The herald., 1896-09-01

In the matter Of the suit to quiet title
| to certain property on Main street,
brought by Henry Wander Leck VS.. the
city, / have examined abstract of titles
and recommend that a disclaimer be filed
in this case on the part of the city.
! Adopted.
In the matter of the suit of w. Fl.
Walker VS.. the city ct al, to quiet title
to lots 10 and II, block II, Of the o. w:
Ch1ldS 2OO-lot tract, l have examined
the title to the property and recommend
| that disclaimer be filed on behalf of the
city. Adopted.
| The public library directors asked that
the rooms now occupied by the board of
education be set aside for the use of the
| library in case the board vacated the
same. Request granted
The report of the sewer committee, as
| heretofore printed in The Herald, was
| read and adopted.
On motion, the contractors for the i'm.
| provement of st. Louis, Fourth and
| First streets were granted further time
! for the completion of their contracts.
The report of the board of public
works, as published in The Herald Sat-
urday morning, was presented and the
| various recommendations adopted,
| with the exception of that granting per-
| mission to erect platform scales on
| Pearl street. which was referred back
| to the board.
Chairman Munson Of the board of pub
lie works presented list of crosswalks
| recommended by the board. He stated
that number of the councilmen hai
| presented their lists, but others had not.
1t was quite big job, and he thought
| 1t would be well to refer the ma tier back
| to the board, when all councilmen could
| get in their lists. President Teed moved
that this action be taken, and, further.
that when the council adjourn it be TO
Thursday morning at 10 o'clock, both of
! which motions prnvailed
After adopting the tax levy a recess
was declared until o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION
| The council met at 2:15 o'clock, when
on motion the matter of the appeal
| ir the Thompson street contract was
| postponed for one week, in the mean
| time the matter being referred to the
| board of public works.
The usual protests and petit
tions were read and referred to the
| proper committees.
TIE VERNON PARK
A petition from the residents of Ver-
| non asking that the city acquire the
| title to the tract known as Central park,
on Central avenue, and maintain the
same as a public park was taken up,
and, on motion of Councilman Pessell.
| the same was referred to the board of
park commissioners.
The request of the street superinten-
dent that he be allowed extra help of
seven teams and twenty men for
| longer period was granted for sixty
Gays, and the city attorney was in
structed to draw the necessary ordi-
nance
The finance committee also reported
approving a number of demands and the
same were approved.
FLOWER TREET SEWER
Councilman Snyder reported as fol-
lows in the matter of the Flower street
sewer, and the same was adopted:
In the matter of the report of the
city engineer in reference to the seer
lng or FloWer street from Court House
TO temple streets, referred to me- in
which he states that the property on the
west side of Flower street except two
lots next to Court House street fronts
also on Pearl street are so much below
the level of Flower street as to render
1t impracticable to connect with the pro-
posed sewer on Flower street and there
fore recommending that the. sewer be
buiit on the east side of the street and
only that property included in the as
sessment district that can be connected
with 1t. Upon investigation find that
the recommendations of the engineer
are the only practicable ones for sewer
ing this street, and therefore recon-
mend that the engineer be instructed
intention in accordance with his sugges-
tions. r ,rc r1ep,...
THAT STEAM ROAD ROLLER.
The board of public works presented
| the following supplementary report, and
| the same was adopted
In the matter of proposals received for
| furnishing the city with a steam road
roller, your committee requests further
time in deciding upon the proposals,
but recommends that the boiler inspector
be instructed to make careful eXamin-
alton of the road roller owned by j. A.
Fairchild, examining with particular
! care the boiler and mechanical part of
the machine, and report to the board of
public works in writing in time for it's
meeting of Friday, September 4th, 1896
The council then adjourned until
Thursday morning at 10 o'clock.
MOTIONS.
The following motions were presented
during the session.:
By Mr.. Ashman, thatthe city attorney
be instructed to present an ordinance
abandoning that portion of Wall street
north OF Eighth street, lying between
| the eastern line of lots II, As, 40 and SO.
of the Widow Botiller tract, and the
| new western line of Wall street. Adopted.
By Mr.. Kingery, that the city water
1 company be instructed to lay a four-inch
water pipe on Ninth street, from Grand
| View street to Hoover street, at the
corner of Ninth and Park View.
| Adopted.
BY Mr.. Snyder, that the city engineer
| establish the grade of Kent street, be-
| tween Hubbard and Waterloo streets;
| also of Marathon, between Hubbard and
Peabody; also of Peabody, between Mar
athon street and Sunset boulevard.
! Adopted.
| By Mr. Teed, that the street super
intendent fill the slump hole at the in
tersection Of Ninth and Coronado streets.
Adopted.
BY Mr.. Pessell. that the Los Angeles
water company lay a four-inch pipe on
Los Angeles street, between Washing
| ton and Twenty-third strets.
| BY Mr.. Stockwell, that the Terminal
| railroad company be requested to put
the crossing in good condition on Chest
| nut street. Adopted.
| THE TRANSFER MADE