The herald., 1896-02-04
The Council Instructs the Police
Commissioners
NO MARKET AT THE PLAZA
The City Attorney Says That 1t viii No!
Be Legal

Annexationlsts VIII Have Another Try at Get.
ting Into the city-Debates Over Street
Sweeping Demands and Druggists
Max Meyberg appeared before the coun.
cil yesterday morning to request. on behalf
of the Merchants association. that the
former body send delegation of its MEM
bership to the Phoenix carnival. The sug-
gestion received favorable consideration.
President Teed will appoint the delegates
In few days.
Upon recommendation of the street
auperintendent the contractor upon sewer
district No..4 was granted sixty days ex-
tension of time in which to complete his
work, and the contractor upon the improve
ment of New Jersey street between St.
Louis and Echandia was granted forty
days' extension of time.
On motion of Councilman Snyder the
board of police commissioners were in
maintaining the police station in Boyle
Heights.
Councilman Savage, who named one of
the guardians of the prison which has never
been opened because there was no use for
It, sought to throttle the motion, but was
unable to do so, Councilman Kingery and
President Teed insisting that it was right
and proper that something be done. As
the rent for the place was paid for four
months in advance, and some $50 has
been spent to place the premises in a sani-
tary condition, the only saving which can
now be made is to have the two prison
guardians for the Jail appointed upon the
Recommendation OF Chief of Police Glass
from the city's pay rolls.
The amendment to the liquor license or
dinance permitting the retail druggists OF
the city to sell liquor in half pints or less
quantities was yesterday sidetracked, be-
ing referred this time to the committee on
fire and water. The finance committee
had reported the proposed law favorably
under pressure from the drug store propri-
etors. President Teed fought the matter
hard, and, after protracted debate, won
his point, the original ordinance upon the
subject making it a misdemeanor to sell
liquor in drug stores without physician's
certificate being also taken out of the
hands of the finance committee, where it
has been sleeping, and being likewise re-
ferred to the committee on fire and water.
The report of the water company show
ing the corporations receipts and expendi-
lures during the past year, was referred to
the committee upon water supply, and the
the sum Of $1,000 be transferred from the
sewer to the street lighting fund, was not
coucurred in.
City Attorney Dunn requested one week. g
time in which to report the proposed ordi-
nance to prevent hacks and other vehicles
from occupying the sidewalks in certain
portions of the city, and the same was
granted. From present indications the
ordinance will not be adopIed when pre-
eented.
All of the various committee reports
printed in these columns during the past
week were adopted, excepting as is else.
where noted.
The finance committee reported, asking
for instructions in the matter of the bills OF
the new street sweeping contractor for Jan.
uary. which the street superintendent had
shaved as follows: s3S6.72 to 1927. 80;
S387.4S to $328.41; $3SO.S4 to $2l1.O7;
= e336.89 to $274.32. President Teed
should have been made and Street Super
intendent Howard being called in, ex-
planned tina. his pruning knife had been
used upon the report of his sweeping in
pector. That official was struck by the
economy lightning on February 1st. There
il a story afioat that the bills were cut be-
cause of an improper motive, but the facts,
not having been verified, they are not at
this time published. The new specitica-
tions do not agree with the contract for
sweeping, and that being the case, the bills
and all the other phases of the subject
were referred to the city attorney and the
finance committee when council meets on
Thursday morning in adjourned session.
For the first time in several months,
there were no bids for opening and refer
ence before the council yesterday.
The consulting engineers to assist in pre-
pairing proper plans for the construction of
the Broadway tunnel were yesterday ap-
r~tu A<<l =
Ihe city attorney was instructed to draft
the necessary ordinance for the second
annexation election, the expenses of which
outside the city are to be borne by the
voters who are knocking for admittance.
Upon motion of Mr.. Munson it was or
dered that the horses belonging to the city
and now in pasture be sold at auction by
Ed R. Smith, assistant file chief, Saturday
next at 2 p. M, in the corporation yard on
the East Side.
The report Of the land committee, rec
ommending that the deed from Frank L.
Flint ct al. for the opening of an alley
between DAILY and Hellman streets par
adopted.
This was the time set for hearing the
protest of /. Y. Murray ct all against the
grading of the alley in block o, Fairmount
tract. No one appearing in support of the
protest, the same was referred to the board
Of public works.
Tho following was filed and adopted:
In the matter of opening Byram street
into Eleventh, owners of land to be taken
have refused to accept the amounts al
lowed by the commissioners for such land.
After serving the necessary notices re-
quired by law and holding numerous con-
versations with the owners they have at
4 last agreed to give deeds for such land,
provided they be not required to pay a GER
tain sewer assessment, which has been on
said lands, OF 81 cents foot. There will
be balance of perhaps $25 in the fund
after all expenses are paid, and therefore
suggest that your honorable body approve
the use OF such balance towards the paw
ment OF such sewer assessment, if by such
payment lawsuit can be avoided and the
deed be obtained necessary to open said
Byrnm street into Eleventh street.
SOME NEW REPORTS
The supply committee yesterday filed
the following:
Your supply committee beg leave to re-
port IN the matter of the request of the
captain OF the chain gang for certain tools
for the use of said gang, which matter was
referred to the supply committee in con-
junction with the street superintendent,
that We have interviewed the street SUPER
tntendent in reference TO the matter, and
he informs your committee that he has no
picks, shovels or pick handles to turn over
70 the committee, and it therefore will he
necessary for your honorable body to pro-
vide tools for the chain gang from some
other source.