The herald., 1896-09-01


that it could be'easily eliminated. He
| had also been Instructed to insert y
| clause requiring the company to only
employ citizens of Los Angeles. This he
had taken the liberty of leaving out, as
he did not thing 1t was proper, and could
not be maintained He had also inserted
a provision, as instructed, requiring
| that before the contract Is awarded the
! bidders must satisfy the council that
they have secured the right of way
across private property. This provis-
ion, he said, had been approved by Mr..
Hooks attorney. He only wished to say
that he did not approve of this provis-
ion for the reason that it really shut off
real competition, and this was bad
precedent to set. III this particular case.
| however. he did not see any special harm
that would result from it, If 1t was sat
isfactory to Mr.. Hook, if the council
wished to award the contract to him.
Councilman Snydo' withdrew his
lighting proposition. and Councilman
Pessell made no objection to leaving
out the provision in the matter Of en-
ploying only citizens.
Ex-Mayor Workman appeared and
asked that the provision requiring the
road to be built to Boyle Heights before
he could operate on the Wolfskill avenue
| to the Arcade depot be eliminated.
This caused quite debate. Mr.. Dunn
| explained at length the reasons why he
had inserted the provision, which had
received the sanction of Mr. Wells and
Councilman Blanchard The valuable
part of the franchise was the Wolfsklll
branch to the Arcade depot, and this
restriction had been inserted because it
was believed that to get this privilege
Mr.. Hook would build across the river.
1t was plain proposition. If Mr.. Hook
was given permission to operate on
| Wolfskill avenue before building to
Boyle Heights, he could do so in two or
three weeks, and could then take his
time in the matter of crossing the river
He could at least wait eighteen months,
and then the only remedy would be a
suit at law. which would be further con-
tested in the courts
Mr.. Workman followed in lengthy
speech, begging that this restriction be
eliminated saying that they wanted the
road and were willing to do anything
mat was fair that would gain that end.
President Teed and Councilmen Nun
son and Kingery all agreed with the
city attorney; they thought that by the
insertion of this provision the Boyle
heights people could get their road, and
II 1t was left out they would have moth
ing to compel the building of the line.
Mr.. Hammell, one of the interested
property owners, next appeared, and
made lengthy talk. He Insisted that
there had been disposition on the part
or the councilman to retard action on
tnis franchise, and that obstacles had
been constantly raised and put in the
way. He was asked if the franchise had
| not been once ADVERTISED. and admit
ted that it had. He then continued.
claiming that Mr.. Munson had been es-
peclally active in raising obstacles in
the interest of the old company by try
ing to uphold the validity of the Wolf
skill avenue franchise. Mr.. Hamfnell
talked at length, dealing principally in
| 1yir
| charges.
President Teed then stated IL at he
mad made canvass of the Boyle H Fights
people in the lobby, and found thai they
| were satisfied with the draft OF the
franchise as presented. He therefore
| moved that the same be approved and
| tnat the clerk be instructed to adyer-
| tise the same.
A call was made for Boyle Heights
citizens to express themselves, and
Messrs. Wells, Ruddy and others, to-
| getf1er with Councilman Blanchard. said
they were satisfied with the draft of
| the franchise as read, and it was ap-
F.; proved by unanimous vote.
! BIDS OPENED.
The following bids were opened and
referred to the proper committees:
| To improve Beaudry avenue, Arnold
i street. Figueroa street, Maryland street,
| Fourth and Fifth StreetS-Ramish &,
Marsh proposed Grading and graveling
complete, $3.50 per lineal foot; curb, 13
cents per lineal foot; cutters, Is cents
per lineal foot; crosswalks, 81 per lineal
| foot.
Stansbury & Moore proposed: Grading
and graveling, $5.43 per lneal foot !;
curb, % cents per lineal foot; cutters, IS
cents per lineal foot; crosswalks, $1.15
| per lineal foot.
j. H. Dockweiler proposed Grading
and graveling, 1882 per lineal foot; curb,
141a cents per lineal foot; cutters, ISL.
cents per lineal foot; crosswalks, 90
cents per lineal foot.
r. !. Mccormick proposed: Grading
| and graveling, S5.75 per lineal foot; curb,
IL cents per lineal FOOT cutters, 20 cents
per lineal foot; crosswalks, 81 per lineal
! foot.
CITY ENGINEERS REPORT.
The city engineers report was pre-
sented and the various recommenda-
| tions adopted, as follows:
In reference to petition No. 464, from
c. K. de Camp. we find no authority for
making Macy street so feet wide at the
| point mentioned in said petitionf1
Ordinance of intention to establish
grade of Everett place from Sunset
boulevard to north terminus Of street.
| Adopted.
Ordinance of intention to establish
grade Of Wall street from Eighth street
to Ninth street. Adopted.
Ordinance of intention to establish
grade of Naomi street from Adams
| street to Twenty ninth street. Adopted
Ordinance of intention to establish
grade of Hoff street from Pasadena av-
enue to Griffin avenue. Adopted.
Ordinance of intention to improve
Ninth street from Central avenue to
east line of the official bed Of the Los
Angeles river, under the provisions of
the bond act. Herewith is an estimate
of the cost of said improvement per
front foot on each side of said street:
Grade and gravel, 65 cents; cement curb,
35 cents; five foot walk, go cents; cross
walks, s cents; total, $1.65 cents. Adopt
ed.
Ordinance Of intention to improve
Twenty eighth street from Central av-
enue to Hooper avenue, under the pro-
visions of the bond act. Herewith an
estimate of the cost of said improve
ment on each side of said street: Grade
and gravel, 65 cents; cement curb, 35
cents; six foot walk, 72 cents; cross
walks, cents; total, SLIT per front foot.
Adopted.
Ordinance Of intention to improve
Pearl street from Fifth to Sixth by con-
structing a cement curb and cement
walk on the west side of said street
Adopted.
Ordinance of intention to construct
sewer on Fremont avenue, Pearl street
and Fourth street. Adopted.
Ordinance of intention to construct
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