The herald., 1896-02-12


CARDS price that they have given rise to a
great deal of speculation and suspicion.
Besides which, the figures just submitted
are nearly double those turned in in the
first instance. In round numbers the total
cost of the improvement under the lowest
bid submitted on Monday will cost the
property owners interested over 81 5000,
of which the Main-street and Agricultural
Park railroad, which will have to pay for
eighteen feet OF the pavement along large
part of the territory to be worried, will be
out over $4,000 in the matter. The
length of the improvement is to be in the
neghborhood of two miles. The district
Of assessment will be from Ninth to Thirty
seventh street.
The old bid of the Union Paving company,
to whom the contract was last summer
once awarded, was 10 ZIG cents per
square foot for the paving of the street. 81
cents per lineal foot for curbing and "a
bids are: John T. Long-Curb, 36H cents
per lineal foot; cutters, 80 cents per
square foot; asphaltum pavement with
concrete base, including grading complete,
27 cents per square foot.
French & Reed-Curb, 27 cents per lin
cal foot; cutters, 3512 cents per square
foot; asphaltum pavement with concrete
base, including grading complete, rs cents
per square foot.
The firm of French & Reed, of the pres
ent company, the Union Paving company
of the past, are identical.
Under the new bids the work will cost,
exclusive of incidentals. about $3.50 per
square foot.
GLASS AND RAIDER ABSENT
The board of police commissioners yes
terday referred 10 Chief Glass the resolu-
ton of the council that all expense in the
maintenance of the useless branch police
station he at once discontinued. A similar
reference was also made of bill for $40,
alleged to be owing to o. G. Grubb by A. c.
Vignes, guard on the chaingaug.
Neither the mayor nor the chief were
present at yesterdays meeting. The for
mer is still i'll with the grippe and the chief
is negotiating at Phoenix, where he went
without the formalitv of obtaining from
any source any permission to absent him
self from duty, and that, too, at time
when his presence at home was most ur-
gently needed.
The application of c. f. Rogers for a sa-
loon license at GIG South broadway, was
deferred for one week. The application of
J. II. Rogers for a license at 124 North
Main street was granted. The application
of o. n. kiefer for a license at 323.325
South Main street was referred for investi-
CATION. Action upon the application for
license at 1O3-l05 South Main street, was
postponed for one week. The permit for
the place was once revoked because the
then owner violated the Sunday closing
ordinances.
City Hall flotsam
Councilman Il. l.. Blanchard of the
Ninth ward was overrun with people yes.
erday, who are opposing the establish
ment of the proposed new Calvary ceme-
terry on Boyle Heights. The action taken
in the matter on Monday by the board of
supervisors has created an erroneous inn
preston. The cemetery for which permis-
sion has been given, is not located within
the city limits. Bishop Montgomery has
exchanged his inside property at first in
tended for the purpose, for a tract of land
outside the city, and the new cemetery will
there be located.
The most important permit for buildings
so far issued during the present week has
been to A. Mercer for $1,000 dwelling on
Fico street near San Pedro.
Several of the members of the police
board will at the next meeting inquire OF
Chief Glass how it is that A. c. Nignes, who
resigned couple of years ago from the
police force. is again employed in the de
part'nent. ViGues' record is well known
TO readers of the daily papers. He is now
at work as a Inamber OF the chain gang
guard.
Councilman KinGery is in receipt of set
of resolutions adopted at a recent mass
meeting held at Emanuel Presbyterian
church, in which kingery is warmly COM
mended for his efforts in passing the
decollete dead wall ordinance.