed
by your honorable body.
Also an ordinance regulating the in
ipection of public work.
Also a contract with the Culver q
Little Manufacturing company for a
pipe line to West Lake PARK.
/ have prepared aud presented to Mr..
Thomas contract for the placing of q
steel water tank in the rear of the city
hall.
/ return herewith the ordinance OF in
tention to widen First street, and sug
gest that in ,tead of inserting the clause
regarding the compensation OF the com
missoners in this ordinance, that it be
inserted in the ordinance appointing the
commissioners
THE BOARD OF HEALTH
Had reported in favor OF creating five
additional sanitary inspectors for 60
days, making one from eacn ward in the
city. The city attorneys deputy WAS
called in. The question was debated
and the city attorney authorized to bring