The herald., 1896-12-01
THEIR MINDS WANDERED
Thought More of Politics
Than Business
and WORKED ONLY HALF TINE
Even the Street Protests Were
Not Exciting
THE OPENING OF AN ALLEY
Two Neighbors Who Cannot Agree on
. Settlement
Park Hose Apparatus Will Move to Hill
This Will Make Saving for the City
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THE OPENING OF AN ALLEY
Two Neighbors Who Cau1ot Agree on
Settlement
Park Hose Apparatus Will Move to Hill
Street
This Will Make Saving for the City
The Petition Against Pool Sell
ing Was Referred-Taking
Care of Flood Water

The regular meeting of the city coun-
Gil opened yesterday morning with dis
cussion of the protests relating to open
ing an alley from Fifth to Sixth streets.
between Spring and Main streets-a sub
ject that was postponed from November
| 16. Councilman Savage withdrew his
motion to abandon proceedings and Mr.
| Munson moved that the protests be de-
| MED. Mr.. Borden made an address in
the interest of Mr.. Edwards and Judge
Austin represented Mr.. Jones. These
two protestants cannot agree on prop
er division of surplus of frontage. and
as they are not even on speaking terms
a settlement between them seems afar
off. AS the council realized the fact that
| that body could not adjudicate the diff
ferences between neighbors Edwards
and Jones, it concluded to take no cogni-
zance of it, and accordingly, on Mr..
Munson's motion, adopted the commits
sioners' report and denied the protest.
The protest against the proposed
sewer for Cottage place was next taken
| up. 1t was shown that the proposed i'm
provement would have to be paid for by
| the property owners on one side only of
| that narrow street, to which they vigor-
| ously protested, as an injustice, and on
| motion Of Councilman Teed the protest
was sustained and proceedings aban-
doned.
In the matter Of the protest against
! the improvement of Connecticut street,
| representatives were heard for and
| against the proposed work. and the sub
ject was laid over for further hearing to
| the next meeting.
The hearing of the protests against the
sewering of Central avenue from Ninth
| to Fourteenth street was continued for
| one week.
| The appeal against the acceptance of
| st. Louis street was denied and the ac-
tions of the street superintendent con-
| tirmed.
board of education in regard to action
| about the New Macy street school build
| ing. The board declines to take any ac-
| ton and refers the matter back to the
| council with the request that a deed be
| furnished to the board for the property
upon which the school now stands. as
| the board had nothing to do with plac-
ing the building there and does not feel
| called upon at this time to purchase
| more land when there was already suf-
| ficient for the present building. Referred
| to special committee composed of
| Councilmen Pessell, Munson and Kin
| gerry.
A communication was received an.
| nouncing that at a special meeting OF
| the board of fire commissioners held
| yesterday morning it was recommended
| that the council notify at once j. A. and,
| Fl. w. German that their building on
| South Spring street, now occupied by
| the Park Hose company, Will be vacated
| on or before December 81. 1896. BY
| vacating these premises saving Of
| $50 monthly will be made for the city.
The report said that there is ample
| room for the park hose apparatus at the
| new engine house on South Hill street.
| 1t is the desire of the board to centralize
| as much as possible the fire apparatus
| in the business portion of the city. The
| report was adopted and the city clerk
was ordered to send the notification.
The recommendations of the sewer
committee as printed in Sundays Her.
| aid were adopted. Among the recon-
mendations of the last named commit
| tee was the one relating to the examina
| ton of the city auditors books.
Among the recommendations made by
| the board of public works and adopted
| was one that the street superintendent
| so change the grade at the intersection
of Ninth and Main streets as to allow
| storm water to flow away from that
| point instead of remaining as a deep
lake A culvert will also be built across
|
one at Maple avenue. In the matter Of
the petition of F. c. Robinson and
others asking for water way to carry
off floods from Second street west ns
Fremont avenue the council adopted
the recommendation of the board of pub
lie works to give to Frick Brothers a
contract for laying thirty-inch pipe
from Second and Fremont to Second
and Pearl streets, at 81. 60 foot. Other
recommendations adopted were to ask
I % Nrt ha IAs.t
method of carrying off stagnant water
from Flower street near Fifth; that a
cement sidewalk five feet wide be laid
on both sides of Pico street between
Maple avenue and San. Pedro street;
that the ordinance of intention to i'm.
amended by a clause repeating all ordi-
nances in conflict herewith. and the
said ordinance be placed upon its pas
sage; that the petition asking that
Cherry street, in Highland park tract,
within the boundaries of block 40, be
abandoned should be referred to the
city attorney for investigation.
The land committee reported, recon-
mending the acceptance of our accom-
panying lease with j. Bacigaluppi Cor
the Ivanhoe reservoir. and 1t was
adopted.
The bond in the sum of $4,000 filed
by w H Workman and Jacoby, with
their accepta nee of the ordinance grant
ing the right to construct an electric
street railroad to Boyle Heights, was
approved
The petition praying the council to
amend the ordinance regulating the
keeping of pool rooms, by striking from
section one thereof the exception per-
hitting the making of boolSs'' or SELL
ing of pools during horse races conduct
ed on any track or ground, all or any
portion of which is within the corporate
limits of the city, was referred to the
finance committee.
The Southern California and Los An
geles company ask the council to grant
a franchise permitting the changing and
Strengthening of the lines of road be
tween Hayes street and the northeast
erly side of e street Referred to the
city attorney to prepare an ordinance
The petition of John F.. Humphreys
asking that the name Of South street