The herald., 1893-10-31
THEY FAILED TO HANDLE IT.
The Water Question Laid Over
for Another Week.
War on the Plumbing Ordinance
viii Now Cease.
The Date of Delinquent City Taxes
Extended to November 2slh.
Various Minor
Matters.

luo COHuitIo6 W WHoM Whe ioioiicu
the matter of recommending the price
to the council to be paid for the plant Of
the city water company asked week
further to report. The reason assigned
is that the company has not presented
a complete statement OF its possessions,
and further time muat be had to OBJ.
tain further data.
Steps vera taken looking toward the
repeal of the plumbing ordinance. The
war on the ordinance makes it necessary
that another be framed.
All members we're present at the ees-
sion ex cept Councilmen Gefey and
Rhodes.
THE TIME EXTENDED.
Upon motion OF Mr.. Innes the date
upon which the frat half of the city
taxes becomes delinquent waa extended
from November 9th to November eth,
the date upon which the county taxes
become delinquent
THE PLUMBING LAW.
The special committee appointed to
investigate and revise the plumbing
ordinance reported as follows:
"We, your special committee to whom
was referred the motion made by Mr
Strohm asking that committee be
appointed to revise the plumbing or
dinaDce, beg to report that it is the opin-
ion of this committee that the present
ordinance is too elaborate and makes
the expense OF doing ordinary plumbing
TOO expensive: therefore we would rec
ommend that the city attorney be di-
rected to present the necessary ordi-
nance repeating the existing ordinance;
we would also recommend that the
president OF the council appoint q special
committee Of three in connection with
the superintendent Of buildings and
I board of health for the purpose of franz
ing new plumbing ordinance"
The report was adopted.
WANT MORE TINE.
The water supply committee to whom
was referred the matter OF recommend
ing price to be paid for the City Water
company'd plant, asked and was granted
one weeks further time IN which to re-
port. Tue chairman Of the committee,
Mr.. Manson, claimed that the committee
had rot received all the data they
wished in connection with the proposed
offer.
FREE LABOR BUREAU.
The report of the free labor bureau
showed that III sppl catious had been
made and that 80 positions had been se-
cured during the past week.
STREET suPeRINrENDENT's REPORT
The street uperintendent reported
thgt, in relation to the order OF the
council to furnish coat Of chain gang
since it's inception, it was impossible to
give statement of the cost, but could
give statement OF ths cost since jan
uary |, 1893. He was instructed to fur
nish the statement, go that it can be
told whether IL would cost more to keep
up the chain gang or TO get the work
acne by contract.
lie recommended that an extension Of
so days time be granted krck Bros.
for the improvement OF Lyeil street,
and Baldwin & McComb for the i'm
provement OF Enchards street.
Adopted.
SEWER COMMITTEE REPORT.
On report OF the sewer committee the
bid OF John Genells, $1.lS per foot for
construction Of the sewer on Union ave-
nue. from First to Temple street was ac-
cepted. The commitree was empowered
to extend the SolanO-street sewer to a
connection with the Buena Vists-street
sewer at cost Of about s65.
MORE LIGHT.
The gas and light committee reported
recommending that the council instruct
the Electric Light company to iurnish
81 900 additional candle power OF light
10 be distributed throughout the various
wards. Adopted.
HIS SALARY RAISED.
A communication from the police
commission recommended that the sal.
airy OF Police Surgeon Bryant be raised
from SIS to 500 per month. Report
adopted and On amendment passed that
all eick and wounded members OF the
police and fire departments be attended
by the surgeon.
FIRE ALARM APPLIANCES.
A communication from the fire COM
missioners recommend that new appli-
ances for the FIRE alarm system be ad-
vertised for, according to the spec6ca-
tions presented by the electrician. Re-
ferred to the supply committee.
CITY ATTORNEYS REPORT.
The city attorney reported as follows:
As directed by you | have prepared
and present an ordinance granting prop
erty owners permission to improve
portion OF Vine street by privats con-
tract. Adopted.
l have changed the draft OF the ordi-
nance for the opening of CASTELAR, street
to meet the recommendation of the
board of public works, and present the
same herewith. Adopted.
In the ordinance heretofore passed for
the taking of q certain piece of land on
East Fret street, near Vine, for the
widening OF said street at that point,
there was a mistake in the description
land of about six inches, and to cure
this mistake have prepared and pre-
sent herewith a new ordinance for the
widening OF said street at that point.
Adopted.
AS directed by you have prepared
and present herewith an ordinance ex-
tending the time for the payment of
fist half of municipal taxes to Novem-
Der 9th. Adopted.
l have prepared contract between
the city and Spreckles Bros. for the pur-
chase OF 800 barrels of cement at 50 90
barrel, at Inglewood, for use on outfsll
sewer. Adopted.
In the matter Of an ordinance adopt
ing Sunset boulevard, no such ordi-