The herald., 1897-09-08

Also an ordinance prohibiting the Dor
ling and operation of oil wells within I
certain distance of East Los Angeles
park. Adopted.
Also an ordinance of intention for th
opening of Hoover street from Wash
ington street to the, junction of Busl
and Hoover streets. Adopted.
In the matter Of your request for al
opinion as to whether the city will bt
bound to purchase the improvements O.
the water company in case the company
refuses, within a reasonable time, tc
accept the city's offer Of arbitration
1 am Of the opinion: First, If the con.
tract entered into on July co. 1868, which
expires July goth of next year, is valid
the water company cannot be compelled
to arbitrate until the expiration of the
contract, as provided therein; second
If the contract is invalid, the city car
build new works at any time. You,
honorable body has refrained hereto
fore from requiring an opinion from us
as to whether the contract is valid OF
not. A complete answer to your request
contract. If you desire an opin-
quire one weeks further time
in which to prepare it, and request your
further instructions. Placed on file.
In the matter of the petition from the
TurnVerein Germania ct AL, No. 946
requesting the running of cars all night
on the street railway systems of the
city, I have made a careful examina-
ton of the fran nchises and find that diff
ferent hours are fixed up to which cars
shall be operated under different sys-
tens. The latest time. however, at which
cars are required to be operated is II 80
p. M, and in my opinion we could not re-
quire them under these franchises to
operate cars later than 11:3O at night
unless it could be shown that the SER
vice was grossly inadequate to meet
the traffic. Even then it would be ex-
tremely uncertain. These matters. how
ever, can be cured in granting franchises
hereafter. Placed on file.
DUNN'S OPINION ASKED
The most important portion of the city
attorneys report is, of course, that which
refers to the water works fight, and it
was expected that this would be sub
ject for general discussion. Nothing was
said about it. however. and at the con-
clusion of it's reading Mr.. Hutchison pre-
sented motion requesting that Mr..
Dunn prepare an opinion as to the le-
gality of the water works contract of
1868, which he mentioned in his report.
This the city attorney has heretofore
refrained from doing, and it is we'll known
that he does not now desire to render
such an opinion because of the advan-
tage it might be to the water company in
the legal fight which is almost certain
to be the outcome of the present dis
pute. Mr.. Hutchison's motion was
adopted however, without remark, and
the opinion will be forthcoming at the
next meeting of the council.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
The following report of the board of
public works was considered by para
graph:
In the matter of the petition from
Mrs. E. L. Biles ct al, asking that a
cement curb and sidewalk be placed on
the west side of Olive street between
First and Court Streets recommend the
same be referred to the city engineer for
ordinance of intention. Adopted.
In the matter of proposals to sidewalk
Hope street between Temple and
Court streets. recommend that the bid
of Frank Gillespie at 107s cents per
square foot be accepted and the neces-
sary resolution of award adopted.
Adopted.
In the matter of proposals to improve
Towne avenue from Sixth to Seventh
streets, the bids of c. Stansbury. L.
Brodie and French & Reed being irreg-
ular, we recommend that the bid of j. E.
Young at "a cents per lineal foot for
grading and gravelng, 2S cents per
lineal foot for curb, 10 cents per lineal
foot for CUTTERS cents per square foot
for sidewalk, 6S cents per lineal foot for
sewer, be accepted and the necessary
resolution of award adopted. Adopted.
Recommend that the bid of F. C. Han
non to improve Eastlake avenue at $500
per lineal foot for grading and gravel
ing, curb I'm cents per lineal foot, gut
ters II cents per lineal foot, be accepted
and the necessary resolution of award
adopted. Adopted.
In the matter of proposals to improve
Second street from Fremont avenue to
a point 200 feet west Of Beaudry avenue,
recommend that the bid of Charles
Stansbury at $1.97 per lineal foot for
regarding and regraveling, II cents per
lineal foot for reguttering, and Is cents
per lireal foot for recurbing, be ac-
cepted and the necessary resolution OF
award adopted. Adopted.
Recommend that the bid of F. c. Han
non to improve Albion street from Ave-
nue. twenty-one to Main street, at $1.50
per lineal foot for grading and gravel
ing, 121s cents per lineal foot for curb, 10
cents per lineal foot for cutters. and
culverts and catch basins complete 81
be accepted and the necessary resolu-
tion of award adopted. Adopted.
Recommend that the bid of Frank Gill