The herald., 1895-02-26

The City Council did not reach the bond
election and bond refunding ordinances
yesterday, and will hold an adjourned
session this afternoon for the purpose ol
conside ring and passing these ordinances
Yester day IS session was another of those
laborious meetings for which the present
Council is, becoming celebrated, and while
the business done was not of u startling
nature, the volume of it and the public
work passed upon make the work of the
meeting interesting.
The matter of keeping people from using
the City Hall grounds as a dumping place
for garbage and refuse and as a passage
way to the stores and buildings in the
rear occasioned considerable discussion
and some i'll feeling. The supply com
mittee had recommended that the custo-
dian be authorized to notify the property
owners that they must cease to use the
ward, and also to build fences on the
north and east sides of the yard.
Mr.. Munson thought it would be inn
proper to notify property owners, but that
the custodian should keep the gate locked.
Mr. Kingery thought the custodian should
be backed up by the Council. Mr.. Munson
resented what he considered an lntma-
tion on the part of Mr.. Snyder that he
had given cxpressmtm permission to iced
their horses in the yard.
Attorney Jones appeared before the
Council TO talk about the tearing up of
streets IN laying sewers and again for
making house connections with the
sewers. 1t was only short time ago that
the Council passed an ordinance prohibit
re nj
sewers have been accepted for thirty days.
This ordinance Mr.. Jones wanted re-
pealed The matter was referred to the
sewer committee.
The City Clerk was instructed to adver-
tise for six horses for the fire department
The Clerk was also instructed TO notify
the representatives of this city and county
at Sacramento to work against the pro-
posed bill to create the office of prosecut-
ing attorney in cities of over 81, 600 IN
habitants.
Attorney 7. E. Gibbon appeared be ore
the Council at the beginning OF the after
noon session, as the representative OF the
cement work contractors OF the city
Street Superintendent Howard has issued
an order that all contractors laying cement
sidewalks shall grade off the ground be-
tween the sidewalk and the curb before
the cash deposit required of them is re-
raid. after the work is completed.
Mr.. Gibbon stated that there is nothing
in the specifications which requires this
work to be done, the specifications simply
saying that all surplus material shall be
removed before the deposit is returned.
II have no doubt" said Mr.. Gibbon
his
money at law, but they have no desire to
go to law about it, when your body can
remedy the matter by an order to the
Street Superintendent.
The matter was, on motion OF Mr. Pes
SELL referred ito the Board o. Public
Works.
When the bids were opened it was
found that three bids had been received
for an oil pipe line from the oil district to
the Southern Pacific depots. The Union
Oil Company bid $l.25, ]. H. Bradbeer
bid $3.O6 and the Pacific Oil Refining and
Supply Company bid S1.76.
The bids were referred to the Board of
Public Works, which has the applications
for pipe line franchises to consider.
Z. L. Doheny and the Pacific Oil Re-
HllluS NOHlpdHy doheu IHt NpullClI " az
v,rtise for pipe line franchise. The mat
ter was referred to the Board OF Public
Works.
For repairing the East Side engine
house Alexander Gilena bid $S.52, and
Webb C. Blair bid $9.45. These bids were
referred to the Building Committee.
F. ]. Cooper of the Pirtle Real Estate
and Trust Company, offered to become
the agent of the city for the placing OF
the proposed bonds, if they are made
serial running from one to forty years,
at 4 per cent, he to be paid $40 900 Tor his
trouble in placing the bonds at par. The
matter was referred to the City Attorney.
The Finance Committee presented a
supplemental report recommending that
the Council appropriate $3.50 for the use
of the Chamb Der of Commerce, for the pur-
pose of keeping the exhibit rooms open
at night during the tourist season. The
report was adopted.
The plans prepared by Building Super
intendent Strange for the new City Jail
and Court House were referred to the
building committee.
The ordinance making the ten special
policemen regular officers was passed.
The Mayor returned without his ap-
proval the ordinance of intention to es-