The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-05-29

and to require it to be done according to
specifications.
Our company represents about 2300
feet, and am OF the opinion that the
north side OF the street is even worse
than the south side.
CHEMIST wADE's TESTIMONY.
e. NJ. Wade, assayer, was sworn: 81
made an analysis of the fragments of
curbing taken from Washington street.
found that the proportion of cement
WAS about one to thirteen as to weight,
not according to the volume; | have
made quite a number of tests of this
character during the past six years Mr..
CSitfith gave me the fragment of cement
which l tested"
Mr.. O. Leonart, contractor, testified
that on the basis of the chemists re-
port the proportions by bulk, which is
the way the contract specified the pro-
portions, would be one part of csment to
eight of sand.
The contractors submitted quite q
number OF samples of the curbing,
blocks OF the same having been cut out
and transported to the council chamber.
Mr.. Campbell moved that the protest
be denied, stating that he had examined
the curbing aud the samples submitted
and was satisfied that it was good work
and that the samples showed this to be
the case.
The protest was denied by the council,
there being no negative votes.
THE PARK LANE MATTER.
A. b. Hotchkiss ESQ.,, appeared on
behalf OF Mrs. Wilson, one OF the par
ties protesting against the opening of
Park lane. This lady had brought
5000. 600 in gold coin into the city to in
vest in real estate and improvements
thereon. He claimed that the petition
had been signed by the parties asking
for it under a Misunderstanding. Mrs.
Wilson wants to build large block of
buildings on the property which she hae
purchased. and it is proposed to cut an
alley through her property. He there
fore asked on behalf of his client, and
on behalf of the property owners who
had signed the petition misunderstand-
ingly, that the proceedings be aban-
doned
Mr.. Burnett appeared on behalf of the
petitioners. Mr.. Nickel wanted to
know If the council had jurisdiction,
and the city attorney stated that the
council could abandon the proceedings
at any time.
Mr.. Hotchkins offered a petition
signed by S13 festsfrontage of the alley
out OF total of 1870 feet, from property
owners who had signed the petition for
the alley opening under fraudulent mis-
representation and that they now asked
that the proceedings be abandoned.
Mr.. Burnett maint tanned that there
was percentage of the other property
owners who wanted the alley and they
should not be deprived of their rights.
Nothing whatever was done with the
matter and the council took up the
Storrs electric railway franchise. The
amendment OF Mr.. iced offered at the
morning session providing the occupancy
OF Hill, Eighth, Pearl and Eleventh
was voted down. Mr.. Munson's motion
to read Eighth street, Pearl street to
Eleventh street WAS adopted and the
advertisement will be changed accord
ingly.
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
The finance committee recommended
that the city treasurer be notified to file
a supplemental bond with sureties to
the amount of sl2,50O in the place of
A. d. Childress, John s. Park and R. R.
Brown.
We further recommend that the city
tax and license collector be notified to
file a supplemental bond with suretes
in the sum of $4,000 in favor of r. r.
Brown, deceased.
AS to the bond of the superintendent
of streets. which the grand jury called
attention to as being insufficient to
protect the public. under the provisions
of section 63 of the charter, the council
clearly have the right to increase the
amount OF the bond. Adopted.
The zanja committee reported in favor
of awarding the contract for piping
ZaDja No. 3 to Prick Bros. at 81 cents
per lineal foot. Adopted.
The protesting property owners on.
Lake street came to the front and it was
decided to lay over the matter of an
electric railway on that street for one
week.
On motion OF Mr.. Nickel the street
superintendent was directed to have the
bridges over the Los Angeles river swept
every week frequently enough to pre-
vent the dust from accumulating there
on.
The supply committee reported that
as combine" existed among the lam
street superintendent, water oversesr
and other officials purchasing lum Der
buy the same from the nearest lum Der
yards at the regular prices. Adopted.
THE CITY ENGINEERS REPORT.
The city engineer reported that the
protests against the improvement OF
Figueroa street represent 2l94 feet,
and the total frontage to be improved
was nearly 10000 feet Messrs. Tn ON
snd others spoke in behalf of the pro-
testants against the improvement who
live>south of Jefferson street. The pro-
test WAS denied on motion of Mr..
Strohm.
Ordinances of intention were pa ssed
as follows
Grade, gravel, etc.. Broadway, Tenn
avenue. from Maryland avenue to Ocean
View avenue; sewer on Twenty-frst
street, from Grand avenue to Figueroa
street.
Ordinances of intention for sewers on
the following streets were adopted:
Also street, Adams, Twenty-third,
Rock, Flower, Thirtieth, Hope, Grand
avenue and Pico streets.
REPORT OF THE CITY ATTORNEY.
The city attorney submitted the fol-
lowing report:
Edward Roberts has brought an action
against the city to quiet his title to the
lot on the south west corne of Fourth