The herald., 1896-01-21

| o'clock on Thursday afternoon.
| ONE BID FOR PRINTING
The following proposals were received
opened and publicly declared:
To publish city advertisements - The
Evening Express proposed as follows: %
cents per inch for first Insertion; % cents
per inch for each subsequent insertion.
To furnish 100 tons of hay for the fire
department-The Mcdonald company pro
| posed: 100 tons of barley hay at $9.S7 per
ton. or 100 tons of barley and oat hay
mixed. or oat hay Or barley hay. their OPP
ton. $9.47 per ton. All hay to be received
| by the city within so days from this date.
Walter Bordweli proposed as follows: 10O
tons of barley hay, to be delivered within
the city limits at such location as the chief
| of the fire department may direct. foi
| $l0.23 per ton. Also to furnish said hay
where the same is now located, to-wit. at
! the northeast corner of Los Angeles and
| Washington streets. at 1925 per ton; said
hay to be taken or delivered from its pres
ent location by the 1st of March, 1896.
| Chas. M. Hutchinson proposed as follows
| 100 tons hay. as per advertisement, from
| the stack at SS.45 to 80 per tou: 100 tons
hay. as per advertisement. from the barn
at $3.50 per ton.
| To sewer Savoy street-M. Zuretti pro-
| posed for the sum of $1.1S per linear foot
for sewer ,mplete; 5. j. Edwards, $1.20
per linear foot; P. NJ. Darcy, S1.05 per
| linear foot; b. Lorenzi, SLIP per linear
foot; George Bansz, $1.05 per linear foot.
finance committee, the hay bids to the
| supply committee and the sewer proposals
to the sewer committee.
THE ENGINEER's REPORT
The engineer yesterday reported to the
council as follows:
In the matter of petitions No. 1917,
from G. G. Anderson ct al, and No. 1918
from G. &. McConas ct al, being objec-
tions to the construction of a sewer on
First street, and others under ordinance
No. 3113, l have to report that said petit
tions represent a majority of the total
frontage in the district to be benefited,
and also majority of the frontage sepa-
rately on First street, Lopez street, Cum
mings street and Pleasant avenue, the
! protestants failing to have a separate ma
| jority on Bailey street or Pennsylvania
| avenue. and no frontage on st. Louis street
or Michigan avenue. Referred to Council
| man Blanchard.
An ordinance of intention to establish
the grade of La Veta place from Kensing-
ton road TO Laguna avenue. Adopted.
An ordinance of intention to establish
the grade of Sumner place from Bellevue
avenue TO Sunset boulevard. Adopted.
An ordinance of intention to construct a
cement walk, six feet wide, on each side
of Burlington avenue from Seventh to
Eighth streets. Adopted.
An ordinance of intention to construct
| a cement walk, five feet wide, on the west
| side of Crocker street from Sixth to
| Seventh streets. Laid over for two weeks.
Final ordinance establishing the grade of
| Thirty-sixth street from Figueroa street to
the west city boundary. Adopted.
An ordinance of intention to grade, grav-
! ell and curb with cement Thompson street
from Twenty-third to Adams streets.
| Adopted.
In accordance with your instructions
| herewith present an ordinance of intention
to grade, etc., Third between Pearl and
Flower streets, and would most respect
| fully call your attention to the fact that
| the grade Of Pearl street has been changed
since it has been graded, so that to grade
Third street TO the present grade would
leave Pearl street from three to 81 feet
above Third street. Referred to the board
of public works.
In the matter of the deed from Clara R.
Shatto to the city, have to report that the
description contained in said deed is cor
rect Approved.
| DE LAGUNA HEARD FROM
| Among the petitions presented to the
| council yesterday was the following:
A newspaper clipping purporting to be
press dispatch from your city has come
| to my notice. For the information of the
"Los Angeles city officials and Others"
who ''are wondering what has become of
Herman de Laguna," beg to state that he
| is at this writing in the city of Stockton,
! that he will return to Los Angeles to fur
ther and perfect the telephone enterprise
! entrusted to him, when his presence there
! is required. Under the terms of the
franchise as granted, we have one year
/ from the 18th of last November in which
! to spend $40 GOO; when we have failed in
| that particular, and in that particular
| For ho viii ha 10
for the officious Representative of the
new telephone company in Sacramento"
to consider usurping our rights.
have been informed that such a per-
| son has heen disseminating misstatements
regarding me and the enterprise we have
| in hand. The fact is. his company is de-
sirols of securing from us our rights which
we refused to turn over to them; and for
this reason they are possibly resortiug to
! blackmailing tactics, thinking possibly we
| can be buiIdozed into selling out to them.
Ii his company is seeking a franchise at
| your hands, the writer has no objections to
the same being granted TO them, nor will
| he interpose any at any time. The system
! under ny franchise will be constructed
within the time given u.s. but as to when
/ we must commence the construction work,
we ask to be allowed to be the judges. So
| Letting your patience and thanking you for
| favors shown. remain. etc, etc.
The above was received, as was also the
| notification that the contractors had placed
the warming and ventlating plants in the
new Union avenue. Gates and san Pedro
street school buildings.
THE CITY ATTORNEYS REPORT
The city attorney yesterday reported to
the council as follows:
Lease with Mrs. Langford for lot 10
block A, Arroyo Seco lands. Adopted.
Lease with Mrs. Rosa Phillips. lands sit
uate on the south side of Buena Vista
street. Adopted.
| Lease with Juan Castaneda for land 75X
165 feet on the southeast corner of Hay
den and Truman streets. Adopted
Lease with 5. Miller for lot +, Arroyo
Seco lands. Adopted.
In the matter of the suit heretofore
! brought by the city against j. V. York and
his bondsmen, and which suit was filed in
| the justice court and appealed to the su-
perior court, and Judgment finally OBJ
tanned by the city, have collected from
| the bondsmeh the amount of the Judgment
with interest, being the sum of $224 So,
ana nave PAID the same into the city treas
ury. Filed.
In the matter of the suit brought by w.
| Z. James against the city council and 9th
ers, and in which suit Judgment went for
| defendants, have collected the amount of
the judgment. which was for costs, in the
sum of 81. and have paid the same into the
| city treasury. Filed.
present herewith an ordinance chang.
! ing the name of a portion of Loomis street
| to Sixth street. Adopted.
| In the matter of the injunction suit
! brought by the city against A. +. Pomerov
and j. y. Hooker, involving the title of the
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