The herald., 1893-08-01

tlncate NO. Z506 and $lOl 10 oh account
OF tax sale certificate No. 2l54, both for
the year 1922, the city assessor hav-
ing reported to this committee that the
statements therein contained are true
and correct and that the taH sales there-
in mentioned have heretofore been
ordered cancelled By the council, we
recommend that said petition be grant
ed and that upon the presentation of
proper demand drawn upon the tax fund
for 1892. the sum of $7.74 be returned
to petitioner on account OF tax sale No.
2555, and 800 SO on account of tax sale
certificate No. 2l54.
In the matter of petition No 552 from
J. w. Potts, asking ttat the sum OF $27,
paid into the police court on account of
fine of M. Lugo, who 1t is alleged was
sick and demented when arrested by the
police, we recommend that upon the fl
ing OF proper demand drawn upon the
salary fund, the cum of $27 be returned
to petitioner. Referred to finance COM
mittee.
Recommend that the sum of $1,000 be
transferred from the new water fund to
the bridge fund, the said amount being
the amount Of money heretofore loaned
the new water fund from the bridge
fund. Adopted.
The demands for July, which were
presented and read, were approved.
PROPOSALS.
Proposals were opened. read and re-
ferred as follows; For paving Figueroa
street: Asphalt Paving company, grad
ing and graveling, $3.50 per hneal foot;
redwood curb, 20 cents; granite block,
20 cents; asphalt cutters, 2S1s cents.
A. M. Austin, grading and graveling,
cents square foot; paving, 281s cents.
Walrath q Fairchild, all work for $4.61
foot, complete on each side. French
q Reed, $9.47 per foot for work COM
plete on both sides.
For improving Union avenue, be.
tween Seventh and Orange streets:
French & Reed, $4.19 per foot; w. B.
Nichols, 1887: Dodd & O'Gars, $500;
+. McGreal, $3.50; r. Shefer, grading,
s1.b0 q foot on each side, 80 cents
for curb; W. l.. Riley, 1920 for grading
and 30 cents for curb.
For making Bellevue avenue sewer:
G. II. Burdick, $1.23 foot complete.
For improving Third street: Por-
phyry Paving company, grading, 11s
cents; cnrb, 30 cents; macadam, IL
cents; flush tanks. s112.50r sewer,
s1.l2% foot; manholes, $87; side
walk, Is cents. 'A
For improving Solano street: F. Me-
Greal, grading, 80 99M per foot; sewer,
81 cents; menholes, $99; flush tanks,
$1.09
For improving Soto, between First
and Fonrth streets: w. B. NicholA
S4.43 per foet for work complete.
For improving First street, between
Boyle and Evergreen avenues: Gray
Bros, IL cents foot.
CITY AUDITORS REPORT.
The city auditor recommended that
council make the following transfers to
cover overdrafts: From the salary fund
to the fire department fund, s2500 from
the new water fund to the bridge fund,
the sum Of $1,000, and asked that the fire
department fund be attended to at once,
to enable the employees to receive their
July salary.
Considerable discussion followed over
the matter on the question that the fire
commission were, not acting in busi-
ness way when they allowed their fund
to be so greatly Aoyerdrawn without
notifying council.
The matter was referred to the finance
committeeto report as quickly as possi-
BILE, in order that the fremen could re-
ceive their salaries.
WATER RIGHTS.
Mr.. Campbell moved that the water
committee be instructed to investigate
thoroughly the water supply to the resi-
dents OF the city, and that the commit
tea report to thja coHncil as soonins pos
siblAsal to tho aMupplY and condition Of
the yeeefvoirs. The sections that are
withor water four hours. IL hours and
as sSiiSas iss asas sSilis WssIs sss
.honyS prescribed Bvhth Cityo Water
c9nhpanv, also az to the danger OF resi-
dencee from fire bhfough the Insult
cieht supply OF water. 90
Mr.. Innes moved that legal proceed.
ings be commented by the city attor-
ney to annul the contract of, the City
Water company and all the other COM
panies.
Mr.. Pessell said he was willing to sec.
ond the motion if the matter. was held
over one week until be could get the
opinion OF the water committee. M
After considerable discussion the mat
ter was referred to the committee on
water supply for report. sse,sss
A recess was then taken until 2
O'Clock. N
The city council reassembled at 2
o'clock, Mr.. Teed occupying the chair
and all the other members present.
FLOWER STREET.
The matter Of the hearing of the pro-
test of George W. Hughes and others
against the contemplated opening and
extending of Flower street, from Twen-
tieth to Twenty-third streets, coming on
regularly at this hour as special order
the came was taken up and George w.
Hughes was heard. and the report Of the
city engineer presented at the sc ssion of
July "a, 1893, was read.
Property owners in the ghborhood
OF Twenty fret and Flower streets ap-
peared and opposed the opening on the
ground of damage to their property from
storm water. .
Mr.. Nickel moved that a further
hearing of the matter be postponed for
two weeks, which was 30 ordered.
seq FIRST STREET OPENING.
The matter of the opening of First
street then came up and Mr.. Strohm
moved that the protest OF Mr., DeHail
and others be denied.
Mr.. Strohm claimed that DeHail has
beaten the city several times, and that
the money is now in the hands of the
commissioners to do the work.