The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-11-27

avenue and over Lorne street on north
side OF Thirtieth street. Adopted.
Also. that the city engineer prepare
specifications to be adopted to advertise
for bids for furnishing stone for cross-
wake. Adopted.
CITY ATTORNEY RECOMMENDATIONS.
The report OF the city attorney was as
follows:
As directed by you have drawn con-
tract with Conrad Scherer for the inn
provement Of the intersection of Grand
avenue and Jefferson street. APP
proved.
have also drawn and present here
with draft OF contract with tho HERALD
Publishing company for publishing the
proposed charter amendments. APP.
proved.
You have instructed me to prepare a
contract with H. @. Register for laying
Q ~ inch pipe of steel on Lakeshore av-
enue, Second and Fremont strests, said
pipe to be laid in four inches Of sand
Burroundingathe entire pipe. Mr.. Reg.
ister claims that the requirement of fon-
inches OF sand is not in accordance with
the specifications and advertisement
under which he put in his bid, aud
that he cannot do this work at the price
bid with thig extra requirement In the
contract.
At his request have prepared con-
tract in accordance with his bid, leav-
ing out the requirement about laying
said pipe in four inches of sand but
have not approved this contract and
cannot do 30 unless so instructed by you.
Continued to afternoon session, and then
the matter was referred to the zanja
committee.
Al instructed by you have prepared
the following ordinances:
Ordinance authorizing property own.
ers to improve certain alley under pri-
vate contract. Passed.
Ordinance granting property owners
permission to improve Lucas avenue
under private contract. Pasted.
An ordinance authorizing the en-.
ployment OF 20 additional men and two
teams in the street department for q
period OF 80 days. Passed.
Ordinance regulating the stringing
and designating of wires carrying cleo.
tricty for purposes Of light and power.
Passed
Ordinance for the widening of Thir-
tieth street between San Pedro and
Maple avenue. Passed.
Ordinance regulating the depositing OF
oil in streets, zanjss and other public
places. Passed.
Ordinance granting permission to
property owners to improve q certain
alley between the Fairmont and West.
lake tracts. Passed.
Ordinance granting permission to
property owners to improve a portion of
sixth street under private contract.
Passed.
At the request OF Mr.. Strohm 1 have
prepared and herewith present an ordi-
nance for the widening of Central ave-
nue. ct point near Eighth street. Laid
over one week.
Also an ordinance amending the ere
ordinance 80 as to regulate the opera
ton Of gasoline engines in tho general
fire limits. Passed.
l have prepared and present herewith
draft OF contract with the South Side
Irrigation company in regard to laying
pipe in San Pedro street, between
Washington and Jefferson strests, and
furnishing sewage water therefor. Re-
ferred to the sewer committee.
Mrs. spence. as executrix of the es-
state OF E. F. Spence. has brought suit
against the city to quiet title to the lot
on the southwest corner OF Spring and
Fourth streets, being lot 5 OF block 10,
Ord's survey. have examined the abb
atract of title to this property and the
sffidavits furnished BY Mrs. Spence, and
find therefrom that the property has
been held adversely to the CITY for a
period OF over 40 years and under an old
grant made by the Ayuntamiento in
1850. therefore recommend that the
city file disclaimer in this action, as
the city has no claim whatever to the
property. Approved.
l desire to call your attention to the
fact that the ordinance calling nm cleo.
ton for the purpose of submitting to the
people the question of issuing bonds for
the improvement of parks, school houses
and the like must DO completed at once.
and that it 10 therefore essential that
you at once determine the number and
boundaries Of the precincts, designat e
the voting place., and furnish me with
q list OF the officers to serve at such elsc.
ton.
Messrs. Munson, Rhodes and Nickel
were appointed q special committee to
work with the city attorney In the
preparation OF the necessary ordinance
for the bond election.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
The finance com mittee reported, re-
commencing the return OF small sums
to two or three double assessment pati-
TONERS, and the recommendations were
approved.
Also, recommending the return OF $25
to Charles A. Schroeder & Co. on account
OF saloon license for Hollenbeok hotel for
October. it not having been opened until
the 9th OF the month. Approved,
SEWER COMMITTEE.
The sewer committee made the fol.
lowing recommend ations:
We, your COMMITTEES, to whom was
referred petition No. 9O7, from J. B..
Banning ct al, asking that q sewer be
constructed on Westlake avenus, be :.
tween Ninth and Tenth streets, would
recommend that the city engineer pre-.
sent the necessary ordinance of inten.
ton for doing the work. Approved.
we would also recommend that J. B.
Banning be allowed to construct sewer
on Westlake avenue, between Tenth and
Eleventh streets, by private contract,
and we would recommend that the citv
attorney present the necessary ordi-
nance. Approved.
In reference to petition No. 617, from
!. Il. Mcneil et al. asking that sewer
be constructed on First street. between
Breed and Mott streets. we would re- /.
commend that the petition be referred
to the city engineer, to present the ca.
Aaaayv ordinouCa of srtac,so, e.. 80