The herald., 1897-11-19
POMONA

| POMONA, Nov. 1S.-Regular Core
spondence) The city council met this
afternoon, Councilman Iandon being
| the only member absent. Bids for haul
| ing gravel on the streets were opened
and were as follows: n. =. Schooley,
Cemetery avenue. "a cents per yard: San
Antonio avenue, 33 cents; East Holt ave
nue., A cents: West First and a portion
| of West Second streets, % cents. a. 1.
| Stewart, for the same streets respect
| fVely, SO. 49, "a and % cents. Lawrence
Fnleming. S5 80, 35 and % cents. Raynes
moved that the bids be taken under ad-
Visement until tomorrow (Friday) at
p. m., which carried.
| In the matter of the disposition of the
| city's garbage, Hinman recommended
the renewing of the contract with Mich
OILS to dispose of garbage on Nichols
land. Carried.
In the matter of the adoption of an or
dinance requiring peddlers of goods hav-
ing no place of business in Pomona to
| pay a $40 license, good for one day or
| one month: bankrupt, assignee and auc-
| tion sales, S. per day: peddlers of fruit.
| S1.50 per day, as has been asked for by
| certain merchants in this city. was. upon
| Raynes' motion to place same upon its
passage as it stood. defeated by the fol-
| lowing vote, the chair ruling that the
motion was lost: Raynes and Hinman.
yes; Patterson and Waters, no.
| The ordinance relating to licensing in
surance agents, as asked for by Po-
mona agents, was laid over until Friday.
City Attorney Fleming presented Il
| deed from D. Hawliins and wife tci a
| TN iCh of ral q a6 hN in
terested citizens. the consideration being
$50. the same being their part of an
agreement entered into by the city and
these property holders whereby the long
contested opening of Cypress street may
now be consummated by the city ac-
uuiring the remaining title from Mr..
Denison, who has thus far balked every
effort to open Cypress avenue as high
way. Denison desires $500, which the
committee having the matter in charge
will not agree to pay him: an offer of
500 has been made by the committee
Failing to secure 5000, Mr. Denison now
protests against the thirty feet allow
ance as demanded by those interested,
and states that he is only willing to sell
twenty-five feet. The council will visit
the property in dispute and after a care
full inspection will act upon the matter
at the next meeting of the board.
1t is here given out that X. II. Hewitt.
| foundeA of the Los Angeles Journal. has
| purchased the Pomona Beacon and VIII
make it a Democratic journal. its orig
| inal faith. Harry c. Cree. the retiring
editor has made Il clean, neWsy paper
Of the Beacon while it has been under
his control, and has the good wishes of
his old friends here for success wherever
he may locate.
NJ. Bacca has recently brought to the
attention of the board of health the
need of a meat and milk Inspector claim
ing that diseased meat and milk are
sold in this and surrounding places. He
is considering the matter of asking ap-
pointment from the county board of su
pervisors to the office named for this
district. The matter was brought UP
before the city council today. Mr.. Bacca
stated to the board that certain parties
having diseased COWS had taken eXcep-
ton to his stating to the board of health
that diseased milk cows We're owned by
them. The board of health called upon
City Attorney Fleming and requested
him to draw up an ordinance asking for
the inspection of meat and milk for pre-
sentation to the board of trustees today,
which he did. upon the promise of the
members of the board of health to be
present at today's council meeting. but
as the members didn't put in an appear
ance. Attorney Fleming did not officially
call the notice of the board to their
wishes.