The herald., 1896-06-23
MORE JOBS FOR PATRIOTS
The Street Superintendent
Gets More Help
YESTERDAY WITH THE CITY COUNCIL
The Market Site Ordinance and
Its Provisions
A NEW $S3.33 A MONTH JOB
Stalls Will Be Rented at . Fixed
Monthly Rate
The Routine Business Which Was Yesterday
Transacted
A Petition Signed by Over 5000 Voters and
Backed by the Labor Organizations
In Favor of Suspension Of Busi.
ness on Sunday
The Market Site Ordinance and
Its Provisions
A NEW SS3.33 A MONTH JOB
Stalls Will Be Rented at fixet
Monthly Rate
The Routine Business Which Was Yesterday
Transacted

ness on Sunday
The city election will soon be here and
II behooves all candidates for office to
lay the proper wires so that the trolley
may not slip the track.
It may have been this idea which yes
terday induced the council to adopt by
unanimous vote a motion for the city
attorney to present an ordinance allow
ing the superintendent Of streets twenty
additional men and three teams for work
upon the public thoroughfares during
July and August. The force will prob
ably be continued the rest of the year.
The city attorney was yesterday in
structed by the council to prepare the
draft of deeds for the property upon
which is located the new school build
ings, the object being to turn those struo-
lures over to the board of education.
The new hitching ordinance was or
dered amended so that its provisions
shall be operative only between am.
and $3.50 pm.
A. j. Riethmuller proposed to erect
and lease a brick engine house in two
store rooms on lots 34s and $50. South
Hill street, So feet front, for the sum of
5000 per month. which proposal was re-
ferred to the board of fire commission
ers.
The various recommendations of the
board of public works and the sewer
committee as previously published in
these columns were adopted.
The recommendation of the street
spririkling superintendent for reform
in the present methods Of sprinkling the
graded streets of the city, was referred
to the board of public works.
The engineer submitted the map OF the
Ninth street market site. Filed.
Also ordinance of intention to con-
struct a cement curb and Walk on Kip
street, from Seventh street to the angle
in Kip street, between Orange and Sew
enth streets. Adopted.
Also ordinance establishing the grade
of Fifth street. from Wolfskill avenue
to the Southern Pacific railroad grounds.
Adopted. :
Also ordinance of intention to con-
struct a sewer on Eighth street and
Golden avenue, Referred to the sewer
committee.
Also ordinance of intention to improve
Shatto street, from Winter street to the
western terminus of said Shatto street.
Adopted.
Also ordinance of intention to establish
the grade of Santee street, from Eighth
street to Ninth street. Adopted.
Also ordinance of intention to estab-
lsh the grade of Fourteenth street from
Main street to Maple avenue. Adopted
The city clerk reported as follows:
That in the matter of the regarding of
Bellevue avenue from Buena Vista street
to Beaudry avenue the report of the
commissioners was filed with the UNDER
signed on the 14th of May, 1896. On the
18th of May, 1896, the notice of the filing
of said report was published. June 18th
was the last day on which protests could
be legally filed. No protests have been
received
ford avenue, from Ninth to Twelfth
street, the report of the commissioners,
together with the plat of the assessment
district, was filed on May 18th. On May
Goth, the notice of the filing of said re-
port and plat was published. June goth
was the last day on which protests
against the confirmation of said report
and plat could be legally filed. No pro-
tests have been received.
Both of the above reports were adopt
ed.
In the matter Of the improvement of
and the east city boundary, notice of
street work was published May 18th.
Time for protest expired May 26th. On
April 2Sth, the protest of the Los Ange-
les Cemetery association was filed,
which protest was denied and objections
overruled. Upon the denial of the pro-
test and the overruling of the objec-
tons, the city acquired jurisdiction over
the work.
The necessary ordinance ordering the
work was adopted
The health officer called attention to
pool of stagnant water at First and
Rosemont streets, which after was re-
ferred to the sewer committee.
Dr. Steddom also sent in the following:
In consideration of the fact that your
honorable body has seen fit to place the
inspection of street sweeping under the
control of the health officer l believe it
would be wise legislation to give him
authority to employ two horses and carts
and four men to be used in keeping the
cutters clean on paved streets, during
the day.
City Treasurer Hartwell requested a
transfer of the sum of S43. 900 from vari-
Gus funds. the money to be used for the
payment of interest upon certain bond
funds, which is due at New York on
July 1st.
The city attorney presented an ordi-
nance ordering the widening of Macy
street from Main street TO the Los An
geles river and appointing commission
ers for the same. Adopted.
Also quit claim deed in accordance
with instructions and the petition of G.
Holman, trustee. Adopted.
Also an ordinance granting a right of
way over certain streets to the Southern
California Railway company in accord
ance with instructions and the petition
of said railway company. Referred to
the board of public works
In the matter of the demands drawn
in favor of Schneider. Wales. Charnock
and Bittle. instructions do not specify
the grounds upon which an opinion is
asked. The same are therefore returned
without recommendation. The demands
seem to be equitable claims, but the law
makes no provision for their payment
The city attorney says that he has no
information as to whether the different
names are correct. Adopted.
In the matter of the demand of Ru-
dolph Sherer for $l025, it is advised that
the same be allowed. Adopted
In the matter of the petition of d.
Campbell ct al. with reference to Trim
ity street, the city attorney is of the opin-