The herald., 1897-03-16
COUNCIL AFTER THE STREET SWEEPING CONTRACTOR


council adjourn It be to that hour
The other recommendations OF the
board of publ works, as published In
! The Herald Saturday morning, were
| then read and adopted, with the excep-
ton of that recommending the reJec-
ton of all bids and the Reimbursement
| of what is known as the Allen electric
| lighting franchise, which was referred
. back to the board for one week, on the
request of Frank P. Flint. Mr.. Aliens
attorney, and the recommendation per-
mitting Reed & French to remove earth
from Grand View avenue, action on
which was deferred until Thursday to
enable the contractors to enter into a
proper contract with the city. to only
remove the earth to the sub-grade. The
Wiltshire boulevard ordinance went over
until the afternoon session.
BIDS OPENED
The following bids were opened, de-
clared and referred to the proper com.
mittees:
To improve Wall street from Twelfth
TO Pico streets-J. S. Haigler proposed:
Grading and graveling, "a cents per lin
cal foot; curb, 2s1a cents per lineal foot;
sidewalk. S1s cents per square foot;
crosswalks, SO cents per lineal foot.
Frank Townsend proposed: Grading
and graveling, rs cents per lineal foot;
curb, 81 cents per lineal foot; sidewalk,
S1k cents per square foot; crosswalks,
81 per lineal foot.
S. B. Clayton proposed: Grading and
graveling, 65 cents per lineal foot; curb.
27 CENTS per lineal foot; sidewalk, 3
cents per square foot; crosswalks, 80
cents per lineal foot.
Robert Sherer proposed: Grading and
graveling, 60 cents per lineal foot; curb,
28 cents per lineal foot; sidewalk, cents
per square FOOT; crosswalks, 80 cents
per lineal foot.
L. Brodie proposed: Grading and
graveling, ~ cents per lineal foot; curb,
81 cents per lineal foot; cutters 10 cents
per lineal foot; sidewalk, &c cents per
square foot; crosswalks, $1.10 per lineal
foot. %
Gray Bros. & Ward proposed: Grading
and graveling, So cents per lineal foot;
curb, so cents per lineal foot; sidewalk
101s cents per square foot; crosswalks,
81 per lineal foot.
A. j. Tilden proposed: Grading and
graveling, 62is cents per lineal foot; curb,
2S1a cents per lineal foot; sidewalk, 3
cents per square foot; crossWalks, 30
cents per lineal foot.
Referred to the board of public works.
The finance committee presented the
usual demands which were approved, as
were also the requisitions as reported
by the supply committee.
The usual routine reports were pre-
sented and referred to the proper COM
mittees. -'t
GAS AND LIGHT.
The gas and light committee present.
ed the following report:
In the matter of the petition from the
trustees of the First English Lutheran
church ct al. asking that the electric
light at the corner of Eighth and Pearl
streets be removed to the corner of
Flower and Eighth streets, we recon-
mend that the petition be granted and
that said light be Suspended in the cenr
ter of the intersection of Flower and
Eighth streets. Action deferred for one
week on request of the president.
In the matter Of the petition from D.
Milne ct al, complaining that the pres
ent situation of the electric light at the
corner Of Vermont and Jefferson streets
is disadvantageous because of the pres
ence of shade trees we recommend that
said light be suspended in the center of
the intersection of Jefferson and Ver-
mont streets so as to obviate the pres
ent difficulty. Ordered changed.
Regarding petitions from j. P. Yoder
ct al, ]. Dick, ct al, and l. G.. Joughin.
ct al, asking for electric lights in va
rious portions of the Rosedale annex ter
ritory, we recommend that lights be
placed at the following locations: Ellen
dale place, the south end of the North park
therof Orchard avenue and Twenty
ninth street, McClintock and Athena
(now Thirty-seventh) streets, Thornton
and Twenty-third streets. Adams and
Rosedale, Adams and Orchard. Pico and
F streets, Pico and B streets. Washing
ton and Magnolia avenue, Pico and L
streets The cost for the maintenance
of these lights to be paid from the Rose
dale annex fund So ordered.
SEWER COMMITTEE.
The sewer committees report, as
heretofore published. was read, and the
recommendation adopted, the time fo-
the hearing in the Crippen matter being
set for Monday week at 2 O'Clock The
following supplemental recommended
tion was also adopted: In the matter
Of repairing the settling chamber on
Fourteenth street between Central ave-
nue. and Birch street, we recommend
that the same be referred to the city
engineer with instructions to make such
repairs as are necessary.
The report of the finance committee
as published Sunday morning, was read
and the several recommendation
adopted. including the amended pound
ordinance, forbidding the stalking out of
any animal with a rope or lariat long
enough to permit the grazing of said
that over which the owner has control,
and fixing the fees for the pound keeper
LAND COMMITTEE.
The land committee presented the fol-
lowing report, and the same was adopt
ed: We recommend that the lease of
Miss Ella Lanning for lot on Yale street
be renewed.
We recommend that the petition of
H. P. Hunt for lot on Yale street be
granted. and that the rent for said lot
be fixed at SO per annum.
In the matter of the Alfred Moore
land case. we recommend that the mayor
and the city council grant Alfred Moore
quit claim deed to lots 6. Z and s of
the Alfred Moore subdivision
CITY ATTORNEYS REPORT
The city attorney presented the fol-
lowing report:
In the matter of the petition of L. T.
Graves heretofore referred to me- and
your instructions relative to the same
I would ask for further Instructions
The ordinance prohibits the sale of fruit
vegetables. chickens, fowls. butter eggs
and other country produce. The petit
tion requests that it be so amended that
the holder of a market receipt can
wholesale his wares at the fruit stands
and stores in the case of perishable
fruit. Is it the intention of tn . council
to restrict this simply to fruit. or all
perishable articles prohibited by the
ordinance? ] would desire more spe-
cific instructions as to the meaning of
the council in the use of the word per
ishable." Referred to the france COM
mittee.
return herewith bond of Los Angeles
Railway company for the construction