The herald., 1894-02-27

HOf'h btfeof. out 10 tnb u6hltu VI tuOeo
reeiding n ths vicinity
Also thu following: sin compliance
with youi Instructions | have inspected
the Arroyo ds Los Rsyss. hstwesn FIFTH
and Sixth streets, snd desire to report
that the arroyo. rhsfeTer open, "a in an
unssni.pYy condition, aud that this par.
ticulsr section OF tho arroyc 10 ami
nentiy dangerous, snd prejudicihl to the
health Of the residents in the vicinity
on account o! deep pool OF water and
accumulated filth. The amount OF rub
bish in the arroyo sometimes obstructs
the free flow of storm water into the
pipes, thereby causing an overflow on
adjacent lots"
MINOR MATTERS.
On motion of Councilman Strohm, it
was resolved to set back the curb on
Maple avenue, between Seventh and
Eighth streets, to new line.
On report of the street superintendent
proceedings were abandoned on sidewalk
on Seventh street, between Bixel and
Lucas avenue.
Ordinance ordering sewer built on
Twenty street, between Main and
Grand avenue, was laid over one week.
On report of sewer committee Monday,
against constructing sewer on Belmont
avenue, between Council and lockwood
streets.
A protest was filed by Louis Colts
chalk against entering into contrect for
construction of Maple avenue sewer, on
the grounds that his lot has a sewer on
its front of sixty feet on Washington
street; that the assessment district and
mode of assessment are improperly de-
fined; that it does not charge the cost
on the district, but on the frontage;
that council did not acquire jurisdiction
and preceded irregularly in the matter;
that part of the lots to be benefited do
not have frontage on any of the pro-
posed work.
Referred TO sewer committee.
w. Pringle was granted leave to
change course of zanja in the Dalton
tract.
An ordinance was presented prohibit.
ing the keeping OF more than two cows
on premises owned or controlled by any
person in certain district in the Second
ward. The penalty to be $50 fine, or 80
days imprisonment.
Laid over.
The motion of Mr.. Pessell to have the
distractions on Maple avenue removed
was adopted, providing the curb lines
are correct.
Bids were presented and referred for
extention OF the Ninth street bridge.
The petition OF Griffin avenue resi-
dents against the construction of the
proposed sewor was denied.
The work on Union avenue was or
dered accepted.
CITY ATTORNEYS REPORT.
The city attorney presented the fol-
lowing report:
l have prepared and herewith present
an ordinance for opening and extending
Park lane, between Seventh and Eighth
streets, in accordance with your instruc-
tons.
As directed, have prepared and de-
livered to George Rheinchild contract
for the grading of the Bridge street ex-
tension.
In the matter of the petition of Frank
E. Clarke, asking for the abandonment
OF O street in the Highland View tract,
| find that this street runs from point
inside of the city to the north boundary.
line thereof. | have no means of know
ing whether this street connects with
another street outside of the city or not.
/ would advise. however, that in view of
the fact that it may connect with street
outside of the city's limits, or might be
wanted at some future time for that
purpose, that this street bs not aban-
doned until the board of public works
shall have examined and reported on
the same.
In the matter of the widening OF Cas-
anova street referred to the city attor-
ney and park ommission, it is the opin-
ion of the park commissioners that such
widening is unnecessary. They have
therefore advised that the petition
be denied. 1t seems that they should
be the final judges of this matter, and l
therefore recommend that their action
be concurred in by the council.
In the matter OF the petition OF John
Lloyd asking for the removal of the OBJ
structions in Church lane; this matter
the one Immediately preceding it for
consideration at various times but no
final action has ever been taken. I
therefore advise that the matter be re-
ferred to the land committee for the pur-
pose of carefully investigating and re-
porting to the council al to whethe or
not Church lane ia public thorough
fare.
SEWER COMMITTEE.
The sewer committee reported as fol-
lows:
First-In the matter of petition No.
l54 from John I. Jones ct al, protesting
against the construction of a sewer on
Twenty-second street, between Grand
avenue and Main street, we woald re-
port we find that the protest represents
majority of the frontage on the said
street. and therefore recommend that
Monday, March 9Th, at 2 O'Clock p. M,
be set for hearing said protest.
Second-We find, on examination,
that there is defect in the present or
dinance of intention for the construc-
ton of sewer on Belmont avenue, be-
tween Council and lockwood streets,
and we would recommend that the city
engineer be directed to present new
ordinance of intention for the conetruc-
ton of said sewer
The following petitions were pre-
scented and referred:
From @. f. Heinzeman and others,
asking that a six-foot cement walk be
laid on both sides of Grand avenue,
between Sixth and Pico.
From j. r. Jones and others, protest.
ing against laying of sewer on Twenty
second street, between Main street and
Grand avenue.
From F. @. Howes and others. asking
that the grade of a mart of ST. Vincent