The herald., 1895-07-30

upon large number of street extensions IS
and sewer districts. which were adopted.
For the opening OF Ninth street TO the
city limits, j. L. Beardoa, James Booth
ana M. = Fordham were appointed the
commissioners.
The city .pclerk was instr ucted to adver-
tise for bids to supply the city prison
with meat. The present contract expires
August Is.
The request of the Superintendent of
streets tor 1900 new street signs was re-
ferred to the supply committee.
The matter OF increasing the width Of
Main street. from Fifth 70 Ninth street.
was reported upon by some OF the prop
erty owners interested who want the
work rushed. All of the owners but one
are in favor of the proposed improve
ment. and tho other property owners in
the four blocks interested have agreed
to bear the expense of condemninR the
one piece of the recalcitrant property
owner in the hope that the work win no
longer be delayed. The city engineer
and city attorney were instructed to at
once prepare the necessary ord nance of
intention.
The supply committee reported approx
ing requisitions for the week aggregating
$19S2.S,>, which were approved.
The typewriteriin the Office Of the clerk
is absent upon her annual vacation and
the councilmen insist upon committee
reports all being typewritent. $40 re-
QUESTION for this purpose for the week
III arked that the matter was no accom-
mediation to himself. the bill was al
lowed.
The clerk was instructed to notify the
Park commissioners that they must here
after have ell blacksmithing done in their
department by the city contractor who
has the work, and not by private parties
a hoo hanp ha in, tho
The street superintendent reported that
the sewer on San Fernando street has
fallen afoul of the water main in the
vicinity. The cost of raising the water
pipe is to be between 500. and $500,
which expense the water company does
not care to assume unless the city Will
siphon at the point of trouble. The mat
ter was referred to the city engineer.
The recon mendations of the finance
committee were adopted, among them
being the allowance Of $50 to the board OF
police commissioners with which to still
further repair the female prison on the
east side.
The recommendations made by the
board Of public works and the sewer COM
mittee were adopted.
The latest resolution of the Ministerial
union anent the fence was referred to the
board Of police commissioners.
The request of the carpenters and join
ers that eight hours lie made days work
upon the new scool buildings was
granted. and the city attorney will draw
the contracts as the petitioners have
prayed.
The petition of the contractors to whom
was awarded the work of enlarging the
granted an extension of fifteen days in
which to finish the work, was denied.
The m otion to recall from the mayor
the recently eEacted ordinance regulating
the speed OF bicycles through the city was
defeated.
The request of Il. NJ. Ames, riparian;
to again present his grievances in detail
was referred to the water supply commit
tee.
The bridge committee reported in favor
Of letting the contract for repairing the
Kurtz street bridge to the Excelsior
Bridge company for $94U, the Consoli-
dated Electric Railway company to pay
half OF the expense. The recommends
Lion was accepted.
Tho land committee reported in favor
OF sixty foot street in front of the Seba
property on Stanford avenue, the city
then to file disclaimer to all OF the prop
erty OF the Seba: estate, which recommen-
dation was adopted.
The petition of L. j. Spruance to have
returned to him the sum of $506, the sum
paid into the city treasury for all electric
lighting franchise awarded to another
bidder, was referred to the finance COM
mittee.
As commissioners to open a certain
alley between Spring and Sixth and Sew
enth streets l.. c. Fordham, J. W. White
and Fred Harkness were named and
agreed to.
For the widening of Broadway between
Ninth and Tenth streets W. H. Cook,
Clarence De Camp and II. ]. Shoulders
were appointed the commissioners.
When the council adjourned it was to
Friday afternoon at z O'clock.