The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-12-03

ruled and denied and the work will be
proceeded with.
Superintendent OF Streets Buchanan re-
ported for November irty-three permits
for street excavations, sewer connections,
etc., for whicn $8.75 in fees was received.
amount due from city bur:alsof ANNA Is,
etc., $l5.75.
As tax collector the sam offic Ger reported
the collection of $l4, 336. 81 and balance on
hand and due treasurer $336.S2.
Mrs. A. NJ. Ellis made application for
the rebateof 81 over. paid taxes.
Several property owners On Peoria
street asked for the establishment of the
official grade of said street from Fair
Oaks to Lincoln avenues.
MARSHAL Buchanan reported Cor Novem-
Der tour arrests for misdemeanor, and
one for violation of ordinance 220.
Recorder Rossiter reported for sams
S33 IN fines and the collection OF Sl2 in
fees.
Petitions from property owners asking
that the grade be established were re-
ceived from ElevadO drive, between Or
ange Grove and Pasadena aevnue; Ter
race drive, and Peoria street, between
Fair Oaks and Lincoln avenue. Also,
that the latter be graded, curbed and gut
tered. All granted and the city engineer
instructed to make the necessary surv eys
for the purpose.
A. J. Fairchild petitioned for an ex.
tension Of sixty days. time for complet-
ing the contract for paving Colorado
street from Little avenue to Marengo av.
enne. Granted.
A petition to limit the speed of bicy-
clists in the city limits was submitted by
the Grown CITY Cycle club, asking that
the rate of speed on all asphalt pave
ments be limited to eight miles an h our,
and on all public streets not so paved TO
ten miles an hour. Also that on all
streets not asphalt paved wheelmen be
allowed to use the sidewalks at a rate of
speed not to exceed six miles an hour,
during November. December, January
and February, on account of the rain.
Placed on file and taken under favorable
consideration.
petition from James Smith. asking
for the establishment of the grade of
Waverly drive, between Orange Grove
and Pasadena avenues, was submitted
also that the grade Of Gordon terrace be
established. Granted, and engineer to
make the surveys at once.
A communication from A. j. Muir
stated that the Southern Pacific company
was desruus of grading Broad way on the
west side from Green to fifty feet south
OF San Pasqual ana on the east side from
$40 feet south OF Glendale to $50 south oil
San Pasqual, all at their own expense.
Granted, and the property owners will
be asked TO WORK IN conjunction with the
company to put the street in good shape
and effectually dispose of the storm
water.
Judge Weed offered III the council meet
Ing an excellent plan for disposing of the
tramps that are beginning to infest the
city. He says he would recommend a
tight board fence to be erected around
the city jail or upon some nearby lot,
and that good, big stone pile be Kept
therein, to exercise the tramp tourists
upon.
BREVITIES.
The house OF Samuel Il. Lippincott was
entered yesterday while the family was
out by an unknown man, supposed to
have been tramp who was given his
dinner there earlier in the day. The
screen to one OF the lower windows WAS
cut out and an entrance thus effected.
As the family returned. upon the ope n
ing of the front door the intruder escaped
down the back stairs and out the back
door. Nothing valuable is missing.
4 carriage with two occupants from