The herald., 1896-12-29
DRAWING 70 A CLOSE
Work of the Old Council
Almost Over
LAST REGULAR BUSINESS SESSION
Large Number of Routine Mat.
ters Attended To
"ANTI.SPlTTING" ORDINANCE
Passed With But q Single Dissenting
Vote, Mr.. Ashman Of the SIKH
Result Of the Analysis Of the Asphalt Used on
the Main Street Pavement
Large Number of Routine Mat.
ters Attended To
.ANTI.splrrING" ORDINANCE
Passed With But q Single Dissenting
Vote, Mr.. Ashman Of the SIKH
Result Of the Analysis Of the Asphalt Used on
the Main Street Pavement
It Shows the amount Of Bitumen Elk
ceeds the Contract Requirements.
Lease to Develop Underground
Water in the River-Reports.

Lease to Develop Underground
Water in the River-Reports.
Yesterday was the last day on earth
for all Of the old councilmen, with the
exception of Messrs. Ashman and
Blanchard. 1t was a dismal day, the
rain coming down in torrents at the
meeting hour, which added somewhat
to the prevailing gloom Councilman
Stockwell was the only member in at
tendance at o'clock. Half an hour later
President Teed arrived, and shortly af-
ter Councilmen Munson and Kingery
put in an appearance; but it was 10
o'clock before quorum was secured and
the council called to order, at which
time the lobby was fairly well filled.
After the reading of the minutes Of
the regular and adjourned sessions Of
the last week regular business was pre-
ceeded with
HOSE CONTRACTS.
The fire commissioners reported that
at joint meeting with the supply COM
lnittee 1t was decided to recommend that
contracts for the purchase of 5000 feet
of fire hose be awarded as follows: Har-
per-Reynolds company, 1000 feet Of 21a-
inch. Victor jacket at so cents per foot;
Union Hardware and Metal company,
1000 feet 21anch Paragon at 80 cents,
and the Cass & Smurr Stove company,
1000 feet 2h-inch Bay state at 80 cents.
On motion the report was adopted.
EAST SIDE BAND STAND.
The park commissioners reported rec
ommending the award of the contract
for the band stand in East Side park to
Anderson & Chadsey for the sum Of
$1O34 with $26 for additional supports
for the balcony, as recommended by the
superintendent of buildings. The report
was adopted.
PUBLIC WORKS.
The report of the board of public
works, as printed in The Herald Satur-
day morning, was read and the various
recommendations adopted, with the ex-
ception of that recommending the side
walking of Alameda street which was
referred back.
The bond and contract with w. L. XII
ley to put in 300 feet of pipe at Fremont
avenue and Pearl street, to afford the
people relief from the storm water, at
S1.SO per foot, was approved and the
mayor instructed to sign on behalf of
the city.
.ANTI-SPITTING ORDINANCE.
The board of health reported recon-
men6hing the adoption of the anti-spit-
ting ordinance as agreed upon at the
last meeting of the board. The ordi-
nance makes it misdemeanor to expec-
torate on the sidewalks. the floors or
steps of any public building, or on the
floors or platforms of street cars. The
ordinance passed under suspension OF
the rules. with but one dissenting vote,
MI. Ashman.
THE BOILER INSPECTOR.
The matter of the appointment by the
mayor of Charles W. Walter as boiler
inspector, postponed from the last meet
ing,s was called up, and on motion OF
Councilman Munson, he was connrmea
by9a vote of to g, Messrs. Blancnard
and Teed voting in the negative. Messrs.
s. G. Gordon and G. w. Judkins were
confirmed as members of the board of
engineers by a vote of 5 to 3, Mr.. Stock
we'll voting with Messrs. Teed and
blanchard, Mr. Pes1eil said that he
only voted to confirm because to DO
otherwise might be construed as siap
at the mayor. Mr.. Teed said that ne did
Cot regard his vote as a slap at the may
or as hi; honor and himself were the
warmest personal friends; he simply
aid not approve of the appointees.
A REGULAR POND.
Councilman Ashman called up the
matter of the bad condition of the street
at the intersection of Main spring ana
Ninth streets, where there is now reg
MAR pond. The health officer stated that
he had tried several times during the
mast two years to have this nuisance
abated; but without success,
TIrn,lty Street Superintendent Hutton
explained the cause of the difficulty,
to remedy which would necessitate low
ering the grade on Main street go
that water would run on down that
street and not stand on Ninth street.
1The whole matter was referred to the
incimng council
Recess until o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The council reconvened at 23O o'clock.
when the city engineers report was read
as follows on the Main street pavement
ANALYSIS. and referred to the board OF
public works of the incoming council:
According to your instructions of No
vember Is, 1896, to further investigate
the pavement of Main street, l have
taken samples Of the paving material
direct from the street and had one analy-
sis made by Prof. L. j. Stabler of the
University of Southern California. l
had but one analysis made because no
instructions were given me to incur fur
ther expense. The report of Prof. Stabler
shows tnat Lrae paving material COLI
tains 1885 per cent Of bitumen. The
specifications require that IL per cent to
17-per cent of the asphaltum shall be
mixed with the sand. In other words
that sufficient asphaltum shall be used
to fill the voids of the sand. If the as
phaltum used contained S5 per cent of
bitumen required by the specifications
and 12 per cent Of this material was
mixed with the sand an analysis of the
material would show II per cent of the
IS per cent, or 1920 per cent of the btu
men in the material, or the minimum
amount allowed under the specifications
herewith submit four other samples
taken from the paving material as laid
on the street, to be analyzed or filed for
future reference, as your honorable
body thinks proper
As to the investigation of the me-
chanical work. that done by Millspaugl
& Co. was fully up to the high standard
required. in so far as the weight and
kind ~ofmachinery used and their meth
cd of handling their material is con-
cerned. The specifications require two
Inches of asphalt pavement layer after