The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-05
BEGINNING 70 TAKE II EASY
The Council Does Business in a
Smooth and Quiet Way
STILL FIGURING ON BONDS
The Street Sweeping Contractor Appears
in His Own Behalf
A Number of New Deputies for the Assessor.
The City Engineers Force In
Question

The City Council meeting yesterday was
devoid OF especially interesting features,
and less business was done than at any
other meeting the present council has
held.
Those old standby discussions the
street sweeping contract and the help III
the City Engineers office, were up, and
the usual amount of eloquence was spilled
out upon the quiet air OF the couneii
chamber. But as usual, nothing was
done in either matter.
Councilmen Munson and Savage were
absent. Mr. Savage is in San Francisco
and Mr.. Munson has asked and been
granted a four weeks leave of absence
President of the Council iced got Il
four weeks leave OF absence short
time ago and paid visit to Honolulu.
When be returned he told such marvel
Gus stories and talked in such wonder
full lingo that he excited Councilman
Munson perceptibly, and that gentleman
Immediately decided to go somewhere
himself. Honolulu had been thoroughly
explored by President iced, so MIR Mum
son east around for some other outlandish
place, and finally decided upon Wichita,
Kan, whittier he has departed.
The Council took recess at o clock
and fell to discussing the bond election
ordinance in connmittee of the whole.
The discussion developed the following
figures, which are subject to change before
the water system, $50 600; for new jail,
$40 600: for Elysian Park, $780, 900; for
Eas,; Side Park, $4,000 for Westlake
Park, $25, 900; for ii library building,
$50, 0l0
The Council adjourned without taking
any action ON the ordinance, and will
meet a, ;ain today at O'Clock, when the
ordinance will doubtless be passed.
The re quest of the Street Superinten
dent for fifteen extra men Cor the next six
months W as denied
The CITY Assessor submitted the follow
ing list of deputies APPOINTED for the fol-
loving four months: j. W. Welch Charles
a. A. Crank, O. Wright. r. NJ. Davis, W.
J. shankiu, Il. S. Butler, Fred G. Nc
Kinnie, +. P. Ford, A. C. Temple and
Thomas H. Phillips.
Street Superintendent Howard appeared
before the Council to talk ON the time-
worn subject of street sweeping. The
streets are not swept to my satisfaction,
he said. Il have an offer from Mr.. Alex
ander to sweep the streets at $40 per
night. You referred this matter to me
and empowered me to have it done if it
is not done properly by the contractor,
and to deduct the cost from his demands.
Just want to say that ! do not approve
of the sweeping now being done. The
matter was then allowed to rest until the
afternoon meeting.
The street sweeping matter. a perpleX-
ing question which has been before the
Council ever since the contract was let to
l.. E. Heweta OF Oakland, was the first
thing up at the afternoon session.
H. Z. HollIngsworth, the present con-
tractor came before the Council and pre-
sented his side OF the ease, and offered to
do anything in his power to improve the
work.
Street Superintendent Howard appeared
again and said the trouble is that the
brooms used are not the right kind or
else they are not used properly. After
long discussion the matter was passed,
with no action.
The finance committee recommended
that the ordinance allowing one chief dep
uty in the City Engineer S Office at S125
per month be placed upon its passage. a
long discussion regarding the force now
employed by the City Engineer ensued.
The Office is spending, it seems, $4,000
month and has thirty men employed,
which is in excess of the work done by
the Office formerly.
City Engineer Compton contended that
the payroll OF his office, if compared with
that of Mr.. DocSweiler, the former en-
gneer, would be found about equal to it,
and not in excess.
The finance committee reported the
finding of nineteen names on the list of
the Street superintendent employees
which are not in the Great Register. The
matter was referred to the Street Super
intendent.
The Police Commissioners recommend
ed that the Sunday and midnight closing
ordinances be amended so as to exclude
all persons from saloons during the hours
of closing. The City Attorney was re-
quested by the Council to present the Or
dlnance so amended.
The committee on fire and water recon-
rmended that a hydrant be placed at Cen
trail avenue and Sixth street, and the re-
port was adopted.
The bridge committee recommended
that the Buena Vista and First street
bridge roadways be repaired. Adopted.
The La Dow school district was allowed
$50 for trees destroyed by the building of
the outfall sewer.
The ordinance prohibiting property
owners from making house connections
with sewers before the sewers are COM
pleted will remain the same as heretofore
1t was not amended as asked by John r.
Jones.
The petition of the Southwest Los An
geles Improvement Association was filed
as the work asked to be done, a crosswalll
at Union avenue and Washington street
Is already in.
The bill of Alexander Sclard of 1852, to
repair the East Side engine house, was
referred to the Building superintendent.
The request of j. s. Higher for 80 day S
extension of time ON his contract Oh Lu-
cas- avenue was granted.
The authorization OF 1925 appropriation
monthly to the Florence Home, was re-
turned by the Mayor and the amount re-
duced to $50.
The Health Officer called the attention
of the Council to the necessity of con-
structing sewer on San Pedro street.
from First to Third streets, and also in the
district bounded by a line beginning on
Downey avenue ut Wright street, thence
on Downey avenue to Workman street,
thence down Workman to Mozart street,
thence to place of beginning. Also on
Pasadena avenue, from the intersection OF
DAILY street with Pasadena avenue to the
bridge on Buena Vista street. The matter
was referred to the sewer committee
The petition from p. NJ. Scott ct al
asking the Council to extend the limits
where not more than two cows may be
kept by any one person, So as to include
the territory described as follows: Com
mencing at the junction OF Beaudry ave
nue. and Temple street and running north
To the west line of Elysan Park to its i'll
tersection with Ellie street; thence west
along Effie street to Alvarado street; thence
south along Alvarado street to Temple
street; thence East along Temple street &c
the point OF commencement, was granted
and the City Attorney instructed to pre-
pare and present the necessary ordinance
therefor: the same to take effect from anC