The herald., 1896-07-14

presented as follows:
Ordinance of intention to improve
Fifth street. from San Pedro street to
the easterly line of blocks Is and IA,
Wolfskill Orchard tract. Adopted.
Ordinance establishing the grade of
Santee street, from Eighth to Ninth
streets. Adopted
Ordinance of intention to improve
Newton street. from Tennessee street
to Central avenue. Adopted.
Ordinance of intention to improve
Fourteenth street, from Tennessee
street to Central avenue. Adopted.
Ordinance of intention to improve
First street. from Olive street to Grand
avenue. AdopteG ..
Ordinance establishing the grade Of
Hubbard street. from Kent to Mara
thon streets. Adopted.
Ordinance of intention to establish
tha grade Of alley from Eighth to Ninth
Streets between Lake View avenue and
Alvarado street Adopted.
Recess to o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The council reconvened at 2:20 o'clock,
when. on motion of Councilman Snyder,
property owners on Brent street were
allowed to lay laterals during the con-
struction of the sewer on that street.
CITY ATTORNEYS REPORT.
The city attorney presented the fol-
lowing report:
In accordance with your instructions,
I present herewith an ordinance direct
ing the city treasurer to call in, pay and
cancel certain bonds of the city of Los
Angeles. Adopted.
An ordinance ordering the work Of
widening Bellevue avenue to be pro-
ceeded with, and appointing commits
sioners for the same. Adopted.
In the matter of the suit of Mesnager
VS.. the city, to quiet title' to lots to 81
of the Mesnager tract, and in this mat
ter l reported tolyou some time ago re-
commencing that a disclaimer be filed,
after you had acted upon the petition
in regard to vacating certain lanes and
streets. The whole matter at that time
was referred to the land committee, and
under their recommendation you have
since passed an ordinance vacating
these streets, 1t will now be in order to
instruct me to disclaim in this suit.
| So ordered.
| In the matter of closing certain busi-
ness places on Sunday, referred to me, I
| have made an examination of the law
and of brief furnished me by Will D.
i Could attorney for petitioners. The
matter of the regulation Of business on
Sunday has been treated Of by the courts
! of the different states. and many opin-
! ions rendered on the different phases of
the question. I find that in 1893 the
| Legislature of this state passed a. law
entitled, IAN act to provide for day
| of rest from labor" in whichst was pro-
vided that every person employed in any
| occupation of labor should be entitled
| to one day of rest therefrom in seven.
| This statute is very complete and an
| swers all the purposes for which the
petitioners pray. except that it does not
| specify which day shall be made the
! day of rest but allows the employer and
! employe to select the day best suited
to their own beliefs or inclinations. I
| am inclined to believe that, the legisla-
| ture having legislated upon this sub
! ject, any further action by the city coun-
| Gil wouldAbe regarded as a conflict with
| the state law. do not make this report
| as final. but for the purpose Of suggest
| ing to you what l consider the most Sc
! rious point involved. The petitioners
| have been represented by attorneys, and
! | suggest that their attorneys be given
| an opportunity to be heard on this
! point; meantime I ask one weeks fur
| ther time in which to give you final
opinion thereon. Further time granted.
Councilman Kingery brought up
/ ther hearing, and Rev. Mr..
| Mclean asked that some time be set
| for the hearing, SO that those who are
| interested may have an opportunity to
express their views. The matter went
over for one week.
! CITY CLERK > REPORT
/ The city clerk presented the following
report:
F!rst-I beg leave to notify your hon
orable body that the contract for fur
nishing bread for the city jail expires on
| the first day of August, 1896 Ordered
| to advertise
Second-In the matter of the opening
| of Sixth street, from Fremont avenue to
the west line of the Galpin tract, the re-
port of the commissioners, together with
! the plat of the assessment district, was
filed June Sth. Notice of the fling OF
said report and plat was published June
9th. The last day on which protests
could legally be filed was July 10th, on
| which day the protests of j. b. Mitchell
and S. c. Hubbell ct al. We're fled II
will now be in order for your honor
able body to set a time-for tie hearing
of said protests not less than one week
from this date. Date fixed for Monday
! next at 10 a. m.
Thrd-In the matter Of the sewerine
! of Lake View avenue, from the western
intercepting sewer to Ninth street, no
| tice OF street work was published June
! 9Th Time for protest expired June 2Ith
No protests have been received. Proof
by affidavit of the posting and publish
ing of all ordinances and notices re-
| qured being on file council acquired jur-
isdiction July 9Th to pass the final or
dinance, which is herewith presented
| Adopted under suspension Of the rules.
Fourth-In the matter of the side
walking of the west side Of Hope street
from Twelfth to Washington Streets no.
tice of street work was published june
18th. Time for protest expired June 9th
No protests have been received. Proc
by affidavit of the posting and publish
ing of all ordinances and notices re
quired being on file, council acquired
Jurisdiction July 18th to pass the fina
ordinance, which is herewith submitted
Adopted under suspension of the rules.
Fifth-In the matter of the SEVERN:
of Maud street, from Sotello street t,
Scheiffelein street, notice of street worl
was published June 11th. Time for pro
test expired June 9th. No protests hav
been received. Proof by affidavit o
the posting and publishing of all ordi
nances and notices required being on file
council acquired Jurisdiction July I'll
to pass the final ordinance, which i
herewith presented. Adopted under sus
pension of the rules.
On motion, Ruth avenue was ordered
to be sprinkled for one week. and Coun