The herald., 1897-02-16

| Referred to the board of public works
To Furnish Gravel.-W. H. Workman
proposed to furnish gravel In pit for one
year at 20 cents per cubic yard; location
of pit, lot 9. block 3D." sub. of lot 2,
| block 60, H. S. Referred to the board
of public works.
| To Sidewalk Kingsley Street.-The
following proposals per square root
were received: Frank Gillespie, 1S cents;
| Gray Bros. & Ward, 9B cents. Referred
| to the board of public works.
| To Sidewalk Pleasant Avenue, from
I First to Kearney Street.-The following
proposals per square foot were received:
! c. c. Merrill, Jr., S% cents; Frank Gil
| lespie, S1a cents; Gray Bros & Ward, 9x
| cents; p. j. Richmon, cents. Referred
to the board of public works.
ANOTHER VETO.
The following message from the mayor
was read
To the Honorable City Council. Gen.
| tlemen:-I herewith return to your hon.
| orable body unapproved by me the en-
closed requisition approved by the coun-
| Gil Feb. s, 1897. said reQuisition being for
! seventeen hundred and twenty-seven
cubic yards of gravel at so cents per
cubic yard, amounting to $S6S,oO.
Under the provisions of the city char
ter it is impossible for me to approve
this requisition. 1 respectfully refer
2O7 which reads:
The city of Los Angeles shall not be,
and is not, bound by any contract, or
in any way liable thereon, unless the
same is made in writing by order OF the
council the draft thereof approved by
the council, and the same ordered to be,
and be, signed by the mayor or some
other person autohrized thereto, in be-
half of the city; provided that the ap-
proVal of contracts by the city attorney,
as required by the provisions of article
TX of this charter, shall be endorsed on
the draft thereof before the council
shall have power to approve the same;
but the council, by an ordinance. may
authorize any office committee or agent
of the city to bind the city without a
contract in writing for the payment or
any sum of money not exceeding $3OO.
On motion of Councilman Nickel the
vote by which the ordinance was passed
was reconsidered. and the matter was
referred to the supply committee.
ZANJA COMMITTEE.
The Zanja committee presented its
report, as published in The Herald Sat
urday morning, and the several recon-
mendations We're adopted.
The bond of Dr. L. NJ. Power as health
officer was presented and referred to the
finance committee.
A deed from Mary E. Stilson, convey
ing to the city certain lands for Sunset
boulevard was presented Councilman
Blanchard stated this was the last deed
needed to complete the street, and the
same was accepted.
PUBLIC WORKS.
The report of the board of public works,
as printed in The Herald Saturday
morning was read, and the various rec
ommenda tions adopted, with the follow
ing additions, with the exception of the
last in relation to bicycle racks, which
was referred back to the board for one
week:
Recommend that petition No. 16S from
Stephen Silvany asking that Ed street
be surveyed, be referred to the city
engineer.
Recommend that petition No. 159 from
Arthur L. Hodges ct al, asking that
cement curb and sidewalk be construct
ed on the east side of Vermont avenue
from Adams to Twenty streets,
be referred to the city engineer to pre-
sent the necessary ordinance of inten-
tion.
Recommend that petition No. 152 from
Althouse Bros. ct al, in reference to
standing water on the west side OF Ala
media and Seventh streets, be referred
to the street superintendent to abate
the nuisance complained of.
Recommend that petition No. 80 from
| T. e. NeWlin, ct al, asking permission
| to place bicycle racks in front Of busi-
| ness houses, be denied
The application of William Hughey
for an extension of time on the contract
for the improvement of Blum street was
referred to the board of public works.
MOTIONS.
On motion of Councilman Nickel the
street Superintendent was instructed to
notify the Los Angeles and Pasadena
Electric Railroad company to at once
fill the trenches dug under their tracks
on Pasadena avenue for the passage or
water, and that hereafter when this is
necessary that a culvert must be put IN
in place of an open ditch.
On motion of Councilman Nickel the
street superintendent was instructed to
put Pasadena avenue from Sycamore
grove to the north city boundary in prop
er shape.
On motion of Councilman Toll the Los
Angeles Electric Railway company was
notified to put it's tracks on grade on
portions of Twenty-third street and
West Union avenue.
On motion of Councilman Ashman.
the City Water company was notified to
put in a four-inch main on Carey street
before the street is improved. The same
member moved that the street superin-
! tendent be instructed to repair certain
! plank crosswalks.
ferred to the proper committees, among
| them being a numerously signed petition
| asking for lower telephone rates.
! Louis F. Vetter, member OF the board
! of fire commissioners, presented his res
! ignation he having become interested in
the New Home Telephone company, and
| the same was accepted.
| A communication was read from the
| building committee of the board of edu-
| cation, asking the cooperation of the
| council in the Improvement of the Olive
! street school lot, so that the same can
! be put in proper sanitary condition.
The president announced Messrs.
! Toll Nickel and Ashman as the special
committee to confer with the commits
sioners for revising and changing street
| names, with a view to presenting mod
! flied ordinance after which recess was
| taken until o'clock.
| Afternoon Session
! At 2:10 o'clock the council again con-
. vened with seven members present, and
| the president announced that commit
tee of the council had been appointed to
| confer with the commissioners with a
! view to agreeing on a satisfactory ordi-
nance. He stated that he understood
j that the committee would give all pro-
! testants a hearing.
! Major Horace Bell said that he very
| much desired to represent his protest in
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