The herald., 1894-12-06
COUNCIL IN ADJOURNED SESSION
The Contract for lighting the
Streets Approved.
A Number of New CrOsswalks Or
dered Put In.
BIG Batch OF Pot!tious In atrast I'm
provsmonts aud Sewers Referred
to Committees-Other
Proceedings.


Proceedings.
The city council met yesterday in ads
journed session and took up the busi-
mesa left over from the session OF the
previous day.
A large number Of petitions were acted
upon. and the contract for lighting the
city streets for the next two years sp.
proved.
After waiting until 8 o'clock for the
afternoon session. no quorum was se-
cured, and the council adjou rned until
Friday at 10 O'Clock.
The report OF the board OF police COM
missioners was read and approved. The
report recommended granting rebate
Of saloon license to NJ. NJ. Siegel & Co.
The contract and bond of the Los An
geles Electric company for lighting the
streets was approved. According to the
terms of the contract 81 additional lights
are secured. and the hours of using ths
May until the laat dav of October tha
old moonlight schedule is used. During
January, February, March April, Nc
vember and December, before midnight
the lights run from one-half hour after
sunset to midnight each night, except
on nights of full moon and the nights
before and after. After IL O'Clock the
moonlight schedule is used. The sure
ties on the bond are II. w. HOLMAN
and w. @. Wynn.
The contract and bond Of the HERALD
Publishing company was approved. The
contract is for publishing the draft of
the new city charter.
The draft of an ordinance allo wing the
property-owners on Twenty ninth street
to build sewer by private contract was
presented and the ordinances passed.
Mr.. Teed moved that the city atsor-.
ney be instructed to draw up an ordi.
nance requiring all city Offices to be
opened at 8 O'Clock and the meetings of
the city council to commence at 8 O'Clock
in the morning instead of 10. The mo-
tion carried.
The city attorneys report in regard
to the water rights of the city in the
Spilman suit matter was read as pub.
lished in yesterdays HERALD. 1t was
placed on file.
A communication was sent to the
council substantially az follows: The
names hereafter given are OF men who
have worked on Second street in Boyle
Heights during October and November,
and who are unable to collect their
wages for their work from Thos. A.
Grant and L. O. Palmer, the contractors.
They are worthy men of family, who
have to depend on daily wages for sup.
port. The contractors have aaaigned to
"a I'D ha
amount due them will be paid, while
the laborers will be left. The paper is
signed by large number Of men. The
communication was referred to the
board of public works.
Petition OF Cal Viewer and others for
q cenient.s sidewalk on the south side OF
Eighth street, from San Pedro street to
| Maple avenue. The petition won't to
the board OF public works.
Petition of Mrs. N. 9. A. Med.
Spencer for the grading of Providence
street between Pico and Twelfth, was re-
fsrred to the board OF public works.
Petition of A. p McGinnis for the ap-
pointmsnt OF q commission 20 investi-
gate the need OF improving street cross
ings over the Santa Fe road ON Ella
street and Arroyo Seco avenue. A com.
mittee OF three was appointed, consist
sisting OF Messrs. Innes, Rhodes and
Pessel.
Petition OF the N Northwest Los Angeles
Improvement association that suitable
quarters for the une N pioyed be obtained
by the city, and the same furnished
food, lodging and clothing. in considsra-
ton of work i'll Elysian park, wRs re-
ferred to the special committee on
trampe.
The petition OF G. H. Hawkslord and
others for an electric light in the neigh-
borhood of Eighth and San Julian
streets was referred to the light COM
mittee.
Petition from P. B. Sturgeon and
street, between Ssntous and Alvarodo,
was referred to the board OF public
works.
Petition Of T Blunt to be allowed to
erect stand pipe for oil supply pur-
poses, went to the board of public works.
Petition OF Fl. Martz and others for a
cement walk on the east side of Flower
street, between Seventh and Eighth
streets, was referred to the board OF
pa bile works.
Petition of Tbeo. Brown for the open.
ing and extending of Santee street into
Twenty-third, was referred to the board
of public works.
Petition OF Fred Eaton and others for
the grading OF Alvarado street. between
Ocean View avenue and Arnold street,
was referred to the city engineer to draft
the necessary ordinance.
Petitions OF J. Shoder, and J. M.
johnson and J. T. Holbrook, with
drawing from the bond of the street
swesper, were referred to the city en-.
gineer.
Mr.. Teed moved that the city clerk
require Mr.. Hewitt to present new
bond by next Monday. Also, thau MIR.
Hewitt be notified that mis- work is
abominable and filthy. and tnat he must
do better or he will not be paid for it.
The frst part of the motion passed
and the second part was withdrawn.