The herald., 1897-06-08
City Council After the Big
Delinquents
THEY CAN NOW BE REACHED
APPROPRIATION FOR THE CELE-
BHATIoN OF THE FOURTH
The Committee Given $10O0-Many
Bids for Street Work-The Alley
Matter-Routine Business


The city council met at 10 o'clock yes
terday morning, with President Silver IL
the chair and all the members in thei
places There was a very light attend
ance in the lobby
On the report Of the city clerk thu
final ordinances for the improvement o
Vermont avenue from Adams to Twenty
ninth and Jefferson to the south city
limits, Byram street from Tenth t
Eleventh, Twelfth street from San Pc
dro to Tennessee. Blaine and Buckley
streets from Ninth to Connecticut
Eastlake avenue from Main to Mission
and the sidewalking of Ingraham street
passed under suspension of the rules
The ordinance for the Improvement OF
Towne avenue, from Sixth to Seventh
streets. went over until the afternoon
session.
The usual routine reports were pre-
sented in their order and referred to the
proper committees.
A communication was read from tht
board Of education, stating that the
board was desirous of obtaining the nexl
meeting of the National Educational
association for Los Angeles, and asking
the council to pass resolution
extending a formal invitation to that
body. On motion of Councilman Nick
ell, the action asked for was taken.
The usual demands were approved on
the report of the finance committee, as
were also the requisistions on the report
Of the supply committee.
The report of the finance committee
as printed in The Herald Sunday, was
read and the several recommendations
reference to the issuance of bonds for
the building Of engine houses and pur-
chSsing additional apparatus was
IAched. Councilman Hutchison OBJ
jected to the recommendation on the
ground that it was not definite enough.
He wanted to know just how much
money they wanted, how it was to be
expended, etc. At any rate, he did not
believe in expending this money at this
time, for if the city is to have a new
water system, as has been contemplate
ed, there would be no necessity for fire
engines.
Councilman Grider stated that 1t was
purely business proposition which had
been fully explained to the finance COM
mittee, and that this information was
accessible to Mr.. Hutchison.
Councilman Toll went on to explain
that the recommendation Of the COM
mittee was in line with the law, and was
sufficiently explicit for all purposes
at this time.
Councilman Hutchison said he want
ed to know if the adoption Of this rec
ommendation was an admission on the
part of the council that we are not to
have a new water system. If this was
the fact, it put different aspect on the
case. If We are to worry along with
the old system, additional fire engines
are undoubtedly needed If new sys-
tenn is to be built. additional fire appa-
ratus is not needed. and the money
should not be expended.
Councilman Nickel thought that this
matter should be deferred until fall at
least. The credit of the city was now
good. and he doubted whether it was
policy to issue bonds at this time.
Councilman Baker thought the matter
should be postponed until after the
water question is finally disposed, of.
Councilman Toll said that the outlying
districts would not be satisfied to wait
for new water system before they got
fire protection. They had been promised
this when they came into the city; they
would be taxed this year the same as
other sections Of the city, and the
pledges made by the councilmen should
be lived up to.
Councilman Grider could not see how
the water question cut any figure in this
matter. At the rate they were proceed
ing it would probably be next spring be-
fore bond election was called Besides
the chances looked very favorable for
the purchase of the old water plant, and
If this was done he could assure Mr.
Hutchison that he could not throw wa
ter in bathtub in the southern part of
the city at o'clock in the morning.
On motion of Councilman Ashman. the
recommendation of the committee was
amended by changing the time for call
ing the election from August to the
pleasure of the council" in which shape
1t was adopted by vote of Z to ?,
Messrs. Hutchison and Nickel
FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION
communication was read from the
Fourth of July executive committee,
asking for an appropriation of $2500 for
the celebration of the day.
Councilman Mathus moved to refer
the communication to the finance CON-
mittee, with instructions to report back
at the afternoon session, when Council
man Hutchison moved as an amend
ment that the request be granted
Judge j. n. Phillips, on behalf of the
committee, then addressed the council,
saying that the proposed celebration
would be non-partisan in every respect,
and had no connection whatever with
the visit of Hon.W J. Bryan, who would
visit Los Angeles at that time as the
guest of a political club. 1t had always
been customary to celebrate the ma
tion's birthday, and previous councils
had always contributed on behalf of the
city He hoped the present council
would follow the example of their pre-
decessors and make such an appropria-
tion as the municipal finances justified.
The report of the inspector on the re-
surfacing of Main street was read and
filed.
BIDS
On motion of Councilman Blanchard,
all bids for the opening of an alley in
the Bonnie Brae tract were returned un-
opened, after which the following bids
were opened, read and referred to the
proper committees:
To sidewalk and curb Twenty-fifth
street from Hoover street to Howland
avenue-W. o. Newcombe, curb. %