The herald., 1895-07-30

to me to report the proper course to pur-
sue. / return the whole matter herewith
and report as follows: -. .eois- ,s... = Z
On January the 18th presented an or
dinance of intention establishing tne
grade of tho above street between seventh
| and Ninth streets. ana this Craze was
| finally adopted by your honorable BODY.
| On lime I'd 1 presented an ordinance TO
| change the grade of said street between
Seventh and Eighth streets upon the Pc
tition of Snence ct al. No. Dol, sara pc
! titon having the required majority; TINS
netition was filed May 3Oth, 1895. On
Nav :, 1895, the-e,was filed petition
signed by NJ. VI Stimson apd others ask
ing that the said street between Seventh
and Eighth streets be graded on the
grade already established. This petition,
No. 563 Il. Metzger eS al, has been re-
ferred 70 me, and | find that it contains
signatures amounting to frontage OF
752. 25 feet. On June IL, 1885, there vas
presented petition signed also by M. W.
Stimson for 1917 feet, asking that the
street be graded between seventh and
Eighth streets on the grade proposed in
the petition No. 55l, which Is the new
grade. said petition being No. 563. Mr..
Stimson filed on June 18th document
with the city clerk setting forth the fact
that he had withdrawn his name from
all petitions relating to the estab shnent
of the grade of Whittier street and the
grading of the same. except petition No.
55l. None OF these petitions represent
ma ority OF the frontage which will be
affected. Upon the petition and protest
No.6lO, against granting change of
grade on said street between Seventh and
Eighth streets. l find that said petition
represents frontage on said street of
11s4.S0 feet, which frontage extends from
Seventh to Ninth streets; majority
would be 1908 feet.
In summing up the whole matter, l
find:
First That the grade of said street
has been legally established.
Second-That petitioners under petition
No. 55l had the required amount of front.
age to change the grade of said street be-
tween Seventh and Eighth sreetts, which
ordinance this department presented.
Third-lf your honorable body sees
proper to change the grade of this street
between Seventh and Eighth streets, the
petition No. 645. asking to grade the
street upon the new grade. is in order to
be considered this petition does not con-
tain majority of the frontage as re-
quireo by law.
Fourth-If you decide to deny the Pc
.on to change the grade. then the petit
order, and this department is prepared
at any time to present the ordinance.
Referred to the BOARD of public works.
Ordinance of intention to construct
sewer on Twenty street between
Main street and Maple avenue. Adopted.
| desire to call the attention of your
honorable body to the fact that certain
contractors are laying cement sidewalks
without first obtaining permit from the
street department, and afterwards getting
the grades for said sidewalks from this
department; | would recommend that
the city attorney be instructed to present
an ordinance making it mi>dem eanor
n Inv Uulkl n fnjs n w ha1t at
obtaining the necessaryFermit from the
street department and the grades from
this department, and providing a penalty
for non-com pliance with the same.
Adopted.
THE CITY ATTORNEYS REPORT