The herald., 1897-01-12


1869; Ledbetter e Mercereau proposed
for the sum of 1919; D. p. N. Little pro-
posed for the sum of $274.
Referred to the bridge committee.
MISCELLANEOUS
The city treasurer reported that owing
to the increase in the business. of his
office, it was necessary to have more
room. Referred to the building commit
tee.
A number of appeals against the action
of the street superinte ndent in accepting
the Main street paving were presented,
and, on motion of Councilman Nickel,
the date for hearing was set for one
week from today (Tuesday) at o'clock
A communication was read from the
health officer, calling attention to the
fact that a large amount of mud and
sand had been washed on the streets
during the recent rains. Some OF this
had been removed by the street sweeper,
but when the amount is excessive he did
| not think it was his duty to do so. He
| therefore asked for INSTRUCTIONS in the
| matter. Referred to the city attorney
| for an opinion.
MOTIONS
President Silver moved that Miles
| Dodd, jr., be instructed to at once fence
| the excavation on the north side of Six
teenth street, near Bush. Carried
Councilman Toll moved that the city
engineer at once prepare plans showing
| how much of the recently annexed ter
ritory of the city can use the outfall
| sewer; also that the street superintend-
ent take steps to provide an outlet for
storm water at Twenty second and Fig
| ueroa streets and Twenty-second and
| Toberman streets. Carried.
Councilman Nickel moved that all
| heads of departments and the various
commissions be notified that all en-
ployes of the city must be American citi-
zens on the great register Carried.
Councilman Nickel also moved that
the city engineer submit plans fer clean
ing the storm water drains at Downey
| avenue and Workman streets from stag
| nant water. Carried.
Councilman Mathuss moved that an
ordinance of intention be presented es-
| tablishing the grade Of First street, be-
tween Beaudry avenue and COrtO streets.
Carried.
Councilman Baker moved that an or
| dinance of intention be presented es-
tablishing the grade of Ivor street on
Washington heights, from Alvarado to
| Stanislaus street. Carried.
On motion of Councilman Baker, the
petition of Stimson and others to be al
| lowed to improve a portion of Bellevue
| avenue by private contract was granted.
Councilman Hutchison moved that the
| order of the council that Also street be
| cleaned twice a week be enforced. Mr..
| Hutchison stated that this had been
| done once or twice and then abandoned.
| Referred to the board of public works.
Councilman Baker moved that several
crosswalks be laid at Belmont avenue
and Temple street. Referred to the
board of public works.
Councilman Ashman presented two
| ordinances for the improvement of Gary
| street from First to Third. Ninety days
was the limit fixed in which the work
must be completed and the ordinance
passed.
Councilman Baker moved that the city
accept without condition the land for
street purposes offered in the petition
signed by Anton Pabst, sr., and others
along the Los Feliz road, and that the
matter be referred to the proper COM
mittee to report the best of the two
offers made by Hunter. So ordered. The
land is offered for the purpose of making
the Los Feliz road a boulevard eighty
feet wide.
The usual petitionG communications,
protests, ETC., were read and referred to
the proper committees.
AGAIN THE MAIN STREET PAVING
A lengthy communication signed by
w. Z. Arthur and F. H. Barclay, attor-
neys for the property owners, was read
to the effect that the charge had been
made that cheap and inferior materials
had been used in the paving of Main
street, and that the attempt of the con-
tractors to evade the conditions of the
specifications, in view of the liberal
price paid. was little short of robbery
They therefore asked that in the inter-
ests of the property holders disinterested
city officials inspect the work. that sam
pies of the material be taken from the
street and analyZed and that the coun-
cilmen themselves personally inspect the
work, in order that they may act intel
ligently when the hearing of the protests
come up.
The communication was referred to
the city attorney and the board of public
works, after which the council ad-
journed to Monday next at 10 o'clock.