The herald., 1895-10-22

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.of whom qualities in the sum of $5OOO
William aud Reese Llewellvn, who each
qualify in the sum of $t750. and John
[. Jones, who qualified in the sum of
Sl500 Howard's old bond bore the names
of Thomas Goss for $40 900, and Ca =
tain John Cross and J. M. Wilmer, who
we're each down for $4,000.
The council yesterday denied the
protest OF B. n. Smith ct al. against the
con tirmation of the report of the com
missioners for the opening of Tenth street
and the same was overruled
The protest of u. p. Riley and the Los
Angeles Traction company against the
confirmation of the report upon the
opening of Georgia Ball street was de-
ferred until next Monday morning at 8
o clock AS was also the protest of Isabella
a. Dodge against the report upon the
opening OF Byram st eet.
The appeal of Mary H. Spires ard
others from the street superintendent
assessment in the sewering OF Chestnt
and other streets was usnied. Council.
man Stockwell made hard sght on be-
half of his constituents in the matter,
but there was nothing else to do. The
protestants allaRe that they are being
charged great deal more than the con-
tract price for the i'm provement.
The various recommendatlo OF the
board of public works, the finance COM
mlttee and sewer committee. published
in full during the week, were adopted.
The acquisitions for supplies and the
various demands were approved.
Among the petitions presented were
two signed by the largest property own
ers interested, asking that Main street
from Fifth to Tenth lie wldened five feet
on each side, excepting the two blocks
between Seventh and Ninth streets.
The proceedings are intended to ne en-
tirely new. The matter was referred to
the board of publiC works
G. ID. Howry made an offer to equip
the city with a public morgue free of
charge and also to furnish an mbulance
without pay. The matter was referred to
the supply committee.
o. T. J,hnson and others petitioned for
tide opening of Sixth street, from Ere
mont avenue west to LOOMS street. The
matter was referred to the board of pub
lie works.
The city clerk reported the final ordin-
anoe for the grading OF Eighth street,
from Lake to Grand View avenue: the
ordinance for the grading and sewering
of State street, from Fourth to Fifth (;
the ordinance for the sewerng oil Elev.
enth street, from Olive to 1856 feet east !;
the ordinance for the sewering of First
street and Hope, all of which were
adopted.
:, The city clerk Tiled the following: II
have received from the secretary of state
a certificate. under seal of the state,
showing tnat the certificate required by
law to lie filed with said officer in the
matter of the annexation of territory
north of the city was filed in his Office on
the 18th day of October.
Regarding the above, the city attorney
was instructed to govern himself accord
iugly.
The ordinance of intention to sidewalk
Olympia street was adopted, as was also
the ordinance of intention to improve
Mt CT ct
Central avenue.
The communication from the water
com pany, asking that the CITY bear por.
tion of the expense of repairing the fire
MIGRANTS, was referred to the fire COM
m stee. The petition for amending the
COW ordinance was referred to the city
attorney.
The request of W. G. Patterson that the
city ST. bsidize the associated charities
was referred to the finance com mittee.
Charles j. Perkin, appeared before the
council during the afternoon session to
petition that the license for oil wells be
made $3.50 quarter instead Of So, as is
provided under the present ordinance.
On motion of Councilman Munson the
ordinance was ordered to be amended as
prayed for. and was adopted forth with.
The report of the health officer upon the
sanitary condition of certain streets, was
referred to the sewer committee.
The sewer committee reported:
That the bid Of A. S. Heltchew to sewer
Mozart street and other streets, known as
Downey-avenue sewer district No. i, al
81 per lneal foot for sewer complete. in
Guiding manholes, tlush-tanks and lamp.
holes, be accepted and the resolution of
award adopted. Adopted.
The bid of A. S. Heitchew to sewer
Walnut street at 10 cents per lineal foot
for sewer complete. including manholes,
fush-tanks and lampho'es, be accepted
and the resolution OF award adopted.
Adopted.
Chairman Stockwell of the finance
committee reported that an examination
of the new band of the street superin-
tendent contained two names not upon
the assessment rolls. The reference re-
ferred to the Llswellyn Bros. The mat
ter was turned over TO the city attorney
for in sestigation.
The Eighth street electric street rail-
way franchise was awarded to the Los
Angeles Traction Company