The herald., 1897-03-23

works, as published in The Herald Sum
day morning, was read and the various
recommendations were adopted, with
the exception OF that in the matter or the
Bauchet street contract, the Home Tel
ephone company and street signs ana
posts, which went over for one week.
CITY ATTORNEY S REPORT
The city attorney presented the fol-
lowing report and the same was adopted:
AS Instructed, / have prepared and
herewith present an ordinance changing
the license of oil wells from S1.50 per
quarter to SO per quarter.
In the matter of the petition OF u.
Niemeyer ct al. asking permission to
improve portion of Eleventh street
under private contract recommend that
the petition be referred to the engineer
to present ordinance, after the grade
has been established on the street.
In the matter of the petition OF John
Goldsworthy ct al. asking that fran
chise be advertised, am informed that
petition has been presented covering
all or nearly all of the same territory,
and therefore recommend that the pc
tition of Goldsworthy be re-referred to
the board of public works to determine
the route and to settle the variances be-
tween the two petitions.
In the matter of the petition OF Juan
Meza ct al, / know of no action that
can be taken by this department in re-
gard to this petition, nor for what pur-
pose 1t was referred to me. and therefore
recommend that the petition be filed.
AS instructed. I present herewith
new lease with Miss Ella Lanning for
lot on Yale street.
1 herewith present draft of contract
and bond with the ]. d. Hooker COM
oany for iron pipe for water system in
Echo park.
In the matter of the suit of Soledad
p de Wilhart to quiet title to lots 2 3,
and the east 10 feet of lot l of the
Wilhart tract, I recommend that dis
claimer be filed by the city, reserving,
however, the right of way for a zanja
through the east ten feet of lot If any
there be; also that the city disclaim as
to the part of lot 81 of said tract which
lies west of the easterly line of lot II
of the Mesnager tract produced norther-
ly, with the same reservation.
SCHOOL BOND ELECTION
A communication from the special
of the school board in refer
ence to holding the election on school
bonds on the same date as the refund
ing bonds was received. The city at
torney stated that the two elections
could not be held on the same day. and,
after some desultory debate. considera-
tion was deferred until Wednesday
morning.
MOTIONS
On motion of Councilman Ashman,
the city engineer was instructed to pre-
sent an ordinance of intention for the
sidewallSing of Wall street, between
Third and Boyd streets.
On motion of Councilman Nickel. it
was agreed that no further extension of
time on contracts be given, except on
tho urritap racammepd tion of the streat
superintendent
Councilman Nickel moved that the
street superintendent be instructed to
repair and put in passable condition
Alta and Pritchard streets, north of
Downey avenue. Referred to the board
of public works.
THE MAIN STREET PAVEMENT
The president then announced that
the next business was the special order,
the hearing of protests in the matter of
the Main street pavement.
Attorney w. E. Arthur, on behalf of
the protestants. said that they were
ready to proceed, and asked that the re-
ports of the committee and the samples
taken from the street be produced.
These were sent for and while waiting
Councilman Mathuss sent to the pres
idents desk a box of cigars in payment
of fine imposed some days ago for ad-
dressing the president as "Mr. Chair
man" The cigars were deposited in
safe place and when the hilarity had
subsidized regular business was pro-
ceeded with.
The reports were produced, as well as
the samples. which were identified by
Chairman Baker. II, the meantime, the
box addressed to Prof. Price was opened
and the contents proved to be the re-
mainder of the samples sent him at San
Francisco for analysis.
Prof Price was then sworn, and, after
much wrangling, the chemist got to
work with his experiments, which con-
sumed the remainder of the afternoon
and evening session.