The herald., 1895-05-07
Lots of Important Business Was
Transacted Yesterday
ONLY HALF A DAYS SESSION
Bids Opened for the Police Station S
New Site
The Contractor Who Has the Street
Cleaning Is Hauled Over the Goals.
Another Meeting Today

The city council at it's regular meeting
held yesterday transacted great deal of
important business Owing to an invita-
ton from Gen. NJ. H. Sherman TO inspect
the newly built Pasadena electric road.
the recess at the noon hour ended the
session of the day. When the council
adjourned shortly after II O'Clock 1t was
to 10 O'Clock this morning.
All of the various bills recommended
for payment by the supply committee
were ordered paid except the bill of So
for rent and the use of a telephone for
the free labor bureau. This bill was on
motion of Councilman Munson referred
back to the supply committee. which
committee last week cut the bill just one
half.
The ordinance changing the grade of
Grand avenue. between Temple and Court
streets, was returned by the mayor for
correction by the city engineer
Councilman Snyder Introduced an or
dinance to extend the time for the pay
ment of delinquent taxes until May 18TH.
The time for such payment ended. ac-
cording to the recently enacted law OF the
vides for the purchase of delinqent mu-
nicipal property by the city. liking such
power from the fraternity known as : tax
sharks" The ordinance was adopted d,
President Teed voting no on the ground
that such municipal legislation was l.
tirely unnecessary. In che same connec-
tion the city attorney was Instructed to
draft an ordinance for the city to obtain
cont oil of all such delinquent property.
The city C ERIK reported that in the mat
ter of the su vey of Chestnut and other
streets. no protests have been received.
an ordinance in connection with the
same being submitted for the work to be
done. The same recommendations were
submitted IN the matter OF Hamilton
place and oIher streets, OF A iso street
from Alameda to Nignes. of State street
from First to Brook yn avenue, of Union
avenue from Seventh to Ninth streets. OF
Maple avenue from Fifth to Sixth streets,
OF Santa Fe street from First to Folsom.
The report of the fire commissioners in
the matter of the chemical engine hou g
on Central avenue was adopted.
The Recommendation of the board OF
health that an ordinance prohibiting the
expectoration by any one upon the pub
lie streets or on the steps OF or approaches
leading to any public building was not
adopted. Councilman kingery being the
only member to vote aye. The other rec
concentrations of the board for proper
sewerage and similar matters in various
parts OF the city were adopted.
Inc matter OF the repair OF The SuIte
on San Pedro street. between First and
Second streets was referred to the board
of public works
TIL contract of Madigan & Chadwick to
construct a cement sidewalk along the
south side of Downey avenue, from the
east approach of the Downey avenue
bridge to the east line of the city land, at
2S cents per lineal foot and 81 cents per
square foot of sidewalk, was approved.
The city clerk was instructed to ad-
vertise for bids for the purchase Of the
school bonds last week voted, for pc
riod of ten days. the same to be received
and opened on May Goth.
The council took the usual recess to
O'Clock in the Afternoon, at which time
President Teed was the only member on
hand for the purpose of adjourning until
this morning at 10 o clock, when the bus
mess of the session will be finished up.
On motion the mayor was requested to
return to the council for correction the
following ordinances:
Establishing the grades of Chestnut
street, Hamilton place. Also street. State
street. Union avenue, Maple avenue anC
Soto street.
The report of the police commission
that the sites on the corner OF Twenty
first and Los Angeles streets and Pennsyl
vania and State Streets be purchased by
the city for branch police stations and en-
gine houses, was referred to the la nt
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