The herald., 1897-01-30

| the same be referred to the city engineer
| for estimate of cost, and IL the same ex-
ceeds the amount required by law then
| to present the necessary ordinance Oh
| intention.
Recommend Petition No. SO, from j.
r. Toberman ct al, asking that ce-
ment sidewalk be constructed on each
side of Orange street between Pearl
street and Union avenue be granted ana
the city engineer instructed to present
the necessary ordinance of intention.
Recommend that petitions No. 80.
| from j. e. Murray ct al, 1141, from l. Y.
Murray ct al, and protest No. loss, from
| f. p. Bosbyshell, in reference to side
| walking Orange street be filed.
Recommend that petition No. Sc from
John McQuilkin ct al, ealing attention
to the condition of East Ninth street, be
referred to the city engineer in connec-
| tion with other petitions heretofore re-
| fered to him to report the best method
of abating the nuisance complained Of
Recommend that the ordinance of in
| tentlon to establish the grade of Ver-
mont avenue from Pico street to a point
1000 feet south of the south line of Pico
street be placed on its passage.
| In compliance with the recommends
! ton of the city engineer, recommend
| that all proceedings for establishing the
grade of Albion street under ordinane
| of intention No. 1898 new series) be
] abandoned.
| Recommend that the street superin-
| tendent be instructed to extend the
storm drain on South Cummings street
| from Second to Third streets.
Recommend that the city engineer be
| instructed to establish the grade of the
alley between Boyle avenue and State
street and First and Second streets.
Recommend that the city engineer be
| instructed to have the gutter on the
| tween Fifth and Sixth streets, cleaned
out at least once week.
In the matter of petition No. 3. from
Thomas S. Ewing ct al, asking to have
a ditch dug on Trinity street so as to
carry the storm water off Twenty-first
street. your board beg leave to report
that the proper remedy would be to
have said Trinity street graded.
In the matter of protests Nos 1164.
from the Mcdonald company, 1853 from
Alice Shafer. 1855. from Geo. H. Shafer
ct al, and 1865, from A. E. Wadleigh ct
al against the confirmation of the re-
port of the commissioners for the OPEN
ing of Mateo street your board beg
leave to refer the same back to council
without recommendation.
MAIN STREET PAVING PROTESTS.
Yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock was
the time set for the hearing by the spe-
cial committee appointed by the council
of the protestantS in the after of the
Main street pavement. as we'll as to take
any testimony that the contractors
might have to offer. The committee is
composed of Messrs. Nickell Toll and
Blanchard, the first-named being the
chairman. Promptly at the hour named
the members of the committee were
present in the committee rooms, as We're
also the attorneys for both the contract
ors and property owners, John T. Jones
appearing for the first-named, and
Messrs. Barclay & Arthur for the latter.
There were number of interested prop
erty owners also in attendance. as were
also ex-Superntendent of Streets Perry
A. Howard Contractor John I. Long.
his financial backer Mr.. Norton, and
Colonel Baines. the superintendent of
the asphalt company that furnished the
material for the street.
After a short delay, during which the
attorneys held consultation, Mr.. Bar
clay, of counsel for the property owners,
stated that, after talking over the mat
ter with his colleague and Mr.. Jones, he
was of the opinion, that q hearing by the
committee at this time was premature,
for the reason that the notice as given
by the council was insufficient He had
been unable to see all of his clients, and,
| in consequence. but few of them were
present AS no one was authorized to
waive their rights, he did rot see that
anything could be done except to adj
| journ the hearing until a proper notice
| could be published, which, he under
! stood was now being done.
| Mr.. Arthur agreed with Mr.. Barclay
| as did also Mr.. Jones' who stated that
while he was perfectly willing to go
ahead. for the purpose of keeping the
record straight he thought that the
hearing should be postponed until such
| time as the legal notice could be pub
| lished-
The attorneys having all agreed on the
proposition. and Assistant City Attor-
| ney Crutcher concurring, the hearing
was adjourned pending further action
! by the council.
! The whole matter will come up again
before the council Tuesday afternoon,
| when the present Committee will prob
| ably be reappointed, and the hearing
proceeded with in due form.