The herald., 1894-05-01
PASSED OVER THE MAYORS VETO.
The Electric Road Ordinance
Goes Through.
The johnson Street Matter Is Finally
Settled.
A New Street Car franchise Asked for.
First Street to Be WIdsned at
Boyle Avsnue-A Conduit
Right Granted,

The council met yesterday morning
with President iced in the chair.
The veto OF the mayor of the ordinance
abandoning Hubbard street was re-
ferred to the board of public works.
The matter OF extending CASTELAR,
street was laid over for one week.
The CLERK was directed to advertise
for bids for city stationery.
A communication from the Northwest
Improvement association regarding the
purchase of additional land in Elysian
park was filed.
The motion OF Mr.. Teed regarding the
condition OF Iwenty-6fth street, owing
to neglect of the sewer contractor. and
directing the street superintendent not
to accept the same until the street Ia
put in proper condition, was adopted.
The report OF the board of public
works as previously published was read
and adopted. Two reports on the open
ing OF johnson street were read, the
majority in favor of it and report from
Mr.. Innes against opening the same. Mr..
Campbell moved that the majority re-
port be adopted and the motion carried.
The matter of widening First street 20
feet at Boyle avenue WAS next taken up
and adopted. and the street superinteR-
dent was directed to remove the OBJ
structions from the street on the east
side Of the jewish cemetery. A request
from the street superintendent for the
permanent employment of third man
in his Office was referred to the finance
committee. The supply committee re-
ported in favor of furnishing directories
for the mayor, city clerk and chief Of
police and the acquisitions from about a
dozen other city officials were turned
down as suggested in the HERALD some
days ago.
PASSED OVER THE VETO.
The ordinance granting the Los An
gelss Consolidated Electric railway the
right over additional streets, which was
vetoed by the mayor, was taken up and
Judge Pope, for the company, said they
would abandon their rights at Main and
Macy streets il the charter was granted.
Mayor Rowan stated that his sole in
terest was in preventing the obstruction
OF the streets by tracks which are not
used, but which we1ld prevent other
companies from coming into the city.
The company should file an agree ment to
abandon the right of way from Marches
sault to Macy and down Macy to Ala
media street. In that event am per-
fectly satisfied.
The ordinance was then passed over
the veto of the mayor by vote of 8 ayes.
The bids on the Thirty-third street
sewer, Belmont avenue sewer and for
the improvement of Thirty first street
were referred to the board of public
werks.
On motion of Mr.. Strohm the city en-
gineer was directed to prepare plans for
the piping of the zanja through the
Wolfskill tract in place OF the present
ditch. Several lengthy protests against
the building of new cutters on Spring
street were read and filed. Mr.. Munson
was in favor of abandoning further pro-
csedings.
CITY ATTORNEYS REPORT.
In the matter of the petition of
Renito Sesma. am of the opinion tn at
the round house of the Terminal Rail-
way company, complained of, ia in q
public street, to-wit, Myers street. Re-
ferred to the board of public works.
In the matter of the petition of ]. R.
Scott and others, referring to the pro-
lection of private property into Buena
Vista street. have examined into the
matter referred to in the petition and
have been furnished with considerable
data by A. Glassell with reference there
to. am of the opinion that proceed
ings should be instituted at once to con-
denim the property necessary to
straighten the line OF said street and
would advise that the matter be referred
to the board of public works for the
purpose of fixing district OF essess-
ment. Referred to the board of public
works.
In the matter of the suit which you
some time since instructed us to bring
against the bondsmen of j. V. York,
am awaiting the sction of the board of
public works with reference to settle
ment which understand has been pro-
posed by the bondsmen. Suit ordered.
l report herewith an ordinance dsd'-
eating for park purposes parcel of land
at the intersection of Buena Vista street
with the river. This ordinance is drawn
in conformity with tho recent report of
the land committee. Adopted.
In the matter Of the petition of Mre.
George Reed, complaining that a cement
sidewalk had been built across Trinity
street, which she saya she has had the
use of for five years, through the cour-
tesy Of Mr.. Snodgrass and Mr.. Miles, |
have made such inquiry 40 have been
able. to ascertain whether or not Trinity
street exists at this point, but have not
been able to find anything definite in
regard to the matter. Mrs. Reed says
she has been using it through the cour-
tesy of Messrs. Niles and Snodgrass.
which would negative the idea that she
had used it as matter of right. From
conversations L have had with Mr..
Niles, he seems to have regarded it for
some purposes as a street and for other
purposes as private property. For in
stance, ne has not paid taxes on this
land nor had it assessed to him, and he
also objects to the payment of the cost
of the pavement, for the reason that it
is street, and yet when l reuuested
him to sign statement to the street
superintendent to the effect that the
same was street, he refused. Conse.
quently am unable to ascertain from
Mr.. Niles whether he intended this
property for street or not. IJnday