The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-10-01

lowering against the report of the COM
missioners on the opening of Twelfth
street was continued by the council yes
terday for one week, as was also .he hear
ing OF the various protests against the
widening of Main street, between Fifth
and Ninth streets.
The street superintendent suggested that
an order be issued to have all sewer con-
| nections made to the property line on
Denver avenue, and that Frlck Bros. be
granted sixty days extension OF time
in which to finish the Alan sda street
sewer. Both recommendations were
adopted.
The request of the chief of police that
new telephone be placed in his office
was referred. to the finance committee.
J. 2. Rilsy was appointed commits
sioner i'll the widening of Ninth street,
from Pearl to the city limits.
S; H. g. Langworthy. William Reed
and H. G. Austin were appointed the
commissioners to open Well street, from
Idell to San Fernando road.
John Bittle, G. c. Charnock and H. M.
Wales were appointed commissioners to
widen San Pedro street, from Second to
Fifth.
The acquisitions for supplies in the
various departments were allowed, as
we're also the demands recommended for
paymen. by the finance committee.
Among the latter were the pay ro lis
for Septem Der for all of the city depart
ments.
The health officer reported the neces-
sity of sewer on Fifth street between
to Fourth. and also on Thirty-first be-
tween Main and Figueroa. The matter
was referred to the sewer com mittee.
The various recon- mendatlons OF the
board of public works and sewer commit
tee already published in these columns.
were adopted.
The Recommendation of the park COM
James NOLAN for the boating privileG es
at East Side park be ratified, was re-
ceived.
When the matter of improving Maple
avenue by private contract came up Pres
ldent iced voted no and requested that
he be quoted upon thesrecords for having
refused to vote aye kbecause the consent
of all of the property owners had not
been received for the proposed improve
ment.
The protest against the opening of
Eighteenth street between Grand avenue
and Hope was denied. The largest sing e
property owner st. Vincent Catholic col
1ege, and Henry Dockweiler, esq, who
appeared for the institution, pleaded with
the council against the the appointment
at thesproper time of any commissioners
who may in religious prejudice be op.
posed to the asylum. President Teed as.
sured Dockweiler that only justice wolld
be done in the premises. What the
trustees Of the asylum are afraid Of are
members of the A. P. A. upon the com.
mission awarding damages in opening
the street.
The supply committee recommended
that the bid Of Gilbert Webb to furnish
No. rolled barley at 621ac per hundred
and No bran at 79c per hundred, jeliv-
n 90 tn, a
spective stables, for the term of one year
from and after the date of contract.
Adopted and the city attorney instructed
to prepare and present the necessary con-
tract and bond. The recommendation
was adopted.
The lease OF james NOLAN for the
boating privileges at East Lake park for
period OF two years was approved and
the mayor authorized to sign the same.
The demand of William Mead for $3.50
for the Macy street school site was ap-
proved and ordered paid.