The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-07-03
SEVER COMMITTEE MEETS
Recommendations Made to
the Council
GOLDEN AVENUE TO Be SEVERED
The Boundaries of a New Sewer
District Defined
A MATTER OF ECONOMY
No Further Action Taken In Regard to
the Asphalt Pavem:n.s
The Streets Are Sprinkled as Heretofore and
No Change Made
A MATTER OF ECONOMY
No Further Action Taken In Regard TO
the Asphalt Pavem:n.s
The Streets Are Sprinkled as Heretofore and
No Change Made
The Street Department Is Still Flushing the
Cutters as Ordered by the CounciI-The
Results Anything but Satisfsc-
tory-City Hall Notes

At meeting of the sewer committee
of the council yesterday. there was no
matter of special Importance before that
body. After the usual talk, the follow
ing were recommended for submission
to the city council on Monday next:
First Recommend that the ordinance
of intention to sewer Eighth street and
Golden avenue be placed upon its pas
sage, as the health officer reports that
this sewer is a necessity.
Second. Recommend that the demands
of Mrs. E. Schley, $50; Mrs. Anna Maui
erth, $50; John Haizlip, $SS. 20; Fred J.
Noll. s24; and R. Verch, 1922, be re-
ferred to the city attorney.
Third. Recommend that the custodian
of the city hall be authorized to purchase
necessary pipes and valves to supply
water lavatories in the second and third
stories of the city hall; the work to be
done by the engineer without expense
to the city other than the regular salary
provided by ordinance.
Fourth. Recommend that sewer dis
trict be formed to include the follow
ing streets: Macy street, from Howard
street to Date street, Date street, from
Macy street to Bauchet street; Bauchet
street, from Date street to the eastern
terminus of Bauchet street; Avila street,
from Macy street to lis feet south of
Bauchet street; Winston avenue, from
Avila street to the angle in Winston
avenue; also include Gilday street from
Macy street to northerly terminus of
Gilday street; Elizabeth street and
Rosabell street, and Date street from
Bauchet street to the angle north of
Ash street, also Ash street from Date
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the district, as it would be less expen-
sive than to build them separately.
Fifth. We recommend that the grading
petitioned for on the streets in the fore
going section be deferred until after the
sewering.
FLUSHING THE CUTTERS
The street department is still flushing
the cutters, as ordered by the city coun-
ell 1t is generally conceded that the
flushing is doing no substantial good,
but Mr. Howard is determined to give the
matter fair and impartial trial, and will
carry out the orders of the council until
they are rescinded. There is but one way
by which the cutters can be cleaned,
and that is by good stiff brooms in the
hands of street sweepers. and until the
council takes some step in this direction
there is bound to be more or less com
plant Councilman Snyder called at
tention to the fact that the city was al
ready paying for this work. it being
stated that the increased amount of the
last contract was paid in consideration
of this important matter being attended
to. In consequence, the Democratic
members are more than likely to stand
out on any proposition to pay for this
work from the city treasury, and will
insist on the money being paid by the
contractor who has the job Of street
sweeping, or at any rate having the
money taken from the amount paid him
and applied to the work. A report will
probably be presented to the council at
the next meeting on this proposition.
SPRINKLING VS.. SWEEPING
No further steps have been taken in
the matter of sprinkling the asphalt
paved streets before sprinkling. The SUI
perintendent of street sprinkling, John
II. Drain, reported that the sprinkling
is running the streets, and that less water
should be used and that the streets
should be swept oftener. So far the
council has taken no steps in this i'm
portant matter, and It looks as if it
would be impossible to have them take
any steps in the matter The authori-
ties having the matter in charge are
powerless to do anything pending orders
from the higher authorities. and until
the initiative is taken by these people
matters remain in statu quo.
CITY HALL NOTES
H. Newmark and H. j. Woollacott
have petitioned the council that the
east and west side of Hope street, be-
tween Sixth and Pico streets, have the
sidewalks cemented eight feet wide in
accordance with the ordinance pertain
ing to streets.
The property owners along Eighth
street and Golden avenue have petition
ed for an elght-inch sewer on those
thoroughfares.
The property owners have proposed
against the opening and extension Of
Park Grove avenue, from TWentyfirst
to Twenty third streets, for the reason
that the only object is to allow interested
property owners to subdivide their prop
erty, and that it will be no benefit to the
property owners who have to pay the
bills.