The herald., 1894-10-03

ter street from Pic0 to Eleventh streets
txes the boundaries of the district to be
assessed to pay the damages which may
be awarded by reason of changes. This
was passed.
The final ordinance to establish the
grade OF Adams street from Central ave-
nue. to Hooper street was presented, and
also the final ordinance for the same
work on Freeman etreet from Union
avenue to the west city boundary. They
were both passed.
Final ordinsnces we're presented for
the grade to be established on Bush
street from Washington to Hoover
streets, on Marchessault street from
Main to Alameda street, and on Olivera
street from Marchessault to Macy street.
All were passed.
MORE GRADING.
Mr.. Innes moved that the city attor-
ney be instructed to prepare an ordi-
nance for the grading of the street
known as Mission road between Temple
street and the road leading to Oahuenga
valley. This motion prevailed.
TIE BOND ORDINANCE.
The bond ordinance passed without a
dissenting voice. The ordinance calls
for the voting OF bonds in the sum OF
S506. 900, to be used aa follows:
For the building of additions to school
houses, $lS5.000; for the building OF q
tunnel on Third street, $14l. 800; for pro-
curing lands on the Providencia rancho
for heads works for a water system,
$4,000; for the improvement of West.
lake park, $25. 600; East Side park. $685.
600; land for enlargng and improving
Elysian park, 100000.
THE FINANCES.
The finance committee reported that
the demands of the pay roll OF the street
department are in excess Of the amount
allowed by ordinance. acquisitions
for the surplus amount have been pre-
sented, together with approved de.
msnds, upon the express understanding
that the pay roll for October shall be as
much less than the amount allowed as
this month is in excess, and recon-
msnds that the street superintendent
be notified.
PETITIONS AND PROTESTS.
James G. Mills sent in a communioa-
tion which read like this: 1.-THE most
important thing for which bonds can be
Issued 10 for the purchase or building OF
water works. Why this has not been
done is mystery, and it has been re-
ported on the streets that Colonel Ma
yuma has had quarters for time near
the city hall, and also cent persons to
Sacramento to have 40.year bonds in.
stead of 20, thus invalidating your last
election; but in order to test your sin
cerity, and to see il you are serving two
| TN M
mediately call bond election for the
building of water works."
A number of the residents OF South
DAILY street petitioned that this street
be opened through from Vallejo to Mo-
zarG street.
Joseph Nesmer asked permission to
make connection with the east side
water ditch and his property on Hawk
in5 street.
Thomas G. Moore wrote: "By the is
srance of the proposed bonds it appears
to some of the taxpeyere that you are
tavorlng one locality at the expense OF
another. Therefore | would petition
your body to include in your proposed
ordinances the sum OF 100000 for the
purpose OF making a grade on Temple
street suitable for traffic.
This is as badly needed as any tunnel
and the property owners on Temple
street deem it public improvement
beneficial to the whole community and
the expense should be borne by the city
and not on the adjacent property. as the
assessment plan would make it. l also
would suggest that bonds be issued for
the cutting down OF First street hill.
Treat US all fairly"
A. ii. Hill and others asked that an
outlet be provided for the sewer recent
ly ordered to be constructed on Hope
street from First street to Temple.
Thomas Johannsen wanted imm ediate
attention to the nuisance caused by
storm water at Hinton and Bsaudry
avenue.
Mrs. Il. Hunter asked ior sidewalk
on the east side of Hope street, between
Sixth etreet and the Normal school.
s. q. Walters ASKED for relief from
the nuisance caused by the storm water
at Fifth and Los Angeles streets.
The Los Angeles Consolidated Elec.
trio Railway company presented an sp-
plication for franchise under which to
electrizs the Kuhrts street car line. The
route desired is from the intersection of
Temple and Main streets northerly along
Main to New Main and on that to the
river, thence across Kuhrts street bridge
now owned by the petitioners to Kuhrts
street. thence easterly 20 the Mission
road, thence along that to the city
limits. Also commencing ON New Main
and San Fernando streets, thence north.
erly along San Fernando along the east
side of the Southern Pacific tracks to
the east end OF the yiaduct.
Alec the right TO electrize oil the lines
OF cable tracks known as the Grand
avenue and Downey-avenue division and
the Boyle Heights and Seventh-street
division, and to change any of the lines
new operated by the company as horse
railways to electric railways.
The protests and petitions were all re-
ferred without comment to the special
committees to which they belonged.
The council adjourned to meet in spe-
cial session on Thursday at 10 O'Clock.