The herald., 1896-02-15
The Bids Submitted to Pave
Main Street
WITH THE BOARD OF WORKS
The Matter Under Amusement for
Twenty.four Hours
Other Rccomme ndations Yesterday Made
The Sewer Committee and the
Cash Fund


Main street paving for several hours yes
terday morning and finally decided to take
both of the bids opened last Monday to do
the work. under advisement for twenty.
four hours.
r. w. Widney,who is on the bond of con-
tractor j. T. Long, said that Long had done
paving in all parts of the United States and
would pave Main street to the satisfaction
of all. Long said it was not question of
the man who did the work. 1t was ques-
ton of bonds. If the work was not done
properly the council would have something
to fall back on. 1t was not q difficult kind
of paving and there was no reason why the
work should not be done satisfactorily.
The board also yesterday acted upon the
following:
"Recommend that the petition of J. H.
Blanchard and others for the regarding of
Second street between Pearl and Fremont
avenue at public expense be referred to the
city engineer to make the necessary esti-
mate.
"Recommend that the petition of w.
Chapman and others requesting that the
district of assessment for the grading of
Bellevue avenue be extended to cores.
pond with the width of the street west of
CASTELAR,, be granted.
'Recommend that the bid of W. B.
Palmer for grading, curbing. guttering and
sewering of State street between Fourth
and Fifth streets be accepted, and the ac-
companying resolution of award adopted.
"Recommend that the bid of Gray Bros.
nue. from the west line of Douglas street
for distance of 400 feet be accepted.
"Recommend that the petition of N. c.
Browning and others for the grading,
graveling and curbing of Lecouvreur
street, from Pasadena avenue to Moffat
street, be granted, work to be done under
the bond act.
"Recommend that the petition of Mrs.
L. A. Horton and others for a sidewalk on
the south side of Fifteenth street, between
Grand avenue and Hill street, be granted.
"Recommend that the ordinance of in
tention to improve Georgia Bell street,
from Ninth to Tenth street, be placed upon
its passage.
"Recommend that the petition of George
T. Gilmore and hers, requesting that the
Terminal Railway company be compelled
to place crossings at H and l streets, in
Sycamore Grove tract, be granted.
"Recommend that the petition of the
Wiltshire company, requesting that cer-
tain ordinance be adopted providing for
the protection of it's boulevard near West
lake park, be filed.
"Recommend that the petition of Lucy
J. Harvey. that she be paid the sum of
$500 by reason of the alleged deprecia-
ton in the value of her property by reason
of the lowering of the grade on the east
side of Olive street., be denied
All of the above will be acted upon by
the council on Monday. The question Of
Main street will probably not be decided
today.
ENCROACHING ON THE CASH FUND
The sewer committee yesterday recon-
mended that the bid of French & Reed to
sewer Mathews and other streets be ac-
cepted at 7Sla cents per lineal foot for the
work complete.
Also that the request of John Harzlip to
have certain money returned to him for
the sewering of San Pedro street between
Second and Third be filed, as no money
can be returned by the council until the
assessment for the improvements has been
paid.
Also that the communication from r. B.
Farmer IL Co., setting forth the fact that
the county superintendent will not permit
them to sewer Sixteenth street as per their
contract at this time be filed, as the coun-
Gil, now that the contract has been
awarded, has no jurisdiction in tho matter.
Also that the supplemental requisition
$1O2.37 for repairing the plumbing in the
city hall, be allowed. the amount to be
paid out of the cash fund.
The land committee of the council will
today complete the report to be submitted
to the council Monday on the ordinance
regulating the holding of public meetings
on the business streets by curbstone
preachers and others. The captains of the
Salvation Army have seen members OF the
committee and they say that they are will
ing to abide by anything the council might
do, bul they think they should be permitted
to hold meetings for a few minutes at a
time on the main streets of the city.
THE BUILDING RECORD
Important building permits were yester-
day issued as follows:
j. C. Waite for a $1,000 dwelling on
Fourth street near Mott; to Mrs. L. Gold.
tree for $500 dwelling on Flower street
near First; to Geo. W. Slimson for an
$500 dwelling on Florida street near
Moore; to Johnson-Keeney company for a
$4,000 dwelling on Second street near
Toberman.