The herald., 1896-12-22

his office. for the actual number of IL
censes issued as appears on the stubs
of the license books.
OFFICIAL BONDS
The official bonds of T. f. Nichols
city auditor-elect w. E. Dunn. city at
torney- elect and j. H. Dockweiler, city
engineer-elect, were presented and re-
ferred to the finance committee.
An amended garbage contract was
presented. and being in accordance with
the recommendations of the board of
health, was approved.
The usual petitions and communca
tions We're read and referred to the
proper committees. Among these was
one from the Vernon Irrigation COM
pany to be allowed to lay pipes in the
river bottom to collect a portion of the
underflow for irrigation purposes.
The Pasadena ard Pacific Railway
company presented petition asking for
a further extension for period of three
months longer than the time limited in
said ordinance. A number of residents
on the East Side wish to be heard in the
matter, and on motion it was decided to
take the matter up on Wednesday morn
ing. when they can have an understand
ing with the railroad people.
The council accepted an invitation to
be present at the formal opening of the
day afternoon at o'clock.
The commissioners on revising street
names asked that the city engineer be
instructed to furnish the commissioners
with a tracing of all the streets in the
city on a scale of 900 feet to one inch
Referred to the finance committee.
Adjourned to "Wednesday morning at
10 o'clock.
AMENDED GARBAGE CONTRACT.
Following is the amended garbage
contract as it was finally approved by
the council, in accordance with the rec
concentrations of the board of health:
This agreement, made and entered in
to this 21st day of December A. D. 1896,
by and between John b. Franklin of the
city of Los Angeles. party of the first
part and the city of Los Angeles, a mu
nicipal corporation, party of the second
part;
Witnesseth, That, whereas, on Febru-
airy 29th 1896, the aforesaid parties did
enter into. make and execute a certain
agreement In writing for the collection
and cremation of garbage and the dis
position of ashes in said city, as in said
contract provided for which said con-
tract is now on file in the office of the city
clerk of said city and recorded in book
three of contracts at page 137, records of
said city. to which said contract and the
erence is hereby made for further par
:iculars, the same being made part
hereof; and,
Whereas. the aforesaid parties are
mutually C'asrous of making certain
changes as hereinafter appearing. in
said specifications and said contract;
Now, therefore, in consideration of the
mutual benefits to be derived from such
changes the parties hereto do mutually
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That subdivision of said specifica-
tions be SO changed and amended that
the same shall read as follows, to wit:
Where there are alleys in the rear of lots
from which the garbage is to be col
lected the property owners or residents
shall have the privilege of placing their
garbage cans upon raid alleys. In places
where there are no alleys as aforesaid
| the property owners or residents snail
have the privilege of placing their gar
bage cans upon the sidewalk in front of
their lot.
This section shall not be construed as
making it compulsory upon the property
owners or residents to place their gar
bage cans upon the alleys or sidewalks
but shall leave the matter optional with
the property owners or residents. and in
case of their failure to so place their
garbage cans upon the alleys or side
walks it shall be the duty of the con-
| tractor to collect said garbage in the
! manner provided and set forth in sec
| ton of the specifications for the colec-
| ton and disposition of garbage, adopted
| by the council of the city of Los An
geles at its meeting of Jan. 20, 1885, and
| as said section 6 read before the adoption
| of this supplemental agreement.
That ub-division ] Of said specifica-
| tons be so amended that the hours be-
| tween which all garbage shall be col
| fected within the district described in
| said subdivision shall be between the
| hours of p. m. and a. M. instead of be-
| tween the hours of 8 p. IN. and S a. m,
! as the same now reads.
1t being agreed and understood that
| said original contract shall in all and
| each and every other respect remain the
same, and that said changes shall be
construed hereafter as though in said
| contract as originally executed.
| In witness whereof the said party of
| the first part has hereunto set his hand
| ard the said party of the second part,
| by its council, hereurto caused to be
| affixed it's corporate seal by its city
| clerk and its corporate name to be here
unto signed by it's mayor in it's behalf,
| the day and year first above written.