The herald., 1894-12-18
street and ives. OF Figusroa, he said, the

street and west OF Figueroa, he said, the
contractor, Mr.. Hughes. is having
oinch in the matter Of connections to
private houses. lie has not only u lead
Pipe cincb, but sewer pipe cinch
ao well. ii seems. While the sewer
is still uncompeted he allows no other
plumber to make q connection with ~,
put allows the property owners TO MAKE
connection and run off sewage, provided
they pay him a good round price for
putting in the connections. The street
superintendent and the building super
intendsnt were both called in in the
matter and the city attorney also put TO
work on 1t, with the result that 1t was
found that such thing was in direct
opposition to a state law, but that 1t was
being done, and none OF the city officers
seem to have the power to stop 1t. The
city attorney drew up an ordinance
making 1t miademeanor for anyone to
make connection with q public sewer
until after it's acceptance, but the ordi'
nance failed of passage, and the matter
stands just ae 1t did before, with the ex-
ception that Mr.. Teed is wrought up
over it. and gives il out that he will
have another go" at the proposition
later OIL.
An ordinance was passed enlarging
the district where fowls must not be al
lowed to run at large. The district now
includes the block bounded on the west
by Bixcl street, north by Ingreham
street, south to Seventh street.
A representative of the Council OF La
Dor and the Carpen ters, union came be-
fore the council with the statement that
the contractor on street work on Fourth
and Crocker and Woltskil! avenue was
working his men nine hours day, In
violation OF his contract. On motion
the street superintendent was notified to
inform the contractor that hie contract
would be declared void If he failed to
live up to it.
Mr.. Teed brought up the matter OF
restraining street contractors on sewer
work from hauling away the best gravel
from the excavations and filing up the
streets again with inferior material, but
nothing wAs done in the matter.
Bids for improving Tenth street were
referred to the board OF public works.
The zanja committee recommended
the preparation Of plans by the city en-
Qineer for cement pipe 675 feet in
length and 30 inches in diameter, and a
wooden flume 148 feet in length, on the
south eide OF and across Palmetto street,
to replace worn out pipe and f1umes.
The report was adopted.
The city attorney was instructed to
bring a suit against D. W. Field in order
to clear the title to piece of land owned
by w. Ii. Smylie, and which was sold
at tax sale through q mistake of D. W.
Field when city assessor and tax COL
lectOr.
An ordinance calling for an election ON
~E f.., -.
standing indebtedness, amounting to
5000 was referred to the finance
committee.
An ordinance fixing the hours when
council shall meet and that the city of
fees shall be opened at Q O'Clock WAS
passed.
An ordinance for the surveying Of an
alley between Ingraham and Seventh
a,reets was passed. Also ordinances for
grading, curbing and sidewalking Con.
stance street from Pico to Sixteenth.
surveying Burlington avenue from Tenth
to point opposite the southwest corner
of lot 5. block +, OF Bonnie Brae tract.
The matter OF opening an alley in
block H, Of Moore & Keleher's subdi-
vision on Boyle Heights, was referred to
the board Of public WORKS. The matter
OF improving Douillard avenue went the
same way.
A. J. Bradish rendered his resignation
as a police commisaioner and it was ac-
cepted.
No reason for the action was presen ted
or asked for, and no one was appointed
to fill the vacancy. as it was stated only
about week remained in which q com.
missioner appointed by this council
could act in that capacity.
A communication from the Single Tax
club Was read and referred.