The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-05-19
FROM PILLAR 70 POST
Anti.hitching Ordinance Again
Referred
MONEY BY MORE TAXATION
That Scheme Is Also Temporarily
Hung Up
MONEY BY MORE TAXATION
The City Clerk Instructed to Issue No License
for q Circus Performance on Sunday.
Yesterday With the Council

The city attorney yesterday reported
to the council an ordinance proNiuing
for the issuing of funding bonds of the
city of Los Angeles to the amount Oh
$40, 900. Adopted.
Also, ordinance authorizing and direct
ing the treasurer to take certain steps
with reference to the redeeming of gem
eraI improvement bonds of the city TO
the amount of $4,000. Adopted.
Also, ordinance authorizing and direct
ing the payment and cancellation OF GER
tain funding bonds of the city OF 1881
in the amount of $S000 Adopted.
Also, ordinance regulating the keep
ing of cows and charging the district
in accordance with the petition OF l. Is.
Bolton and others. No. 296. Adopted
Also, ordinance changing the license
inspector from the city clerks office to
the tax collectors office, and prescrib-
ing his duties. Adopted.
Also, ordinance abandoning certain
streets in the Montana tract, as asked
for in petition of w. Wright, No. $50.
Adopted.
In preparing the hack and express or
dinance the city attorney reported that
he had followed as nearly as possible
the suggestions and recommenda-
tons Of the board OF e. public PIE
Hackmens and Merchants associations.
1t has been necessary to draw an ordi-
nance amending the license ordinance
in regard to the license to be paid by
| hackmen and drivers of hacks. and he
also prepared and presented the same.
In the matter of the suit brought by
William Knickrehm against the city to
quiet title to lots IA and Is of Goldswor-
thys Ninth street tract. City
Attorney Dunn reported that he
had examined the title and rec
commended that disclaimer be filed on
| behalf of the city in the action.
The new revised anti-hitchng ordi-
nance repored by the city attorney.
brought out a large delegation of all
| those interested in the controversy. both
pro and con. Councilman Stockwell ex-
pressed himself flatfootedly against the
ordinance. He was particularly opposed
to any hack inspector as is provided for
in the ordinance. Councilman Ashman
talked In a similar strain. Kingery called
the ordinance class legislation Pres
1dent Teed made a plea for some sort of
final action at once Munson plead for
further delay. On motion of Pessell sec
onded by Stockwell. the whole matter
was again referred to the board of pub
Tic works, after the council had spent
two solid hours debating the subject.
THE ENGINEER REPORTED.
In reference to the petition of j. j.
Lang mat the present esta blished
grade of Fourth street between Bowie
avenue and Cummings street. cores
ponds as nearly as possible to the pres
eht surface grade of said street. Re-
ceived
In the matter of the protest from C.
r. Bryant ct al. and from A L. FifieId.
the protests represent majority of the
frontage affected on Rosemont avenue
between Temple and Keyes streets Re-
ceived.
In the matter of the protest from G.
II. Shafer ct al, the protest does not
n mo far ~
Mateo street. Protest denied.
:. An ordinance of intention to estab-
ilsh the grade of Third street from Ger
trude street to Chicago street. ADOPTED.
An ordlnace of Intention to establish
sewer on Second street from the man
noie at the intersection of Second and
Cnlcaso streets TO the center of Soto
street; also along Soto street from Sec
ohd street to a point eighty-five feet
norm OF Fourth street. Adopted
Judge j. T. Bearden was Yesterday
named as one of the commissioners for
49, IL ioeLIile OF Ninth street. vice Nc
Keen, resigned. The latter declined to
eve $4,000 bond for the faithful per
iornance of his duties The cononensa-
tio on Tor the work will not exceed $40.
me contractor improving Thirty third
street from Main to Grand avenue was
TO complete his work -''oii
VT. u Mckoon was granted permits
srol 10 lay a sewer pipe in the allay
DetWeen Cortez and Temple streets ana
III, ,le ordinances changing the grade Of
l enidous streets reported by the citv
Hlerh' as published on Sunday morn.
ing were adopted, exceptiner VIZ
mere are protests, which protests 1yera
ser Tor nearing next Monday.
me protest against the report of tbe
et Eilii.iisslohers Tor the widening of Main
ana aot o}pposlte the Plaza, was taken IN
anu actlon deferred for one week "'
Inc commissioners for the assassr,o,,+
Oh dement's and damages in Changing tbe
sIaue or Kip street, Bonnie Rrae h.
tWeeh Firth and Sixth, and ArnoId
r,lsueroa, Beaudry avenue, Marviand'
~ outtn ana Fifth streets, reported thai
nro+ that accrued to the various
piotestahts TO the improvements NOV
TONED are in excess of anv daroaSdi ~
Cured manages IN
ao Inc proceedings to sidewalk Pasa-
ueha avenue, from Hoff to Workn3an
stirrg b' We're ordered abandoned.
ne Mihlsterlal union protested
against the issuance of a license fo',
circus next SUNDAYS as advertiser h ~ t,, d
wallace shows. The city clerk was i ir
structed not to issue the license ebo,,Ia
1t be applied for oNlu
noilce Commissioner Robert T.
Wlrschlns appeared and. upon baba1f
of me hnance committee of the Fourth
"eioii ASKED tn1t the cifU
appropriate for the celebrat ion tho .,, ,,S
" F-VoV: Inc matter was referred ia he
couhcilS finance committee whicb LII
piopaply recommend that $1,000 be an
pioprIated, as has always been the cue-
tom. i 'iic GUS
The protest against the report Of tbe
commissioners for the opening of IVall
S ,.,I,at from Third to Pico. was over
,uied ana the report adopted after a. two
hours argument. ~
me health officer reported recon-
hlehdihS that 100 feet of sewer on OIit-o
street near First. be laid Tho noatta,,
"a az, referred to the sewer COMMITTEES
Inc matter of the construction of
sewer between Broadway and Hi
street was referred to the sewer com
mittce. "oi coiil-
George Ferguson was named nc
commissioner for opening the alley he
tween Spring and Main streets vice
l.. Clarke. 49, Fl'e l.
,r BIDS FOR PUBLIC WORK.
Inc following proposals We're received
opened, examined and publicly decIarod.
10 improve Lecouvreur street f,onn
Iasadena avenue to Moffett alley
trench d Reed proposed: Gradine ana
crawling, S1.65 per lineal foot. curb 81
cents per lineal foot; cutters. II cente
per lineal foot sidewalk, H. cents ne,.
square foot; crosswalks, 81 per linea1
foot al
FRANK Moir proposed: Grading and
graveling, 81 per lineal foot: curb %
cents per linea1 foot cutters. Is cents
Fer lineal foot; sidewalk, II cents Der
square foot -