The herald., 1897-04-13
Afternoon Session

Afternoon Session
At 3 o'clock the council chamber was
empty, but fifteen minutes later enough
councilmen wandered in to make up a
quorum, when President Silver took the
chair and called the body to order.
The special order, the hearing of the
protests of NJ. r. Stearns and Others
against the proposed sewering of East
Fourteenth and Eighteenth streets. was
called UP, and on motion of Councilman
Toll, the matter was continued for one
week and the clerk instructed to notify
protestants of the time of hearing.
TANfALE WAGON ORDINANCE.
The next special order. the ordinance
regulating the standing of lunch wagons
upon the public streets, and fixing the
hour at which they may come upon
the streets at o'clock, instead of 6, as
heretofore, was taken up. and a mo-
tion was made to suspend the rules and
pass the ordinance.
Councilman Ashman objected to the
ordinance in its present shape. He
said that the matter had been before the
council for years, in one shape or an
manently settled.
Councilman Hutchison agreed with
| Mr. Ashman but on vote being taken,
the rules were suspended and the or
dinance passed by vote of to 8. Ta-
male wagons. peanut and popcorn
stands and other similar stands are
exempted from the ordinance, which is
aimed specifically at the street kitchens,
| frad da c
to seriously cut into the receipts of the
cheaper restaurants, on whose petition
| the ordinance was prepared.
CITY ENGINEERS REPORT.
The city engineer presented the fol-
| lowing report, and action was taken as
| indicated:
1 herewith present ordinance fixing
and establishing the width of sidewalks
ON Vermont avenue from Adams street
to the south city boundary at ten feet.
Also, an ordinance fixing and establish
ing the width of the sidewalks on Adams
street from Hoover street to the west
city boundary, at fifteen feet. Passed
under suspension of the rules.
In compliance with your order of
March 8, 1897 I herewith present or
dinance of intention to sewer Second
street from Soto street to Saratoga
street Also. ordinance of intention to
sewer Third street from Soto street to
Mott street. Passed under suspension
of the rules.
In regard to your order of February
18th to present an ordnance of inten-
ton to improve Second street from Fre-
mont avenue to a point 200 feet west
of Beaudry avenue, would draw your
attention to the fact that the existing
storm drain on said Second street is of
wood, and is in very poor condition.
1t should be replaced by a S0-inch pipe
before the work of grading to the Off
cial grade is commenced. 1 would ask
for further orders. Filed.
In compliance with your order of Feb
ruary 18th herewith present ordinance
of intention to lay a cement walk and
curb on the east side of Vermont ave-
nue. from Adams street to Twenty-ninth
street. Also an ordinance of intention
20 construct cement curb and walk
on the west side of Vermont avenue
from Jefferson street to the south city
boundary Also. an ordinance of inten-
! tion to lay cement curb ard walk on
the east side of Menlo avenue from
Adams street to Twenty-ninth street.
Passed under suspension of the rules.
In regard to your order to establish
the grade of Macy street, l find that
the grade is ALREADY established. Filed.
herewith present ordinance of inten-
ton to establish the grade of Orchard
avenue from Adams to Jefferson streets.
Also, final ordinance establishing the
grades of Occidental boulevard from
First street to Sixth street; First street
from Beaudry avenue to Boylston street,
and changing and establishing the
! grade of Hope street from Temple street
to Court street. Passed under suspen-
sion of the rules.
In compliance with your order of Feb
ruary 1st, / have estimated the cost of
improving Buckley street from Ninth
street to Connecticut street, as follows:
Grading and graveling, 45 cents per from.
foot, gutter, feet wide, 32 cents per
front foot; curb, 2S cents per front foot;
sidewalk, cement, 45 cents per front foot;
total, ST. so. AS this amount meets the
requirements of the law / herewith
present ordinance of intention to do the
above work under the bond act Ordi-
nance passed.
herewith present ordinance of inten-
ton to improve Blaine street from Ninth
street to Connecticut street Ordinance
passed.
In compliance with your order of
March 1st. l submit the following est.
mate of the cost Of improving Byram
street from Tenth street to Eleventh
street Grading and graveling, 40 cents
per front foot; gutter, IA cents per front
foot; cement curb, 2S cents per front
foot; cement walk, As cents per front
foot; total, s1.27 AS this amount is in
excess of that required by law, here
with present ordinance of intention to
do this work under the bond act. Ordi-
nance passed.
1 herewith present ordinance of inten-
tion to construct a cement curb and walk
on the west side of Stanford avenue from
Ninth street to Twelfth street. Passed
under suspension of the rules.
In regard to your order to present an
ordinance of intention to improve Wall
street from Third street to Boyd street,
1 find that discrepancy exists between
the official grade of Wall street and that
of Third street, which should be rectified
before proceedings to improve are COM
menced. This will require majority
petition from Wall street property own
ers between Third and Boyd. Action de-
ferred for one week to give property own
ers an opportunity to present petition.
1 herewith present ordinance of inten-
ton to improve Twelfth street from San