The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-02-12
: BUSIEST DAY THE CITY COUNCIL HA
was referred to the finance committee to

was referred to the finance committee to
| report next Monday.
DIR. Davidson appeared to represent the
! committees from the Science, Historical
| and Art societies and the library to ask
| for an appropriation of $780, 900 for a
/ Library, Museum end Art Gallery build
| ing.
Major e. W. Jenes spoke in favor of-the
/ plan as citizen interested in the citys
| welfare.
The matter was referred to the finance
| committee.
The protest of Mcintosh and others
against the sewering of Bellevue avenue
was heard and the protest sustained.
| DR.. Moore of the Board of Health came
before the Council as a committee from
| his board asking the Council to appoint or
| authorize three additional sanitary in
spectors for the health office. The Board
of Health also asks that the Meat In
| spector be under its control.
! DR.. Steddom the Health Officer, said
! to the Council that the inspectors now
under him are able only to attend to the
| cases where complaints are made, and
barely that, and no time is left them to
| visit different parts of the city where
nuisances are likely to be maintained.
The Health Officer said that the meat in
spection as now done was simply a farce.
The matter was referred to the finance
committee
William Shields, from the Council of
Labor, appeared to protest against the
withdrawal of the Council support from
the Free Labor Bureau. The Merchants
Association has asked that the appropria-
ton be turned over to the Associated
Charities No action was taken by the
Council in the matter.
The Fiesta committee of the Merchants
Association and other members OF the as
ISOLATION sent in a request for aid for the
coming celebration, and the director
~n1 .xf% l..L hofAr fba
board. Mr.. koephi, president of the
Merchants Association spoke to the
council, and the matter was referred to
the finance committee.
The Mayor returned the requisition for
repairing the sidewalk in front of the
City Hall yard. The Council reconsidered
its action and instructed the Street Super
intendent to repair the walk and con-
struct a new walk to the side entrance.
The Mayor returned the demand of T.
G. Taylor for 500. rs for labor in the street
department., without his approval for the
reason that it had been duplicated. Also
returned a requisition for lumber for the
street department, which was over $500 in
amount. The matters were referred to
the finance committee.
The Mayor returned the ordinance of
intention to change and establish the
grade of New Jersey avenue for correction.
The ordinance was referred to the mem
Der from the Ninth Ward.
Final ordinances were passed for the
sidewalking of Sand street from Bunker
Hill avenue to Beaudry avenue; sewering
Crocker street from Fourth street to the
Wolfskill Orchard Tract; grading Ocean
View avenue from Coronado street to AL
varado street, grading Sixth street from
Park View avenue to Coronado street;
grading Coronado street from Seventh to
Ninth streets; grading, sidewalking and
curbing Alvarado street from Ocean View
avenue east to Ocean View avenue west.
The following proposals for sewering
Bonnie Brae street were received: From
J. +. White, $1.09 for the sewer COM
plete; A. S. Hertchem, SO cents for the
work complete; Lindguist g. Hunter, SO
cents complete.
Proposals for leasing an engine house in
the Fourth Ward were received from A. b.
Patterson, who will rent a building in the
Williamson tract on Twelfth street. be-
tween Vernon and Union avenues, for 500
per month; from Mrs. Clara NJ. Preston,
for building on Pico street at the head
of Main street for $44 per month; from
W. II. Anderson, for building on lot 5,
block NJ of the Williamson tract, for $40;
from August Melsted for building on
the corner of Twelfth and Vernon streets,
for $39, and on Winfield street. between
Vernon and Union avenues, for $35. The
facts were referred to the building COM
mittee,