The herald., 1897-03-02


| per lineal foot
s. McCray proposed: Grading and
| graveling. zoe per lineal foot; curb, 2Sc
per lineal foot; granite crosswalks, SOC
| per lineal foot.
| Frank Townsend proposed: Grading
and gravehng. zoe per lineal foot; curb,
| SIC per lineal foot; crosswslks, 81
| per lineal foot.
II. Horton proposed: Grading and
graveling, soc per lineal foot; curb. SOC
per lineal foot; sidewalk, 9lsc per square
foot; crosswalks, 81 per lineal foot.
Robert Sherer proposed: Grading and
graveling, &c per lineal foot; curb, 2Sc
/ per lineal foot; crosswalks, 81 per lineai
! foot
| A. w. Ellis proposed: Grading and
| graveling, 81 per lineal foot; curb, 30c
per lineal foot; sidewalk. 10c per square
foot; crosswalks, 81 per lineal foot.
L. I. Wall proposed: Grading and
graveling, 63c per lineal foot; curb, 29c
per lineal foot; crosswalks. 90c per lin
cal foot
| A. J. Tilden proposed: Grading and
| Crawling, soc per lineal foot; curb, SOC
| per lineal foot; crosswalks, 90c per lin
cal foot
Referred to the board of public works.
| To sidewalk Pico street, fran Maple
avenue to San Pedro street.-The follow
I ing proposals. per square foot, were re-
ceived: Frank Gillespie. SIC; c. Z.
Merrill, Jr., SIC; Gray Bros. & Ward,
| 1115c.
! Referred to the board of public works.
To sewer Central avenue, from Ninth
to Fourteenth street.-The following pro-
posals, per lineal foot, for the sewer
complete were received: c. L. Powell.
$3.50; S. j. Edwards, nc; Rainish s.
Marsh, 59hc; F. Grant, 7Sc; Geo. Cor
dell. 72c; Geo. Banaz, 63c; B. Lorenzi,
731ac.
Referred to the sewer committee.
THE UNEMPLOYED.
A resolution in reference to the un-
employed was offered, and on motion
of Councilman Toll, was adopted by a
unanimous vote, and referred to COM
mittee of the whole. The resolution
heartily indorses the action of the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers association
in raising subscriptions for furnishing
work for the unemployed. and promises
the hearty cooperation of the council
in the work.
Morrison l. Swift then read the tfocu-
ment in reference to municipal farms
and shops presented at the meeting OK
unemployed Saturday. and publish
in the Herald Sunday morning, and
spoke at some length on the same. Hs
claimed that this plan is a perfect solu-
tion of the tramp question, and that If
inaugurated in Los Angeles would
spread throughout the country. Mere
temporary relief will not do any
permanent good, and he called
on the council to take this
matter up at once, and tell the unem-
ployed when they could come and re-
ceive their answer. The document was
referred to committee of the W hole, as
had been the previous resolution.
The report OF the supply committee,
as heretofore printed in the Herald, was
read, recommending that the request of
the assessor for additional depu-
ties be denied. Mr. Hutchison pre-
sented a minority report, recommend
ing that the request of the assessor be
granted The majority report was
adopted.
The report of the sewer committee was
presented, and the recommendations
adopted.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
The finance committee presented the
following report, and the same was
adopted
Recommend that the report of the city
treasurer for the month of January be
referred to the city auditor.
Recommend that the report of the
city auditor on the condition of the
funds for week ending February goth,
1897 be approved and filed.
In the matter of the petition of Burt
Estes Howard ct al, asking for the ap-
pointment of a patrolman in the vi
cinity of the Harper tract, we recon-
mend that the same be filed
In accordance with the report of the
city clerk we recommend that tax sale
certificate No. 333, for the year 1SS9-90,
be Cancelled.
Recommend that the contract and
bond of A. C. Summers for the perform
ance of certain work in the treasurer's
and assessors offices be approved.
Recommend that the following con-
tracts and bonds be approved: Con-
tract and bond of the Thomas Drug
company for furnishing drugs, Crimes
Stassforth Stationery company for sta
tionery, Evening Express company for
advertising.
In the matter of petition No. 242, in
which E. n. Snyder asks that he be per-
mitted to redeem lot 1, block 2, of the
Meadow Glenn tract from delinquent
fax sale under certificate No. 266, we
recommend that the petition be granted
and that the city clerk be instructed to
permit Mr.. Snyder or his agent to re-
deem lot ! only.
The fire and water committee reported
recommending that the water company
he Instructed to erect fire hydrants at
FIRST and Vignes street ard Banning
and NlgneS SlT6elS. 81 OiuOASN'
INFRINGEMENT COMMITTEE.
The special commission on salaries and
ennloyes presented the following re-
port
In the matter of the requisition from
the building superintendent for an as
sistant. recommend that the same be
filed.
In the matter of the application of the
auditor for one deputy. from February
18th to March 18th, recommend the same
be granted.
In the matter of the requisition from
the city assessor. asking for ten depu-
ties for four months, and eight deputies
for two months, we would recommend
that he be allowed fourteen deputies
at SIS per month for four months, with
the understanding that his Office force.
row numbering eight men. will be re-
uuced on the 1st of March to six men,
thus making the total force twenty men.
We would recommend that the office
Of assistant plumbing inspector be abol-
ished.
Recommend that the petition of j. j.
Huston, asking for increase of salary.
be filed.
Recommend that the communication
from the board of fire commissioners
asking that the Office of FIRE marshal be
created be filed.
Recommend that the requisition of
the city tax ard license collector for one
deputy be allowed, ina as1nuch as this is
not an increase of the present office
force, it being the intention to provide
for one of the present deputies not named
in ard ra