The herald., 1894-01-23
ONE DOLLAR A FRONT FOOT
The City Council Fixes the
Sewer Connection Rate.
Contract for New Fire Alarm Appa
ratus Approved.
The Award Made for the Hill Street
sewer District-LoDg Discussion
About johnson street-Ooun-
oilmen Talk Economy.

III III euuCtoub uuuuoIe W mhko QuO-
rum, and sent an officer out with the
threat that if they did not come he
would adjourn the body.
This finally had it's effect and the city
fathers took up the weekly budget of
business in perfunctory sort OF man.
ner.
vEToES BY TAE MAYOR.
Mayor Rowan returned Without his
approval an ordinance of intention to
sidewalk portion of Beacon street, at
the request OF Councilman Rhodes;
also an ordinance to sidewalk portion
OF Pearl street.
The votes by which the ordinances
were adopted were reconsidered and
they were laid over for two weeks.
FREE LABOR BUREAU.
The manager of the Tree labor bureau
reported that for the week ending jan
uary goth, there were 83 applications
for positions and 81 were found for ap-
plicants.
HEALTH Off GER S REPORT.
Health Officer Powers called attention
to the unsanitary condition of block 81,
Hansen's subdivision. He stated that
there was an accumulation OF filth, and
recommended the arroyo be filed up in
that block and pipe put in. Referred
to the board OF public works.
ROUGH ON PETTY, HUMMEL & CO.
Br. Brown addressed the council and
produced San Francisco paper, in
which Petty, Hummel & Co., employ
ment agents of this city, had adver-
tised for cooks, stating that they were
greatly needed at present in Southern
California. He then exhibited list
OF names of "a idle cooks now in the
city. Mr.. Munson said he could not see
that the council could do anything, ex-
cept to give the matter publicity in thu
newspapers, which he expected would
be done.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
The recommendations Of the board Of
public works, heretofore published,
were read by the clerk and were all
approved by the council except the pc
tition OF E. A. Miller and others for put
ting Thirtieth street between Olive
street and Grand avenue on grade,
which was referred back to the board.
Mr.. Innes OF the board of public
works raised storm around his ears
by report from the board of public
works recommending crosswalk on
Court street on the north side Of
Union avenue. 4
The statesmen from the different
wards have an arrangement by which
the number of crosswalks allowed to
them is limited, and the other couu-
cilmen in strictly parliamentary man
ner accused Mr.. Innes of hogging more
than his share.
After wrangling for some time mo-
ton TO refer the matter again TO the
board OF public works was lost, but Mr.,
lnnes did not get his crosswalk, the
codncilmen who voted for it evidently
keeping weather eve out for their own
wards for the future. But they were
only five, not enough to approve the
Recommendation.
PRESIDENT TEED's ECONOMY.
President Teed moved that the mayor
be instructed to return all ordinances,
resolutions of award and all other pa
pers without his approval for PASSAGE
that they may be published in the Off
cisl paper.
Mr.. Nickel opposed the motion, not
knowing what the mayor has in his
hands.
President iced said his motion was in
the interest of economy. The HERALD's
contract had expired, and they had no.
titled the council that all publications
after the expiration will be charged at
the regular rates.
Mr.. Nickel said that the Express is
not the official paper until the contract
is signed bv the mayor.
Mir. Rhodes thought this would be a
good chance to economic.
Mr.. iced said it would be an outrage
to the people of this city to let the HER
AID publish these advertisements now
at enormous prices.
The motion finally prevailed to have
out his approval.
BIDS FOR STREET WORK.
Bids were opened from a number of
contractors for street work and referred
to the board of public works.
For the improvement of Sixteenth
street between Vernon and Union ave.
nues, the bids were from Nicholson &
Adams, j. W. Aimey, w. H. Roper, D.
f. Donegan, @. F. Munson, Conrad
Sherer, French & Reed; and about the
same number for work on Omar avenue.
between Third and Fourth streets. and
ocean View avenue between Bonnie
Brae and Quebec streets.
For 1900 feet of cement pipe for the
East Side park, bids were received from
p. M. Darcy, Prick Bros. and Thomas
Near and referred to the zanja commit
tee.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
The finance committee reported az
follows:
First. In the matter of the proposals
for the publication of the annual re-
ports of city officers. recommend that the
bid of Mauricio & Company to print
1000 copies at So 25 per page be acce pied,
and the city attorney instructed to pre-
pare and present the necessary contract
and bond. Approved.
Second. In the matter OF petition No.
S32 from John Maxwell asking that tax
sale No. AT for the year 1889 80 be can
celled upon the ground that it is a
double OF 1872 M, tho city assessor hav-
ing reported to this committee that the
taxes on said lot 6, block A, of j. w.
Strong tract were paid for the fiscal
year lS89-90, but that the taxes on lot 6,
OF the j. w. Strong tract were not paid
and became delinquent and was sold
Tor taxes, both lots being assessed for
that year to John Maxwell, and it APP
pearing that the city has not received it's
taxes doubly on said property, we
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