The herald., 1894-10-03
NO MORE THE CABLE ROADS.
Street Railways of the City All
to Be Electrified.
Some Very Important Things Before
the Council.
Tho Ordinance of Inssntion for tho Bond
Election Passes - Amount of
the Bonds-Other Inn
portsnt Issues.

portant Issues
A very interesting and highly import
ant matter was developed at the city
council meeting yesterday in the re-
Quest OF the Consolidated Electric Rail-
way company for franchiaes to allow
them to electrize every foot of their
preeent lines in this city, including the
cable lines and those operated by horse
or mule power.
The passage OF the ordinance OF in
tention for bonds in ths aggregate sum
of 1906 600 was also q matter Of some
considerable importance.
A less important matter. but one of
considerable interest, was the letting OF
the contract for street sweeping to an
Oakland contractor for q very low
figure.
DISEASED MEATS.
The meat inspector reported 1884 in
lpections OF meats. fish. poultry and
stands, and the destruction of one lot
of fab, owned by Haas, peddler; seven
chickens. owned by H. Boone OF Glen
dale; seven chickens in Hannaman's
stall in Mott market; one ham in
Kings grocery; nine chickens, owned
by ]. O. Healey of Clearwater. and IL
chickens, owned by H. Bradford of
Tropico.
FREE LABOR BUREAU.
The manager of the free labor bureau
reported for the week ending September
20, 80 applications and 80 situations
secured.
CHEMICAL ENGINES.
The fire commissioners recommended
that the council accept the bid of the
Fire Extinguishing Manufacturing COM
pany for their chemical com binations
for $524O. The report was laid over un-
ill afternoon.
RECOMMENDATIONS.
The recommendation of the police
commissioners that A. Tszzaris be re.
bated s25 on saloon license was adopted.
The council filed the recommendation
OF the Ere commissioners that the fire
ordinance be go amended as to allow the
storage of crude oil to be consumed on
she premises.
A PRIVATE SEWER.
President Teed's motion that the city
attorney be instructed to present an or
dinance granting permission to property
owners to construct private sewer on
Twenty-third street between Main and
Grand avenue, was adopted.
The sewer committee recommended
that protest No. 745 from d. Callaghsn
OF al. be referred to the city engineer to
report as to the amount of frontage
theron contained. This was adopted.
Also that the city engineer be instruct
cd to report to the council the sewer
districts that have been and will be
obliged to pay more than the average
cost OF eight-inch sewers, and the ap-
proximste amount in excess Of the cost
of eight-inch Sc wers, that each of such
districts will be required to pay.
Mr.. Rhodes moved to amend the last
Recommendation go that the words "be
obliged to pay more than the average
cost" should read 'bs obliged to pay
the cost of caring for the sewerage of its
own district and the amount paid in ex.
cess Of the cest of caring for its own
sewerage" Action on the matter was
laid over.
CEMENT PIPE CONTRACTS.
Proposals were receiy ed for construct
ing cement pipe for delivering sewage
for the South Side Irrigation company
as follows: O. Sherer, Maple avenue
route, 1873 cents per foot; by San Pedro
street route, 78 cents a1d 81 per foot
Frck Bros, SO cents and 81 per foot
Sutter Bros, 6s and SO cents per foot.
The bids for improving Pasadena ave.
nue. from the bridge to the city limits
were: W. B. Nichols, 3S cents per foot;
D. F. Donegan. $940 for the work COM
plete. They were referred to the board
Of public works.
CHANGING STREET NAMES.
The motion of Mr.. Campbell that the
city attorney be directed to present an
ordinance changing the name of Gill
lette street to Mitchell street for one
block between Mitchell and Br idge
streets was adopted.
MORE FIRE HYDRANTs.
The City Water company was request.
cd to place fire hydrsnts at Silver street
and Iona drive, and to lay a four-inch
water main from Silver and Wilmer
streets to connect with the hydrants.
A motion to instruct the street super
intendent to remove the soil from the
sidewalks on the west side of Hill street,
between First and Second. was adopted.
PREPARING FOR WINTER.
The city engineer was instructed to
report the best means to prevent water
standing ON and overlooking the side
walk on the northeast corner OF Third
and Hill streets, and the probable ex-
pense.
On Mr.. PessePs motion that the
ntreet superintendent be instructed to
raise the northeast interssction OF Ninth
and Main streets, so as to divide the un-
equal amount of water which goes down
the street and foods all the property on
Wall etreet and Prospect street. the