The herald., 1896-12-09
MUNICIPAL LEGISLATORS
4 Business Ses sion of the
City Council
MANY Matters Of PUBLIC Interest
Protests Against Proposed I'm
prOvements Denied
BIDS FOX STREET WORK
BIDS FOX STREET WORK
Many Proposals Submitted aud Referred
to the Proper Committees
The Central Avenue Sewer Will Now Soon Be
Proceeded With
An Extension Of Time OF One Year
Granted the Electric Railroad Com
pany on the Mission Road Line.
Meat Peddlers Shut Out.


pany on the Mission Road Line.
Meat Peddlers Shut Out.
The councilmen were slow about gath
ering yesterday morning, and it was
1880 o'clock before quorum was Sc
cured and the body was called to order.
The lobby was fairly well filled and the
proceedings were followed with much
interest.
The matter of the hearing of protests
against the proposed sewering of Cen
trail avenue. which has been pending for
several weeks, was again taken up. The
city engineer stated that there was no
other route by which the Ninth street
sewer could be utilized, and on motion of
Councilman Kingery the protests were
dismissed, and the work ordered pro-
ceeded with. .-..
The protests against the acceptance of
Stewart street were dismissed and the
action of the street superintendent ap-
proved.
The hearing Of protest against the
proposed improvement Of Connecticut
protestants addressed the council. 1t
was argued that the improvement is not
necessary, and further that it would be
a great hardship on the small property
owners who have just been put to heavy
expense for the improvement of Elev-
enth street. Several Of the petitioners
next presented their side, and said that
they had secured authority for adding
additional frontage to the petition.
Councilman Munson moved that the
proceedings for the improvement of the
street be abandoned, but on the request
of Councilman Kingery, action was de-
ferred for one week, the councilmen In
the meantime to make personal inves-
tigation.
On motion, Saturday next was set for
the canvass of the vote cast at the cleo
ton Monday.
The city attorney presented an ordi-
nance extending for one year the time
for the construction Of the electric road
on certain portions of Mission road and
Ninth street, and the same passed under
suspension Of the rules.
e BIDS OPENED.
Bids for the improvement of Second
street were returned to the bidders un-
opened, when the following were open
ed, read and referred to the proper COM
mittees:
To curb and sidewalk Ninth street
from Pearl to Lakeview avenue: j. P.
Mccormick proposed: Curbing, soc per
lineal foot; sidewalk, 10c per square foot.
IF. Bacon proposed: Curbing, Bic per
lineal foot; sidewalk, lie per square foot.
Frank Gillespie proposed: Curb, 32c
per lineal foot; sidewalk, 91Rc per square
foot.
F. w Whittier proposed: Curb, 27c per
lineal foot; sidewalk, lie per square foot.
Gray Bros. & Ward proposed: Curb.
32c per lineal foot; sidewalk. lie per
square foot.
C. L. McCombs proposed: Curb. 311ac
per lneal foot; sidewalk, 10hc per
square foot.
Referred to the board of public works.
To improve Darwin avenue from Grif-
fin avenue to Douillard sreet-F. G.
Grant proposed: Grading eEd gravelng,
SLIP per lineal foot; curb''2sc per lineal
foot; cutters, 12c per lineal foot; cross
walks, 9Oc per lineal foot.
VIM. G. Huey proposed: Grading and
rraveling, 81 30 per lineal FOOT curb, 30c
per lineal foot: CUTTERS 121ac per lineal
foot; crosswalks, 90c per lineal foot.
j. p Mccormick proposed: Grading
and graveling, Ills per linda foot; curb.
CSC per lineal foot; cutters. 15c per lineal
foot; crosswalks, SOC per lineal foot.
Ii. Wall proposed: Grading and grav-
cling, $150 per lineal foot; curb, 30c per
lineal foot; cutters, 3Oc per lineal foot;
crosswalks, 81 per lineal foot.
Stansbury & Moore proposed Grading
and graveling, 81. So per lineal foot; curb,
3Oc per lineal foot; cutters, 12c per lineal
foot; crosswalks, 90c per lineal foot.
graveling, $1.49 per lineal foot; curb. 30c
per lineal foot; cutters, 15c per lineal
foot; crosswalks, 81 per lineal foot.
A. W. Ellis proposed: Grading and
rrayeling, S115 per lneal foot; curb, 30c
per lineal foot; cutters, 15c per lineal
foot; crosswalks, 81 per lineal foot.
j. F. White proposed: Grading and
graveling, $1.55 per lineal foot; curb, SOC
per lineal foot; cutters. 15c per lineal
foot; sidewalks, 10c per square foot;
crosswalks, S5c per lineal foot.
Robert Sherer proposed: Grading and
graveling, 81. 40 per lineal foot; curb, 30c
per lineai foot; cutters, 12c per lineal
foot; crosswalks, SOC per lineal foot.
Referred to the board of public works.
To sidewalk Grand avenue between
Stevens place and Bellevue avenue: c.
G. Merrill, jr., proposed SA cents per
square foot; L. F. Bacon, II cents; j. p.
Mccormick. II cents; Gray Bros &
Ward, Is cents; Frank Gillespie, 1OA
cents. Referred to the board of public
works.
To sewer Fremont avenue, Pearl and
Fourth streets: The following propos-
ais per lineal foot for the sewer COM
plete were received: A. p Pusick pro-
posed 561a cents; Geo. Cordell, 6S1k cents
S. j. Edwards, 65 cents; Genella & Lor-
enzi, 74% cents; ]. e. White, 50 cents.
Geo Banaz. 60 cents; G. l.. Powell SIS 9-1O
cents. Referred to the sewer commit
tee.
To sewer Council street from Lake
Shore avenue to Welcome street: The
following proposals per lineal foot for
the sewer complete were received: c..
L. Powell, SO cents; Geo. .Banaz, SO cents
A. p. Pusch, 81 cents; Genella & Lor-
enzi, 81 cents; S. j. Edwards, 73 cents;
Geo. Cordell. so cents. Referred to the
sewer committee.
To sidewalk Crocker street between
Sixth and Seventh streets: The follow
ing proposals per square foot were re-
ceived: j. p. Mccormick II cents; c..
C. Merrill, jr, SA cents Frank GILES.
pie, 9A cents; Gray Bros. & Ward, IL
cents: l.. F. Bacon. 10 cents. Referred
to the board of public works.
To curb and sidewalk Ninth street
from Pearl to Lake View avenue-J. p.
Mccormick proposed: Curb, 80 cents per