The herald., 1894-10-24
DIFFICULTY WITH A QUORUM.
The COuncilmen Have Politics
on the Brain.
An Ordinance Changing the Names
of Many Streets.
Several Ordinances for thu Improve
rhent of Streets and Now eewsr
Work Are Proposed-some
Other Business.

A bare quorum of the city council did
some business yesterday morning. but
the afternoon meeting failed OF quo
rum, and was adjourned without any
thing having baen done.
Taking up fret Mr.. Munson's motion
to pipe 300 feet in the Los Reyes arroyo.
the motion to pass the recommendation
of the board of public works was lost,
and then q motion by Mr.. Munson to
have the city engineer furnish specifica-
tions prevailed.
The city engineer presented draft of
an ordinance changing the names Of .
large number OF atrsets. The changes
are as follows:
Freeman street, between Oak and
west boundary line. changed to Twen-
tieth street; Jones street, between Star
and Union avenue. changed to Four.
teenth street; Highland avenue. be-
tween Bellevue avenue and Reservoir
streets, changed to Dillon; Marco street,
between Mott and Saratoga, changed TO
New Jersey street; San Julian street,
between East Pico and Brown & Adams
tract, changed to Myrtle avenue Smith
avenue, between Fourth ana Sixth
street, changed to Ezra Btreet; LaBaen
street, between Ezra and Concord,
changed to Eagle street Francis or Mar
vim street, between Pico and Twelfth,
changed to Westlake avenue; Park
street, between Eleventh and Twelfth
streets, changed to Westlaks ave-
nue.; Hoover or Huber street, between
Washington and angle at Twentieth and
Twenty-frss streets changed to Bush
street; York and Durand street, between
Maple avenue and Trinity street changed
to Twenty y-second street; Fremont ave-
nue. between Sunset boulevard and Scott
avenue changed to Sutherland street; (;
Boston street between Brooklyn avenue
and Sheridan street, and between City
View avenue north In Keller tract. and
between Charlotte street south in Flor
ence Terrace tract, changed to Breed
street; Coral street between Del Monte
and south boundary of oity changed to
Thirty ninth street; Pasadena boulevard
and Park avenue between Bellevue ave-
nue. and Aurora street changed to Lake
Shore avenue; Farmer street between
Aurora and Efie streets changed to Lake
Shore avenue; Rama street between
L
Fresno street.
Upon motion of Mr.. Campbell, the
street superintendent was ordered to
open up Also street by removing the
fence at Summit avenue.
| The final recommendation OF the
| finace committee submitted on Monday
and laid over was adopted. 1t allows a
rebate of taxes to H. s. Bser of $41.53.
Bids were opened for storm drain en-
! Lazard street. Frick Bros. were the
only bidders on this, their price being
55 cents per foot, and upon the recon-
mendation OF the board of public works.
this work was awarded them. Bids for
| the Improvement of Fourth street be-
tween Omar street and Wolfskill ave-
nue. we're received from Butcher & Rich
mond, Moore & Smith, Nichols & Ad-
amsoa, NJ. McGreal and Robert Scherer,
and referred to the board of public
works.
The following matters were referred
to the board OF public works: Protest
of Julia Baker against grading First
street between Hope and Jefferson Pc
tition from property owners on Cambria
street asking that it be graded from
Union avenue to Vernon street; matter
OF improving Bush street by private con-
tract, and the opening of an alley
through block II, Moore & Kellsr's ad-
dition to Boyle Heights.
| The following street work WAS ordered
by motion: Culvert at junction of Sec
ond and Pearl streets; improvement of
Thirtieth street. between Swift and
Hoover by private contract; improve
ment Of Florida street by private con-
tract; sewer on Twsnty-seventh, be-
| tween Mein street and Grand avenue.
The city engineer reported the drafts
| of ordinances for the following work,
which were passed: Grading Constsnos
| street, between Pico and Sixteenth; es :
tablishing grade on Carr street, between
Main and Hill; Tehama street; Bush
street, from Washington to Hoover /;
Clay street; Railroad street, from Main
to its eastern terminus; San joaquin,
| from Ocean View avenue to its eastern
terminus Walnut street.
The engineer reported new ordinance
for sewer district No. 4. which was re-
ferred to the sewer committee.
Mr.. Munson's motion, that Second
street, from fremont avenue to Pearl
street, be leveled in the roadway, was
adopted.
The sewer committees report was
adopted entire. The recommendations
were as follows:
That the bid OF B. Lorenzi, to con-
ssruct a sewer on Adams street, from
Main to Maple avenue. at 741s cents
per linesl foot, for the sewsr complete,
be accepted, and the accompanying res-
olution OF award adopted.
In the matter of the petition of John
E. Murray. asking that the sum Of
$29. 40 be refunded to him, we recon-.
mend that said petition be granted. as
proceedings have been commenced to
build sewer opposite this property,
and the petitioner has paid go cents per
foot to connect his property with the
sewer.
In the matter OF petition from DR.. w.
W. Hitchcock ct al, asking that they be