The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-05-29
DID A BIG DAYS BUSINESS,
The Council and the Electric
Franchises.
An Inquiry Into the Cement Curb
Contract.
Lots az Testimony Submitted Relative
to the Washington street Matter.
The Park Lane Protest Laid
Over-Other Business.


Auo CouuCli m6I yohtofuhy IuOiuihB,
with President iced in the chair.
Health Officer Powers submitted
communication regarding the necessity
Of sewering Water street, from Downey
avenue to Mozart street, as the water
supply in the greater portion OF that dis
trict is derived from wells and pumps
located near cesspools. The matter was
referred to the sewer committee.
An ordinance OF intention to sidewalk
Pico street, from Union avenue to Pearl
street, was adopted.
The contracts for the city stationery
with Lazarus & Meier and the Grimes
Stassforth company we're approved.
The water overseer was instructed to
repair zanja Il, south of Twenty third
street.
The report OF the board of public
works. previously published, WAS az
proved, except as noted below.
Mr.. iced moved to amend the section
with reference to sidewalking the east
side OF Grand avenue, between Wash
ington and Jefferson streets. so IS to in
clude Grand avenue between Pico and
Jefferson streets. After some discussion
it was decided to file this section OF the
report.
The Storrs electric franchise was then
taken up for consideration. Mr.. Storrs
appeared before the council and sugges-
ted that the franchise be changed to read
down Pearl to Tenth street instead OF
Eleventh street. He also understood
that the objection OF property owners to
line on Eighth street WAS not strong
one. He also asked that the time for
construction be extended to two years.
Mr.. Rhodes thought that there was no
necessity to extend the time for con-
Btruction. II the work was started and
good progress made, the council could
extend the time for construction for an
additional year.
Mr.. Munson moved to amend the
franchise to read along Eighth street to
Pearl street, thence to Eleventh street.
Mr.. iced moved to further amend the
franchise to read. Hill street to Eighth,
thence to Pearl and Eleventh.
Ii was then decided to lay the matter
over until the afternoon session to be
taken up at 3 o'clock.
BIDS FOR DRUGS AND FRANcHIsEs.
The bids for furnishing drugs for the
city from John Vaughn, III. Parrish, Sale
q Son and Q. F. Heinzeman, were
opened and referred to the board of pub
lie works. A bid for the new telephone
franchise, not accompanied by certified
check, was returned TO the bidder. The
bids for piping Zanja No. g. were sent to
the board OF public works. The clerk
then opened the bids for the Macy street
electric railway franchise as follows: III.
@. Ward, $500; Charles L. Strange,
$1,000; M. 4. Hammond $537.
The matter OF the telephone bid,
which was ordered by the council to be
returned by reason OF the city clerk,
having reported that no certified check
accompanied the same, was again taken
up at the request OF Messrs. Marsh aud
Burke, who stated that their bid pro-
vided for the payment OF fixed percen-
tsge of the gross earnings OF the COM
pany into the city treasury.
Messrs. iced and Strohm were oppos-
ed to opening the bid ON the ground
that it was in violation of precedent.
Mr. Munson said he did not care about
the question OF precedent, If the people
would be relieved of q monopoly and
have an opportunity to receive more
money from percentage OF the receipts
of the company. He was willing to
pass over the question of percent in the
interest of the people, and he moved
that the bid be read, which motion pre-.
vailed.
The communication is as folowa:
We hereby make the following bid
on the telephone franchise, as per adver-
tisement annexed hereto: Ons and
halt per cent per annum Of our gross
earnings per annum, this amount to be
paid to the city at the end OF each year,
commencing IL months after the open
ing OF the Los Angeles exchange. At
said time of payment we agree to submit
a statement of the gross earnings TO the