The herald., 1895-08-06
YESTERDAY IN THE COUNCIL
A New Ordinance Regarding
Sidewalks
BIDS FOR PUBLIC WORKS
The Amount of Business Transacted
Was Light
Action Upon the Recommendations Of the
City Attorney and the Engineer-The
Proceedings in Detail


request, returned the recently enacted
plumbing ordinance for the purpose OF
Yectifying in the proposed law certain
slight legal defects. The ordinance was
amended and newly adopted.
The protest against the opening OF
Santee street. between Seventh and
Eighth streets, was continued for one
week, bsing. in the interval. referred to
the city engineer for investigation.
The proceedings to sewer Twenty-fifth
street were, on motion of Counc man
Pesscll. abandoned.
Auditor Fred Teal was granted ten
days leave of absence to begin yesterday.
The auditors department estimates OF
funds needed next year was referred to
the finance committee.
The request of the property owners to
be permitted to sewer Twenty fifth street
between Main and Maple avenue, by pri-
vate contract was granted, and the city
attorney ordered to draw the necessary
ordinance.
The ordinance Of intention to sidew ak
Eighth street, from San Pedro to Main,
was adopted.
The supply committee reported the
approval of requsitions for supplies ag-
gregating $1S53 55 which were ordered
paid.
Gilday street was. at request of the
property holders interested, ordered
graded by private contract.
H. NJ (Riparian) Ames addressed the
council to protest against the sale by the
city of the surplus waters of the river.
The speaker made an i'm passioned address
lasting several minutes, and the council
proceeded upon its regular routins OF
business.
The clerk was allowed an assistant for
two weeks at 500 a week, to assist in the
labor attendant upon the letting of the
new school building contracts.
The health office reported defective
plumbing in the public library. The
matter was referred to the sewer commit
tee 10 at once romedy the defect. 1t was
developed during the discussion that all
of the plumbing in the city hall is de-
fetive, and it will cost several thousand
dollars to make the necessary repairs.
On motion of President Teed, the COM
mittee on public buildings was instructed
to report at once concerning the early
completion OF the proposed new central
police station. The owners OF the pres
ent station site will in about three
months more. should they then still be
occupying the premises, commence to
charge the city $500 month rent for the
same.
The contract for enlarging the Casco
street school was let to Pugh & Sons at
$3O15. and their bond for the work was
approved.
The committee OF the whole upon the
location of the Boyle Heights school
house reported the consummation OF the
purchase from W. H. Workman of the lot
on State street. The report was adopted.
The several recommendations of the
board of public works and sewer commit
tee were adopted.
The demands for several of the lots
upon which new school bulldogs are to
be erected were approved TO the amount
of $1,000, and the money ordered paid
The recon- me udaton of the board of
education that bids for school site be
Again readvertised for was adopted. The
present makes the third Reimbursement
for a site.
Among the petitions presented was one
asking that the licenses of vegetable
peddlers be reduced from S. a month to
$5 quarter. Referred to the finance
com m ittee.
The petition offering to place in po-
sition free OF cost to the city street signs
was referred TO the board of public works.
The request of J. w. Hendricks for two
months rent for the premises on Boyle
Heights until lately used as branch
police station, was referred to the finance
committee.
A communication from the contractor,
Durham, who was recently awarded the
work of enlarging Gates street and San
Pedro street schools, asking that he be
released from his contract because the fig
ures therein contained were submitted
under a misapprehenslon, was referred to
the special school building committee.
The contractor insists that if his con-
tract is insisted upon he will be financial
ly ruined and will be compelled to sell
his home.
Councilman Kingery presented special
specifications for the grading of Union
avenue from Washington to Sixteenth
streets by private contract and special
specifications and the ordinance of inten-
tion for the purpose was adopted
Contractor p. NJ. Darcy was granted
thirty days in which to complete the Ma
pie avenue sewer and fifteen days in
which to complete the the sewer in dis.
trict No. g. 1t is the latter work which
has recently created such a breeze among
the owners of property interested.
The street superintendent reported that
he had removed the changang from the
First street cut because it would be dan
gerous to longer keep the men at work
there. The matter was referred to the
board of public works.
Bids for the Fifth ward school site will
be opened by the council on August 16.
A NEW ORDINANCE PASSED