The herald., 1896-08-25
rvoir site No. for the year 1897 at SITE.

each of barley hay for the fire depart
ment of the city. Approved.
In the matter of sewer connections on
San Pedro street, as presented by Mr..
Lamoree. nothing has been referred to
me. but 1 presume that the matter is
similar TO the numerous demands which
have heretofore been referred to me
In regard to sewer assessments where
co cents per foot had already been paid.
and my report made at that time will
doubtless cover this case. Referred
to the sewer committee.
At the request of the board of public
works / present herewith draft of an
ordinance granting certain rights of
way, franchises and privileges to the
Southern California railway, across
Third street. Adopted.
In the matter of the lines of Sixteenth
| street. between Bush street and Hoov-
| er streets, / have examined into the
| matter in connection with the city en-
gineer and we are of the opinion that the
| city has 10 title to that certain strip
/ Of land of the width of thirty feet, lying
Immediately south of and adjoining
lot OF block b of Hancock's survey.
and bounded on the east and west by the
east and west. lines of the Wiesendan-
| gar city tract prolonged northerly.
| Filed.
In the matter of the petition OF r.
! Albright to thte effect that he has per-
| formed labor on Twenty-seventh street
| between Central avenue and Hoover
street and has not been paid by the con-
| tractors, | report as follows This
street has been improved under the
| Vrooman act in pursuance of con-
| tract made with Putnam & Co, and
know of no way in which the city can en-
| force payments by the contractors OF
the claims of laborers. The only lien
which the law provides for Is the lien
which the contractor has on the ad-
joining property to cover the cost OF
the work It Is a matter OF regret that
we have no means by which to force ir-
responsible contractors to pay their
workmen. but know of no way In case
of this kind unless.your honorable body
adopt the rule of refusing to award con-
tracts TO those street contractors who,
by assigning their contracts, system
atically beat their laborers out of their
wages. The street law affords us no
other remedy. Adopted.
In the matter of preparing deeds for
certain school sites. I am advised that
the school board will ask for deeds to
other property and we may then IN
clude all lots in one conveyance. Filed.
CHANGING STREET NAMES.
Councilman Munson moved that the
name of Bellevue avenue, from Seventh
to Orange streets, be changed TO Little
city engineer for incorporation in the
ordinance On motion of President
I1eed the same action was taken in
the matter of streets in the recently
annexed territory south of Jefferson and
paraleled with the same. so as to change
the names to conform to the numbered
streets of the city.
CITY ENGINEERS REPORT
The report of the city engineer was
presented as follows. the various recon-
mendations being adopted with the eX
ception of changing the name OF Mes
quite street which was referred back to
be Incorporated in the general ordi-
nance:
In the matter of a sewer on Flower
street. from Court House street to Tenn
pie street: The property on the west
side of Flower street except two lots
next to Court House street, fronts on
Fearl street also. and are so much be-
low the level of Flower street as to
render it impracticable to connect with
the proposed sewer on Flower street.
would therefore recommend that the
sewer be buNt on the east side of the
street and only that property included
in the assessment district that can be
connected with it.
In the matter of grading, etc. of Dar-
win avenue, between Duillard and john
ston streets, upon examination of the
| rpCOrQS ll1lu lildl llie SlIetl hl4oNi II 'lt
the ground as Darwin avenue, between
Griffin avenue and Thomas street, is
officially named Mcconnell street, which
street is only sixty feet wide, while Dar-
win avenue. from Griffin avenue west
is eighty feet wide. I would therefore
recommend that the Improvement only
extend to Griffin avenue.
There are a number of fine pepper
trees along Darwin avenue that are on
the curb lire as established, that could
be saved by establishing the width of
the sidewalk at fifteen feet, which
would leave a fifty foot clear roadway.
| herewith present an ordinance estab-
fishing the width of the sidewalks as
above recommended.
Ordinance of intention to improve
Johnston street. from Downey avenue
to Baldwin street, under the bond pro-
visions of the Nrooman act. Following
is an estimate of the probable cost of
said Improvement per front foot on each
side of said street: Grade and gravel
20 cents, cement curb so cents, gutter
10 cents, four-foot sC walk 45 cents,
crosswalks cents; tolal $50.
Ordinance Of intention to improve
Towne avenue from Ninth to Eleventh
street, under the bond provision of the
Vrooman act Following is an estimate
cf the probable cost Of said improvement
per FROM foot on each side of said
street: Grade ana SrdNcl bO cents, Ce-
ment curb so cents, four-Goot sidewalk
As cents, Gewer so cents; total $1.Sj.
Ordinance of intention to construct
a sewer on Wall street, between Eighth
street and Ninth street.
Ordinance OF intention to construct
sewer on Stanford avenue, between
Ninth street and PicO street.
Private contract ordinance to grade,
etc. Tenth street from Main street to
alley between Santee street and Maple
avenue.
Private contract ordinance to grade,
etc, Oak street from W ashinSton street
to TWenty-thrd street.
Ordinance of intention to change and
establish the grade of the east side Of
Hoover street from Twenty first street
TO Twenty fourth street, in accordance
with petition No. 725 from j. Loughced
ct al. returned herewith
Ordnance of intention to establish
the g-rada Of Second street from Carey
street to Santa Fe avenue.
Ordinance Of intention to establish the
grade Of Darwin avenue from Hayes
street to Dui!lard street
final ordinance establishing the grade
of Swift street from Tnirtieth street to
Thirty-second street
Final ordinance establishing the grade
of Stearns avenue from Albion street
to Main street.
Final ordinance establishing the grade
| OF Sixth street from st. Louis to Chicago
streets.
Final ordinance establishing the grade