The herald., 1897-06-29

street. OEuluduce dQOpkSu
I herewith present ordinance Of inten-
ton to construct a cement curb and
walk six feet wide on Adams street, be
tween Hoover street ana Congress ave.
nue.. Ordinance adopted.
In compliance with your order have
defined the line of San Pedro street. be-
tween First and Second streets. Filed
The usual petitions were read and re-
ferred to the proper committees.
The routine reports of committees as
heretofore published were read and the
several recommendations adopted.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
The finance committee presented the
following report. and the several rec.
concentrations were adopted:
In the matter of the request of
street superintendent John H. Drain for
an increase of the force In his office,
your committee would respectfully rec
ommend that the entire matter OF In
creasing the force employed in various
departments in the city, as well as the
adjustment of the salaries Of all en-
ployes, be deferred until such time as
the footings of the assessment roll have
been determined and the amount of
funds available for the coming fiscal
year arrived at.
In the D.. matter of the report
of the police commissioners for ten ad-
ditional policemen to serve as extras
while the regular members of the de-
partment are off on vacations, we re-
spectfully recommend that the same be
granted, and that the city attorney be
instructed to present an ordinance
providing for this increase in the police
force.
Recommend that the report Of the city
auditor TO the week ending June 10. 1897,
be approved.
We recommend that the request of
Messrs. Murphy and O'Connor, accom-
panied by the favorable recommended
ton of the board Of police commission
ers, asking a rebate of 500 on saloon Ii
cense for the months of April and May,
1897, be granted, and the city clerk in
structed to present the proper demand
for same drawn upon the salary fund
We recommend that petition from I.
Wiessendanger asking that property
owners be notified of street assess
mente when due, be filed, since it ap-
pears that the department having this
matter in charge are now complying full
ly with the requirements of the law
In the matter of the petition from
E. w. Church ct al, asking that tele-
phone be placed in the office now used
Jointly by the boiler inspector. superin-
tendent of buildings and plumbing In
spector we recommend that the same
be granted and the custodian of the
building be instructed to procure a tele-
phone for room 4.
1t appearing to your committee that
the sureties on the bond OF w. w.
Everett, former police clerk, have aban-
doned all idea Of an amicable settlement
of the amount found to be due from
them upon said bond, we respectfully re-
turn the papers submitted to us by the
city attorney in this matter and recon-
mend that said officer be instructed to
proceed at once to the enforcement of
the payment of the amount due from
said bondsmen.
We recommend that the city auditor
and treasurer be instructed to transfer
$1,000 from the Zanja fund to the street
sprinkling fund to replace a loan of the
same amount heretofore made.
1t being reported to your committee
that a demand issued in favor Of Craig,
Stuart & Co. for S65 to cover rebate
of tax on personal property had been
lost after being delivered from the audi
tors office, we have this day Instructed
the city clerk to issue duplicate de-
mand in lieu of the one lost, and We
would now respectfully recommend that
the city auditor be instructed, to cancel
the first demand No, 1OO61
Your committee herewith respectful
ly return bond and contract of Newell
Bros. for the boating privileges Of West
Lake park without action for the rea-
son that the sureties on the bond have
in writing to withdraw their
signatures from the same. Contract
and bond returned to park commission.
The committee also reported the usual
demands, which were approved.
French & Reed were allowed sixty
days additional time for the compile
ton of their contract for the improve
ment of Eighth and Carondelet streets.
BIDS OPENED
The following bids were opened, de-
clared and referred to the proper COM
mittees:
to Connecticut-A. w. Ellis proposed:
Grading and graYeling 80 cents, curb 20
cents, gutter 10 cents sidewalk 9R cents.
Frank Whittier, 7Sc, 1sc. &c.
C. L. McComb SOC, 30c, 10c, 10c.
Watson & Weiss, &c, 30c, SEC, 10c, Sc.
P. ]. Richmon, sic, 31c, 121ac, 1O1hc.
Frank Chenoworth, $120, 29c, 15c, 10c,
LOO.
s. ]. Edwards, s1.05, 30c, 12c, 10c.
w. L. Riley, $1.35, soc, &c, 101sc, 81.
VIM. G. Huey, $1.15. 3Oc, 12c, 12c.
A. ]. Tilden, SSc, 301sc, 1Oc.
Referred to the board of public works.
To improve Buckley street from Ninth
to Connecticut streets-S. j. Edwards
proposed: Grading and graveling, $1.20
curb SOC, cutters zoe, sidewalk 10c.
Frank Chenow orth, S1S0, 29c, 15c, 10c,
$1OO. ...
d. F. Donegan, $1.75, 30c, 15c. lie.
c. L. McCombs, s1.26, SOC, 10c, 15c.
Watson G. Weiss, $1.07 31c, 31sc, 10%c,
crosswalks, Soc.
p. ]. Richmon, $1.o5, 32c, 21c, 10hc.
Frank Whittier 92c 29c, 12c, 914c.
w. L. Riley, s1.34, 31c, 51ac, lie, 81.
A. w. Ellis, ST. 10, 30c, 24c 10c.
Referred to the board of public works.
To improve Byram street from Tenth
to Eleventh streets-S. B. Clayton pro-
posed Grading and gravelng soc, curb
297sc, cutters 161sc, sidewalk, 97sc.
C. L. McCombs, 76c 29c, 10c, SEC.
VIM. l.. Riley. $125. soc, sc, 1Oc, cross
walks, 81.