The herald., 1895-01-01

sgAiuet opening Central avenue. was re~
ferred he board Of public works
The .esignatiou OF M. 2. Snyder as
commissioner for the opening OF Fires
man street, was accepted, and the attors
rey asked for a new ordinance.
The petition of. the Los Angeles Con-
solidated Electric Railway company ask
ing for q rebate Of $3.50 on license, was
referred TO the fiaancs COMMITTEES.
The petition and bill of a. 2. Cross
for water tank used by the htreet
sprinklers and for extra water used. was
referred to the finance com mittee.
The petition of w. P. Washburn and
others for an ordinance making the
width OF sidewalks on Pasadena avenue
IL feet, was referred to the board OF
public works.
Tho petition OF Francisco de Sheppard
to have the route o! an old zanja through
her property abandoned, was referred
to the city attorney.
The deed OF land for an alley on the
Westlake Park tract and the petition for
the establishment OF the grade OF the
alley, was referred to the board OF pub-
lie works.
WATER CoMPANY's DEMAND DENIED.
The following report of the city attor-
ney was adopted:
Y ou have referred to ma certain bills
and requisitions OF the Los Angeles City
Water company for repairing certain
water hydrants used by the FIRE depart
ment. / ii I'd from an examination OF
the contract dnted July % 1868, under
which the City Water company ie oper-
sting, that t is required to erect
hydfaat at the corner OF each street
whore the pipes are laid down, and that
they will make such improvements
with others mentioned thersin) and
shall keep the same in repair at their
! own coat and expense during the life OF
the contract. Consequently I recon-
mend that these demands be denied.
DONE BY MOTION.
Strohm moved that the mayor be re-
quested to return the ordinance calling for
the sidewalking OF q portion ofThirdetreet
without his approval. The motion pre-
vailed and the ordinance was returned
and filed. It will be presented again
with proyisionH for curb on the street.
Pessell moved that the manholes be
filled on Lemon street. one-haf block
south OF Ninth. Elmo street, and at St.
E lmo street the culvert fixed. Referred
to the board OF public works.
Nickell moved that r. J. Floyd ba per-
mitted to use water from a zanja for use
in his laundry. Referred to the zaDjs
committee.
Nickell moved for fire alarm box at
Downey avenue and Thomas street,
Griffin avenue and Primrose nsreet.
Pessell moved for q box at Central av-
enue and Adams street. Strohm moved
for box on Central avenue aud Eighth
street. Smith moved for box on New
Main street, near the Kuhrts street
bridge. Referred to the ire commission.
On motion OF Teed ths street supern-
tendent was instructed to collect from
the Consolidated Electric Railway COM
pany its share of the cost of putting cul
vsrts across Ninth street.
Mr.. Rhodes moved that the mayor re.
turn any demands in excess OF the
requistions passed by the council. It
transpired that this was q blow at the
bridge painting bills, which the council
ia sttem pting to keep within reasonable
bounds. The motion passed, amended
to state its import
Nickell moved that the street super
intendent be instructed to place c-oHs
walk on the Mission road in front OF tae
county hospital. Referred to the board
OF public works.
Munson move that the engineer be
directed to give the grade stakes at the
corner OF Tenth and Pearl streets. The
motion passed.
Strohm moved that the proceeding to
improve the corner OF Central avenue
and Eighth strest be abandoned. The
motion prevailed.
NEW ORDINANCES.
An ordinance of intention to grade,
gravel and gutter the east side OF Beau
dry avenue, from Alpine street to Hin
ton avenue, Was passed.
An ordinance of intention to grade.
gravel and gutter Lopez street, from
Brooklyn avenue to Pennsylvania ave-
nue., was referred to the board OF public
works.
An ordinance was passed changing
the grade of Burlington avenue, from
Sixth street to Orange street.
An ordinance of intention to curb
Railroad avenue. from Main street sou tn
to Magdalena atreet, was passed.
An ordinance granting pernission to
property owners to sewer Westlake ave-
nue., between Tenth and Eleventh, by
private contract by March LIST, was
passed.
An ordinance fixing the width OF side
walks on Towne avenue, between Wolf
ekill and Seventh street. at l5 feet, was
passed.
An ordinance granting permission to
property owners to improve portion oi
Key West street by private contract,
= was laid upon the table.
An ordinance appointing com mission
ers for extending Darwin avenue wes
passed. The commissioners appointed
are John McIlmoil, r. B. Lowell, w.
E. Davisson.
An ordinance appointing commissions
ers for opening alley on Boyle Heights
was passed, and the following appointed
commissioner @. z. Dandy, |. ?.
Mendenhall and Il. H. Teale.
An ordinance was passed for the sde-
walking of Main street from Washing
ton to jefferson.
An ordinance for the opening of Ash
street WAS passed, and A. q. Schaffsr, J
F. Burns sud G. E. DeCamp appointed
commissioners.
BIDS OPENED.
Bids were received for 22-ipch pips
on Main street from Jefferson to the
charter boundary, from Frick Brothers
at 561s cents per lineRl foot and 500 fol
three wells from o. T, Sutton at Sc