The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-11-22
The City Finally Rents Addi'
tiOnaI Quarters
YESTERDAY IN THE COUNCIL
Chief Glass Secured the Information He
Wanted
The Contract for Crosswalks Is Awarded--Ths
Engineers Report-Two Men Are
Added to the Police Force

The city council in adjourned session
yesterday authorized Chief Glass to EN-.
ploy his own assistants in the handling
and guarding of the cham gang. The
chief will as result OF his Instructions
place one of his regular patrolmen in
charge of the prisoners. The new order
of things will 60 into effect on Decen beg
LIST.
The building committee yesterday
commended that the premises at 2le
Com me real street be rented for branoh
city jail, the premises to be used Tor PEE
riUd of four months at the rental OF 80
per month. The report vas adopted.
The mayor sent in the following:
The executive committee on National
Repu lican convention of San Francisco
has selected me az one OF the volunteef
members to go to w ashington city to aid
the proposition Of bringing the convsn.
tion to the city of San Francisco IN
1896. ] tnerefors ask YOUR honorable body
to grant me leave of absence from the
city for period of twenty-five days be-
ginning Novemb Der Oath.
The request abnve was complied with.
The board of public wo~ks reported IA
vorlns The ava ding of the contract to
furnish the city with crosswalks LAID
down as needed to the Los Angeles Paw
ing com pany. The recon- mendatior as
adopted AMI the necessary contract and
bon for the purpose will be approved
today.
The chief of police was granted permits.
sion to employ two men at $40 per month
each, who are to have charge OF the branch
station to be operated at PIG Commercial
street.
Toe city engineer submitted the fol.
| lowing:
Petition treturned herewith) from
John 7. Jones ct al, representing the
required majority. l present herewith
ordinance of intention to change and es'
tablish the grate of Grand avenue from
Second TO First streets. Adopted.
| An ordinance of intention to construct
a sewer on Savoy street. from Buena
Vista street to tie angle of Savoy street
nearest Bishop road. Adopted.
An ordinance of intention to improve
Overton street, from Tenth to Eleventh
| streets; said improvement to be under
the bond act. Adopted. l herewith pro-
sent an estimate OF tho probable cost OF
said work per front foot on each side of
! said street: Grade and gravel, So cents;
curb, 80 cents; walk. 30 cents; total, $l.so.
An ordinance to construct sewer on
| Breed street, from First street to Michi-
gan avenue. Adopted.
In regard to the grading OF CASTELAR,
street, from Bellevue avenue to Ord
street, the grade having been changed
from Bellevue avenue to point 240 feet
| south of Ord street; it will require ma
jority petition In order to acquire juris-
dIctionn. Referred to Councilman Sny-
der
An ordinance of intention to establish
the grade of Twenty-seventh street, from
Central to Hooper avenue. Adopted.
In regard to the repairs on the Seventh
street bridge, you authorized me to make
repairs at an expense not to exceed $500.
istructing me to Strengthen the bulkh 'ad
at the west end; also where the floor
beams we're rotten to replace the old glib
plates with larger ones. | would call
! your attention to the fact that II roqulre8
nearly as much false work TO sustain the
bridge while replacing the glib plates, ns
it requires to put il new floor beams,an
as we own the material for replacing the
beams the additional expsns IL very
light compared with the benefits derived.
For $3.50 | will stra ghten the bulkhead,
! be ans. | ask your honorable body to
allow me the additional sum OF $50 for
this purpose. Adopted.
Councilman Snyder moved that cross.
walk be laid across the street in trent OF
the entrance to the Temple street 'ooi.
Referred to the hoard of public woi 80.
Councilman Kinsery moved that the
city engineer present the ordinance Tor
a sidewalk on the north side of Sixteenth
street, from Main to Hill street.
Adopted.
Councilman Munson moved that the
straet superintendent fill in Lakesho-e
avenue, north of First street, for the par
pose of protecting the zanja pipe at that
point.
Also, that the city attorney commences
SUIT against the bondsmen of K. Bowen
for the on-fu llment OF contract 30
erect band stand at Westlake park, un-
| less the erection OF the same is at onoe
commenced and carried to completion.
Also, that the chief of police palce the
chain gang at work on the south side OF
| First street, between Hill and Olive
| streets. Adopted.
When the council adjourned it was to
meet again at 8 o'clock this morning.