The herald., 1896-03-21

ing the council more concern than any
thing else now before that body. The in
junction now before Superior Judge York
to tie up the contract until the supreme
court has decided whether or not the bonds
to be issued for the purpose are legal are
now known to have been instigated by
those behind Long in his contract. The
complainant in the case is Susan B.
WEIGH, who is a resident of Minneapolis,
and whose daughter, Emma Lyons, is act
ing as her agent in the matter. What
makes the thing look queer is the fact that
Miss Lyons is sister to Mrs. John T..
Jones, whose husband is the attorney for
Long and those behind him in his contract,
and who is member of Attorney Jones'
household.
The proper.y.owners interested will to-
morrow night meet in formal session for
the purpose of talking over the situation
and trying to determine just where they
corner of Main and Thirtieth streets. John
L. Jones and II. ]. Widney arc at present
at San Francisco.
LOCKING THE STABLE LATE
The board of public works made new
rule yesterday throwing out entirely the
bid of the Porphyry Paving company for
the improvement of ST. Louis street, al
though it was the lowest submitted for the
work. The bid was not similar to that of
John L. Long for the paving of Main street
in that it was not signed. All similar over
sights are to be treated the same way here
after.
The board yesterday acted upon the fol-
lowing, which will be submitted for ratifi-
cation to the council as a whole at the
weekly session of the latter body to be
held on Monday:
In the matter of the petition from j.
Wolfskill ct al, asking that Third street
from Croker street to Alameda street be
graded. gut'ered and macadamized with
porphyry rock, recommend the same be
granted aud the city engineer instructed to
prepare and present the necessary ordin-
ance of intention.
In the matter of the petition from the
Southern California Railway company ct
al. asking that Third strest from the east
line of Santa Fe avenue to the east line of
Alameda street be graded. guttered and
macadamized with hard porphyry rock.
recommend the same be granted and the
city engineer instructed to prepare and
present the necessary ordinance OF inten-
ton.
In the matter of the report of the city
engineer estimating the cost of the repair
ing of Upper Main street from Plaza to
College street and that the probable cost
will be about $500. recommend that
contract be made with the Porphyry Paw
ing company for 200 tons of porphyry
rock at $3.50 per ton, to repair said Upper
Main street.
In the matter OF the proposals to i'm
prove St. Louis street from Fourth street
to the southerly line of the liollenbeck
park, recommend that the bid of George
Rheinchild at $a.O5 per linear foot for the
work complete be accepted and the reso-
luton of award adopted
In the matter of the petition from Il. II.
+, Variei ct al, asking that Fourth street
be opened on the east side of the river to
correspond with Fourth street on the west
side of the river. recommend that the same
be referred to the city engineer to make
the necessary survey and map.
In the matter OF the petition from H. A.
Barraclough. asking that the Terminal
Railway company remove poles and OBJ
structions from Andrew street and place
the same in passable condition for traffic,
recommend the street superintendent be
instructed to notify the railroad company
to comply Herewith.
In the matter of the petition from E. A.
Miller. asking that sidewalk four feet
wide be constructed on both sides of
Twenty-first street between the west line
OF BonsallO avenue and the east line of
Ioberman street. recommend that the city
engineer be instructed to prepare and pre-
sent the necessary ordinance of intention
to sidewalk said street with a cement eide
walk five feet wide.
In the matter OF petition from E. G.
Taylor ct al. complaining of nu-
sance caused by the fertilizer factory situ-
ated on Fernando road at the foot of Pep
per avenue, recommend that the same be
referred to the health officer 10 abate the
nuisance complained of.
In the matter of the petition from the
Pacific Loan company ct al. protesting
against the name of Ocean View avenue,
from Alvarado street to Coronado street.
in the Mob Hill tract, being changed, rec.
ommend the same be granted.
In the matter of petition John F.'Hum-
phreys. calling the attention Of the council
to its manner of granting franchises. rec
ommend tho same be filed. as The supreme
court has rendered a decision that fran
chises cannot be sold excepting for cash.
In the matter of the protest from j. Til
ley ct AL, protesting against the grading of
Third street. recommend the same be filed,
as majority petition has been filed ask
ing that the street be improved with por.
phyry.
Recommend the petition from J. NJ.
Davies ct al asking that Second street be-
tween Main street and Alameda street be
swept once every day instead of three
times week. recommend the same be
sweeping be instructed to have said street
swept every day.
In the matter of the petition from C. Nc
Farland ct al. asking that the name of
Ocean View avenue from Barrone street
Alvarado street and Arnold street from Al
varado street to Bonnie Brae street be
changed to Mob Hill avenue. recommend
that the city attorney be instructed to pre-
pare and present the necessary ordinance
and changing the name OF Arnold street
between Alvarado street and Burlington
avenue to Mob Hill avenue.
IT is COSTING MONEY
The city attorneys Office expects the
headworks case to go to the jury next Fri
day. The cost for engineers and other ex-
pert testimony in the case will cost the
city in the neighborhood of $4,000. If the
lands involved are decided to be worth
more than 100000. which is the sum FOR
the purpose for which bonds were voted
last year, they will not be purchased.
HOWARD SAYS THEY ARE PoACHING
The following was yesterday filed, adj
dressed to the council:
My attention has been called to the fact
that an electric company. known as the
West End Electric company, has crossed
Hoover street in several places with wires,
and is erecting poles and stringing wires
inside the city limits. The poles erected
by them inside the city limits are erected
upon private property, but the wires in
several places cross public alleys and
streets. The company indicated has no
franchise to operate electricity in this city
and l await your orders regarding my
method of procedure.
The above is signed by Street Superin.
tendent P. A. Howard.
The members of the board of education