The herald., 1896-03-17
THE MUNICIPAL LEGISLATORS
REGULAR WEEKLY MEETING OF THE CITY
COUNCIL
A Large Amount Of Routine Business At
tended to-Anin,ated Discussion Over the
Piping of the Arroyo de los Reyes on
second Street-Reports of Officers

| yesterday, Mr.. Tsed for the time being
having his headquarters in the mayors Of
| flee at the north end of the hall. All OF the
members were in their seats.
A message was received from President
| Teed. as acting mayor, to the effect that he
| had been notified by the clerk that the
mayor was incapacitated on account Of
sickness, and that under the charter provi-
sion he had entered on the discharge Of the
duties of the office.
The ordinance for the grading OF Breed
street passed, and the hltching ordinance
was filed.
Hereafter all contracts for street work
will contain q clause specifying that no
part of such work shall be done OH Sun
day, in accordance with the Methodist min
isters' petition.
Various other matters Of minor import
ance were also passed upon.
On the recommendation of the supply
committee, a number of requisitions for
supplies for the various departments were
allowed, among them being several for the
employment of engineers and others at
the headquarters.
The draft Of the contract with the Even
ing Express for the city printing, with the
bond. was approved.
The contract with VIM. Peterson. to re-
move dead animals for period of three
years.. with the usual bond, was also ap..
proved, as were also the contract and bond
of the Boston Woven Hose and Rubber
company, for furnishing 1900 feet of
woven hose.
The report of the board of public works,
as published in The HERALD Saturday
morning, was read and the various recom-
mendations adopted without debate until
that section was reached recommending
that the city clerk be instructed to adver-
tise for bids to lay pipe line on Second
street and Fremont avenue to connect
with the Arroyo de los Reyes storm drain;
also to pipe the arroyo between Ninth and
Tenth streets in the fourth ward. Mr..
Stockwell of the first ward protested
against this improvement, on the ground
that it was improving the streets in front
of private property at the city's expense,
when it should be borne by the property
owners, and if allowed, similar requests
would come in from other sections which
in justice would have to be granted. Mr..
Munson thought the improvement should
be made, as the people in that vicinity had
spent great deal of money in improving
their property, and it would not be just to
compel them TO pay for this work. Mr..
kingery was opposed to the improvement
unless the Arroyo de los Reyes was also
pped between Ninth and Tenth streets, in
his ward. Mr.. Teed called attention to the
fact that most of the piping of the arroyo
had been done by the interested property
owners. Mr.. Munson made another elo-
quent argument in favor of the improve
ment. and said that if this pipe line was
not constructed, he believed that the inter.
ested property owners had good cause for
action against the city for changing the
grade of the street, after they had already
paid for the work. The gentleman was
called to order by the member of the First
ward, but the point was not sustained, and
Mr.. Munson continued his argument. The
recommendation was finally lost by a vote
Of to 4. Mr.. Munson made another eff.
fort to get the Second street proposition
before the council, but the chair ruled
| against him.
Councilman Munsop moved that the
street superintendent be instructed to fill
a depression at Orange and Bixel streets,
caused by the settling of a fill. So or
dered.
| Councilman Pessell moved that a fire
alarm box be placed at the corner of San
| Pedro and Washington streets, and Coun-
Gilman Munson moved that fire alarm
| boxes be placed at the corner of Broadway
and First streets and Burlington avenue.
! ers.
| Councilman Kingery moved that the pro.
ceedings for the sidewallSing of Burlington
avenue between Seventh and Eighth
streets be abandoned and the property
owners be given the privilege of having
the work done by private contract, pro-
| vlded that they pay the expenses hereto
fore incurred; that the signs on West
Beacon be changed to Beacon street, the
name having been changed: and that the
street superintendent dig a small ditch at
Eighth and Carondelet streets to partially
divert storm water. The various motions
were adopted.
Treasurer Hartwell reported that there
were duplicate bonds on Twelfth street, a
complication growing out of an error, and
! as he had been unable to straighten the
matter out with the street superintendent,
he wanted an order for the cancellation of
| the erroneous issue.
Motions of Messrs. Snyder, Blanchard
and Savage that fire alarm boxes be placed
at Second street and Fremont avenue, First
| street and Evergreen avenue and Date
| street and Winston avenue were referred to
the fire commissioners.
| On motion of Councilman Snyder, prop-
erty owners on Golden Gate avenue, Malt.
| man and Michelforena streets will be per-
mitted to road up the streets at their own
expense.
The report of the health officer, calling
! attention to the unsanitary condition OF
the closets in the city hall, gas presented
and referred to the sewer committee, as
was also the recommendation in the mat.
| ter OF the Boyd street sewer.
On motion of Councilman Munson, the
proper officers to report on whether dam.
ages should be allowed property owners on
Third and Sixth, Fremont avenue and
| Bixel streets, by reason of the change oi
grade, we're instructed to at once report to
the council what had been done.
The city engineer reported ordinances OF
intention establishing the grade of Twen.
ty-first street from Norwood to Toberman,
| and Cleveland street from Alpine to Col.
lege. which passed; the ordinance of in
tention establishing the grade of kip
street was chung up," as there is claim
pending for damages.
| Final ordinances establishing the grade
of the following streets were presented by
the city engineer and adopted: Glowner
street from Twenty-first to Twenty.fifth
Twenty-second street from Maple avenue
to Trinity street; Montreal street from
Bartlett to Alpine; Burton street from
Trinity to the eastern terminus of Burton
Adair street from Twenty-flrst to Twenty.
third; Trinity street from Twenty-first 'tc
Twenty-third: Towne avenue from Eighth
to Twelfth; Magnolia avenue from Mission
road to State street; Union avenue from
Sixth to Orange streets; Soledad avenue
from kensington road TO Bellevue avenue
The city engineer also presented the fol
lowing additional ordinances of intention
which were adopted: To construct q six
foot cement sidewalk OH the east side OF
| Pasadena avenue from Hoffman to Work
| man streets; to improve Lecouvreur street
| from Pasadena avenue to Moffett alley
| to improve Clanton street from San Pedro
street to Central avenue; to construct q
six-foot sidewalk on the south side of Fif
| toapth straat from Grand orop,,a 10 n;l