The herald., 1897-03-31

different organizations here represent
ed.
We would ask your honorable body as
a special favor to give this your kindly
consideration at the session of Monday,
March 29th. Yours very truly,
J. Fl. KEIFER.
Chairman.
TRUMAN STREET PROTESTS.
The hearing of protests against the ac-
ceptance of Truman street, which matter
came over from the old counsel, and has
been bobbing up at irregular intervals
ever since the first of the year, was
again taken up.
Mr.. Valentine. representing the finan-
cial hackers of the contractor, addressed
the council. maintaining that they had
put the street in proper condition, and
that it should be accepted or the pro-
testants should point out the points
wherein it is lacking, in order that the
work might be done.
Attorney Krimminger, representing the
protestants, insisted that the work was
not according, to the specifications. and
the people should not be competed TO
pay for it.
Mr.. Rushton. one of the leading pro-
testants repeated the same charges that
he has heretofore made before the coun-
Gil and the board of public works. He
insisted that the work was the most
public and exhibited lot of large boul-
ders that he said he had dug out of the
street: he also displayed samples OF the
concrete taken from the curbs. He did
not think that the people should have to
pay for such work.
The discussion continued at some
length. Councilman Nickel finally
stated that while some Improvement had
been made in the street, 1t was not up
to specifications, and never would be
until it was torn up and put down prop
erly. 1t was a botch Job from the first,
and this was the only way in which 1t
could be made right.
On motion of Councilman Hutchisor
n committee of three was appointed to
supervise the work, and see that the
specifca tions are complied with. The
president appointed as such committee
Councilmen Hutchison, Nickel and
Ashman.
PROTESTS AGAINST SEWERS.
Sheldon Borden addressed the council
at some length in opposition to the pro-
posed sewering of Del Monte. Thirty
fifth. Thirty-six Thirty seventh and
Thirty-eighth streets. Mr.. Borden
showed that there was no demand for
the sewering of Del Monte street. After
showing by the report of the city en-
gineer that the improvement was not
desirable at this time the whole matter
WIRES MUST GO UNDERGROUND
The city attorney presented an ordi-
nance providing for the removal of all
poles for carrying telegraph telephone
and electric lighting wires in the busi-
ness section of the city, which is defined
as the conduit area, and placing the
wires in proper underground conduits.
Electric railroad poles are exempted
from the provisions of the ordinance
The ordinance provides that all poles
shall be removed within a period Of
one year from the passage of the ordi-
nance in the district designated as such
conduit area, and that the maintenance
of such poles after the time specified
shall be deemed misdemeanor, punish
able by fine of any amount not exceed
ing $500. Provision is also made for no.
tifying the various companies in inter-
est within ten days after the passage OF
the ordinance. The street superintend-
ent is directed to take steps to prevent
the further erection of poles, and is in
structed to issue no further permits for
that purpose. The section of the city
DESIGNATED as the conduit district is laid
out as follows:
Commencing at the intersection of the
easterly line of Los Angeles street, in
said city of Los Angeles, and the north
erly line of Marchessault street; thence
running southerly along the easterly
line of Los Angeles street to the SOUTH
erlv line of Seventh street. to the wester-
ly lire Of Hill street; thence northerly
along the westerly line of Hill street TO
the northerly line of First street; thence
easterly along the northerly line OF FIRST
street to the westerly line of Broadway,
thence northerly along the westerly line
or Broadway to the northerly line of
Tan,nle street: thence easterly along the
northerly line of Temple street to the
westerly line of Spring street; thence
northerly along the westerly line OF
Spring street to the westerly line OIL
Main street; thence northerly along tns
westerly line of Main street to the north-
erlv line of Marchessault street; thence
40 starIv along the northerly line of Mar
ohessault street to the point Oh coIh-
mencement
The ordinance passed by a unanimous
vote without debate.
On motion the special garbage com
nittee was discharged. and the report OIL
the health officer that Bethlehem church
and parsonage he allowed to make ore
connection with the public sewer was
referred to the sewer committee
THE BOILER INSPECTORSHlP
The report of the examining board Of
engineers on applicants for the positions
of boiler INSPECTOR and deputy was pre-
serted As has been published in The
Herald the board reported that W. A.
Nilstead stood at the head of the list
with c. j. Dali close second, being only
one point behind, f. w. Church, third
and Charles NJ. Little. fourth. The re-
port stated that in answer to personal
INQUIRIES the three first named had
stated that they were applicants for the
first place. only Little had declared HIM
self as out for the deputyshlp. The re-
mort also called the attention OF the
council to the fact that Mr.. Milstead was
an engineer in the United States navy
for two years during the civil war, that
he had since been running marine
engines He also holds government Ii
censes of the United States, British and
Japanese governments as a marine en-
gineer.
Councilman Baker introduced reso-
luton extending the thanks of the coun-
Gil to the examining engineers, which
was adopted without q dissenting vote.
The president announced that nomina-
tions were in order. and Councilman Ba-
ker, after stating that he felt bound by
the report of the examining board,
named j. w. Mistead for first place and
Charles NJ Little for deputy
Councilman Hutchison nominated c.
J. Dali for inspector and E. w. Church
for the deputyship
President Silver then left the chair.
and stated that he understood that Mr..
Milstead was not voter in the city. but
was a comparative newcomer having