The herald., 1897-08-24
cumstances should demand their issu-

'cumstances should demand their issu-
ance under the present law.
We would therefore recommend thai
| the city clerk be instructed to at once
communicate with the leading bond buy
ers OF the east, also with local banking
authorities, both in San Francisco and
Los Angeles. seeking information as tC
the probability of floating bonds of this
municipality to be paid for in gold coin
containging the lawful money" pro-
vision, as we'll as the rate per cent at
which such bonds would move. The re-
port was adopted as read.
MOTIONS
Councilman Ashman moved that the
street superintendent be directed to clean
up Third street, between Los Angeles
street and Santa Fe avenue. Adopted,
Also that the city engineer be directed
to present ordinance of intention to place
cement sidewalk five feet wide on Sixth
street, between Wall street and Maple
avenue. Adopted.
1t was moved by Mr.. Ashman that the
city engineer be directed to prepare ordi-
nance of intention to improve Ninth
street, from Central avenue to the bridge,
under the bond provisions of the Vroo-
man act. Adopted!
Mr.. Blanchard moved that all property
owners on First street, between Main
and Santa F'e avenue, who are not con-
nected with the sewer, be notified to at
once lay connections to the proper line.
Adopted.
Mr. Nickel moved that the street SUI
perintendent be directed to notify the
company to grade between their tracks
and two feet on each side on Pasadena
avenue from the Pasadena avenue bridge
to the old city limits, the work to be done
by the time the contractor now working
there gets through with the grading of
the street. Mr.. Hutchison moved as an
amendment. to this that the same noti-
fication be made to apply to Date street.
where the same conditions exist in the
company's new tract, andin it's amended
form the motion was adopted.
Councilman Grider moved that the
street superintendent remove all OBJ
structions from the alley from Fifteenth
to Sixteenth streets, east of Central ave-
nue.. Adopted. Also that the Southern
Pacific Railway company be notified to
grade, gravel and lay 6-foot cement
walk and curb on their property at the
crossing at Central avenue and Thirteth
street. Adopted.
The same member moved that the city
engineer be required to furnish correct
numbers to the houses on Twenty-f1fth
street from Main street to Maple avenue.
Adopted
MISCELLANEOUS
A communicate from the board OF
police commissioners recommended the
allowance of months license to Ey-
raud Freres, rebate for a period during
which their saloon was closed; also a
rebate of $135 to Alfred Desmaret, pro-
prietor of the notorious Basket saloon,
for a similar cause. The rebates were
allowed as requested.
The committee on public morals re-
ported in the matter of a petition from
j. L. Tucker and others asking that the
restrictive hen ordinance cecently
passed taking in a section east of Alame-
da street be annulled; that the section
was apparently not in need of protection
from ravaging fowls and that as it de-
sired to be dropped outside of the hen
limits" again, it recommended the grant
ing of the petition and presented an ordi-
nance nullifying the previous action.
This was approved, and the hens in that
territory can once more roam at large OF
their own sweet will.