The herald., 1895-03-06
THE WORK OF THE COUNCIL
The New Bond Ordinance Ready
to Go to the People
PROPOSITIONS SEPARATED
The Voter Can Ballot For or Against
Any One or All Of Them
Street Improvements 0rdered-The Pacific
Company Gets Its Pipe Line Through.
The Bradbeer Franchise

The City Council met yesterday, with
President iced in the chair. The meet
ing was an adjourned one, especially for
the purpose of passing upon the or
dinance of intention regarding the pro-
posed bonds for public improvements.
The City Attorney was late, "way late, )"
and the Council took up other business in
his absence. The ordinance granting per-
mission to the Pacific Company for
period of twenty-three. months to lay and
use an oil pipe line through the streets
was passed afeer some little discussion.
President iced said he thought the or
dinance for the Pacific Company
should wait until the ordinance grant
ing j. H. Bradbeer similar concessions was
brought up and both should be considered
togt Their. He called attention to the fact
that new applications had been made Tor
franchises for pipe lines for a long term
of years over the same route as that asked
for by the Pacific Company, and suggest
ed short wait in granting the franchise
might be beneficial to the city. The Pres
ident's idea of the situation was not
shared by the other members OF the Coun-
Gil, however, for the rules were suspended
and the Pacific Company was granted
franchise. Later on the ordinance pro-
viding for the Bradbeer franchise was
brought up and read, but was not passed.
The ordinance provides that work on the
pipe line shall be commenced within ten
VS. after the approval of the ordinance,
and that the whole line shall be completed
within six months from the date of the
start of the work.
After the passage of the pipe line ordi-
nance, the City Attorney still being absent
from his Office, and there was no one in
his Office, bye the bye, who could answer
questions, the Council took up other mat
tiers. The Superintendent of streets was
ordered to replace the street sign at the
corner of Pico and Prospect Streets, and
twenty third and Scarf streets be graded, or
''roaded, - between Alameda street and
the bridge. The fountain in front of the
Temple block was ordered repaired, and
the Street Sprinkling Superintendent
ordered to do the work; it being stated
that il the job was given to plum Der the
whole fountain would probably have to be
repaired. The Street Superintendent was
constructed the concrete work at Grand
avenue and Jefferson street to replace
the wooden crosswalk removed by him
when doing his work.
By this time the City Attorney returned
and presented the following ordinance re-
garding bonds:
First-That land be acquired and i'm
proved for extending, charging and i'm
proving Westlake Park, $25, 900.
Second-That land be acquired and
improved for charging and improving
East Side Park, $25, 600.
Third-That land be acquired for en-
larging and improving Elysian Park,
500, 600.
Fourth-That land be acquired in the
Providencia rancho for construction of
headworks for a water system for the city,
$50, 900.
Fifth-That certain land be acquired
and central police station be erected
thereon for $40, 900.
Sixth-The erection of public museum
and library building for $4,000.
The total proposed bond issue for said
improvements is $270, 900.
Mr.. Pessell moved to amend so as to in
sert $50, 900 for procuring land and main
tanning a park at the corner of Washing
ton and San Pedro streets. The motion
was lost. The ordinance was then passed
as presented. President iced requested
the press to point out the fact that each
of the propositions named are separate,
and while they are to be voted on at the
same election, voters are at perfect liberty
to vote for or against any one or all of
them.
The Council then adjourned.