The herald., 1896-07-14
THE PROCEEDINGS
Vigorous Protest Fi!ei-New Engine mouse
Ste Routine Procee iings

Ste Routine Proceedings
The members Of the city council met
with commendable promptitude yester-
day morning, and by $40 O'CLOCK the
journal was out of the way, and the
body was ready for business. But there
was nothing to be done. The various
officers were taken by surprise as II were'
and no reports were ready. Inc chair
promptly declared a recess so that the
clerk could go out and hurry matters up
which he did, and the grind was resumed
at 9:45, with reading Of the report of the
finance committee. The committee rec"
commended that the petition of the Kings
Daughters nursery for an allowance OIL
$40 per month, and the protest OF the
Northwest Improvement association
against transferring the fund OF Ecno
park be filed, which action was approved
Councilman Munson moved tnat
water trough and other improvements
be made at the new market GROUNDS,
which motion prevailed by unanimous
vote.
Councilman Kingery moved that the
street superintendent clean Broadway
between Ninth and Tenth streets. Car
ried The same member also moved tnat
the street superintendent ascertain lhe
party who is carting away dirt on SIX
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! vailed
| The report of the board of public works
! as published in The Herald saturday
/ morning, was read and the various rec
| concentrations adopted. When the sec
| ton commencing eX-Poundmaster
/ O'Laverty. whose Office was recently de
! clared vacant and a new man appointed
Councilman Savage asked why, II
OLaverty had been such a good officer.
he had been removed. Councilman Mum
son said that he had moved that the
office be declared vacant because he un-
derstood that O'Laverty's term had ex-
pired, and it was necessary to declare
vacancy in order that the mayor might
appoint. The matter was referred to the
board of public works.
PARK GROVE PROTEST
The special order for 10 o'clock, the
hearing of protests against the opening
of Park Grove avenue from Twenty
first to Twenty-third streets, was taken
! up. Ex-City Attorney Mcfarland. rep
resenting the protestants, addressed the
council. He said that the property own
ers on Park Grove avenue. from Wash
! ington to Twenty first street, had given
! the street. This was necessary, 1t is
true, to enable them to subdivide their
property. Now 1t 1t is proposed to buy a
/ street to enable other property owners to
subdivide their property. Besides all
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I ing of Norwood street. City Attorney
/ Dunn also addressed the council and on
motion Of Councilman Munson the hear
! ing was continued for one week, and the
! whole matter was referred to the board
| of public works.
The supply committee reported rec
| ommending the usual acquisitions, which
were approved.
Councilman Snyder moved that the
/ city engineer prepare an ordinance for
the grading and curbing of Marion ave
! nue.. Carried
The report of the sewer committee as
| heretofore printed in The Herald. was
read and the various recommendations
adopted.
THE NEW ENGINE HOUSE SITE.
The clerk read the communication from
| the fire commissioners in the matter OF
the site of the proposed new engine
| house, as published in full in The Herald
Thursday morning. The commissioners
| recommended the Riethmuller property,
at the corner of Fourth and Hill streets.
Councilman Munson moved that the
| recommendation be adopted, which was
| seconded by Councilman Kingery
| Councilman Ashman protested, saying
that he had been told by one of the old
| est commissioners that The site at Los
! Angeles and Boyd streets was the best
| offered. AS there appeared to be some
difference of opinion among the commits
! sioners themselves, he moved that the
whole matter be referred back to the
| board President Teed seconded Mr..
Ashman's motion.
Councilman Munson thought that the
| recommendations of the commissioners
should be adopted. They had evidently
given the matter much thought and
what they said was entitled to consider
| alton.
After further remarks by Councilrnan n
| Ashman, Fire Commissioner Vetter ex-
planned the position of the board. saw
ing that they had given the matter un-
usual attention, and everything was
covered in the report. Commissioner
| Grider also briefly addressed the council
on the same lines as his colleague. after
| which the recommendation of the fire
one dissenting vote, Mr.. Ashman, and
the city attorney was instructed to draft
| the contract.
Councilman Munson moved that the
street superintendent repair the cutters
at Sixth and Broadway and Sixth and
Hill streets so that stagnant water will
not stand. Carried.
Councilman Kingery said that there
was much cause for complaint about
OIL running in the cutters on Washing
ton street from Figueroa street west.
| Inls Oil caused a nuisance that should
be- remedied at the earliest possible mo-
ment. The people had patiently waited
and endured this inconvenience, but IT
had become unbearable. The matter
was referred to the street superinten-
! oent 10 clean out the cutters. and to the