Los Angeles herald., 1893-01-10
THE WORK OF THE NEW COUNCIL,
The Sewer Committee Makes
Its Report.
Health Officer MacGowan's Code of
Sanitary Laws.
Proposals Received for Public Works.
The Reports of Officers = The
Free Labor Exchange.
Petitions.


present. The minutes of the previous
meeting were read and approved.
SEWER COMMITTEE.
The first business considered was the
report of the sewer committee.
You sewer committee beg to report as
follows:
First-We recommend that the bid of
John White for building the sewer on
Montreal andlBoston streets, and Belle
vue avenue, for the sum of $29S9 95 for
the sewer complete be accepted and the
accompanying resolution of award
adopted. Adopted.
Second-With reference to the matter
referred to this committee from the
street superintendent, in regard to work
being done by that department on the
Ho-called private sewer on First street,
between Main and Spring streets, we
recommend that the street superintend
ent be directed to put the street in re-
pair where it has been torn up and al
low no moro connections made on the
Ho.called private sewer. Adopted.
Third-We recommend that the requi-
sitions from the street department, one
Tor cement, amounting to $53. so, and
one for eewer-pipe, amounting to $780, 20,
be allowed, as we find the material has
already been used on Seventh street.
Adopted.
Fourth-With reference to the city
engineers request-that action be taken
in fixing the salaries of inspectors to be
employed on the outfall sewer-we rec
ommend that the sum of 81 be fixed as
the price per day. Adopted.
FROM THE CITY CLERK.
The city clerk reported as follows:
In the matter of the opening of Ma
pie avenue from Fifth street to the
south city boundary, the report of the
commissioners, together with the plat
OF the assessment district, was filed with
the city clerk on December 6. 1892.
On December 8, 1892, notice of the
filing of said report and plat was pub
lished.
On January 7, 1898. time for protest
expired.
On December goth protest of P. Bot
tiller was filed.
On January 4th protest of D. Bierlich
was filed.
On January 9th protests of William
Niles ct al. Mary A. Dow, James Moore
In accordance with law the said re-
port of the commissioners and the plat
OF the assessment district, together with
the aforementioned protests, are here
with presented, and it will now be in
order for your honorable body to set
time for the hearing OF said protests.
THE HEALTH OFFICERS REPORT.
The health officer, Dr. MacGowan, ap-
peared before the council and stated that
he had prepared codifcation of the
various sanitary enactments of the CITY,
and also embodying the various sanitary
provisions OF the health ordinances of
New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Chi
cago, London, Paris, Berlin and other
European cities. The board of health
have been at work on the preparation uf
this ordinance for more than a year. 1t
is long ordinance, comprising 212 Sec
tions, and abolishes all existing acts.
Mr.. Teed-If this is as important
matter as think it is, it should be
passed at once. Delays are dangerous in
matters of this sort.
Mr.. Nickell-I don't like the idea OF
rushing any long and verbose ordinance
like this without an opinion on it from
the city attorney.
The ordinance was then referred to
the committee of the whole and the city
attorney.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
The board of public works report was
then taken up and considered by Sec
tions.
The Hope and Eleventh streets work
next came up, and the contractor asked
for 80 days extention. Mr.. Nickel op-
posed the granting of the time for this
work. 1t had got to be go that every
contractor was asking for more time,
and the council had fallen into the bad
habit of granting such time without in
quiring into the merits Of the case.
The chair replied that the contractor
had experienced some difficulty in get
ting right of way on Eleventh street,
which had delayed the work. It was
finally settled by granting the con-
tractor, Mr.. Hagler, so days for the work
on Eleventh street, and 80 days on Hope
street.
CITY ENGINEERS REPORT.
The city engineer reported final
ordinance establishing the grade of Com
mercial street between Main and San
Pedro streets, which was discussed at
some length. The ordinance was adopt
ed--ayes 7, nays o.
PROPOSALS.
The following proposals were referred:
To grade, gravel and sidewalk Broad
way, j. P. Jones, 1896; F. NJ. French,
grading $3.50, curb 37hs centp, eide
walks, 1871 cents; F. Chinoworth, grad
ing $l.70, curb 35 cents, sidewalks IL
cents; J. F. Blanchard, grading 81 60,
curb 76 cents, sidewalks 13 cents; II. S.
Hudspeth, grading So 36; curbs 40 cents.
sidewalks IL cents, cobble gutter rs
cents, or work complete $2.56 per front
foot; r. Sherer, grading and graveling
81 80, curb 40 cents, sidewalk 13 cents.
For building sewer on Rosas street,
]. L. Mansfield, 81 cents per foot, man
holes. $65, flush tanks $110; M. Zuretti,
$1.08 a foot complete; @. Sherer, sewer
complete, $1.08 foot, flush tanks 500.
For sidewalking Eleventh street, from
Pearl to Sentous, Gray Brothers, 122
cents foot; G. Sherer, Is cents; Van
derburg & Newcomb, 1871 cents.
REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
Your finace committee beg to report
as follows:
Recommend that the report of the
city auditor showing the condition of
the funds for the week ending December
"a, 1892; report of the same officer on
the water overseer's report for the