The herald., 1896-06-16

concentrations, as published in The Her.
aid Saturday morning, were adopted,
together with the following additional
recommendation:
In the matter Of petition No 523 from
the Southern California Railway COM
pany, we recommend that the city at
torney be directed to present the draft
Of permit for said company to lay said
tracks as petitioned for, and that said
permit shall be so drafted that when
ever the city council shall consider the
tracks Objectionable where said tracks
are on Stephenson avenue, that the same
shall be removed by resolution of the
city council. and that no other proceed
ings shall be necessary to remove said
tracks, and that no cars be allowed to
stand on any streets mentioned in said
permit.
REFUNDING ORDINANCE.
Councilman Munson presented the fol-
lowing ordinances:
That the city attorney is hereby au-
thorized, In behalf of the city, to take
the necessary steps provided by law for
the exhange of refunding bonds issued
under ordinance No. 1884 (new series)
Ior tne ponus proposed to be refunded,
or any portion thereof, as provided in
said ordinance"
On motion of Councilman Kingery the
rules were suspended and the Ordinances
adopted.
Frank Chinoweth asked for forty davs.
auuitlonal time for the Improvement of
Twenty-ninth street from Manle avenna
TO Hoover street, he having taken the
contract for the bondsmen of the first
contractor, who had thrown up the CON
tract. The additional time was granted.
An ordinance for the Improvement Of
fourteenth street, between Main and
LOS angeles streets, was adopted.
An ordinance for the Improvement of
Thirty-sixth street, from Main street 70
Maple avenue. by private contract.
passed under suspension of the rules
Inc petition Of residents on Figh-
teenth street for larger water main. In
order that they may have fire hydrants.
was granted.
a number Of petitions was read and
referred TO the proper committees.
MAIN STREET IMPROVEMENT.
protest against the dilatorv manner
In which the contractors for the i'm
provement Of Main street are doing
tnelr work, was read. The city attorney
was sent for to suggest some remedy
Tor the abuses complained Of Mr.. Dunn
SAID the complaints were well founded.
put that he did not see what steps could
pc taken at this time. When the con-
tractors come before the council to ask
for an extension. then the council would
nave power. They would have to do
this II they permitted the work to drag.
FOR II the extension was not granted the
contract would be invalidated. Mr..
Dunn said that the work as being done
was an outrage, and something should
be done to hurry them up.
Mr.. Chinoweth, who Is doing the grad
Ing, insisted that the work was being
pushed as rapidly as possible, and said
that the only part Of the street that had
been plowed up was the curb line, and
this could be filled in again If there was
any complaint.
After all the members had spoken on
the matter the street superintendent
was sent for. but that official could not
be found, and Councilman Kingery
moved that the street superintendent
see that the work be carried out as rap
idly as possible under the specifications.
Councilman Munson moved that the
city clerk be instructed to notify the
contractors on Main street that no eX-
tension of time would be granted on the
work. Both motions passed
A message was received from the
mayor appointing George w. Vacher as
poundmaster, which appointment was
confirmed.
The following commissioners for the
widening of Macy street were appoint
ed: j. P. Rogers, G. w. Retzer and w.
T. Myers.
Adjourned to Monday next.