The herald., 1897-04-27

| w. B. Wiltshire ct al, asking that an
ordinance be passed to protect sunset
| park from the approaching oil wells
| recommend the same be filed.
Recommend that protest No. 1856 ct al,
against the enforcement of the ordln-
ance lately passed regulating oil wells'
| be filed.
Recommend that communication NO.
3S7 from ]. H. Keifer chairman, In reI-
crence to amending ordinance NO. 4ll'
| (new series) be filed.
Your committee recommend that the
city attorney be instructed to present
| an amendment to the oil ordinance NO.
ALI (new series) so that subdivision u
will read fifty feet" instead OF one
hundred feet. (This section relates TO
the storing of oil in tanks on top OF
| ground.)
| Councilman Grider stated that the oil
men had agreed to abide by all the pro-
visions of the ordinance without lur-
! ther trouble If this concession was
granted, and the amendment was ADOPT
| ed by q unanimous vote.
PUBLIC WORKS
| The board of public works presented
| the following report and the same was
adopted:
In the matter of the protest from t.
| G.. FRY ct al, against the opening of
! Eleventh street, from Alvarado streetto
| the west charter boundary, recommend
| the same be referred to the city en-
| gineer.
Recommend that the petition from
| William Wright ct al, in reference 10
| the opening of Eighteenth street, be
| filed
In the matter of the petition from Emile
Faure. in reference to the condition OF the
street at the corner of State and New
Jersey streets. recommend the same be
referred to the street superintendent TO
repair the street
In the matter of the petition from 0.
NJ. Gray ct al, asking that the grade OF
| London street be established, recon-
mend the same be referred to the city
engineer for ordinance therefor
In the matter of the petition from VIM.
Rosbyshell ct AL asking that Bidwell
street be changed to Sixteenth, recon-
mend the same be referred to the city
engineer to report as to the advisability
Recommend that the petition from T.
IT. Pierce ct al, in reference to the con-
dition of the cement walk on the north
side of Fifth street. from Olive street
to Grand avenue, be fled
The appIication OF the West Side Light
ing company for permission to erect
thirteen more poles in the CONDUIT dis
trict was granted, on the usual condi-
tions. after which the council adjourned.
IMPORTANT PETITIONS
Among the more important petitions
presented was one from S. A. Waldron
and others, asking that an ordinance be
passed prohibiting all persons from tres
nassinr on school lots within the city
limits for the purpose of recreation or
playing any games whatsoever out OF
school hours. The petition was referred
to the city attorney, with instructions to
draft such an ordinance.
A. L. Horton petitioned that the tele-
phone franchise now being advertised
for sale be amended to as to make 1t open
to certain bidders whom he represents.
This was referred to the city attorney.
The following application for an cleo
tric railroad franchise was referred to
the board of public works:
Los Angeles. April 26, 1897.
To the Honorable Council of Loe Ange-
les. City Hall, Los Angeles, California;
Gentlemen: 1 beg leave to submit to
your honorable council that desire to
secure a franchise for the construction,
maintenance and operation of an electric
street railroad, together with all the
usual rights and privileges connected
Herewith, upon, over and along the fol-
lowing streets in the city of Los Angeles:
Commencing at point where Brook
lyn avenue intersects the east bound
ary line of the city of Los Angeles, and
running thence in a westerly direction
over and along said Brooklyn avenue to
a point where it intersects Bridge street;
thence westerly over and along said
Bridge street to it's intersection with
Also street; thence westerly over and
along said Also street to it's intersection
with Los Angeles street; thence souther-
ly over and along said Los Angeles street
to its intersection with Commercial
street; thence westerly over and along
said Commercial street (by single
track only thereon) to its intersection
with Main street; thence southerly over
and along said Main street to its inter-
section with Fourth street; thence west
erly over and along said Fourth street
to its intersection with Broadway;
thence northerly over and along said
Broadway to its intersection with First
said First street to it's intersection with
| Spring street; thence northerly over and
along said Spring street to its intersec-
| tion with Main street aforesaid.
! In accordance herewith 1 respectfully
ask that your honorable body WILL in the
manner and form prescribed by law, ad-
vertise such franchise for sale to the
highest bidder, and your petitioner will
ever pray. Respectfully submitted,
HERMAN DE LAGUNA.
FILED TOO LATE
The following petitions were filed with
the city clerk after the adjournment OF
the council:
| From the board of education, asking
that the Olive street school lot be sur
veyed, as it is desired to put cement
walls around the same,
From w. G. Wiltshire and others, ask
ing that the grade of West Sixth street,
from Vermont avenue to the junction
with Wiltshire boulevard be established.
| From c. S. Murphy, asking that an
alley in the Biggy tract, which is now
obstructed by board fence, be opened.