The herald., 1896-01-28
TWAS A Dull COUNCIL DAY
Proposal to Convert the Plaza
Into a Public Market
ATTORNEY DUNN GETS 1T
Other Business Which Was Yesterday
Transacted
The Various Ordinances and Resolutions Of
Award Returned by the nayor Are
Again Adopted-OffciaI Organ


dinances for street and sewer work which
the mayor was last Thursday instructed to
Weturn to the council without his signature,
pending the designation of the city's new
official organ. were yesterday afternoon
again adopted, after the city printing for
the ensuing year had been awarded in
regular form.
The recommendation of the park COM
mission that the site of the Plaza be trans
formed into public market, was referred
to the city attorney to inquire into the
legality of the proposed step, and the
query of the superintendent as to who is to
be responsible for the property which his
department is to discard because of the
recent municipal economy wave, was re-
ferred to the supply committee.
The final report of the commissioners on
Tenth street was referred the finance COM
mittee to investigate. and the drafts of the
contract to sidewalk Seventh, jefferson
street and Grand avenue were all adopted.
The specifications for street sweeping
were amended SO that the supervision of
the work is to be hereafter vested in the
council or any person that body may des-
iRnate, instead of in the hands of the SUI
perintendeut of streets. as had been origin
ally agreed upon. This places Colonel
John Drain at ease with his conscience as
Drain had absolutely declined to assume
the sweeping duties SO long as he had to be
an employe of p. A. Howard.
I. L. Clark, Thomas Holmes and A. w.
Patton were elected the commission to
open the alley between Fifth and Sixth
and Spring and Main streets, and the en-
gineer was instructed to connect the sewer
on Winston street with the one at Los An
geles, at an expense not to exceed 500.
The engineer was instructed to present
an ordinance of intention to grade Twenty
first street from Bonsallo avenue west.
Nha rs< dot .f H..
board of public works, the sewer commit
tee and finance committee, as previously
published in these columns, were adopted,
with such exceptions as are elsewhere
noted.
@The petition requesting the new annexa-
land committee.
On motion of Councilman Kngery, who
il the chairman of the special committee
having the matter in charge, the checks
deposited upon the tenders of land for
public market, submitted several weeks
ago, were ordered to be returned, with the
exception of the one for the site on San
Pedro street, between Second and Third
streets, which may be selected for the pur-
pose.
The resolutions from the labor mass
meeting against the alleged illegal prac-
tees of the police department were re-
ferred without comment to the board of
police commissioners
New Recommendations were presented
by the sewer committe and adopted as fol-
lows:
In the matter of the claim Of C. T. Paulk
for sewer built across his property on
Hoover street, after careful examination
of the matter connected with this claim,
we believe that the demand of $50 hereto
fore allowed Mr.. Paulk upon recommenda-
ton of the engineer and city attorney, will
fully pay for all work done in the pro-
of txo fhnFnfnra
recommend that his request for an addi-
tional allowance be denied.
We recommend that petition No. 54
from Charles M. Stimson 10 be allowed to
construct a lateral sewer from the inter-
section of Stevenson avenue and Rose
street to point 100 feet west of Rose
street be referred to the health officer TO
report upon at once.
Recommend that the bid of P. M. Darcy,
to sewer savoy street from Buena Vista
street to the angle near Bishop road, at
$1.05 per lineal foot for the sewer COM
plete. be adopted. and the accompanying
resolution of award adopted.
The carpet beating ordinance, requested
by John Bloeser, was, after the latter had
been heard in its defense, referred to the
sewer committee, where it is to sleep in
definitely.
The recommendation of the police COM
mission that an ordinance be drafted to
prevent hackmen. eXpreSsnen or vehicles
of any description from monopolizing
some of the sidewalks of the city was re-
ferred TO the city attorney. and the finance
committee was instructed to ascertain
whether or not the board of supervisors
are paying the couuty's half of the salary
of the humane officer. If they are not,
the city's $40 month for the purpose is to
be shut off.
When the council adjourned it was until
this morning at U o'clock when the adver-
tisements inviting proposals for the pro-
posed new garbage contract are to be or
dered printed.
THE NEW OFFICIAL ORGAN
Bids were opened in the council yester-
day as follows:
To sidewalk Fifteenth street from the
east line of Hill street to the west curb line
of Main street. G. c. Merrill, Jr., proposed
for the sum of 10 cents per square foot !;
Watson d Weiss. 3 cents per square foot |;
Gray Bros. & Ward, Is cents per square
foot.
To sidewalk Thirty.first street from the
west curb line of Main street to the east
curb line of Grand avenue: C. G. Merrill
Jr., proposed for the sum of 1019 cents
per square foot; Watson & Weiss, 121$
cents per square foot; Gray Bros. g. Ward,
Is cents per square foot.
To sidewalk the east side of Hope street
from the north curb line of Sixth street to
the south line of the Normal school
grounds: Watson 81 Weiss proposed for
the sum of 3 cents per square foot; Gray
Bros. d Ward. 3 cents per square foot.
A of the above referred to the board of
pul lie works.
publish city advertising: The Herald
Pul fishing company proposed as follows !:
Thi.ty-five cents per inch for the first in
sertion of each advertisements; 80 cents
per inch for each subsequent insertion
The Evening Express company proposed !:
Twenty-Five cents per inch for the first in
eertion, % cents per inch for each of the
next nine insertions, and l l cents per inch
for each subsequent insertion.
The Los Angeles Times proposed 80
oents per inch each insertion.
The above were referred to the finance
committee, which met during the noon
recess, and agreed upon the following rec.
ommendation:
Your finance committee beg leave to re-
port in the matter of proposals for city adj
vertising, recommending that the bid of
the Los Angeles Evening Express at %
Dents per inch for the first insertion; 20
cents per inch for the next nine insertions,
ana IL cents per inch for each subsequent
insertion. be accepted, and the city attor-
hey instructed to prepare and present the
necessary contract and bond. Said con-
tract to be for the term of one year from
and after its date and for such further
period after the expiration of said year as
may elapse between the time of the ex-
piration of said one year and the approval
0f another contract for the publication of
such advertisements.
The award as recommended was aoraad