The herald., 1896-10-20

Angeles river on the Los Felis road
Ledbetter & Mercereau proposed to
build a combination 1870 feet span and
100 feet of pile trestle for the sum Of
sT3S3.
d. p. N. Little proposed as follows:
Plan A Getty engineer's) for $4433; plan
b, with IL inch Iron cylinders. for $3S97;
plan c, with Y inch iron cylinders, for
$3347.
Gillard s. Smith proposed for the sum
of $500.
Sawyer & Arthur proposed as follows:
Plans on file, superstructure and SUBJ
structure complete for the sum of $4620;
plans on file, superstructure and SUBJ
structure complete, but using truss No
2, for the sum of $5S15; plans and file,
Superstructure and substructure COM
plete, but using truss No. 3, for the sum
of $5075; plans on file superstructura
and substructure complete, but using
truss No. 4, for the sum of $4250 plans
on file, superstructure ard substructure
complete, but using two spans truss
No. 2, two sets of cylinder piers and 30
feet of approach, for the sum Of $5337;
II inch floor Is used instead of inch,
deduct $85 from either of the above pro-
posals. Referred to the bridge commit
tee.
To furnish the city of Los Angeles with
hook and ladder truck-Hawley &
King proposed to furnish one Biehn
aerial turntable hook and ladder truck
as per accompanying specifications, for
$2S17, f. o. b. Los Angeles; D. D. Hayes
proposed to furnish one Hayes extern
sion ladder truck and fire escape for
the sum of $1,000; The Goodyear Rubber
company proposed as follows: One
Babcock aerial hook and ladder truck
according to specifications No. 1, for
$4176; according to specifications No. 2,
x3g67. ACcOr6tnp tn cnaoiHro Mo
for $4l67. Referred to supply commit
tee and board of fire commissioners.
MUSIC ON THE STEPS.
City Clerk Luckenbach, as custodian
OF the city hall, reported that the mana
ger of the Seventh Regiment band had
applied to him for permission to erect
a temporary stand over a portion of
the steps of the city hall on Saturday
evening of each week for the purpose
of giving band concerts. the expense to
be betrayed by the merchants on Broad
way. In reply to query from coun
Gilman, Mr.. Luckenbach explained that
all he kenw about it was that such re-
quest had been made, and he understood
that the Broadway merchants on the
block desired the concession, as the
music would attract and entertain the
people, and being in front Of the city
hall no particular store would be ia
vored. 1t was explained that only
about one-third of the space of the
front steps would be needed, and the
platform would be taken down after
each concert. The custodian was in
structed to grant the permission until
revoked. y
TOO MANY SEWERS
j. B. Nichols appeared before the
council with an appeal from the acts of
the street superintendent in accepting
In 1,,,v n,,< of p,ItL he
tween Fifth and Seventh streets. He
explained that he had just paid his
share for constructing sewer on Fifth
street, before his place, which is on the
corner of Fifth and Ruth, and he thought
it unfair to be compelled to help pay for
ANOTHER. sewer on Ruth street. though
willing to pay toward the grading, gut
tering and curbing of Ruth street He
hoped the council could so segregate
the sewer work from the other that he
could escape the assessment on it.
City Attorney Dunn gave it as his
opinion that all the work being under
taken under the bond act, and the as
all the work together, the district could
not be divided. The matter was re-
ferred to the sewer committee.
DETECTING TO A STREET
The matter of hearing the appeal of
S. I. Merrill and other Ninth street
property owners against the grading
on that street between San Pedro street
and Central avenue came up again and
T. Wiesendanger was present to rep
resent the protestants Mr. Wiesen-
danger declared that the work had not
been done properly, that there was not
sufficient gravel on the surface and what
there. was of it was of bad quality and
also that the crown of the street,
instead of being three inches
above the top Of the curbs
is in some places that much below the
imperfect. He knew this to be so, for
he had sighted across the street with his
eve and found that in some places he
could see the opposite curb and in other
places he could not Attorney c. NC
Farland was present, representing the
contractors, and he cross questioned
MIR. Wiesendanger, and called for rep
resentative of the city engineers office
to show that the property owners had
let the thirty days expire before maxi
ing protest and that the city engineers
books showed the street to have been
duly checked up and found to be ac-
cording to specifications. AS crimin-
ations and recriminations passed be-
tween the attorney and the representa-
tive of the property owners, a motion
was made and carried that the city en-
gineer go again to the street in dispute
and check 1t up and report at the after
noon session as to whether it is right or
not.
SUGGESTS A FLUE
Superintendent of Buildings Strange
reported that he had found no provis-
ion in the ordinances to fit the nuisance
of restaurant smells existing in the rear
of the Wilcox block and nothing to reg
ulate 1T, but he recommended as a meth
cd of correcting the difficulty, the con-
struction of a ventilating flue over the
restaurant kitchen to sufficient length
to carry the smells out of reach. The re-
port was referred to the building COM
mittee.
MOTIONS
BY Mr.. Stockwell, that the petition
for the numbering of streets from
Bellevue avenue north, acted upon by
the council be taken from the files and
referred to the board of public works,
Adopted.
That an electric light be placed on
Downey avenue, opposite Mr. Holgates
place. Referred to the gas and light
committee.
That the sprinkling hydrant at the in
tersection of Pasadena avenue and Kos
ter avenue be removed. Adopted
That the superintendent of street
sprinkling be instructed to have Downey
avenue sprinkled from Prichard street
to the reservoir. Referred to the srner