The herald., 1894-08-07
THEY WERE GREATLY CHANGED
The Street Sprinkling Specified.
tions Are Modified.
A Flow Of COuncilmanic Orat0ry
Turned Loose.
All Bidders Will Have = Chance to Conn
pete and the Herald's Suggestions
Adopted-City Water Com
pany Must Furnish Water.

The council met yesterday morning
with President iced in the chair. The
proceedings opened with the reading of
a message from the mayor vetoing the
Storrs electric railway franchise by rea-
son OF the financial consideration not
having been put in the hands of the city
clerk.
Mr.. Storrs stated that he was ready to
pay in the money on Thursday. 1t had
not been paid in for the reason that the
ordinance stipulated that the money
should be paid in when the ordinance
was ready for publication. Action on
the matter was then postponed for one
week.
Meat Inspector. Hayden reported he
had made l449 inspections during the
month and had condemned as unfit for
food the following commodities: Twenty
cases of Goldfish, McGrath's store, 257
South Los Angeles street; IS chicken ms,
/. w. Harper's farm wagon, Eighteenth
and Los Angeles; calves from Green
Meadow dairy 6 calves from Fruitland
dairy 8 chickens in Farmer ]. W. Shell
don's wagon; dressed hog. James And
rews, Seventh and Main streets. The
report was referred to the board of
health.
On motion of Mr.. Nickel . street
sprinkling hydrant was ordered to be
erected at Hancock and Baldwin streets.
Also that the Los Angeles Consolidated
Electric Railway company be directed to
tear up their unused tracks on Chestnut
street between Dowpey and Pasadena
avenues. On motion of Mr.. Strohm the
Main Street and Agricultural Park Rail-
way company were directed to put their
tracks on grade at Fifth and Los An
geles streets.
The city attorney was instructed to
draw up a contract with Mackey &
Young to supply the city with l25 tons
OF hay at $3.50 per ton. The report OF
the board of public works as previously
published in these columns WAS sub
mitted and approved. The section pro-
viding for a sidewalk on Grand avenue
from Washington to Jefferson street was
amended to read from Washington to
Adams street.
AZ TO STREET sPRINKLINa.
The street sprinkling specifications
we're then presented, and Mr.. Nickel
moved to amend that they be changed
to read that any wagon satisfactory to
the council may be used, 80 that home
people may have an opportunity to bid
on the work.
MIR. Munson-I do not want to see the
old rattle-trap sprinklers on the streets.
/ think the specifications, as presented,
are all right.
Mr.. Nicksll-We want to leave this
matter open to all bidders in the inter
est Of the taxpayers. II q man will do
IL e.. Il 1crc Is L.
he should not be prevented from bid.
ding.
MIR. Rhodes-I think 1t would be bet.
ter for the interests of the people.
Mr.. Nickell-You have got these spe-
ciications go drawn up that they are di.
rectly in the interest OF certain patented
wagons.
Mr.. Strohm-I am Of the Same opinion
rs Mr.. Nickel.
The amendment Of the gentleman
from the First ward was adopted, and
he then moved that the street superin.
tendent should have charge of the street
sprinkling In conjunction with the coun.
cil.
Mr.. Munson-I do not believe it would
be of any benefit to put this work unde T
the street superintendent instead of the
superintendent OF street sprinkling.
A USELESS OFFICE.
Mr.. Psssell-I think there is no ne
cessity for a superintendent of street
we will save the people money.
Mr.. Nickell--The work should be I'M
der the charge of the street superinten.
dent. 1t is virtually in his department,
aud am satisfied that the work will be
done more efIicientlv
A vote was then taken and the amend.
mont was lost by ayes. Innes, Nickel,
Pessell, iced; noes, Campbell, Munson
Rhodes. Strohm.
Mr.. Pesaell moved to strike out the
words superintendent of street sprink-
ling and have the work done under the
direction of the council. This was lost
by ayes. Innes, Nickel, Peesell; noes
Campbell, Munson, Rhodes, Strohm.
iced.
Mr.. Pessell then moved that q clause
be inserted requiring the contractor to
sprinkle the ntreets between certain
hours, Z a. m. to s p. m. This was
changed 20 read from a. m. to IL m.
and l to p. m. on motion of Mr..
Nickel. This amendment was adopted
and on a vote the specifications failed ia
pass, Messrs. Campbell. Munson,
Rhodes, Strohm voting aye, and Messra.
lnnes, Nickel, Psssell and iced no.
being tic vote. Mr.. iced stated he
was opposed to sprinkling ungraded
Htreets.
The question OF sprinkIing the I'M
graded streets was taken up Heriatim
and those provided for in the specifcs-
lions were allowed to remain intact. A
vote WAS then taken and the specifca-
q tions again failed to pass, and Mr.. Pes.
sell moved to send them back to the
board of public works.
"a Mr.. Manson-There 10 no use in send
Ing them back again.
Mr.. Nickell-You will not get the