The herald., 1896-03-03
A COMMITTEE ON MORALS
The City Council Adds a Neces-
sary Adjunct
REPRESENTATIVE MEMBERS
The City Assessor Has q Time About
Deputies
ne New Garbage Contract Is Finally Awarded
Maple Avenue Sewer Hearing Deferred
One Week-Ic. Again Provided For

The building superintendent reported to
the council yesterday having examined
Temple, Custer, Cambria and Vernon,
Twenty-flrst and Norwood, Second, near
State, New Macy. Griffin avenue. Pico and
Sixth-street school buildings, recon-
mending that they be accepted, which re-
commendation was adopted; also that the
the petition of the First National Bank of
Los Angeles to be allowed to construct a
stairway in the sidewalk in front
of their property on the corner OF
First and Spring streets; that it be done
with the proper mechanical safeguards.
The matter was referred to the building
committee.
The.report of the oil inspector for Febru-
ary showed that the sum of 1925 for oil
licenses was collected. Twelve wells for
which licenses have been granted have not
been pumping. The report was ordered
fled.
The board of public works recommended
m addition to their report, previously pub
lished in these columns, that the bid of
Robert Sherer to improve Fourth street,
from Chicago to Fresno, be accepted at
S4.31 per lineal foot. complete.
Inc street SUPERINTENDENT TcCOIutQeuuSu
m extension of thirty days time to the
contractor sewering Sixteenth street be-
tween Peru and San Pedro. The extension
asked for was granted.
The various committee reports, previous
" published in these columns during
the past week, were adopted as whole.
with snch exceptions as are elsewhere
noted.
The supply committees recommends
ton that Cass & Smurr be awarded the
contract for supplying 1900 feet OF hose to
the fire department at 80 cents per foot,
was objected to by Councilman Savage, a
member of the committee, on the ground
that the firm named had no bid on file for
the supplies stated. The report was
adopted.
The recommendations to award to ]. B.
Franklin the contract for the caring for
three years of the garbage, and to William
Peterson for removing from inside the city
limits the dead animals found, were
adopted.
The water overseer filed a communica-
ton requesting three deputy zanjeros. The
matter was referred to the zanja commit
tee.
The contract and bond submitted by j.
B. Franklin for the collection OF garbage
was approved. The bond is for 10000,
the sureties being r. H. Howell, W. Hau-
ser, Horace Hill, A. McNaily, John T.
Jones, John w. Vaughan and Thomas
Strohm.
The invitation from the Woman's Press
club that the council attend the forthcom-
ing session of the Woman's Press club was
accepted, after the amendment that the
council go in hack instead OF in body as
moved by Councilman Snyder.
On motion of President Teed the rules
were suspended by the addition to the list
Of regular committees of one upon public
morals. The first communication to be
49, H. ~,
terday received from the Methodist minis
ters of the city oojecting to Sunday work
upon the public streets. The new commit
tee consists of Councilmen Kingery, Stock
we'll and Savage.
MAPLE AVENUE SEWER HEARING.
The contractors having the job in charge
reported that the heating and ventilating
plants had been placed in the new Olive,
San Pedro and Tweuty-eiyhth streets
school buildings.
The assessment and diagram of the
street superintendent for the sidswalking
of Twenty.first street was overruled and a
new one ordered to be made. and the as
sessmsnt for the sewerng of Maple ave-
nue. was discussed in all of its phases for
over two hours, and further hearing was
continued until March 9th. at 9 am.
Tho finance committee reported. re-
commending that in the matter of the
ence to rent of the old police station, the
city lease the building for the term of two
months from and after the 26th day of
March, 1896. at a monthly rental of
$500.
In the matter of the report of the city as
SCISSOR asking to be allowed to employ ~
additional deputies from March 1st to July
9th, inclusive. we recommend that said
officer be authorized to employ 10 depu-
ties from March 1st to July 9th, at sal
ary of $50 per month each. and the city
attorney be instructed to prepare and pre-.
sent the necessary ordinance therefor.
That the demand of }. +. Watkins for
$50 rebate of license be referred to the
board of police commissioners.
Ine first section of the report brought
forth from President Tee1 hope that the
new polics station would be finished on
time. the statement being made that the
superintendent of buildings would be ex-
pected to see TO it that the contract in this
particular was carried out to the letter.
The recommendation pertaining to the
deputies to make the new assessment,
brought from City Assessor George Hull a
statement that he could not get along with
ou. eleven deputies. An amendment to
the committee report for an additional
deputy, carried by a vote of > to /. the
minority explaining its position by claim
Ing that they would stand by the finance
committees recommendation. Two out
of three members of the committee how
ever, consisting of Counclmen Sny-
der and Blanchard. voted with the
majority. In the afternoon the or
dinance upon the subject was beaten
by similar vote, the same being ordered
amended to read ten instead of eleven
deputies, President Teed creating a breeze
by stating that he would vote for no more
men than the latter number. aud the re-
sponsibility for blocking of the assessment
would have to go where it belonged.
The National Ice company presented a
petition requesting the use OF four inches
of water from the river at n nominal
rental. The matter was referred to the
city attorney.
The commissioners for the widening of
Thirtieth street from Maple avenue to San
Pedro street presented it's final report,
showing that the total amount which was
collected for the purpose was $19S4.03. to
which was added the price of house sold
Tor $3.50, making $243193 in all. The
total amount paid out was $2O03 03,
leaving a balance of $431 on hand, which
has been rebated to he property-owners
interested. The matter was referred to
the finance Committee.
Among the requisitons approved was
one OF $7.5O for ice for the several water
coolers about the city hail, which luxury
wac dispensed with when the economical
streak struck the administration some six
weeks ago.
The city clerk reported that in the mat
ter of the grading, etc., of Sixth street,
from Wolfskill avenue to Gladys street,
notice OF street work was published Dec.
9TH. Time for protest expired Dec. 21st.
No protests have been received.
III the matter of the sewering of Third
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