The herald., 1897-09-21


a southerly direction of the westerly line
of lot l, block ., Angeleno Heights, at S.!
cents per foot. was accepted.
The bid of Z. L.. Powell to sewer Eight.
eenth, Paloma and other streets at 49,!
cents per foot was accepted and the
necessary resolution of award adopted.
PETITIONS AND PROTESTS
The petition of Thomas Cole and 9TH
ers for a cement sidewalk on Twelfth
street between Central avenue and
Stanford avenue was referred to the
board Of public works.
Similar action was taken with refer
ence to protest from c. H. Mathey and
others against the grading of an alley
ir' block D of the Lakeshore tract, and in
reference to the petition of H. s. Baer
and others for the grading, graveliug
and curbing Of Cherry street from Eigh-
teenth to Washington. The petitions Of
the Sunset Telephone and Telegraph
company and the West Side Lighting
company to extend wires were granted.
The request Of the Occidental college Of
Los Angeles for the vacation of stree t
and alley was referred to board of pub
lie works. The request Of Mrs. Glover
and others that the work of completing
Grand avenue near the railroad was
similarly referred as was the request Of
certain property owners that the name
Of Alameda streets be changed.
j. w. Newton and others petitioned
for the grading of Fifteenth street from
Central avenue to Tennessee street.
The matter was referred to the board OF
public works. The protest from w. H.
Mansfield against the contemplated i'm
provement of Oak street from Sixteenth
to Eighteenth was referred to the city
engineer.
The following ordinances, submitted
by the city attorney were adopted:
For the widening of Washington
street between the west patent bound
ary and Arlington street; an ordinance
increasing the salary Of the city elec.
trician and making certain other
changes in the Are department.
The following proposals were re-
ceived, opened, examined and publicly
declared:
To furnish metal file cases:
C. b. Parsells proposed to furnish four
metal file cases containing 150 COM
pressing document files and two safe de-
posit boxes, each to contain three metal
drawers, for the sum OF $500.
The Office Speciality Manufacturing
company proposed to furnish metal file
cases as per advertisement as follows
s305, SAT- and 1890, according to style.
Referred to the supply committee.
To furnish fuel oil for one year:
Bayer & Last proposed to furnish 1000
barrels more or less for the sum of 81
per barrel OF 42 gallons delivered. Re-
ferred to the supply committee.
VEGETABLES TO BE INSPECTED
Councilman Ashman said that 1t had
been brought to his notice that at the
fruit market and other places vegetables
and fruits We're sometimes offered for
sale which were wholly unfit for food. He
said that frequently potatoes half rot
ten and calculated to produce disease
were sold to unsuspecting purchasers.
He said that it was time that q stop was
put to the practice, and he therefore
moved that some means be taken to in
sure the proper inspection of such arti
cles of food. The motion carried and
lHe IIIdttSI was TelclISu " luC nSdllu
with instructions to report
to the council at the next meeting the
best plan of inspecting such food
Mr.. Mathuss moved that the curb be
cut and the alley be lowered between the
rorth side of Seventh street between
Spring and Main to the next street.
PUNCTURED GARBAGE CANS
Mr.. Toll presented the following reso-
luton which was unanimously adopted:
Whereas, II has come to the knowledge
OF this body that the representatives of
the garbage contractor are in the habit
of puncturing the bottoms of garbage
cans throughout the city against the
wishes of the owrers thereof and with
out any authority so to do; now, there
fore, be it
Resolved, as the sense OF this body,
that the contractor be ordered to desist
from this pernicious practice; and be it
further
Resolved, That said contractor be re-
quired to repair all cans so punctured
which are in keeping with the require
ments of the ordinance which prescrlbes
material and dimensions of same.
Several communications on the subject
of the proposed boulevards were referred
to the board of works. They have al
ready been published in full.
A recess until 2 p. m. was then or