The herald., 1896-04-01
|LA|D OVER TWO WEEKS
THE NEW BOYLE HEIGHTS ELECTRIC
ROAD FRANCHISE
The Council Again Refuses to Reduce the
Circus License-PIugged Fire Hydrants.
Routine Police Business Municipal Off
GERS From Minneapolis Due Today

c. G. Osbourne, representing the WAL
lace circus. made an argument before the
city council yesterday for the reduction of
| the show license. his attraction being
booked to be shortly in this section. Coun-
| Gilman Ashman moved that the ordinance
be amended to make the tax $3.50 for the
| first day and $3.50 for the second dav,
Councilman Pessell amended to refer the
| matter to the finance committee. The
| amendment was lost. The original motion
was then put and was lost by vote of 7 to
2, Councilmen Ashman and Savage alone
voting yes.
| The various sections of the city attor-
nay's report, published in yesterday g
HERALD, were either approved or received.
| Chief Walter s. Moore reported in an
swer to questions that the fire hydrants of
the city we're officially tested once g month.
Four hydranrs, Moore said, are at present
plugged, and the water company had ne
elected to repair them, under the old con-
tention that hydrants not used strictly for
fire purposes the corporation is not called
upon TO repair. The water company, the
chief alleged, has been plugging up hy-
drants to prevent them from leaking. The
whole subject was referred to the fire COM
mission for investigation.
General Manager E. p. Clarke invited
the council to attend in body the formal
opening of the Pasadena and Pacific extern
sion to Santa Monica today. The special
train for the purpose will leave the cham
Der of commerce building at l o'clock in
the afternoon.
The building committee reported an Or
dinance prohibiting the stringing of wires
overhead for electric light purposes through
the public streets of the city. The penalty
clause in the ordinance is fine of $500.
1t is intended to head off f. L. Peck in the
southwestern part of the city. The ordi-
nance was adopted.
The various sections in the engineers
weekly report. published in full yesterday.
were either referred to the proper commit
tee or were adopted.
The recommendation of the board of
public works that the city pay for the pipe
in the arroyo on Pearl and Fremont streets
between Ninth and Tenth streets was not
concurred in, on account of the expense.
The advertising for the Fourth street
Boyle Heights electric railway franchise
was referred back to the board of public
works, consideration OF the mattcr being
postponed for TWO weeks.
On motion of Councilman Muuson, the
clerk was instructed to wire the mayor and
council of Minneapolis, who were due at
San Francisco last night, to take ia Los
Angeles on their itinerary to the Pacific
coast.
The rules were suspended for the pur-
pose of allowing a requisition for the sum
of $50, 900, due the contractors upon the
new school buildings, and the heating in
the Iwenty-eighth street and San Pedro
street and the Olive street schools was &C.
cepted, and the demand for $500 for the
work was allowed.
The petitions from the furniture dealers
that all auctioneers pay license of S25
was referred to the finance committee.
The recommendation of the superin-
tendent of buildings for mechanically prop
er seats during the Fiesta was referred to
10 hyIil ,it at-
torney for the proper ordinance.
The Merchants association presented a
petition signed by every business man of
prominence in the city, in favor Of some
sort of a hitchiug ordinance, which was
referred to the land committee
The city clerk reported that, in the mat
ter of the opening of Well street, from
Idell street to San Fernando road, the re-
port OF the commissioners, together with
the plat of the assessment district. was
filed February 2lst. On February 22d a
notice of the filing was published. The
last day on which protests could be filed
was March oath. No protests have been
received.
The report of the commissioners,to together
with the plat of the assessment district,
was adopted by the council.
Motions were made as follows:
BY Councilman Savage, that the city
engineer be instructed to present an ordi-
wide with cement curb on both sides of
Duncommun street from Amelia to Center
street. Adopted.
By Councilman Kingery that the pro-
ceedings to sidewalk Georgia Bell street,
between Ninth and Tenth streets, be dis
missed providing all costs are paid to date.
Adopted. Also that as the commissioners
on Ninth street have made their report,
and the street is now officially open, the
city engineer be directed to give the Los
Angeles Electric Railway company the
curb line SO that poles can be put up.
Adopted. Also that the city engineer be
instructed to present the necessary esti-
mate of cost. and if the same excesds the
amount required by law, then to present
the necessary ordinance to grade gravel
curb, gutter and sidewalk Ninth street, from
Lake View avenue to the west city boun-
barry. Adopted. Also that the city engi-
neer present an ordinance to curb and
sidewalk six feet wide Ninth street from
Pearl street to Lake street. Adopted.
By Councilman Pesseil that the Los
Angeles City Water company be directed
to lay four-inch water pipe on East Pico
street between San Pedro street and Cen
trail avenue. Adopted. Also that G. A.
Howard be permitted to connect with the
Maple avenue sewer from lot of subdi-
vision / of De Cells vineyard tract through
Sixteenth street. Referred to the sewer
committee.
By Councilman Ashman, that the street
superintendent be instructed to clean ND
the cutters on Third and Fourth streets
from Los Angeles to San Pedro streets |;
adopted.
By Councilman Munson, that the City
Water company be directed to place new
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