The herald., 1895-08-13
BITS OF THE COUNCIL

In the council yesterday the first thing
considered was opening of Santes street
from Seventh to Eighth streets. which was
set down for hearing at 8 o'clock in the
morning. The matter was argued by at
torneys in all of its phases and was then
laid over for one week for further in-
quiry.
The city clerk reported that the time
for protesting In the matter OF the alley
from Fourth to Fifth, between Spring
ana Broadway expired on August 9th.
No protests have been receievd.
The tina for hling protests against
the opening of Wall street from
Third to Pico expired on August
Sd. There are several protests. The
necessary ordinance was adopted.
In the matter of opening Flower street
from Washington to Jefferson, the time
for protest expired on August I'd.
There are several protests. Hearing in
this case was set for next Monday.
In the matter of grading Bonnie Brae
time for protest expired on July ID.
No protests against the improvement
have been filed. The Necessary ordinances
wers adopted.
The superintendent OF street sprinkling
reported in the matter OF sprinkling
Twenty-frst street between Union and
Toberman that the street oeinR ungraded,
The report Was filed.
The city clerk reported several pieces of
real estate either enormously or doubly
assessed for city taxes, and recommended
that the matter in each instance be
straig htened out. All of the recommen-
datioDs made were adopted. All of the
other ordinances of intention fo' public
work reported by the clerk during the
last week and mentioned in The Herald
from day to day were adopted.
The city clerk was instructed to adyer.
tise the contract for removing dead
ANIMALS from the city limits, the same to
expire next February, when the garbage
contract also expires. and both con tracts
will then be simultaneously let by the
city.
The supply committee reported favor
ably upon requisitions for municipal sup
plies for the week amounting to $l492. S2
All of the demands were approved ex-
cepting demand from the fire depart
ment, aggregating $500, for three alarm
boxes. which was referred to the supply
committee.
When the report uf the board Of public
works. the section pertaining to street
sweeping was reached, Judge Dillon, who
is one of Contractor Hollingsworth' 8
bondsmen, and also his attorney. ad-
dressed the council. challenging the cor
rectness of the report and demandin G
upon behalf of the contractor an investi-
CATION of the whole matter, where wit
nesses can be examined by counsel. He
had oeen told that he had better get off
Hollingsw orths contract, as there was
danger, and so on ard so forth. and the
whole thing looked to him rather queer.
Chairman Munson gave it as his opln-
ion that the alleged defective work OF
last week would have to be settled foI by
the city as the board of public works
had not inspected the defectively swept
streets as is required by Hollinssworth' 8
contract. That portion of the report was
referred to the finance committee.
Before the matter ended Councilman
Kingery of the board of public works
stated that in four-nights inspection
of the streets he had not once encOun-
tered the street sweeper. He had heard
Of a scheme to throw out tae present con-
prove successful. Kingery warmly de-
He had not for two weeks signed the re-
port upon the work, because it was not
in his opinion correct.
President Teed objected to that section
of the board OF public works report per-
tanning to the grading of Cherry street
between Sixteenth and Seventeenth
streets, with natural soil. characterizing
such work as too cheap for the good of
the CITY. The matter was referred back
to the board.
The mayor asked and was granted a
thirty-days' leave OF absence from the
city, to date from August goth. His
honor goes to Boston to attend the trien-
nial conclave OF the Knights Templar.
Councilman Pessell gave notice that he
would at the next meeting move that the