The herald., 1895-10-06
The Finance Committee AuditS
the Claims
SOME DEMANDS THROWN OUT
Twenty Dollars a Month Granted 10 the
Kings Daughters
The Request for q Union Label Upon All City
Printing Referred to the Supply Com.
mttee-About the City Hall

| ors and Judges OF the two special elec-
tions of the past week. A total of sixty
seven men were employed in and outside
OF the ciry for the purpose, all Of whom
made demand for $40 day. The bills
were cut to Sc day. The item aggre-
gated $SO4. .SS
In some OF the precincts the regular
boards swore in additional assistance, in
the University district three additional
clerks being employed and in the First
ward there being one extra man. The
pay for this help will not be allowed by
the city.
| A bill for $40 for the use OF the Univer-
sity school house for Thursdays election
was also before The finance committee
yesterday. 1t was thrown out without
ceremony.
The finance committee yesterday made
the following recommendations for ac-
ton by the council on Tuesday:
In the matter of the report of the park
commissioners asking that the council
amend the salary ordinance so as to pro-
vide salary of So. so per day for the park
carpenter, instead of $2.25. we recon-
mend that the same be granted and the
city attorney be instructed to present the
necessary ordinance carrying the same
into effect.
In the matter of the report OF the chief
of police asking that a long distance tele-
| phone he placed in his office, we reconi-
mend that the same be granted and that
the city clerk be instructed to notify he
telephone company to place such tele-
| phone in the police headquarters.
Recommend tnat the petition from q.
Maxwell. the demand from J. W. Griffin
for 5000, and from II. W. Chase for SIS
be ,eferred to the board of police COM
missIoners, all of them being requests for
the return of money paid as saloon Ii
censes.
Recommend that the petition from the
Typographical union and from w. E.
Ward be referred to the supply commit
| tee.
Recommend that the petition from the
| Rescue circle of the Kings Daghters, ask
| ing that the sum of $50 per month be APP
propriated for paying the rent of their
home, be granted for the term of one
| year, and that tho city clerk be instructed
to present the necessary monthly demand
for the payment OF the same.
| Recommend that the sum of $500 be
transferred from the outfall sewer fund
to the Zanja ia fund
The TYPOGRAPHICAL union and Ward
| petitions referred to above request tina
thereafter all city printing supplies bear
the Typographical union label.
bc HJu Coib hlteoo yCoNoAuoy hioN III
following:
Recon- mend that the petition from the
! City Electric Power and Lighting com
| pany, asking permission to take water
from Zanja S-R and carry the same to a
reservoir within 400 feet of Second street.
between Lakeshore avenue and Pearl
street. and to use said water in the oper-
| alton of its electric plant and then re-
turn the same to the Zanja, be granted,
and the city attorney instructed to pre-
pare and present the necessary lease
granting them the use OF said water at
an annual rental of $120, payable in ad-
vance, and all work to be done under the
direction of the water overseer and city
| engineer.
City Clerk Charles A. Lucken bach yes
| terday fled the folio wing:
In the matter of the sidewalking OF
Main street from Washington to Jefferson
street, the ordinance of intention was
published January s. 1895. No further
proceedings have been had in this mat
ter, and in order to clear the records I
would recommend that the proceedings
| be- ordered abandoned.
In the matter of TIE sewering of Twen-
| ty- second street from Grande avenue to
Figueroa street, notice inviting pr pr,posas
was published April %. 1895. No propo
sails were received and no further action
| has been taken in the matter since that
time. 1t it is not your intention to ad"
vertise for further proposals, | would rec
ommend. in order to clear the records.
that the proceedings be cancelled.
| In the matter of the sidewalking of
Maple avenue from Fifth to Sixth street.
notice inviting proposals was published
May GOTH No proposals were received.
1t it is not your inteIiop to advertise
| further for proposals, in order to clear the
records, | would recommend tnat these
| proceedings ba abandoned.
In the matter of the s,dewalking of
| l.. To- nd
avenue, council acquired jurisdiction
May 18th, to pass the final ordinance.
| which has heretofore been presented. but
upon which your honorable body has
taken no action If it is not your inten-
tion to complete these proceedings |
wonld recommend that they be abandoned
in order 10 clear the records.
In the matter of the grading of Sher-
man street from Sixth street to the Knob
Hill tract on July 9th council acquired
jurisdiction to pass the Hnal ordinance,
which has heretofore been presented, but
upon which ordinance your honorable
body took no action. II it is not your
intention to complete this work. | would
| recommend that the proceed ings be or
dered abandoned in order to clear the re-
cords.
In the matter of the grading of BeaMry
avenue from Hinton avenue to Pearl
street. the time for protest expired April
25th. On April 22d the protest of the Los
Angeles infirmary ct al. was filed, which
was referred by your honorable body to
the board of pubic works. Since that
time no action has been taken in the
matter. If it is your Intention to discon-
tinue these proceedings l would respect
fully ask you to make a formal order of
abandonment in order to clear up the
records in the clerks office.
In the matter of the sewering of Sec
ond street from Rose to Hewitt street,
notice of street woIk was published Au-
gust Goth. The time for protest expired
September 10th, on which day the pro-
test of II. Ziegler ct al. WAS filed, which
protest was denied and objections were
overruled by your honorably body on
September 3Oth. Proof by affidavit of
the posting and publishing of all ordi-
nances a1d notices required being on file.
On the denial of said protest and overrul-
ing of said objections your honorable
body acquired jurisdiction to pass the
final ordinance. 1t will now be in order
for your honorable body to pass the ordi-
nance ordering the work if you so see fit,
which said ordinance is herewith pre-
sented.
In the matter of the grading, etc.. of
Chestnut street from lot 5, block 7 of the
Hamilton tract. to Pasadena avenue, il
appears that these proceedings are irreg-
ular, from the fact that the grade of the
street was not esta blished at the time of
the commencement of these proceedings,
and for this reason l would recommend
to your honorable body the passage of
formal order abandoning the proceedings
i'll order to clear the record.