The herald., 1895-06-25
The Doings Of the City Coun-
Gil in Full
A VERY ELOQUENT ADDRESS
Eeport of Merchants Committee to
Loan Association
The Garbage Question Comes Up in the coun-
Gil and Bids Opened for Street
Work-News Notes

PASADENA, June N.-The city coun-
Gil met in regular session at Ppm, with
President Cox in the chair, Trustees
Weed and Wsshburn present.
Street Superintendent Buchanan ap-
peared before tho council and made re-
port concerning the street sprinkling,
about which there has been some com
plaint on the part of residents of those
portions of the city alleged to be dlscrim-
mated against. The superintendent said,
in reference to said section, namely, East
Colorado street and adjacent streets that
he is keeping one tank in that vicinity
all the time, and that he is distributing
the tanks as fairly over the city as he is
aole to do, though the number is enti rely
inadequate to the service required, being
about half as many IN proportion to the
number of miles of streets as the city of
Los Angeles uses.
On the east side there are about twenty
six miles of streets covered by the sprink-
ling tanks. and on the west side about
twenty one and half, while but five
equipment. The total cost is about $40
per day-teams So per day each and
water about $40 per day. About three
tanks per hour is the best record that any
OF the men make, though this is because
the pressure is not great enough at the
hydrants. Keeping account OF the
amount of water used appears to be en-
trusted entirely to the drivers. Mr.. Bu-
chanan thought that the 800 tanks of
water now used might be increased to 400
if the water company furnished sufficient
flow to fill the tanks rapidly.
j. r Halsted. fish merchant, addressed
the board on the proper disposal of gar
bage. 1t was suggested that the city make
some provision for burning this refuse,
which will otherwise endanger the health
OF the community.
The report of the commissioners ers on
widening Pasadena avenue was approved,
and it was ordered widened by taxing
five feet from the property on the west
side. from Elevado street to Colorado
street. A resolution was adopted order
ing the widening of Raymond avenue
from Chestnut 10 Locust street by taking
side. NJ. H. Weight, K. Williams and
Calvin Hartwell were appointed as COM
missioners to settle with the property
owners.
\ resolution ordering the construction
of sewer on Wooster avenue was
adopted. 1t provides for an eight-nch
sewer to extend from the northern ter
minus of the street to the manhOle in
Colorado street. general discussion of
the sewer question was had. particularly
In reference to the hardship imposed
upon those who have just gone to the ex-
pense of putting in cesspools low being
required to make sewer connections.
However, it was generally considered
that for the health of the city every house
ought to be connected with sewer, and
while some provision might be made for
those who have just put in an expensive
cesspool and walled it up with brick,
those who have not a new cesspool should
be reoaired to make sewer connections.
Bids we're opened for street work on
Los Robes avenue. and the contract
awarded to George Holloway.
An ordinance was presented, fixing the
limits within which slaundries may be
established. The boundaries are. on the
north by south line of Orange Grove ave-
nue., west by Pasadena avenue, east by
Marengao avenue and south by south city
limits. No action was taken upon it,
however.