The herald., 1897-05-11

street to 1000 feet south Of Pico street
and Thomas street, from Hawkins tt
Barbee streets, passed under suspension
/ of the rules. The assessment diagram
for the sewering of Central avenue from
Ninth street to Fourteenth street, was
approved.
| An ordinance ordering 5-foot cement
sidewalk and curb on the south side of
Eleventh street from Union to Darling
ton avenues, passed under suspension of
the rules.
On the report of the city ensiuce-. the
protest against the improvement of
Toberman street, from Sixtaenth to
Washington streets, was filed. no orGi-
nance of intention for the work having
been adopted, and the protest therefore
being premature.
Ordinances of intention establishing
the grade of Park View street from
Ninth to Eleventh streets. and for the
sewering of the same, passed under sus-
pension of the rules.
In the matter of the petition asking
that the proceedings for the sewering
of Georgia street be annulled, and that
the work be done in connection with
OtuCl lue OOIIdI
bond act, the city engineer re recommend-
ed that the same be denied. ard the work
proceeded with, as otherwise an injus-
tice would be done owners of corner lote
who would have to pay double for sew
ers, without any compromising advan-
tages. So ordered.
BIDS OPENED
The hour for opening bids having ar
rived, the clerk was about to proceed,
when Councilman Toll called attention
to the fact that the councilmen had been
served with restraining order issued
by Judge Shaw restraining them from
taking any action in tha matter Of lids
for a telephone franchise until further
orders of the court the said Urder having
been granted on the petition of Attorney
r. L. Horton. The city attorney was
sent for, and he advised the council to
go ahead and open the bids, and when
they adjourned it be until Tuesday. Mr..
Dunn explained that the new state law
in regard to franchis ss would not go
into effect until the 18th instant, and
this would give the council an oppor-
tunity to dispoee of it within the time
required, and thus forsta;! the obvious
up the franchise in litigation.
Acting on this advice he clerk opened
the bids, which were read, declared and
referred to the proper committees, as
follows:
To purchase telephone franchise, the
Home Telephone company proposed for
the sum of Sill.
To purchase franchise for erecting
poles, strnging wires anL constructing
conduits for the transmisis III oe cleo
tricity and electrical energy.
l.. D. c. Gray proposed for Tie slm of
$760; r. T. Black proposed for the sum
of 500; Frank II. Lang proposed for the
sum of $50; E. Groenendyke proposed for
the sum of $107. Referred to the Gas
and light committee.
To purchase electric street railway
franchise along San Pedro and other
streets.
John c. Lynch proposed for the SUN
of s5S51; r. W. Wood proposed for the
sum of $50; ]. Bell proposed for the sum
of per centum on the gross income from
the transportat tion Of passengers begin
ming with the sixth year after the date
of granting the franchise for the said
railway. (No check.) c. A. Sumner pro-
posed for the sum of s317. Referred to
the board of public works.
To improve Rosemont avenue from
Temple to Keye streets. w. l.. Riley
proposed grading and graveling, $4.35
per lineal foot; curb, 80 cents per lineal
foot; cutters, Is cents per lineal toot,
sidewalk, 101a cents per square foe:
crosswalks, 81 per lineal foot.
c. II. Harver, grading and graveling,
$1.93; curb, So cents; sidewalk, II cents.
A. j. Tilden, $3.50; curb, 35 cents; side
walk, u cents.
Referred to the board OF public works.
To improve Central avenue from the
southern line of the right of way of the
Southern Pacific Railroad company to
the south boundary line of the city:
L. Brady prols,sed: Grading and
sraveling. 81 16% curb. 21as per linea
foot; sidew.lk, 105sc. per square foot;
sewer, complete, Ole. per lineal foot.
French & Reed; $l.65; curb, SIC. side
walk, 121ac.; crosswalks, 95c.
Richmond & Cummings: s1.S7; curb
24c.; sidewalks. 131ac.; crosswalks, 99c.
Frank Chenoworth: s247; curb 30c.:
sidewalk, 1Oc.; crosgwalk, S5c.
r. Sherer: $40; curb, Soc; sidewalk.
1Oc.; crosswalks. 90c.
c. S. McCombs: $190; curb, 32c;
sidewalk, 12c,; crosswalks, ST.
George Rehinschid: S19O; curb, 3oc.;
sidewalk, 10c.; crosswalks, 81.
f. c, Harmon, S1S0; curb 31c.; side
walk, lie; crosswalks, S71hc.
S. B. Clayton: 66c.; curb 29c.; gu.-
ters, 1Sc.; sidewalk, 91sc.; crosswalk
soc.
Referred to the board of public works.
To improve Pasadena avenue from
a point 260 feet south of the southeast
corner of Pasadena avenue and J