The herald., 1894-09-05
THOSE RESTAURANT LICENSES
The Council Will Make Some
New Regulations.
The City Attorney Says the Council
Has the Power.
a Breeze Stirred Up Over tho Re port
of the Meat Inspector-A Street
Sweeper without
Bonds.

day vioIators of the saloon ordinance by
the city council yesterday. The matter
came up en- an innocent request OF Mr..
Teed upon the city attorney for advice
regarding an ordinance which will pro-
vide that no license ahsll be issued for a
restaurant with the privilege of serving
liquors with the meals to any person or
persons who already have regular
saloon license. The object arrived at ia
to put stop to saloons taking out
restaurant license on Sunday and keep
ing their places open as on other days.
Assistant City Attorney Dunn gave it
es his opinion that the council had abb
eolute control Of this question, to deal
with as they saw fit. They had, accord
ing to a supreme court decieon. the
right to regulate the traffic, even to the
point OF suppression.
After some further discussion the mat
ter was referred to the police commia-
zion.
THE TREES WERE IN THE WAY.
Considerable discussion arese over
motion of MIR. Teed to have the park
commission trim coma pepper treea In
Palm drive, near Twenty-third street.
1t was fres.for-all talk and nearly
every one had pepper trees to trim.
The motion finally prevailed.
BREEZE OVER POOR MEAT.
The report of tho meat inspector.
which had been filed the previous day,
brought Mr.. Munson to his feet when it
was read. He wanted to know who the
inspector was protecting by reporting
the ownership of meats which he had
seized as belonging to people from Dow
ney and other out-of-the-wgv places.
He said the stalls in this city from
where the meat or other unwhoiesome
articles were taken ghould be given. Mr.
Nickel thought the inspector could ex-
plain himself if he was present. He will
be notified to appear before the council
next Monday and give verbal account
Of his operations and methods.
WITHDREW FROM BOND.
A communication from Simon Maier,
withdrawing from the bond of Charles
Alexander. street swesping contractor.
was read Horace Hitler, the other
bondsmsn, asked the Same permission,
and az the city attorney said that the
bond had not been approved, and he
could legally do 30, the desired permis-
zion was granted. In the meantime
Mr.. Alexander will be required to fur
nish new bond without delay.
REQUESTS, PROTESTS AND MOTIONS.
A book keeper at $75 per month is
wanted by the street superintendent.
He made the request to the council and
they promptly referred it to the finance
committee.
Mr.. Strohm moved that the street
superintendent repair platforms of
sprinkling hydrants at Seventh and
San Pedro and Eighth and Central
avenue. A request was likew ise made
that he set back the curb at the south
vast corner of Vine and Fret streets,
and northeast corner of Vine and
second TO the official. Apopted.
rne city clerk reported having paid
the expenses of opening Thirty-second
street out of the funds deposited by the
professionals. Referred.
The proceedings pending under. Or
dinance No. 1858 to sidewalk the esst
eide OF North Msin street from Marches
sault to Ann street, were abandoned, 80
the property owners can do the work by
private contract.
The matter OF proper sewerage for the
county hospital was referred to the
sewer committee.
Ordinances OF intention were passed
to sidewalk east side of Grand avenue
between Washington and Adams; to
open and extend alley in block H.
Moore & Kelleher subdivision in Boyle
Heights.
Bids were opened for improving Lucas
avenue between Orange and Seventh
streets; also aidewalking Seventeenth
street between Figueroa and Bush; fur
nishing barley and bran; improving
Belmont avenue between Bellevue and
Kane streets.
The Lewellyn Iron works. j. D.
Hooker and others petitioned to have
Railroad street, between New Main aud
San Fernando streets graded, graveled
and curbed with redwood curb. Re-
ierred to engineer to present ordinance.
Sixty days were granted Moir & Smith
So complete their Third street contract,
between Chicago and Saratoga strsets.
H. Edwards asked that grade be es-
tablished on Clay street, between Third
and Fourth streets, and that the street
be paved with bituminous rock on each
side.
Eunice T. Hammond protested against
grading Bonnie Brae street, between
Temple and First.
RAISE ONE FUND AT A TIME.
According to the opinion of the city
attorney the council cannot submit the
proposition to issue bonds for public i'm.
provements and the proposition to issue
bonds to refund outstanding indebted
ness at the same time. Each must be
taken separately.
The motion of Mr.. Pessell to have
plans prepared to pipe zsnja No. 3 be-
tween Twelfth and Fourteenth Htreets
was adopted. His reason for having the
water covered was because OF the dan
ger to children, several. he said, having
been fshed out in the recent past.
Ordinance to improve by private con-
tract Maple avenue between Watson and
Jefferson streets was adopted.
Ordinance to open and extend Darwin
avenue to D0uillard street was passed.
Ordinance granting franchise to South
ern California on Mateo and other
streets was passed.
Ordinance of intention 10 open East
Pico street was passed.
Ordinance for the opening of Vignes
street and appointing commissioners
was passed, and John McIlmeil, w. II.
Scarborough and III. I. Collins were
elected commissioners.
Contract and bond with Frick Rrog.