The herald., 1893-10-24

FREE LABOR BUREAU.
The report OF the free labor bureau
manager showed that during the past
week 104 applications were made for
employment and so positions had been
secured.
CITY ENGINEERS REPORT.
The city engineer made report show
ing that he had furnished the city attor-
ney with the description OF the property
to be takRn for the opening OF Balboa
street from Washington to Twenty
third street. Filed.
In the matter OF the petition from
Mary ID. Brooks ct al, asking permits
sion to remove soil from Otter street
west of Belmont avenue, he reported
that not having any profile of said
street, the grade not being established,
he could not tell If extra earth is
needed.
He recommended that J. M. Dimes be
granted permission to grade Vine street
under private contract. Adopted.
He presented map of the proposed
Suneet boulevard. He recommended
that the council adopt and declare said
map official. Adopted.
He reported that there was not
majority frontage represented for the
Improvement of Belmont avenue from
Otter street to Bellevue avenue. Board
of public works.
. ORDINANCES OF INTENTION.
The following ordinances OF intention
were passed:
To grade. gravel, curb and construct
cement walk on State street, from Pic0
street to Sixteenth street; to establish
the grade OF Breed street, from Sheri-
dan avenue to Brooklyn avenue; to
establish the grade Of Folsom street,
from Soto to Cornwell street; to estab-
lish the grade of Byram street, from
Tenth street to it's southern terminus I:
final ordinance to establish and change
grade OF south half OF the intersection
OF Pennsylvania avenue and Michigan
avenue.
CITY ATTORNEYS REPoRT..
In the matter OF the opening OF Balboa
street into Twenty.third street, J. have
prepared and herewith present an ordi-
nance OF intention fixing the district OF
assessment, as directed by the council.
Adopted.
Ia the matter OF the proposed open
ing OF Sunset boulevard from the Sisters
hoepitsl to the city boundary, | find
that before the necessary ordinance OF
intention can be passed it will be neces-
Bary to change the names Of certain
streets when will become parts of eaid
boulevard when opened, and for that
reason | have prepared and herewith
present an ordinance changing the
names OF certain streets to Sunset bou-'
levard.
The ordinance changing the names OF
the streets wac passed.
FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT.
The finance committee reported
recommending that the report of the
city auditor on the condition of the
funds for week ending October Ia, 1898,
and on the condition OF his books for
the month ending September 80, 1898,
be filed. Adopted.
The committee also recommended
that the petitions OF John Bryson, Thos.
Johansen, A. M. Ellsworth and Mrs. A.
s. Hercourt be referred to, the city as
seseor to report. Adopted.
Recommend that the sum OF s44a0. 5S
be transferred from the cash fund to the
Westlake park pipe line fund and that
petitions of Culver Little Manufactur-
ing company in this matter be filed.
Adopted.
Recommend that the petition of Will
liam Wallace for rebate OF $1.80 on
account OF erroneous assessment be
granted. Adopted.
Recommend that the petition of John
G. Wees relative to a tax K sale certificate
-be granted. '7sAih sA-
CUTTING OF TREES.
Upon motionsof Mr. Gaffsy the mat
ter of removing ands trimming shade
trees was ordered done hereafter under
the supervision of the park com mission
ers and that all complaints of that ma
tuTe be referred to that board. The
city attorney was instructed to present
the necessary ordinance.
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
On motion OF Mr.. Pessell the street
superintendent was directed to repair
the bridge CT ossing the zanja on Pico
street between Maple avenue and San
Pedro street; also to repair the chuck
holes in Central avenue between Wash-
ington street and Adams street.
On motion of Mr.. Munson the board
of public works was instructed to ex-
anime the pavement on Main and
Spring streets and report. the repairs
necessary.
On motion of Mr.. Teed specifications
No. 5 were so amended that in the
placing of gravel upon the street, wheth.
er top or lower layer, no stone be al
lowed on the street larger than two
inch cube.
On motion of Mr.. Nickel the street
superintendent was instructed to close
up the storm-water drain on Mozart
street between Lyeil and Chestnut
streets, SO that the water will not food
private property.
On motion OF Mr.. Nickel the street
superintendentw was directed to cut down
the banks on Darwin avenue where it
crosses Lyell street, to conform with the
new grade OF Lyell street, SO that teams
may cross ii.
On motion OF Mr.. Strohm the water
overseer was instructed to cover the
cement manhole at the zanja on Wolf
skill avenue, near Third street; also on
Pearl street, near Twelfth street.
BIDS AND PROPOSALS.
Spreckels Bros Commercial company
was awarded the contract for supplying
the city with 800 barrels of cement at
$I.90 per barrel.
The following bids were read and re :
ferred:
To improve Burlington avenue be-
tween First and Temple streets: Dodd
& O'Gara, grading, $3.50; curbing, 25c.
Il. Scherer, grading, 1927; curb, 24c.
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