The herald., 1894-02-13

four-lnch malns on asnlnRton,
Twenty-third and Adams streets, from
the point where they now etop to city
limits, that fire hydrants sufficient to
protect the property may be erected
thereon, Carried.
Mr.. Strohm moved the street super
intendent round the curbing at the cor
ners of Fifth and Main streets. Car
ried
BIDS OPENED.
Bids were opened as follows and re-
ferred to committees:
Maple avenue sewer-Dalton Wheeler,
complete, $685. per lineal foot, raan-
holes $50 each, flush tanks $50; Prick
Bros, complete, s1.99 per iineal foot;
Smith & Moore. $57 500 complete; Ram
ish & Marsh, $3.50 complete, manholes
and flush tanks, 500 each P. M. Darcy.
$l.7O complete; Geo. Rsinchild, $1.95
complete; G. W. Vickrey, $1.92 COM
plete, $50 for manholeH and 800 for flush
tanks.
Los Angeles street sewer-Conrad
Scherer, $l.04 complete, manholes and
flush tanks, $40; John Lopsizich, $685. /;
j. E. White, 81 cents complete; P. M.
Darcy. SLIP complete, manholes $45;
VIM. L. Younger, $3.50; Pstello & Lo-
renzi, $3.50 or $1.06 per foot; E. E.
Esterbrook, $1,000.
Grading the extension of Bridge street
-Schee Bros., $3.50: Geo. Reinchild,
5000.
STREET sUPERlNTENDENT's REPORT.
The street superintendent reported
that he had notified G. ]. Ellis to re-
move that portion of the sidewalk and
curb on Twenty-third street in front of
his property, projecting into the street.
On motion of MIR. Innes the street su-
perintendent was directed to cut back
the sidewalk and curb. Carried.
CITY ENGINEERS REPORT.
The city engineer reported as follows
In the matter of the protests Nos. 90
and So against the widening of First
street, between Main and Los Angeles,
find as follows: The total frontage in
the district assessed to pay the expenses.
ETC., OF said widening ia 1929. 20 feet, a
majority OF which is 3S64.90. the pro-
tests amount to 4640. 10; the protestants
therefore have a majority. Laid over
one week.
In the matter of the petition of Miss
L. J. Hammond ct al. No. 634, praying
for the abatement of the nuisance
caused by water running in the gutter
on the west side of Pearl street, south
of Seventh street, find that the mouth
OF the culvert crossing Seventh street
on the west side OF Pearl street is about
| ~ feet distant from the zanja manhole
in the sidewalk ON the west side of
| Pearl street, south OF Seventh street
there is fall sufficient to drain the water
into the zanja. l would therefore rec.
ommend that 12-inch vitrified pipe be
laid, joining the culvert with the man.
hole. The expense of doing the work,
the city furnishing the pipe, would not
exceed the sum of s25. Referred to
board of public works.
Also ordinances of intention to con.
struct cement sidewalk on north side of
street, from Bird to Lucas avenue, and
| to grade, gravel and construct cement
curb on Thirty first street, from Main
street to Maple avenue, under specifi-
cation G, and to construct cement side
walk on east side OF Beaudry avenue,
from Bellevue avenue to Temple street.
| Ordinances adopted.
AT the request of the Hon. Mr.. iced,
/ herewith present an ordinance to con-
struct sewer eight inches in internal
diameter on Thirty-third street, from a
| point 177.8 feet west of the west line OF
Grand avenue to the sewer manhole
built in the intersection OF Thirty
third and Figueoroa streetG. Laid over
one week. 9toc sAale9i' rt
| An ordinance of intention to establish
the grade OF Hoover street, from Six.
teenth street to Alverado street.
Adopted.
In the matter of the petition OF II. O.
| White, asking permission to remove
dirt from Seventeenth street west of
Barronne street, | recommend that he
be granted permission to remove dirt
from said street, to the official grade,
under the supervision of the street SUI
| perintendent. Referred back to the city
| engineer.
In the matter of the petition of E.
Bouton ct al, asking for the narrowing
of Adobe street, between College and
| Bernerd streets, have made map of
said street, between said points, chow
| ing the proposed lines thereon, and
await the instructions OF your honorable
body as to the location of the lines of
said street. Referred to the board of
public works.
| Mr.. iced moved that when the street
superintendent constructs the cross
walks, already ordered by the council,
he build no more this season.
The motion WAS adopted with an
amendment, unless ordered to do so
by the council"
IMPORTANT REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE.
The finance committee reported as
follows
First. In the matter OF petition No. 81
from Elizabeth A. Mills, asking that tax
sale certificate No. 1882 for the year
1928 be cancelled upon the ground
that the property therein described to-
wit: Lot %, block E, of the Ella View
tract, is doubly assessed for said year
and the taxes heretofore paid thereon
under assessment No. 466-M, the city as-
SCISSOR having reported to this commit
tee that the statements therein con-
tanned are true and correct, we recon-
mend that the petition be granted and
that the city clerk be instructed to mark
said tax sale certificate No. 1882 to be
found in volume 10 of tax sales, at page
GIL. cancelled and redeemed of record.
Second. Your committee beg leave to
call your careful attention to the condi-
ton OF the cash fund, which is the gen.
eral expense fand OF the city.
There was provided In the annual tax
levy for this fund the sum of $l58, 629. "a,
and there has been received from other
sources up to the first day of February,
1894 tha ann NJ QQQQ0 L;uU n