The herald., 1896-04-18
MEAT IN THE COC0ANUT
Water Company's Suit to Prove
Its Contract
A DAY AT THE CITY HALL
The Wiltshire Electric Road Franchise
Again Reopeued
Gold Bonds Of the Cuban Republic Board Of
Education and fhe Property in the
Annexed District
A DAY AT THE CITY Hall


water rates. City Attorney Dunn has
not yet been served with a complaint
in the case. AS soon as he is he will
move to have the matter transferred
from the United States circuit to the
superior court, in which he thinks that
he will be successful. Lee and Scott,
the special counsel last summer en-
ployed by the council, will bear the
brunt of the legal battle on behalf of
the city. The real object of the water
company in filing this suit at this time
is believed to be to settle the validity
of the corporations alleged contract
which it claims to have secured at the
time it secured its charter The pres
ent suit in no way affects the new rate
ordinance recently adopted, which goes
into effect in July.
WRESTLING WITH FRANCHISES.
The board of public works yesterday
reopened the matter of the application
of the Wiltshire company for an electric
road franchise to and from their prop
erty adjoining Westlake park. The
matter was once favorably reported
upon, the advertisement of the sale of
the franchise being ordered. Some OF
the owners OF property along the route
of the proposed road are now opposing
the project, which has resulted in the
whole matter being reopened. The
board yesterday again failed to come
to an agreement upon the application
of w. H. Workman for franchise for
the proposed new Boyle Heights elec-
trio road.
Other matters acted upon were as
follows:
Recommend that the ordinance grant
ing permission to property owners to
improve Third street between Chicago
and Cummings streets be placed upon
its passage.
TN, rfnr Of ,n
j. B. Berry, offering to furnish macadam
for use on the public streets, recommend
that the same be filed as the finances
of the city are not in such condition
that money can be appropriated for
this purpose at the present time.
In the matter of the petition from the
Sisters of Charity, asking that the pro-
ceedings to sidewalk Alameda street
between Macy and Marchessault
streets be abandoned. and that they
be given permission TO do the work by
private contract, they agreeing to pay
all incidental expenses, recommend the
same be granted.
Recommend that the street superin-
tendent cause the two street car COM
panies having tracks at Third and
Broadway to Immediately repair the
pavement at that point.
In the matter of the Improvement OF
Sixth street from BiXel street to Bur-
lington avenue, recommend that all
bids be rejected and the city clerk in
structed to readvertise for proposals.
In the matter of the petition from ].
A. Lawrence ct al, asking that the
grade of Grand View avenue between
Eighth and Ninth streets be estab-
lished so as to conform to the estab-
lished grade of said streets at the in
tersections with said avenue. recon-
mend that the same be referred to the
ordinance of intention.
In the matter of the petition from J.
L. Bennett ct al. asking that Mission
road be repaired, recommend the same
be referred to the street superintendent
to make the necessary repairs.
In the matter of the petition from A
w. Fisher ct AL, asking that the en-
bankment adjoining. his property on
Flower sreet be cut back, recommend
the same be referred to the street super
intendent to correct the matters COM
planned OF.
In the matter Of the protest from w.
w. Welch ct al, protesting against the
sidewalking of Maple avenue between
Seventh and Eighth streets, recommend
the same be sustained and the ordinance
of intention to sidewalk said street be
filed
In the matter of the petition from B.
Ballarino, complaining of building
having been constructed into Los An
geles street, recommend the same be
referred to the city attorney to ascer-
tain what the proper course will be to
pursue in the matter
In the matter of the petition from S.
Mansfield, asking that Seventh street
between Hoover street and Vermont
avenue be widened to eighty feet, rec
ommend the same be granted and the
city attorney instructed to prepare and
prpSpnt the necessary ordinance nf in
tention, the district of assessment to
be all property fronting on Seventh
street between Hoover street and Ver-
mont avenue.
In the matter of the petition from c.
A. Sepulveda, asking that the proceed
ingS for the sidewalking of Alameda
street between Marchessault and Macy
streets be abandoned, recommend the
same be granted and the pending pro-
ceedings be abandoned.
In the matter of the petition from G.
w. Stimson ct AL. asking to have the
lines of the alley running between He'll
man and DAILY streets in East Los An
geles defined, recommend the same be
granted and the city engineer SO in
Structed.
Recommend that the street superin-
tendent be instructed to repair the in
tersection of Second street and Fremont
avenue, so that Second street will be
nlaQe paSSa Die.
CUBAN BONDS FOR SALE
The mayor received from New York
city yesterday the prospectus and
other printed matter of the forthcom-
ing issue of s2000,000 of gold bonds to
ce floated within a few days, of the
republic of Cuba.
Sealed proposals for the bonds will
be received until 5 o'clock pm. April
%, 1896, at the office of the treasurer,
No. 1872 Water street, New York city.
for the purchase of all or part of S2000,-
600 of the bonds, which are portion Of
IN issue of 10000, 600 authorized by the
Cuban government. principal and in
terest payable in the cities of Havana
or New York.
The recitals in the hond make the
principal due ten years after the evac-
uation of the island of Cuba by the
spanish forces, the republic reserving
the right to take up and pay the bonds
at any interest period at the face value
thereof: and pledges all revenues to the
payment of principal and interest. De-
nominations of the coupons, $1,000, $500,
$1G0 and $50.
They are payable on the first days
of April and October of each year, with
the understanding that payment may
be deferred until six months after the
evacuation of Cuba by the Spanish
forces. and are receivable for taxes in
proportion of one-fifth.
All proposals must be sealed and en-
dorsed bid for Bonds proposals for
all or a part of the issue at any price
will be taken into. consideration, but
the right is reserved to reject bids un-
der 60 per cent of their face value.
YESTERDAY IN THE COUNCIL
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