The herald., 1894-05-08
THE CITY JAIL IS CONDEMNED,
A Proposal by Council to Sell
the Premises.
The Electric Railway Franchise
Controversy.
A Vigorous Kick Regarding the Open
ing OF caatelar street-rhe New
Lottery Ordinance Passed.
Big Days Business.

The city council met yesterday morn
Ing with President iced in the chair.
The report OF this meat inspector
showed that he had made 1l60 inepeut-
ions during the month.
On motion OF Mr.. Campbell the Term
inal Railway company was directed to
make plank crossing at Ninth street
along the sracka OF the said company.
The ordinance opening Park lane and
appointing commissioners to lay out the
assessment district, was laid over for
one week.
REPORT OF THE SEWER COMMITTEE.
We, your committee, to whom was re-
ferred petition from Il. w. Poindexter
and others, asking that they be granted
the privilege OF constructing sewer on
Adams street, between Main and Grand
avenue. by private contract, we would
recommend that the petition be granted
and the city attorney be directed to
proaent the necessary ordinance for
doing the work, and that the strcst
superintendent be requested to issue the
necessary permit 70 the contractors.
Adopted.
In reference TO the proposals referred
to thie committee fer eewerirg Thirty
third etrest, between Main and Eigueroa
street, we would recnm mend that the
bid OF j. T.. White fer 60 csnta per
lineAl foot f9r the HoWsr complete, bo
accepted, and ita accompanying reselu-
ton OF awsEd adopted. Passed.
We would also recommend that the
bid OF Moir & Smith for IS cents Per
linenl foot for the sewer complete fer the
construction OF sewer on Belmont
avenue, between lockwood and Council
street bs accepted, and the accompany
ing resolution OF award adopted.
Passed.
In reference to petition from I. F.
Davis, asking that sewor be con
structed Oh Clay street, we would
recommend that the city engineer be
directed to present the noce1aary ordin-
ance of intention. Adopted.
We would also recommend that tho
city attorney be directed TO prepare and
present ar ordinance requiring that ell
moneys for sewer connections be paid
directly to the city treasurer. Adopted.
ELECTRIC FRANCHISE sQUABBLE.
The report Of the board OF public
works as previously published was pre-
sented end adopted ss to ito general pro-
visions. The recommendation that the
petition Of the Main Street and Agricul-
tural Park railway for advartiaing en-
electric read franchise be granted,
wac read, together with the minority
report OF MIR. Strohm.
Mr.. Campbell moved that the minor
ity report be substituted for the major
ity report. This wac promptly voted
down by the council.
Mr. Rhodes moved the adoption of
the majority report.
Mr.. Strohm stated that the people of
the Seventh ward we're opposed to any
other roads IN that section, as the
etraets would be blockaded along the
proposed line.
Ex-Mayor Hazard thought action
should bs DELAYED on this matter until
something could be done with the
Storrs proposition for road to tho
southwest part OF tbs city. II thu Main
HtTeet petition, which had been lying
on the city clerks desk for sig month";.
was passed it would kill the Storrs
proposition. The MsiD street petition
bad bsen quietly sleeping in the public
archives Tor six months until the Storre
petition was presented, when it is
vigor, evidently to stop these parties
from getting q franchise. Mr.. Hazard
then submitted a number OF petitions in
favor OF the Storrs franchise.
Mr.. Mrnson moved to postpone the
matter for one week, which motion wac
adopted. The bids of Owens, S.ass-
forth & Co and Lazarus & Melzsr Tor
supplying the city with stationery was
referred to the supply committee. The
city engineer reported that there was
majority protest against building stone
gutter or Spring street, and on motion
OF MIR. Munson the proceedings were
abandoned. An ordinance OF intention
for the improvement of Second street,
from Soto to Nett street. was passed
slro improvement OF Eighth and Vernon
streets; sewer on Also and Bridge
eLreets. Final ordinanoel wers passed
establishing the grade on Judson and
Otter atreets, and Thi.ty- third street
from Main street to Grand avenua.
TO SELL THE OLD CITY HALL.
Mr.. Munson moved that the city
clsrk be Instructed to Advertise the sale
of the old city hall and the city attorney
be directed TO prepare sR ordinance to
that eEact, and fixing the minimum
pflC6 Ut SoJU psi lOCb. AuOpbD0s
The street superintendent reported
that 10 city flush tanks were absolutely
without water, and IA tanks had only
poor supply, only being flushed every
40 hours instead of every "a hours.
The petition OF property owners AK
ing to have the name OF Kuhrts street
changed to Main street was referred to
tho board of public works. A reese was
taken until 2 p. n.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Tho council reassembled st 2 D. m.
and took up the appeal OF Mrs. Banning
against the report OF the commissioners
on the opening of CASTELAR, street. DR..
Wills stated that Mrs. Banning's prop
erty wac the only property seemingly
damaged, and that this was e move to
sacrifice the first line of iill7for the ben
eft of the rural residents of the second
ward. Judge Campbell stated that tho
ansessment district as at present laid
out wac most extraordinary one. Mrs.
Banning made statement that the pro-
posed Improvement would ruin her
property. She had already paid $500
for the grading OF Castelar, street in ad-
ditioR to paying for the sewer, and the
contemplated improvement would actu-
silly leave her without access to her
property.
Mr.. Rhodes--Wa allow for O 20-foot
driveway into your property.