The herald., 1897-07-07


street from Lawrence street to Wilson
! street. Ordinances adopted.
MOTIONS
A number of motions for the erection
OF fire hydrants were passed.
| On motion of Councilman Grider, the
city engineer was instructed to have the
grade OF Washington street established
| from Central avenue to Alameda street,
and the street superintendent was in-
structed to notify property owners to
remove all distractions on the same.
| On motion of Councilman Nickel, the
chief of police was instructed to re-
move all campers from certain city
lands on the Feast Side.
| On. motion of Councilman Toll, the
| city engineer was instructed to present
an ordinance Of intention to establish
| the grade of Twenty-ninth street from
Hoover to Vermont avenue, and to de.
fine the south line Of Thirty-second
street; also from Hoover street to Ver-
mont avenue.
CITY FINANCES
| City Auditor Nichols submitted a re-
port showing the following interesting
items In connection with the city's
| finances on June 30th: Cash fund over
drawn $3S712; common school fund,
s215.2s; library, $61S1.6s. Summary:
Treasurer's balance June 26, $40. 49S.4 .43;
receipts to June 30th, s14,71171; de-
mands audited to June 30th, $50, ,354.71;
balance, June 26th. $124,s554S.
BIDS OPENED
| The following bids were opened, read
and referred to the proper committees:
To sewer Third street.-The following
proposals per lineal foot for sewer COM
plete were received: w. A. Frick, 6S1a
cents; c. L. Powell 81 9-1O cents; A. P.
Pusich, 66A cents; j. e. White, II cents;
S. J. Edwards, 721s cents; B. Lorenzi,
| 77k cents. Referred to the sewer COM
| mittee.
To sewer Second street.-The following
proposals per lineal foot for sewer COM
plete were received: w. A. F'rick, 7S11a
cents; c. L. Powell, SO 9-10 cents; A. P.
Pusich, 70 cents; ]. E. White, S3 cents;
S. J. Edwards, So cents; B. Lorenzi, 791i
cents. Referred to the sewer commit
| tee.
The report of the board of public
works was read and the various recon-
mendations adopted, with the exception
of that in reference to the Main and
Tenth street paving, which went over
until the afternoon session.
| A communication was read from the
street superintendent, asking permis-
sion to purchase 5000 yards of gravel at
the corner of Eighth and Los Angeles
streets. Referred to the supply commit
tee.
| On the report of the finance committee
| $500 was appropriated for supplies used
| on the Elysian park boulevard.
| The usual petitions were read and re-
ferred to the proper committees. Re-
cess until o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION
The council met at 2 o'clock, when the
recommendation of the board of public
works in reference to the paving of Main
and Ninth street intersection was again
taken up, and. on the request of the at
torney action was deferred for one week
| On the report of the city clerk, the
final ordinance for the paving of DAILY
street from Downey to Pasadena av-
enues passed
On the report of the board OF public
works, Darwin avenue was finally ac-
cepted. the work having been done to
their satisfaction.
A communication was read from the
water overseer calling attention to the
fact that the graders are now at work
on Central avenue, and that the zanja
will have to be taken care of. The over
seer says: II would recommend that the
zanja be abandoned between the rail-
road track on Thirtieth street and East
Jefferson street on Central avenue, and
that the water be carried from bitches
on East Jefferson street to the alley west
of Central avenue and south through the
alley to its termination, a part of said
zanja being at present in said street, in
order to do which it will be necessary to
get right of way through one or two
pieces of property through which tine
alley doesn't rum" Referred to the sew
er committee.
A communication was read from the
city assessor stating that the assess
ment list had been turned over to the
Il city clerk, and asking that he be al
lowed to withdraw his communication
read at the morning session asking for
more time. Filed
i Frank Sabichi asked that the matter
of the contract for the paving of Fifth
street be set for hearing as soon as
possible, and Chairman Blanchard, of
the board of public works, said that
such a report would be made at the next
meeting.
A petition was read from c. II. Stocks
a contractor, asking for permission to
use the driveway in the city hall park
in hauling material for the construction
Of an adjoining building. Denied.
CITY ATTORNEYS REPORT
The city attorney presented the fol-
lowing report:
In accordance with your instructions
and petition from c. Thompson, I pre-
sent herewith ar ordinance abandoning
a certain right-of-way for a zanja over
land of said Thompson. This is the
same piece of property as the one in
volved in the action of Christine Thomp-
son VS.. the City of Los Angeles, in which
discla liner was authorized by your hon
, orable body February 17th. Adopted.
In the matter of the petition of M. G
Mccormick, 1 would recommend that
: the same be referred to the zanja com.
: mittee for investigation. So ordered
: enclose herewith two communica-
tions from the Southern Pacific company
: in re-changing their tracks at the cross
ingS of San Pedro street and Centra