The herald., 1895-09-17
4 DOLLAR A MONTH TAX
The Council Passes the Two
Oil Ordinances
PUBLISHED SUNDAY MORNING
The Council Will Visit San Bernar-
dino
PUBLISHED SUNDAY MORNING
An Invitation to Enjoy the Fiesta in That
City Accepted-Commissio APP
pointed to Open Streets

The city council Yesterday debated
the new ordinances aim ed to regulate the
oiEindustry and creating the office OF oil
inspector. The full text of both ordi-
nances was published in the Herald on
Sunday morning. Councilman Pessell IA
vored a license of $500 per quarter for ev-
cry oil we'll in the city. Councilman
Savage was in favor OF So per quarter.
The latter figure is just double the am
cunt originally provided in the ord-
nance. The ordinance is said by emf
nent legal authority to be unconstitu-
tionaI and will not be upheld in the
courts. The oil men, however, are said
70 be not adverse to paying a small tax
for the 5purposs of having their bust ness
properly regulated. The motion for a So
tax per quarter was adopted by vote of
ayes to noes, after which both ordin-
Ances were passed.
The council yesterday morning heard
The protest against this proposed opening
of Beaudry avenue, and on motion of
Councilman Snyder the m after was con-
tinued for one week pending the return
from the east of Mayor Rador or Engi-
neer Com pten. who were the ma jority of
the board of com missioners which made
the award in the premises.
The sewering of Key West and other
streets, against which there was protest.
was up for hearing, and By request o,
the protestant, S. P. Lewis, the matter
was postponed for a period of two weeks.
h The hearing of the protest against the
opening of Twelfth street was continued
for one week.
The mayor was requested to return
without his approval the ordinance to
grade Seventh and other streets.
The proprietors OF the Nadeau hotel
asked permission to excayate the street
in front of that hosiery for the purpose
of placing in position an oil tank. Land
lord Chase was referred to sthe street SUI
perintendent for the regulation permit in
the matter.
The contractors grading Carond elet
street, between Seventh and Eighth
streets, were granted one month ad d.
.tional time in which to finish their job.
F. ". Stein. Ed Quirolo and D. .Ad-
ans were appointed commission TO
widen Second street.
Thomas Holmes, Col. J. B. Rodgers
and A. G. Sinseny were appointed the
com m ssion to open Bloom street.
j. W. White, Joseph Baxter and Dr..Cut-
Ter were appionted the com mission to
WIDEN Los Angeles treet, between
Second and Third.
Daughters and endorsed by some of the
leading taxpayers in the city, yester day
presented to the council a petition re-
qnesting that the city assist in the main
tenance of the women's home for the cure
of the liquor and morphine habits by
f1er ont nf m fcn MI mt
ing to $40 month. The matter was re-
ferred to the finance COM mittee.
The report of Superintendent of Build
ings Strange notifying the council of his
completion of the plans and specitca-
tions of the new school buildings was
read and fled.
The matter of having certain of the
records in the office of the supeIin tend d.
emit copied created a deal of discussion.
The finance committee had recommended
that the copyist for the purpose be en-
ployed for period of sixty days. This
was amended to read thirty days and
then adopted.
The council accepted the invitation to
visit the San Bernardino fiesta during
the present week and the clerk was re-
questsd TO notify the proper persons Of
that fact.
The supply committee reported favor
ably upon acquisitions aggregating
$15..7S, which were allowed.
General j. B. Mansfield, upon behalf
of the trustees of the state normal school,
asked that the nuisance in the rear of the
school grounds in the Arroyo de Lo:
Reyes be removed.
The building committee of the school
board was notified that the council had
the plans and specifications ready for the
various new school buildings. and with
the special school building committee OF
the council, the school board committee
will meet on Thursday morning at 10
O'Clock.
The ordinance increasing the salaries
Of the health inspectors from $50 to $75 q
month was net presented. Councilman
Blanchard favored the ordinance. while
Councilman Snyder opposed it, hence it
was thought not advisable to present
the matter to the council at all.
The contract and bond for $1,000 be.
tween M. T. Ryan and the city to furnish
m eat for one year was approved, as was
also the contract with the Meek Baking
company to furnish bread, with a 5000
bond.
The charges that certain sewer contrac-
tors have been compelling their laborer;
TO discount time checks at certain saloons
was not publicly taken up by the coun-
oil. Certain councilmen informally in
vestigated the matter and found the
charges to be untrue.