The herald., 1894-06-19

made on the ground that the property oil
q Mrs. Griffin had been paid for
under the old name Of the street, aud
shs appealed against paying twice.
Mr.. Rhodes moved the present ASSESS
ment be set aside and new assessment
drawn to exclude the property OF Mrs.
Griffin. The motion prevailed.
THE LIBRARY ASKS FOR MORE"
The chairman of the library trustees
asked for $500 to enable the board to-
purchase new books for the use Of the
library. Mr.. Howard, another member
Of the board, stated that they were
ready to refund to the city the cum OF
but that they would like to spend it on
new books. as the mem bsrship had now
reached $4,000.
A motion to transfer this money to the
library fund was now made. but Mr..
Nickel opposed it. He said there was
about SIS. 900 now in the cash fund, and
the estimated expenses of the street
department and city engineer would
consume every dollar Of 1t in the next
go days. He therefore thought 1t good
idea to 90 trife slow In this matter,
and he therefore moved reference to
the finance committee, which motion
was adopted.
REPORT OF THE CITY ATTORNEY.
The city attorney reported ss follows:
In the matter of calling an election for
the issuance OF bonds for school pur-
poses it will be necessary for you to de-
termine upon the improvements neces-
sary to be made and their location be-
fore the ordinance can be drawn.
have drawn and delivered to W. l..
Younger contract for piping zsnja No.
3, as directed by you.
| In the matter OF the petition OF Mil
ten Carlson, No. 406, asking that or
dinance No. 800 be amended: If Mr..
Carlson will call at the city attorney g
office l may be able to convince him
that the ordinance covers the territory
ne wishes inserted in the ordinance. II
the petitioners will mako the proper
complaint agrinst trainmen running on
ALEXANDRA avenue at q greater rate OF
speed than that named in the ordinance
they will be prosecuted BY this Office.
have prepared and present herewith
contract with j. b. Haigler for the
gravel on Broadway from the Wilson
celler.
AZ directed. 1 have prepared and pre-.
sent herewith an ordinance for the
widening OF Broadway between Ninth
and Tenth.
In the matter OF the demand of John
o. Mccoy. am Of the opinion that the
same should be allowed.
THE TELEPHONE MIDDLE.
Mr.. Glass, in behalf OF the Sunset TEL
ephone company. appeared before the
council in reference to the proposed re.
duction to "a per month for business
houses and 81 for private residences.
He stated that the net receipts OF the
Los Angeles Office of the Sunset company
were 1880 for 1898; and that the pro-
posed reduction would effect loss OF
~, 100 and even if q reduction of 80 cents
per telephone were made, it would de-
prive the company of over So, 800 year
in revenue.
Mr.. Munson Are not your salaries OF
leading officials paid outside of this
city?
Mr.. Glass-They are.
Mr.. Glass then read off list OF cities
in the east OF similar population to tina
OF Los Angeles, in which he showed tina
charges were lena in Los Angeles than
any other American city of ite eize. He
then proceeded to state that tele phone
paid So per month in Los Angelos for
30 switches per month which in Now
York City would cost $67 per month.
He then read petition from leading
business houses, asking that no legisla.
ton be had which w0uld contemplate q
reduction OF rates. II the council reduce
telephone rates to the extent contem-
ylsted by the resolution now under con.
sideration. it will virtually amount to a
confscation; and the Suneet company
would either discon tinue its bushes. n
else reduce the number of employeee to
such an extent as to seriously impair
the value of the service.
Mr.. Teed--Would not a tariff upon
switches only be far more equitable
method Of doing business to oil con-
cerned?
Mr.. Glass-There has always been
certain class that get the
best OF the bsrgain-who make
more out OF telephoning than their
equitable share. II the use OF telep homes
were uniform, there would be less of
this uneven expense.
Mr.. Munson-Did you not say that
there we're royalties on the telephones
are there any of your stockholders in
terestsd in these patents?
Mr.. Glass-None whatever.
MIR. Munson-Has not the patent ex-
pired on the Bell telephone?
Mr.. Glass - Yes on the phone proper.
but it is still in force on the transmitter
and some other appliances. We have
been obliged to purchase patents on one
thing and another till we have many
things in our San Francisco Office that
we do not now really need. The expi-
ration of the Bell patents means saving
OF $1,000 year to this office.
Mr.. Nickell-And yet. with all this
saving. you oppose any reduction of
rates?
Mr.. Glass then went into q lengthy
detail of telephone business, in which
he showed that an increase of business
meant no proportionate decrease of OK
pense, In New York, where there were
more telephones 10 uae than In any
other American city, the rates are the
highest.
The proposition was discussed at great
length. and. as Mr.. Glass stated his wife
was very ill il San Francisco, and that
his presence there was urgently demand
ed. the further consideration of the
question was postponed for two weeks.
TEE STREET OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
The following report on the muddle in
Mr.. Watson's Office was handed in by
the finance committee and adopted:
In the matter of the report of the
grand jury on the street superintendent
and his department of the city govern
ment, the same having been referred to