The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-09-11
HALLACE'S CIRCUS C|NCHED
Tie License Ordinance Amended
for the Show
THE COUNCIL YESTERDAY
Only the Usual Routine Business Was
Transacted
The Seventh Ward School Site Ordered Pur-
chased-The Engineers and City Attor-
ney's Reports -r1otions Made

In the council yesterday Street Super
intendent Howard asked that he be fur
nished with copyist for period of two
months, and called attention to .the fact
that certain timber supplies needed for
repairing the bridges of the city should be
az once purchased. The first recommenda-
tion was referred to the finance commit.
tee and the second to the bridge commit
tee.
The request of the park commission
that demand for 500 for sewer pipe. for
use at Westlake park be paid out of some
other than the Westlake park fund, was
referred to the finance COMMITTEES.
W. II. Cook sent in a communication
setting forth the fact that as he bad re-
Gently been appointed police Gu minis
sioner, he would Hike to resign as one
Of Broadway. The resignation was ac-
cepted, and W. T. Myers was appointed
to the Broadway widening vacancy in
stead.
That portion of the finance committees
report opposing the Payment &c W. /
Bollingsworth OF certain street sweeping
demands. wherein the work is alleged to
have been not properly performed, was
adopted. Hollingsworth was represented
by counsel. who stated that the claims
WOulU 10 ldhOA 4ubO COuIb lOI duluutCd-
ton.
The recon m endaton of the board OF
public works, favoring the abandonment
OF Figusroa street between Ninth and
Tenth streets, was not concurreo in, all
of the other recommendations being
adopted.
All of the several other committee re-
ports, published from time to time LAST
week in these columns. were adopted.
The final ordinances in the sewering of
Downey avenue and other streets, i'm
proving San Pedro street from Sixteenth
street to Washington, improving Twelfth
street near Burlington avenue, and side
walking Twentieth street from Grand
avenue to Figueroa street. all were
adopted. The protests against opening
OF Twelfth street from Westlake avenue
to Alvarado street, and changing the
grade of Bellevue avenue from Buena
Vista street to Beaudry avenue, were set
for hearing on September 10th at am.
T: The several demands for supplies need
ed in the various municipal departments
The bids to sidewalk Union avenue and
Hope street were both ordered to be re-
advertised.
The report of the clerk of the police
court showing the sum of S4s6 to have
been collected for fines during August,
was filed.
The ordinance providing that all build
ings four stories and more in height be
hereafter provided with stand pipes, was
passed under suspension of the rules.
The finance committee was instructed
to re-insure the furniture IN the city hall
in the sum of S2500. the policy having
yesterday expired.
Ramish d Marsh wore granted thirty
days additional time in the grading of
Sixth street west of Westlake park.
> The demands of W. +. Hollingsworth
for $23S.27, $263.40 and 1914 SO. for street
sweeping were allowed and ordered paid.
On motion OF Councilman Munscn the
council invited the Mutual Life and Ac-
cident underwriters of the United States
to meet next year in this city.
The health officer reported upon the ad-
visaoii..y of sewering certain streets,
which recommendation was referred to
the sewer committee.
On motion of Councilman Pessell the
ordinance pertaining to circus licenses
was ordered amended. All dollar shows
will hereafter pay $1,000 for the first day
of their visit and $500 for;the second day,
and so cent shows will be taxed $500 for
the first day and $3.50 for the second day
and $50 for all sIdeshows. The ordinance
was at once amended, the council taking
recess for the purpose. The new law
applies to the Wallace circus which will
be here in couple of weeks.