The herald., 1894-11-13
CITY SOLONS IN SESSION,
Many Matters Materialize at
Councils Meeting.
The Charter Revision Matter to Be
Heard Today.
The Plumbing Ordinance Amend cd /.
strset-car Regulation - Tho To-
boggan Ordinance Evaded.
Routine Matters.


bion yesterday. at which the charter re
vision and many other important mat
lsrs were discussed. The council will
lully discuss the charter revision at ar
adjourned session this morning, and 9
squabble OF no small dimensions is ex
pected.
Among other things acted upon by
the council yesterday was the tobogear
slide ordinance. which some of the
councilmen seemed to avoid like hol
plate. The plumbing ordinance wat
Amended very materially. The report
OF all business transacted follows:
ELECTION ORDINANCE.
draft OF the ordinance calling for 9
general municipal election on December
Sd. was read aud passed. The ordinance
provides for the election of q mayor
city clerk, attorney, tax collector, treas.
urer. engineer, superintendent OF streets
assessor, auditor and a member OF the
council, and member OF the board o.
education from each of the nine
wards; also provides for the polling
places, precincts, clerks, inspectors
judges and ballot clerks.
CITY CHARTER REVISION.
City Attorney Mcfarland reported al
follows:
Il have put in legal shape the pro.
posed amendments to the charter, sub.
mitted to me by your committee.
have had considerable difficulty in de-
tsrmining just what was wanted, buI
have written these amendments as un-
dsrstood your committee desired, making
several changes in the written instruc-
tions to mo to conform to the verbal
instructions afterwards given by your
committee. You should, however. &C
over them carefully to see that they
net with vonr approval before you
adopt them. There 10 one matter which
! lett blank, and that is the date OF the
taking effect of these amendments.
suggest, however. that it BIZ made upon
the approval of the legislature"
THE ToBoGGAN MATTER.
Mr.. Munson moved that the proposed
ordinance, forbidding the operation OF
the toboggsn slide in certain limits, in
which it is now, be taken up. which was
carried without dissenting vote. The
ordinance was read and amended so that
no toboggan slide can be operated in the
city without special permission from the
council. 1t takes a twothirds vote to
grant the permit, which must be asked
in the usual way, namely, by petition.
The ordinance was ordered printed. &C
cording to rule, and may or may not be
passed this morning.
sTREET-CAR REGULATION.
Mr.. Rhodes moved that the city attor.
ney draft an ordinance regulating the
running OF street cars, 80 that approach
ing cars shall stop before reaching car
that 10 standing and unloading passen-
gers. Adopted.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
The board of public works reported as
follows:
Recommended that the request Of the
street superintendent to be authorized
to employ 20 additional men and two
tsa ms, bs granted, and the city attorney
instructed to prepare and present the
necessary ordinance therefor. Adopted.
Recommended that the contractor
place two inches Of gravel on Fourth
street, between Lucas avenue and Fifth
street, clean off the stone and put the
street in good condition. Adopted.
Recommended that the street super
intendent place cfosswalks on the north
side OF Sixth street. across San Pedro.
Recommended that petition from T.
I. Bicknell ct al, in regard to sidewalk
ON the north side OF Sand street, at the
Intersection Of Broadway, be referred to
the city engineer. Adopted.
Recommended that petition from A.
N. Feldsohau ct al, asking that the
north eide of Seventh street, from Wall
street to Main street, be sidswnlked
with q cement sidewalk 10 feet wide and
curbed with a cement curb. be granted,
and the city engineer instructed to pre-.
pare and present the necessary ordinance
Of intention. Adopted.
Recommended that petition in refer-
ence to the Kuhrts street car line be
filed. as the subject matter therein con-
tanned has been acted unon. Adopted.
Recommended tnSt petition from s. @.
Hubbell asking permission to grade tho
alley between Alvarado and Providence
street, running from Sixth to Orange
streets, by private contract, be granted,
and the city engineer instructed to pre-
pare and present the necessary ordi.
nance therefor. Adopted.
Recommended that petition from 5. G.
Hubbell asking to have the grade OF
Bonnie Braie street between Sixth and
Orange streets changed and established
80 ~ to conform to the grade OF Sixth
street, be referred to the city engineer
to report the necessary ordinance there.
for il the petition represents q majority
OF tho frontage affected. Adopted.
Recommend that petition from Ben
L. Bear ct al in reference to nuisance on
Lake Shore avenue be referred to the
city engineer to report q means of re-
moving same. Adopted.
Recommended that petition J. W.
Healy ct al. in reference to catch basin
at the corner OF mozart and Jefferson
streets be referred to the city engineer,
Adopted.
Recommended that petition from E.
w. Jones ct al. asking to Improve Lucas
avenue between Sixth and Orange
streets, by private contract under speci-
fcations and ~, be granted, and the
city attorney directed to prepare and
present the necessary ordinance there
Tor. Adopted.
Recommend that petition from A. j.
wilson ct al. for q sewer on st. Paul
avenue be referred to the city engineer
TO prepare and present the necessary
ordinance therefor. Referred to the
sewer committee.
recommended that petition from the
spring Street improvement association
N reference to the sprinkling Of South
spring street he referred to the superin-
tendent OF street sprinkling. Adopted.
Recommended that petition from Mrs.
v. Z Ybarrondo aakinr that a camant