The herald., 1895-06-16
The Delinquent Tax Ordinance
Passed Yesterday
CREDIT TO THE CITY CLERK
Recommendations Made by the Various
Committees
Mrs. Mary A. Banning Wants Tore than
$4,000 Protesting Against the Open
ing of Tenth Street

The city clerk, Charles a. Luckenbach,
never had higher compliment paid his
ability than was yesterday paid him in
the unanimous passage by the council OF
the ordinance regulating the collection of
delinquent taxes ana the purchase OF
property so affected, by the city. The
ordinance in question is almost en- tirely
the W ork of Mr.. Luckenbach, the city at
torney's office rendering the necessary
assistance to draw the instrument in con-
formity with what is known as the Bulla
tax law.
Councilman klngery asked that the o.
dinance, which consisted of nearly 10, 900
word be read in full. and this was
ordered done. Councilman Munson was in
the chair. in the absence OF President
iced. The tax ordinance passed
un Ter suspension of the rules, was out
lined in yesterdays Herald.
The council also yesterday passed the
ordinace to sewer Third street between
Hill street and Broadway, by private con-
tract, the work to be com pleted within
sixty days; the ordinance to improve Pal
mer street between Central avenue and
San Jose street within sixty days, and
the ordinance granting to W. S. II ook
franchise to build an electric street rail-
way.
The supply committee of the council
yesterday made a report, recommending
that advertise ments inviting bids to sup
ply the city with drugs for one year, and
also inviting tenders to keep the city tools
in repair for a similar period of time. be
published.
The water supply committee has recon-
mended that large water main be placed
on Sichel street. between Main street and
Alham bra avenue.
Mrs. Mary H. Banning yesterday filed
with the city clerk protest against the
confirmation by the council of the report
OF the commission which had in charge
the opening of Hill street from Rock
street to Bellevue avenue. The commits
sion consisted Of the mayor. the city en-
gineer and superintendent of streets, and
it awarded to Mrs. Banning the sum of
$4,000 for damages done to the property in
the improvement. This assessment, the
petitioner claims. is entirely inadequate.
She also alleges that the board held no
regular meetings, and she could not be
on hand to present her case.
b. n. Smith and others have filed with
the city clerk protest against the pro-
posed opening of Tenth street through
the Moran tract at any expense to them
selves. The protestants allege that the
proposed Improvement will not improve
their property, and that the tract was
ppelI lOI years as PUBIC tnOrOuRn1are
until lately. when the adjoining tract
was subdivided and sold as lots. For
the latter reason the owner Of the latter
property ought. in the opinion of the pc
titioners, to bear all of the expense in the
contemplated Improvement. as
The board of public : WORKS yesterday
made to the council the following supple
mentary report. to be acted upon tomor-
row: '%9A ri s4 Il. sig2,
= In accordance with the provisions of
the contract for swee ping, yourqboard has
examined the street sweeping for the past
week as follows: 80.
june 12-Man, from Requena to Sew
enth; Broadway, from Temple to First ;
Sixth street, from Hill to Fremont ave-
nue..
June 1l-Fifth street, from Hill to o.
i've; Sixth street, from lii. to Pearl.
y June 13-Broadway, from Temple to
First; Main, from Second to Sixth; Sec
ond. from Main to Broadway; Spring,
from First to Third
June 14-Sixth street, from Olive to
Pearl.
June 15-Second street, from Spring to
Alameda.
All the streets were found to be imp1op-
erly swept, and your board therefore rec
omnends that in the allowance of de-
mands tfor street sweeping the charge
made for the several streets on the dates
herein mentioned be disallowed.