The herald., 1894-09-12
SESSION OF THE CITY SOLONS,
How the Wholesale Liquor Tax
Was Squelched.
Bids for Street Sprinkling for the
Next Three Years.
Petition to Quiet Title as to Los Angelo
River Water-A Comm unication
ON the scheme-RoutIne
Matters.

1ho mAttor Oh the TAX upon WHOLESALE
liquor dealers bobbed up serenely in the
city council yesterday, but the bobbing
was altogether too late. In fact the
matter came up so suddenly and was
squelched SO quickly that but few knew
What was up. Councilman Smith at
tempted to dispose OF the matter one
way or the other. but before he could
say what he wanted motion to adjourn
was put and carried. He appeared very
much annoyed at the way he was sat
upon by his astute colleagues, and
looked az though he might have been
thinking very hard about getting even
on somebody before the ''robins nest
again." The wholesale liquor license
question still remains in statu quo. the
dealers having been arrested for refus-
ing to pay the alleged unjust tax. The
cases are pending in the city courts.
One OF the most important things to
come before the council was the matter
of considering bids for street sprink-
ling.
sTREET-sPRINKLING BID5.
Bids were presented for street sprink-
ling for the next three years, as follows:
John M. Creed, $S7, 800 per year for
the entire work; John L. Schroeder,
$685. per mile per month. or $3675 per
month for all streets; F. D. Owens, $26
per mile per month for the first 100
miles, and $40 so per mile per month for
every mile over 100 and not above $50,
and SIS per mile per month for all be-
tween $50 and 200 miles; A. D. Frink,
$2.40 per cart per day; A. p. Gross,
$50, 760 per year, or districts Nos. l, 2
and 3, SIG, 687 per annum; w. r. Wynn,
$29.970 per year; ]. ]. Mikul, $2S6O per
month for all streets; W. j. Schmidt,
$2l.30 per mile per month; ID. F. Done
gan, SIS, 500 per year, or $25 per mile per
month; Will E. Keller, $lS.47 per mile
per month, or 1868 miles for
s2514.32 per month. each additional
mile per month $18.17, or all grsvsled
streets $2923 per month, and $l8,47 for
each additional mile.
All bids were referred to the board of
public works.
CITY ENGINEERS REPORT.
The engineer presented statement OF
amount to be returned to property
owners on Third street. between Los
Angeles and Croker streets, and of
money advanced by the purchaser of the
Storrs' franchise. Referred TO city at
torney to state how the money may be
returned legally.
Ordinances OF intention were adopted;
To establish grade of Adams street
from Central to Hooper; to establish
grade of Freeman street, from Union
avenue to west city line; to establish
grade of Bush street, from Washington
to Hoover; to grade, gravel, gutter and
curb San Joaquin street, from Sixth to
Ocean View avenue.
recommendation that the grade OF
Georgia Bell street be changed between
Tenth and Eleventh to meet grade of
intersecting streets; also that it be
widened at Eleventh street, was referred
to board of public works.
The engineer reported the protest
against the improvement of Eighteenth
street between San Pedro and Central
avenue lacks $40 feet of majority. The
protest was denied and the final ordi-
nance was ordered presented.
Also that the protest against improve
ment OF Bonnie Brae street between
First and Temple lacks CSC feet OF ma.
jority.
Specifications we're presented for ex-
tending the storm water drain at Pearl
street and Fremont avenue. Mr.. Mum
son wanted to amend to carry the work
down between Fifth and Sixth streets,
and Mr., Rhodes wanted it extended
between Ninth and Tenth. Referred to
board OF public works.
The following ordinances were passed:
Establishing grade of Vernon street
from Seventh to Eighth; establishing
grade OF Hill street from Masonic ceme-
terry to Bellevue avenue; establishing
grade OF Mateo street between Seventh
and Palmetto.
New ordinance to sewer Olive street
between Sixth and Seventh was passed.
MEAT INSPECTOR EXPLAINS.
Meat Inspector Hayden made an ex-
PLANTATION why nearly all the condemna-
tions OF meat affected parties out in the
country. He said the calves shipped
here from Arizona and from Kern coun-
ty were older than those brought in
from neighboring ranches. The latter
were only a few days old and could not
be shipped. 1t was the same way with
chickens. Those shipped in from dis
lance to commission dealers are free
from disease, while the bad chickens
are brought in by small wagons. He
said the records of the board of health
would show that he had treated all par
ties alike.
MR.. sPTLMAN's WATER PLAN.
The following important communion
tion was presented to the council by
Attorney Bacon from w. T. spilman:
II am the owner of undeveloped
water and the right to develop water
in and upon that portion OF the land
known as the Richardson tract. in this
county, lying west OF Tropico avenue in
the town OF Tropico. For the purpose
of developing and using the water in
baid land have now succeeded in in
teresting sufficient capital, and, owing
to the character OF work necessary to
this end, the amount OF money necee-
sary to success is very large. The well
know timiditv of capital prompted these
investors to examine all the claims of
every body to this land and water, and
in 80 doing they discovered the claim of
the city to all the water in the Los An.
geles river and its tributaries, whether
on the surface or percolating, and while
these claims have never been made
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