The herald., 1895-07-16
THE FIRST SESSION TODAY
Organization of the City Board
of Equalization
STOCKWELL is CHAIRMAN
The Business Disposed Of Yesterday in
the Council
Ueflf1o0e fop Greafer ArcHleS Repre.
STOcKWELL is CHAIRMAN
Petitions for q Greater Los Angeles Repre-.
senting One-Fifth of the Total voting
Population Are Presented

The council yesterday organized as a
board of annual equalization, with Coun-
Gilman W. p. Stockwell as chairman. The
first meeting of the board will be held at
10 o'clock this morning. The board will
be in session daily until August Is.
The recommendation of the health
officer calling attention to certain needed
sewers was referred to the sewer commit
tee.
The bills recommended for payment by
the finance committee were allowed: the
demands of the supply committee for the
week, aggregating $3.50. DO, were approved
Councilman Snyder brought up the sub
ject of official municipal printing. He
called attention to the fact that some three
months ago the finance committe was
instructed to advertise for bids for this
class of public work, but no report has
ever been made in the matter to the coun-
Gil. The subject was allowed to drop.
Whether or not supplies should be first
purchased for the use of the city and the
matter of a requisition for the purpose
to be attended to later, caused q lengthy
discussion which resulted in nothing.
Councilmen Sndyer. Kingery and Nun
son took hand in the debate which
brought out nothing new.
EThe finance committees recommended
tions that the dempnds of c. E. Barnard
for $1l.65, the Humane society for S40G,
the Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty
to Animals for SIS. OF Horace G. Miller
for 500, and Daniel Freeman for $l20. be
referred to the city attorney. were adopted.
The city attorneys bill for $42 expenses
to San Francisco in the matter of the re-
funding bonds before the supreme ourt
was ordered paid. The amount is $50 for
railroad fare and Sl2 for costs.
The various recommendations of the
hoard of public works and the sewer COM
mittee. as published in these columns. were
adopted. the exceptions being the recon-
mendation for the granting of 23-
months special privilege for ali electric
light plant in the oil district, which was
referred to the city attorney, and the rec
ommendation pertaining to the Scott
electric franchise, which was tabled, pend
ing the compliance blythe biduer with the
conditions of his bid.
The board of education recommended
the purchase of the two lots adjoining
the present Griffin avenue site. on the
NORTH one lot facing Griffin avenue and
the other facing Sichel street, making
strip so feet wide running from street
to street, which recommendation was
adopted.
The request OF the park department
that horse be turned over for use in
Elysian park was referred to the supply
committee to find an animal for the pur-
pose in the street department.
4 Before the noon recess President Teed
named the following as the board of
s9Has,s',o First weet-stockwel, Teed, Blanch-
ard, Pessell. Ashman, Kingery.
Second week-Stockwell savage, Nun
son, Snyder, KiEgery, Pessell.
Third week-Stockwell, Savage, Mum
son, Ashman. Blanchard, Snyder.
The bond of the Los Angeles Traction
company for $1,000 for the proper con-
stuction of the electric road on Hill street
between Fifth and Eighth was approved.
Thomas Holmes. J. II. Martin and L.
b. Lowell were named as the commission
to open Tenth street from Los Angeles
street to the Hammel e. Denker tract, the
necessary ordinance for the same being
passed.
The promoters of the Colt electric light
franchise came before the council at this
point and asked that the bond for the
same in the matter of lighting the city
hall for period of twenty-five years be
amended from nine months to twelve
months as to the time III which the light
ing begin. Councllmn Snyder called at
tention to the law which makes a lighting
contract for period of one year or more
illegal. This opened the eyes of the
councllmen present. Captain Cross, who
was one of the bondsmen in the contract,
speaking for himself and Mr.. Grant, the
JULIET UOuuSindD, Sdlu lDaI n0llDer would
go on the bond for nine. months. The
vote upon the proposed extension to one
year beat that amendment by a vote ut
5 to 3. Councilman Savage being absent
and President Teed and Councilmen Mum
son and Ashman voting aye. Later, the
bond was made to be operative at the
end OF nine months and was approved,
the necessary ordinance being passed,
Councilman Snyder alone voting no, ex-
planning his position bv the statement
that he is opposed to overhead wires and
his firm name is attached to the monster
petition of business men upon the sub
iect, recently filed.
Among the petitions read were thirty
four representing one-fifth of the total
voting population of the city iavoring the
greater Los Angeles and asking that a
special election be called for the purpose
The petitions were referred to the land
committee and the city attorney.
In the matter of the protest of Mana Z.
+. Winston and others against the pro.
ceedings to open Clara street the hearing
In the same being concluded, the protest
was denied.
The appeal in the sewering of Key West
street was overruled and the recommen-
dation of the sewer committee adopted.
Proposals to furnish hay to the city
we're yesterday opened by the council as
follows
4 Charles M. Hutchinson, first quality at
s. per ton; extra fancy at $3.50 and 50 per
ton. d. F. McGarry. choice upland wire
baled barley hay at $7.95 per ton. Gilbert
Webb. first quality San Fernando barley
hay at $3.50 per ton; No. local barley
hay. with a small quantity of oats mixed,
At $3.50 per ton; No. 2 local barley hay at
$3.50 per ton. E. Miranda, Grst.class
Yope-bound barley hay at $$S.23 per ton
extra fine late sown barley hay at 49, %
per ton. W. l. Hollings Sorth, for the
sum of 1920 per ton. William DibbIe
for the sum of 50 per ton. J. L. starr,
for the sum of SS per ton. nc. Frier,
geles Storage and Supply com pany, large
bales barley hay, wire re-bound, for $40
per ton; small bales choice San Fernando
valley hay for $S4 per ton; best quality
barley hay. rope bound, for s.. 45 per ton
best quality barley hay, wire bound for