The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-08-04
WANT CITY c0AVEN|ENcES
The New Citizens Ask for
Street Sprinkling
WILL PAY OUT OF THE ROAD FUNDS
Eight Thousand Dollars Avail.
able for the Purpose
CONTRACT ORDERED DRAWN
The Protest Against the Opening Of
Washington Street Denied
The Improvement Favored by Large Ma.
iority Of the Frontage
Rspsrss Of the City Engineer, City Attorney
and Other officers-Bids opened-Peti.
items and Protests - General
Routine Proceedings
CONTRACT ORDERED DRAWN
The Protest Against the Opening OF
Washington Street Denied
The improvement Favored by Large Ma
iorlty Of the Frontage

At the meeting Of the city council yes
terday morning, after the reading of the
journal. Captain J. r. Neville and T..
A. Miller, representing property owners
in the recently annexed territory, prin-
cipally the Harper tract appeared and
asked that steps be taken TO have GER
tain streets in that territory sprinkled.
1t was stated that there was in the Rose
dale road fund a balance of about $4,000.
and now that this section had come into
the city, it was the wish of the people
that the same be expended for street
sprinkling 1t was further stated thai
the street sprinkllng contractor MIR.
Cross, would do the work for $3.50 per
wagon, and furnish the water, and that
It would require five teams.
Some discussion followed There was
no particular objection made to the
people in the district spending their
road funds as they saw fit, but at very
decided objection to spending any of
the city funds for that purpose Coun-
Gilman Stockwell thought it was all
right to sprinkle the main thorough
fares or arteries leading into the city,
but he was opposed to sprinkling other
streets that had not been properly
graded
Finally. after some further little gen.
eral talk, it was ordered that the city at
torney prepare con tract for the sprink-
ling of the following STREETS. Mr.. Cross to
furnish five teams for that purpose at
$3.50 per day:
jefferson street, Hoover to Vermont;
Twenty third Kingsley, west one block;
Thirtieth, Hoover to Vermont Thirty
first, Summit to-Eermont; Twenty NINTH
Hoover to Vermont; Twenty eighth
Hoover to Orchard avenue Twenty
seventh Hoover to Orchard avenue;
Orchard avenue, Twenty ninth to
Adams; Monmouth avenue, Twenty
seventh to Adams; Adams street, Hoo
yer to Rosedale avenue; Little Adams,
Hoover to Adams; Menlo avenue, Adams
to Twenty-ninth street; Vermont ave-
nue., Adams to city limits; Clinton and
Hoover to Vermont Forester avenue,
Hoover to Vermont; Bryant avenue.
Hoover to Vermont; Pico street, to end
of car line; Maxwell Hoover to YER
mont; Washington street. to end of car
line; Central avenue. Twenty ninth to
Slauson avenue; Wilmington avenue,
Jefferson street to Vernon avenue; New
Main street. from Thirty-seven to
Vernon; jefferson street, Central ave-
nue. to San Pedro street
A SHORT RECESS
The hour of 10 o'clock having arrived,
the council took a recess, was called to
order as board of equalization, imme-
diately took recess as such until this
morning at the same hour, and resumed
routine city business.
On motion of Councilman Munson the
city clerk was instructed to advertise
for bids for steam road roller of not less
than ten tons weight, bids to be opened
August oath.
The bond and contract of the Rieth-
muliers to lease lot and construct an
engine house at Fourth and Hill streets.
the same to be completed and ready for
occupancy November 1st, was APP
proved.
CITY ENGINEERS REPORT
the city engineer presented the fol-
lowing report:
In accordance with petition No. 90
from John Rebman ct al, we present or
d1nance of intention to construct a ce-
ment curb and cement sidewalk six
rect wide along each side of Ninth street
from Pearl street to Lake View avenue
referred to the board of public works
Said improvement to be made under the
provisions of the bond act. Herewith
is an estimate of the cost of the i'm
provement on each side of said street:
Cement curb cents: siX-foot sidewalk.
" cents. Adopted.
Ordinance establishing grade of Hub
bard street from Kent street to Mara
thon street. Adopted
ordinance establishing the grade Of
alley from Eighth street to Ninth street
between Lake View avenue and Alyara
do street, Adopted.
Ordinance of intention to establish
the grade of Swift street. from Thirtjetf,
street to ThirfV-Spc1t16
Ordinance of intention to establish the
grade OF Sixth street from st. Louis to
chicago streets Adopted
OPENING THE BIDS
The hour of II o'clock having arrived.
the bids We're opened Before the enveI
ropes We're opened the president an
nounced that all bids on Maud street
pe returned TO the bidders for the rea-
son that the posted notice on the bu]ln
TIN board had been mutilated, and the
clerk could not make the necessary a FL
davlt of publication The bids were
then read and referred to the nroner
committees. Most of the bids were for
Iurnlshlng hay for the use of the fire de-
partment
FENCING IN A SIDEWALK
On motion of Councilman Pesseu the
street superintendent was Instructed r.
remove certain Instructions on the side
walk on Central avenue in the Vernon
district, near the Santa Re railroad
track. 1t appears that certain persons
are fencing in the sidewalk at that
point. 'ii"'
The finance committee reported an
proving number OF demands. which
were allowed
On motion Of Councilman Blanchard
the time for completing the improve
ment OF st. Louis street, between E7o1rtb
street and Hollenbeck park, was extend
ed thirty 6nI-S $50