The herald., 1896-11-03
MAIN STREET PAVEMENT
The Matter Again Before
the City Council
PROTEST AGAINST THE ASPHALT USED
Street Superintendent Says
That 1t Is Unfounded
BEST WORK IN THE STATE
Mr.. Howard Is Giving the Matter His
Personal Supervisor
Official Analyses Of the Material Used Will
Be Made
BEST WORK IN THE STAT
Mr.. Howard Is Giving the Matter His
Personal Supervisor
Official Analyses Of the Material Used Will
Be Made
Reports of the Various Officers and
Committees Presented-Mateo Street
Electric Franchise Laid Over.
The Public Market

The Public Market
The municipal legislators were very
slow in meeting yesterday morning, and
it was 10 o'clock before a quorum could
be secured and the city council called to
order, with President Teed in the chair.
After some minor matters had been dis
posed of, the report of the board of pub
lie works, as published in The Herald
Saturday morning, was taken up.
When the recommendation that the
Mateo street electric franchise be adver-
tised was reached, Councilman Savage
asked that the matter be postponed for
one week, in order to give him an oppor-
tunity to consult with his constituents
as to their wishes, which request was
granted.
CLARK ELECTRIC FRANCHISE.
The matter of the Clark electric fran
chise was called up. This is an applica-
tion for a franchise for an electric road
by the owners of the Pasadena and San
ta Monica electric roads, the object of
which is to get straight and direct line
to Santa Monica. Charles Mcfarland,
over whose lines the proposed new road
runs for distance of five blocks on Six
teenth street, addressed the council at
some length. arguing that the matter
should be laid over until such time as
they could investigate the franchise
Col. Pope, representing the petitioners,
could see no reason for delay. 1t was
a very plain proposition, and there was
nothing in it that required any particu-
lar investigation. Prof. Storrs, in the
interest of the Traction company,
wanted the matter postponed. He in
timated that this was an attempt to
take snap judgment. There was some
further talk, after which Chairman
Munson of the board of public works,
explained the situation from his point of
view, after which Mr. Mcfarland again
talked at length. The whole matter
finally went over for one week.
The other recommendation of the
board of public works were then read
and adopted without debate, until that
recommending the acceptance of the bid
of F'rick Brothers for the piping of the
Arroyo de los Reyes be accepted was
: reached. when the usual fight ensued,
which resulted in the recommendation
being rejected Councilman Munson
then moved that about 900 feet of pipe
be put in, which was also rejected, and
the matter dropped.
BIDS OPENED.
The following bids We're then opened,
read and referred to the proper commit
tees:
]. A. Mathis proposed to furnish all
labor and material necessary to roof the
market as per plans and specifications
for the sum of s1094 for 10O-foot section.
and $110 for every additional To- foot sec
ton.
Chas. Mottashed proposed to cover 100
lineal feet of market shed with iron roof
for S903; extra 10 lineal feet $50; 100 lin
cal feet ready rock, 1858; extra 10 lineal
feet $91.
D. w. Ames proposed to cover 100 lin
cal feet of market shed with ready rock
roof for $945; corrugated galvanized
iron roof for 1910; for each additional 10
feet of ready rock roof, $50; for each ad-
ditional 10 feet of corrugated Galvaniz-
ed iron, $S5.
Ed Arnaelsteen proposed as follows:
"a 100 feet of galvanized corrugated iron
No. 2S for 1925; each additional 10 feet,
$50. (2) Roof to be covered with Ike No.
2 O.. p, surface one side, and covered
with ready rock asphalt roofing, $1,000
for the first 100 feet, and for each addi
tional 10 feet the sum of s109.
Referred to the committee on public
market.
SEWER MATTERS.
The sewer committee presented the
following report, which was received and
| FLED:
Your sewer committee beg leave to
report, recommending that the demands
of C. F. Derby, sewer superintendent,
for Sa10. and $3.50, be allowed. These are
demands virtually to make the outfall
| sewer account show the total amount of
sewage disposed of.
| Some months since the council made
| a contract for the construction of pipe
| line to convey sewage to the South Side
| Irrigation company, and provided that
said South Side Irrigation company
| should pay for the construction of said
sewer and should take such sewage
| flowing in the outfall sewer as was not
needed upon other lands at the rates
prescribed for the sale of the same in
| payment for such pipe line.
| The council also ordered a connection
| made at the intersection of Newton and
Los Angeles streets with such pipe line,
| the said connection to be paid for by
| the South Side Irrigation company,
| they to receive their pay in the same
manner as for the construction of the
main pipe line, and also provided that
/ the inspectors fees upon this pipe line
/ should be paid by the South Side Irri-
! cation company, and they to be repaid
as in the case of the main pipe line.
These amounts would be proper
Charges against the cdSn IunQ haQ the
city paid directly for the construction
of the work and for the inspectors, as
is usual
The demand of $240 is for the con.
struction of the connection at Winston
and Los Angeles streets. and shows up
on its face that the South Side Irriga-
tion company has been paid in full for
the construction of such manhole,
The demand for $3.50 is for inspector s
fees on the pipe line, and shows on its
face the payment in full to said compa-
ny. both the amounts having been re-
paid in sewage water at the rates pre-
scribed by the council.
Your committee believes and there
fore recommends that these demands
be allowed in order
First-That the records may show the
total amount of sales of sewage water
Second-The face of the demands show
and therefore the records will show, il
said demands are allowed, that the
South Side Irrigation company has been
paid in full for the connection at VIM
ston and Los Angeles streets, and for
the inspectors fees.
At the same time it lies within the