The herald., 1894-03-21
WANT THE CITIZENS TO PUNGLE
The Council Say They Have
No Money.
A Subscription Started for First
Street Work.
The Contract Let for the Oonstru ction
of the DOwnsy Avenue sewsr-Oat-
fall Sewer Damage Claims
are Submitted.

A special meeting OF the council was
held yesterday afternoon with President
Teed in the chair, for the purpose of
considering ways and means to relieve
the resident unemployed citizens Of Los
Angeles.
Mr.. Munson called up his motion for
three extra teams to work on First
street. but the council Was not ready to
consider it and it went over until next
Monday.
MIR. Nickell-We called this meeting
today in the expectation that the citi-
zens would come forward and make
subscriptions to an employment fund.
AZ they have not done 30 we can do
nothing. as the city has no money that
can be spared to put these idle men at
work.
President Teed-This council should
answer the request made by the COM
mittee of the unemployed yesterday.
We should give direct answer.
Mr.. Munson-We have absolutely no
money to employ theee men. The city
has no funds that can be usod for that
purpose.
Mr.. Henry Wilson on behalf of his
family, stated they would give 800 to
the unemployed fund. and $50 more
when that was exhausted. He asked
that Mayor Rowan be put on the sub-
scrlption committee.
Mr.. 8. A. Waldron made q few re-
marks to effect that the city should is
sue 81 bonds and tide over this trouble
by building boulevards to Santa Monica
and Pasadena and other points.
President Teed-It will take two
months to get bonds under the charter.
WILL RAISE SOME MONEY.
Mr.. Munson moved that Mayor
Rowan, L. n. Breed snd Henry Wilson
be appointed a committee to raise SUBJ
scriptions for the employment fund.
Adopted.
The proposition of Mr.. waldron was
referred to the finance committee.
Mr. Nickell-I suggest that each citi-
zen who has house and garden give q
man three or four Gays work on his
garden. In this way we can do q good
deal. l will give q man one weeks
work on my garden.
SOME eRwER MATTERS.
The following report was presented
and its specifications adopted:
Your sewer committee beg to report
as follows: We would recommend, in
the matter of two bids for the sewering
OF the Downey-avenue sewer district,
referred to this committee, that the bid
Of Mansfield & Grant for rs. 80 cents per
lineal foot for the sewer complete be ac-
cepted and the accompanying resolution
Of award adopted.
Recommend that the bid of A. P.
Pusich for the sum OF $3.50 for the work
complete for the construction OF a sewer
on Twenty-fifth street be accepted, and
that the accompanying resolution OF
award be adopted.
In reference to the petition of Doc
Lem asking that he be allowed 800 az
damages for the destruction OF vegets-
bles on his land during the construction
of the outfall sewer, we would report
that we have made a careful examina-
tion OF the same, and would recommend
that he be allowed $25, and
that demand for the above amount be
drawn in his favor and delivered to him
when he signs a receipt in full for all
damages done in the construction of said
sewer on his premises.
In reference TO the petition from R.
d. List asking that the city pay him the
sum Of $l25 for the destruction Of fences
and 54, ,Sl0 square feet of alfalfa stand de-
stroyed by tine contractors during the
construction of section 8, of the outfall
sewer, We have examined the premises
and find that the contractors, Mansfield
& Grant, did not replace the fences as
they found them, and we also find that
the said contractors did run over
and damage more land and vegetation
than was necessary in the construction
OF the work, and we would therefore
recommend that the city retain out of
money now due said contractors, the
sum of $50, until they have made satis-
factory arrangements with the petit
TONERS.
CHARTER AMENDMENTS.
The report of the committee on char
ter amendments was submitted and
adopted as follows: Your committee
port that we will designate Friday even
ing OF each week at the city hall in the
board of public works committee
rooms, as the time and place for such
meeting.
Any person or persons having amend.
menta or suggestions to offer will please
submit the same in writing to the COM
mittee.
We will arrange stated meetings for
the taking up and consideration Of the
different branches, so as to afford all
persons an opportunity of coming before
the committee, who will hear arguments
pro and con before the adoption of any