The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-01-23

Meeting of the City Council = Local
Affairs.
PASADENA, Jan. 23.-The regular
weekly meeting of the city council con-
vened this afternoon, all members pres-
ent except Mr.. Lukens.
A considerable amount of routine
business came up, but there was a no
ticeable lack OF interesting items.
The minutes OF the last meeting were
read and approved, and all bills filed to
date referred to the auditing and finance
committee without reading.
Mrs. j. s. Mills, Mrs. Eyestone and
Mrs. Parker addressed the board, COM
planning of the headquarters for the
unemployed, which has been estab-
lished by the city at the corner of Kan
sas and Mills streets.
The ladies all live in the vicinity and
stated that they were much annoyed by
the camp, which they thought should
be removed to come point further out
from the center of town.
Judge Weed promised that some &C.
ton would be taken looking to change
as soon as possible, and the ladies re-
tired apparently satisfied.
Mr.. G. B. Scoville addressed the meet
ing asking that the grade OF Colorado
street be established. The request was
granted and the engineer instructed to
make surveys.
The hearing OF the appeal of Guy
Bros, w. d. kcGilvary and J. s. Tor
rance against the proceedings OF the
street superintendent in regard to the
Colorado street work came up, and the
demand of the contractors that errors in
assessments, ETC., be corrected were
granted.
The street superintendent was in
structed to make the desired correc.
tions.
The auditing and finance committee
reported favorably upon bills to the
amount of $2lS.93, which were, as usual,
allowed and warrants ordered drawn
for the payment of same.
BIDS FOR A BIG JOB.
Suspending the rules, bids were Or
dered opened for curbing, guttering and
regarding Fair Oaks avenue for almost
its entire length south of Colorado
street.
The entire job amounts to almost
$4,000, and is one of the largest street
improvement contracts ever let in the
city.
Bids were opened as follows:
Hogan Bros.-Curb, Is cents per linesl
foot; gutter, 30 cents grade, $l.20.
Thomas Banbury-Curb, 10 cents per
lineal foot; gutter, q cents; grade, S71a
cents.
E. W. Grifith-Curb. IN cents per
lineal foot; gutter, 20 cents; grade, 96
cents.
The bid Of Banbury being the lowest
he was awarded the contract, and work
will commence at once.
Mr.. Clarke reported that he had just
received telephone message from G.
H. Rogers, who was granted franchise
for an electric street railway some time
ago. asking that he be given so days
extension.
Mr. Clarke followed his report by
motion that the extension asked for be
granted. He, however, failed to get
second as the other members were of
the opinion that all rights had lapsed,
and the matter was dropped.
The street superintendent was in
structed to grade back to the property
line on the south side of Colorado street,
between Terrace drive and Orange Grove
avenue, and the engineer instructed to
give the line.
A petition to curb and gutter Bellfon-
tame drive, between Orange Grove and
Fair Oaks avenues, was received, grant
ed, and the attorney instructed to draw
up resolutions of intention.
Specifications were adopted for grad
ing, curbinR and guttering Euclid ave-
nue., between Colorado and California
streets, and for grading, curbing and
guttering Grove street from Orange
Grove to Vernon.
The bonds OF Cal Hartwell, M. H,
Wight and M. E. Wood, as commits
sioners in the De Lacy street extension,
were presented and approved.
RAYMOND AVENUE WIDENING.
The commissioners appointed on the
widening of Raymond avenue. between
Locust and Walnut, submitted full re-
port of damages and benefits.
1t was found that the east five feet
must be TAKEN off of seven lots in the
Legge tract, for which damages were
assessed as follows: L. A. Pierce, 1920;
Allen McGrew, $37. so; Julia E. Briggs,
$3.50; Nellie @. Rose, $3.50; VIM.
Quay, SIS; total, $447. so.
The total benefits were fixed at 5000. "a
distributed over the property affected.
GENERAL BUSINESS.
B. P. Brockway was granted permits
zion to erect an iron building ON East
Colorado street.
A petition relative to the establish
ment of new line stakes on certain
streets where they have become lost,
signed by numerous property owners,
was received and filed. #
A petition for cement walk on the
north side of Walnut street, between
Raymond and Morengo avenues, was
received and granted.
Petition for three weeks extension on
Remington work, DsHuff & Robinson.
Granted.
Petition for sidewalk. curb and gutter
on Madison avenue. between Colorado
and Center, granted.
Petition from G. A. Nelson to erect
broom cottage on Walnut avenue,
granted.
The city clerk reported that the tax
collector had filed the delinquent tax
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