The herald., 1898-02-12

ommend that the ordinance granting the
special franchise be placed upon its
passage, providing there are no legal
objections thereto. 1t is probable that
City Attorney Dunn will be called be-
fore the council on Monday and upon
his opinion the action of the members
will depend.
The war Of the bill posting companies
again came up and the board was asked
to make some recommendation looking
to an equal enforcement of the law. Jud
r. Rush, attorney for the Los Angeles
Bill Posting company, strongly objected
to the manner in which the billboard
ordinance is being enforced. He stated
that he was willing to comply with the
law, which states that no bill-boards are
to be erected or maintained more than
ten feet high unless thirty feet from the
street, but requested that the law be
impartially enforced. This, he said, Is
not being done.
The board took the matter under ad-
visement and will send it to the coun
Gil with the request that the present or
dinance be enforced regardless Of par
ties.
Judge c. c. Wright appeared before
the board and asked that no action be
taken in reference to the ordinance re-
pealing section of the hitching ordi-
nance. The Merchants and Manufacture
ers' association will next Monday night
take some action in the premises, and
he asked that the matter be held in
allegiance meantime.
| Bradner w. Lee was present on behalf
of ]. M. Thompson, who has applied for
the advertisement of a franchise for the
new Pasadena electric line out Mission
road. He explained the route desired.
but no action was taken, as the matter
will be considered before the whole
council Monday.
The following routine recommends
tions were also made:
In the matter of the petition from
Mrs. E. Heanel ct al, asking that How
ard street between Macy and Also
streets be graded, graveled, sidwalkeo
and curbed with cement, recommed
that the same be referred to the city
engineer for estimate of cost and If
the same exceeds the amount required
by law. then to present ordinance of in
tention therefor.
In the matter of the petition from T.
Gordon, asking that the boring of oil
wells on lots fronting on Custer street
and Beaudry avenue between Temple
street and Bellevue avenue be prohib-
tied, recommend that the same be re-
ferred to the board of fire commission
ers.
Recommend that the petition from S.
]. Hammond ct AL be referred to the city
engineer with instructions that he pre-
sent an ordinance authorizing property
owners to improve under private con-
tract portions of Bauchet and Clara
streets, as mentioned in said petition,
when the property owners shall have
filed with him the necessary contract
| and bond.
Recommend that the ordinance pro-
vding for the abandonment of por-
ton of Sixteenth street, referred to this
board at the last session of the council
be placed upon it's passage.
In the matter of the report of the city
engineer with reference to the opening
and widening of Tenth street between
Alameda and Wilson streets, we recon-
mend that the district of assessment in
| clude Tenth street between Alameda
and Wilson Streets, Eleventh street be.
tween Wilson street and Santa Fe ave
nue. and Labonda street between Wilson
and Santa Clara streets.
Recommend that the city engineer b.
instructed to make the necessary sur
vey and furnish the city attorney will
the description of property necessar!
to be taken for the opening of Lafayette
street between Turner and Ducommui
streets, and the city attorney be in
structed to present ordinance of inten
ton therefor. We further recommend
that the district of assessment be alons
Lafayette street between Turner an(
| Ducommun streets.
In the matter of the petition from
l.. Starr ct AL, for the opening of Twen
ey-seventh street between Western ave
nue. and San Pueblo street, we recon
mend that the city engineer be instruct
ed to furnish the city engineer with {
description of the property necessary t.
be taken for the opening of said street
and with description Of assessment dis
trict between Western avenue and Ar
lington street, and that the city attorne.
be instructed to prepare the necessar.
ordinance of intention for the opening o
said street.