The herald., 1895-06-11
BITS OF COUNCIL BUSINESS

Councilman Blanchard presented the
draft of an ordinance and the necessary
petition to sewer Boyle avenue to Fourth
street by private contract, and the same
was adopted. The cost of the proposed
work is to be 40 cents per front foot OF
the property affected.
The Recommendations of the finance
committee that A. Raphael be allowed a
S25 rebate upon his saloon license on the
corner of Olympia and San Fernando
streets and reporting the ordinance tenn
porarily increasing the fire department
by the employment for a time OF an addl-
tional company, were both adopted.
The various requisitions for supplies
were allowed and the different bills for
supplies furnished we're ordered paid.
The recomm endatlon of the board of
public works that in the matter of cer-
tain streets not properly swept the bills
for the cost be not allowed, was adopted.
President Teed favored the sweeping of
Sixth street every night, but in the man.
ner that the work was being done once
a week. he thought the extra cost would
not be money well spent. The various
streets reported as Improperly swept have
already been published in these columns
in detail.
\ The matter of spending the sum of
S245 month through the summer for the
purpose Of sprinkling certain streets the
list of which will be found in Sundays
Herald, President Teed characterized as
an outrage and premium for property
owners not to grade the streets specified.
He opposed the expenditure of the mon
ey. Councilman Ashman. in whose ward
most of the streets Preferred to are located
fought for the appropriation, and then
amendments for other streets began to
come in. The report of the board OF
| public works upon the subec as amend
ed to include Thompson street from Ad-
| ans to Twenty third. Toberman from
| Washington to Adams and Lecouvreur
! from Pasadena avenue to Moffat street
President Teed voted in the negative for
reasons of economy, and for the other
reasons stated above.
On motion OF Councilman Munson
| Broadway from First to Sixth streets and
| Sixth street from Main to Pearl were or
dered to be hereafter daily swept
The recommendation of the supply
committee for the sum not to exceed 5000
| for clerks in the assessors Office from
June to July 1st was allowed.
j. L. White sent into the council GER.
| titled check for sos 80, the am cunt claimed
by the Getty for alleged detective work
in the construction of the Hollen beck
sewer. The money was deposited under
protest and the matter was referred TO
the sewer committee.
An attorney representing Stansbury &
Moore appeared before the council ia the
afternoon to protest against the awarding
OF the contract for the improvement oil
| Coronado street to themselves. Their
bid was made in March and was not rec
commended for acceptance by the board
of public works until the latter part OF
| May. The contractors contend that be-
tween the time of their bid and its ac-
ceptance they had accepted other city
work, under the impression that theii
bid on Coronado street had for some rea-
son been rejected, and that they are not
| now prepared to do the latter work at the
price then offered. The matter was hung
up without further action at this time
1t is stated that the contractors made
such low bid that they want to be re-
leved of their burden.
The finance committees recommenda
ton that new ordinance for the regula
tion OF iewelry auctioneers be passed
was Ie-refered
The ordinance OF intention for ce
ment sidewalk on CrockeT street, be
tween Sixth and Sevent':, was adopted.
The bridge committee recommended