The herald., 1896-01-14

be treated alike. Mayor Cox and
Trustees Hamilton and Washburn
pointed out the fact that the matter
was taken out Of the hands of the board
by the withdrawal of the appeal, and
now it was plain that nothing could be-
done by them. Attorney Metcalfe ad-
dressed the board, saying that all the
property owners that the committee
could find were notified that an appeal
was to be made and an attorney en-
gaged, and they we're invited to joia III
the appeal. OF course, when he set.
tied the matter, he Was settling for his
clients and not for anybody else, and
il the others were left out he couldn't
help that. The board were agreed, of
course, that Mr.. Metcalfe had simply
done his professional duty in the mat
ter, and it seemed to be plain that
those Of the property owners who had
seemed negligent of their interests at
the proper time we're out in the cold
now. The city attorney stated that as
far as the expense Of the appeal was
concerned, he had repeatedly stated
that he stood ready TO make out the
papers in case of an appeal free of
charge, and if these people wished to
appeal all they had to do was to come
to him and have it done free of expense.
Bids for the improvement of Avoca
street from Columbia street to State
street were opened as follows:
M. A. Hughes-Curb, % cents; grade,
20 cents; gutter, 13la cents; sidewalk,
IL cents.
Richman & Betsworth - Curb, %
cents; grade, IA cents; gutter, y cents;
sidewalk, 9A cents.
Owen Kinsman - Curb, &c cents;
grade, Il cents; gutter, IL cents; side
walk, 10 cents.
George Holloway-Curb, "a cents;
grade. 13 cents; gutter, 13 cents; side
walk, 93l cents.
The contract was awarded to the lat
ter.
Chief Turbett recommended the
placing of fire plug at the northwest
corner of Colorado street and Pasa-
dena avenue.
Protests were received against the
proposed opening of Benefit court to
Oakland, signed by A Gibbs, Miss
Church and Mrs. McCaldin. The
council set next Monday afternoon as
time for a hearing on the protest.
Bills against the library fund to the
amount of $l6l2.78 were presented and
ordered paid. The greater part OF the
amount is for new books lately Or
dered.
A petition for the passage of reso-
luton to establish the grade and to
improve Orange Grove avenue from
Colorado street to Fair Oaks avenue
was presented.
A petition for the establishment of
the official grade of Arcadia street and
that it be graded and a fve-foot side
walk constructed on both sides there
of, was presented and granted.
A petition for an electric light on
the corner of Vernon avenue and
Grove street was received and granted.
A. Il. Walters asked for leave to erect
sign across the sidewalk in front of
the McGilvray & Torrance block.
Granted.
A petition from property owners on
Concord court, asking that the name
of said court be changed to Green
street was presented.
M. W. Green was granted permission
to move a corrugated iron building
from Broadway to Union street.
An ordinance changing the grade of
Oakland avenue between Eldorado and
Colorado streets was presented and
read for the first time.
An ordinance to change the grade of
Terrace drive, from Elevado to Grove
streets was presented and read for the
first time.
A BARN BURNED
The fire department was called out
at about 7:30 this evening. A large
barn on Garfield avenue, north of town,
which WAS occupied as @ residence by
the b. X. W. Bent family, was burned
to the ground. The house was we'll
furnished, a piano, among other arti-
cles, being lost. The men of the fam
lily we're absent and one of the children
upset an oil stove. The engine and