The herald., 1896-11-18


Jurisdiction November 18th. to pass the
for your honorable body. II you so see
Mt, to pass the ordinance ordering the
work, which said ordinance Is herewith
submitted.
Eighth-In matter of improvement of
] Hoff street from DAILY street to Griffin
! avenue, notice of street work was pub
lished October 18th. Time for protest
expired November Sd. No protests have
| been received.
Proof by affidavit of the posting and
publishing of all ordinances and notices
required being on file, council acquired
| jurisdiction November 14th. to pass the
! final ordinance. 1t will now be in order
for your honorable body, if you so see
fit, to pass the ordinance ordering the
work. which said ordinance Is herewith
| submitted.
Ninth-In the matter of the sewering
| of Fremont avenue and other streets,
notice of street work was published Oc-
tober 10th. Time for protest expired No
vember Sd. No protests have been re-
| ceived.
, Proof by affidavit of the posting and
publishing of all ordinances and notices
| required being on file, council acquired
| jurisdiction November 14th to pass the
| final ordinance. 1t will now be in order
F., for your honorable body, if you so see
| fit. to pass the ordinance ordering the
work, which said ordinance is herewith
submitted.
Tenth-In the matter of the sidewalk
| ing of the east side of Grand avenue
from Stevens place to Bellevue avenue.
notice of street work was published Oc-
tober 10Th. Time for protest expired
November Sd. No protests have been
received
Proof by affidavit of the posting and
ri,h1icbirr Of al or1inappeS ard notices
| required being on file. council acquired
| jurisdiction November 14th to pass the
| final ordinance. 1t will now be in order
| for your honorable body, if you so see
| fit, to pass the ordinance ordering the
work. which said ordinance is herewith
| submitted.
Eleventh-In the matter of the curb
| ing and sidewalking of Second street
| from Alameda street to Santa Fe ave
| nue., notice of street work was publish
| ed October 10Th. Time for protest ex
pired November Sd. No protests have
| been received.
| Proof by affidavit of the posting and
| publishing of all ordinances and notices
required being on file council acquired
| jurisdiction November 14th, to pass the
| final ordinance 1t will now be in order
| for your honorable body, if you so see
| fit, to pass the ordinance ordering the
| the work. which said ordinance is here
| with submitted.
| Twelfth-In the matter of the sewer
ing of Wall street and alley in block Is.
of the o. W. Childs tract. notice of street
work was published October 10th. Time
for protest expired November Sd. No
protests have been received.
Proof by affidavit of the posting and
publishing of all ordinances and notices
required being on file. council acquired
jurisdiction November 14th, TO pass the
Gno in Wi O
for your honorable body, if you so see
fit, to pass the ordinance orderin1 the
work. which said ordinance is here
with submitted.
The usual requisitions were presented
and allowed.
FIRE COMMISSIONERS REPORT
A report was presented from the. fire
commissioners, notifying the coEncil
that the commissioners recommended
the acceptance of the bid of the Babcock
company for furnishing an aerial hook
and ladder truck for s4167 A commun-
ication was also presented from Hawley
King & Co.. stating that they had offer
ed to furnish truck equally as good for
$2S17. They offered to bring the truck to
Los Angeles, and if, on inspection, it was
not satisfactory the city would be under
no obligation to accept it. They there
fore asked that the council reject the
Babcock bid and accept theirs.
Some talk followed and Councilman
Munson stated that it had been reported
that BSbcock truck identical with that
offered to Los Angeles, had been sold
/ to Stockton for $3500. He thought this
matter should be investigated. The mat
ter was then referred back to the fire
commissioners and supply committee.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
The report of the finalSce committee
as heretofore printed was read and
adopted, as was also the report of the
board of public works. which in ad-
ton to the usual recommendations fixed
the rental of the steam road roller at
$40 per day.
George H. Stewart of the board of IL
brary trustees appeared before the coun-
Gil and asked that the trustees be al
lowed to make such changes in the rooms
recently vacated by the board OF edu-
cation as will make them available for
the use of the library. Permission was
granted as asked for.
The building committee was autho-
rized to furnish the room for the use Of
the reporters of the press, at the new city
prison, at an expense not to exceed $lO0.
Recess to O'Clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At 2:15 o'clock the council was again
called to order. The representatives. of
the street railway companies, who had
been IN consultation during the morn
ing hour, were again on hand, and Col
,onel Pope, on behalf of the Pasadena and
Santa Monica company, announced that
his company and the Traction company
had come to an amicabe agreement He
therefore withdrew his application for Il
special permit, and asked that the coun-
Gil advertise the short franchise for
sale, from Bush street to the west city
limits, and on Fourth street from Broad
way to Hill. The draft of the franchise
as asked for was submitted, and the ~
dinance ordering the sale was passed 10y
a unanimous vote, under suspension Of
the rules.
CITY ENGINEERS REPORT.
The city engineer presented the fol-
lowing report, and the same was
adopted:
In the matter of the storm water drain
age in East Los Angeles, l would recon-
mend that for the partial relief of the
food of water on Main street just east
of the river that the cutters on Primrose
avenue at Griffin avenue, Sichel street
and Workman street be reconstructed
so as to conduct the water along Prim-
| rose avenue and into Pasadena avenue.
| also that the cutters on the east side Of
Pasadena avenue at Hellman street.
! Lecouvreur street, Chestnut street. Wal
| nut street and Hayes street be cleaned
| out, and the cutters on each side of
| the above cross streets be closed up next
| to Pasadena avenue so as to cause all
! the water to run down Pasadena