The herald., 1894-05-22
ELECTRIC FRANCHISES PASSED.
The Compromise Routes Agreed
on Yesterday.
The Maple Avenue Sewer Litiga.
ton.
A New Ordinance wnI at Once BE Pre-
pared-outfail Sewer Oontraotors'
Cisims-New Street Open
ings-Proceedings.


with President iced in the chair.
City Treasurer Shoulders communica-
ton relative to the s8829.12 interest
charge against the City bank, which
claim had been adversely decided In the
supreme court was referred to the
finance committee.
Mr.. Strohm presented motion to
abandon all proceedings for the Maple
avenue sewer district and that new
ordinance be at once prepared defining
the boundaries OF the sewer district.
Mr.. Nickell--I would suggest that the
city attorney prepare an ordinance this
time in which the boundaries will be &c
defined that they will stick if taken into
court.
The motion OF Mr.. Strohm was then
adopted, and fresh effort will now be
made to provide sewerage for the Maple
avenue district.
The petition Of G. ]. Griffith, protest
ing against the acceptance OF the CO.
ment curbing on Washington street be-
tween San Pedro street and Central ave
nue. until the character of the work be
investigated. was laid. over until nexi
Monday at 2 p. IN.
The report of the board of public
works was presented, which recommend
ed the striking out of the Storrs railway
franchise on Hill street aud all that por-
ton east of Main street.
Mr.. Rhodes moved to amend that
all that portion south of Hill street, to
Fifteenth street, to Hope street, to
Sixteenth street, to Georgia Bell street
be stricken ont.
Ex-Msyor Hszsrd-Mr. Storrs is will.
ing to have this portion stricken out, OF
the property owners along that line are
not favorable. We ask for a line on
Tenth street to Lake street, and thence
to Seventh street. We also want tc
strike out the Alvarado street system,
on account OF the objection of property
owners.
The amendment OF Mr.. Rhodes was
carried, and the report OF the board Of
public works on the franchise was
adopted. The draft of the ADVERTISE
ment for franchise for the Main Street
q Agricultural Park railway was sub
mitted, with an amendment eubstitut-
ing section from Eighth to Eleventh
on Flower street instead of on Hope
street, which was adopted.
Judge Bosbyshel and F. ]. Bower
spoke against having the railway on
Eighth street, as there were three
churches there that would bs seriously
disturbed by tho noise, especially at
the corner of Flower and Eighth street.
On motion the action of the council was
reconsidered and the matter laid over
until the afternoon session.
The bids Tor supplying the city with
lumber were opened and found to be
all the same, the firms bidding cub.
uniting the regular schedule prices Vi
the lumber combine. They were re.
-iarred to the supply COMMITTEES.
THE SEWER COMMITTEE.
The report OF the sewer committee as
follows was adopted:
We, your sewer committee, to whom
was referred letter from J. L. Mans
field, notifying the council that he had
transferred his claim against the city
for his part of the unpaid balance due
Mansfield & Grant for the construction
of certain sections OF the outfall sewer
to T. F. Joyce, recommend that said
letter be attached to the original con-
tract.
The committee recommended that the
HuOos thO LUZ hhkoioo 1tnhWay
company to charge cents for dogs car.
ried on their dummies, instead OF so
cents.
The city engineer was directed to pre-.
pare an ordinance of intention for q
sewer on Twenty first street, from Grand
avenue to Figueroa street. Also to pre-.
pare an ordinance of intention for a
sewer on East Ann street, in accordance
with the report OF the health officer.
In reference to the petitions of Mackey
d Young and Frick Bros, asking that
the council allow them pay for timbers
left in the tunnels in sections 4 and 6
OF the outfall sewer, the committee
recommend that they be denied.
The committee also recommend that
the demand OF Prick Bros. for $8463. AZ,
as damages by reason of their not beine
awarded the contract for the construc
ton OF section of the oufall sewer, be
denied, for the reason that they never
had any legal contract for doing the
work.
The city clerk is instructed to request
the Los Angeles City Water company to
extend their mains for three blocks on
West Ninth street.
A recess was then taken until 2 D. m
Aftern oon Session.
The council approved contract with
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