The herald., 1896-06-09
SWEEPING AND H|TCH|NG.
The City Council Is Upon a
Brand New Tack
THE BUSINESS TRANSACTED
The Health Department will Relieve
John Drain
Comparable for the Merchants and the Hack
and Exprsssmsn-Ths Boyle Heights
Electric Road Franchise

D~esHs ~-~sssS svs su0 NhobSuoUSS uNO SuO stuSA
and Exprsssmsn-Ths Boyle Heights
Electric Road Franchise
The city council yesterday executed
brilliant flank movement and crawled
out of two small holes in the adoption
BY unanimous vote of the following
recommendations presented by the
board Of public works:
In the matter of the report of the su-
perintendent Of street sprinkling re-
Questing that he be relieved from the
duties of superintendent of street
sweeping, recommend that the inspect
ing of the street sweeping be turned
over to the health officer, land that one
of his deputies be appointed to look after
this matter.
In the matter of petition No. 4ss, from
the Merchants association, recolnm-
mend that no vehicles for hire shall be
allowed to stand upon any street with
out FIRST obtaining permission from per-
sons occupying the property fronting
where said vehicles stand, and also OBJ
tanning permission from the board OF
police commissioners and that no occu-
pant shall grant permission to more
than one vehicle to stand IN front or MS
place Of business, and such occupant
shall not rent or lease any portion OF the
street fora pecuniary consideration. NO
horse or beast of burden shall be allowed
70 stand hitched for longer period than
thirty minutes. No vehicle shall be al
lowed to stand nearer than fifty feet
Of any street corner in the prescribed
district, except when receiving or dis
charging wares or goods, and that the
city attorney be directed to present ordi-
nance accordingly, and the district 10
be Main and Spring from Temple to
Fourth, and Broadway from Franklin
to Third, and the cross streets from
Main to Broadway.
The hoard of public works also pre-
sented in addition to the recommenda-
tions previously published, the follow-
ing:
Improvement of streets In the city OF LOS
Angeles as presented be adopted.
Recommend that specifications lor
paving with asphaltic concrete pase' as
presented, be adopted.
Recommend that specifications NO.
2-B as presented be adopted.
The Wiltshire electric road to and from
Westlake park was adopted, Councll-
man Snyder voting no because ne Is op.
posed to any street car lines IN 'front.' OIL
the park.
Gilman Stockwell was elected president
protem A request from Teeo IoI q
three weeks leave OF absence from the
city was presented py the clerk "iiu
granted by the council. ,,
communication from the building
Superintendent setting forth the fact
that. no provision has vet been maoe
for furniture in the new city jail was re-
ferred to the building committee. as was
also the recommendation that the build
ing ordinance be amended SO as to en-
brace among its provision clause which
shall properly regulate the use OF certain
buildings.
The ordinance of intention to construct
a cement curb on the east side OF Ala
media street, from Marchessault to Macy.
was ordered filed.
number OF complaints from residents
calling attention to the vile condition
of the various streets in the oil district.
was referred to the fire commissioners
to Investigate. In this connection, an
other attempt is to be made at an early
day to bring the oil inspector under the
Jurisdiction Of the police force.
The land committee reported In the
matter of the petition of G. L. Mes
nager that an alley described as Syca-
more Lane has never been used or occu-
pied as q public thoroughfare, and that
the same Is true Of that portion of Maud
street, in the same vicinity The city
attorney was instructed to prepare an
ordinance dedicating both to public use.
The city clerk reported that in the mat
ter Of the opening Of the alley between
Hill and Olive streets and Second and
Third streets, notice Of public work was
published May 5th. Time for protest
expired June 5th. On May 18th the
protest Of Mrs. Rose Mccoy ct al was
filed. Hearing Of the protest was set
for June 18th.
In the matter of the widening OF Macy
street, from Main street to the Los An
geles river. notice of public work was
published May 18th. Time for protest
expired June 5th On June 4th the pro-
test of F. w. Peschke was filed. Hear
ing of the protest was set for June 18th.
In the matter Of the Improvement OF
CASTELAR, street, from Bellevue avenue
to Ord street, notice of street work was
published May 9Th. Time for protest ex-
pired May 21st. No protests have been
received The final ordinance was
adopted.
publishing of all ordinances and notices
required being on file, council acquired
Jurisdiction June I'd, to pass the final
ordinance. The final ordinance was
adopted.
In the matter Of the improvement Of
Union avenue, from Sixth to Orange
streets, notice Of street work was pub
lished May 5th. Time for protest ex-
pired May 21st. No protests have been
received. The final ordinance was
adopted.
The various recommendations made
Dy tHe luAnCe COIuIIllLtcc, supply cOTl-
mittee, sewer committee and board of
public works, as previously published in
these columns. were adopted by the
council, with the exception of the petit
tion of Emiline Childs to improve
Twelfth street, between Main and Hill
streets, which was granted. and not de-
MED as the board had previously agreed
to recommend.
The health officer recommended the
sewering of Vignes, Lyon and Gilday
streets. from a certain manhole on Wig
mes and Also to the north end of Gilday
street; from Elmyra street to Mills SUBJ
division of the Sabichi tract, on Yale
street from Ord to Alpine; on Summit
avenue, from Pleasant avenue to Also
street; on E. First street, from Chicago
to Boyle avenue; on Eighth street, from
Whittier to Moore, thence on Golden ave-
nue. to Ninth street. The matter was
referred to the sewer committee.
e SOME SEWER WORK BIDS.
The following proposals were received,
opened, examined and publicly declar-
ed, to sewer Seventeenth street. from the
intersection of Hope street to a point lis
feet west of the west line of Grand ave-
nue.: 8. j. Edwards, CSC per lineal foot;
B. Lorehzi, $1.1214: M. Zuretti, 99c; Geo.
Cordell, $1.15; A. P. Pusich & Co.. 97c.
To sewer Brent street, from Temple
street to point so feet south Of the
south line of Bellevue avenue: M. Eur
etti, SOC per lineal foot: Geo. Brown &
Co.. S4c; B. Lirenzi, $1.031k; Geo. Cordell,
SSc: A. T. Pusich & Co., 92c.