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2 THE COUNCIL. A Hundred Thousand School Bonds Sold. THE GARBAGE CONTRACT LET. The Name of Fort Street Changed to Broadway-Other Matters Discussed. The City Council met yesterday morn ing, President Frankenfield in the chair, and Messrs. Wirsching, Summerland, McLain, Hamilton, Brown, Shafer and Bonsall present. The Street Superintendent requested that a seal he purchased for his office. Referred to the finance committee. The same officer reported that the pit into which J. C. Tysar fell was not on city property. A request that certain provisions be included in the contract for supplying teams for the city was referred to the City Attorney. The City Assessor requested that the Council confirm the appointments of the following deputies : J. W. Welsh, F. A. Irvine, Brainard Smith, Harry lies, S. Rees, Sam Prager, C. C. Cook, J. A. Sepulveda, W. L. Wolfe, L. M. Brown, O. A. Hamilton and W. A. Clement. Referred to the committee of the whole on motion of Mr. Shafer. An ordinance declaring a map of a part of Ninth street official was read and laid over for the deeds to the property to be donated for street purposes. The report of the City Engineer as published in the Herald was read and adopted. Judge Brunson asked that he be allowed to construct his own sidewalk on Grand avenue. Referred to the Board of Public Works. The plans and specifications for the re pairs of the Buena Vista-street bridge were referred to the bridge committee. The report of the finance committee was read and adopted. When the lumber bids came up for consideration Mr. Brown moved that the bid of Kerckhoff, Cuzuer & Co. be ac cepted. The figure, he said, was not as low as another bidder, but the bid was really lower because the place of Ker khoff. Cuzner & Co. was nearer the heart of tbe city and the cost for cartage would be less. The motion was carried. The committee recommended that tbe bid of D. F. Donegan to furnish teams at $2.94 per day be accepted. Mr. Summerland moved that the recommendation be laid on the table. No second. Mr. Brown said he was not in favor of awarding the contract to Mr. Donegan for the reason that it would throw poor people out of employment. Mr. Shafer wanted to know whether the Street Superintendent employed married men who owned teams of their own. 1 Major Bonsall said tbat he did employ ' such men. ' Mr. Donegan said that his bid was made in good faith. He said he pre- ! ferred to employ married men when he 1 could get them. In reply to a question * he said he paid drivers of teams $1.50 to . $1.75 per day. 1 001. Morford said that he employed no 1 men who had more than one team as far 1 as he knew. ' The recommendation was adopted by a vote of 5 to 3. ' The report of the Board of Public J Works as published in the Hera, i* was 1 read and adopted. An ordinance changing the name of Broadway street to Toberman street and cbanging the name of Fort street to Broadway was read and adopted. Afternoon Session. The time for the hearing of the protest against the opening of Sixth street was set for next Monday at 2 o'clock. The City Attorney stated that the Council could take no action in the mat ter of the city funds, as the case was still in court. The matter was laid over for one week. The City Attorney reported that, in his opinion, a property owner could withdraw his name from a protest before action bad been taken. The matter waß brought up in connection with the open ing of Buena Vista street. On motion of Mr. Shafer the protest was denied and the ordinance establish ing the grade was adopted. President Frankenfield stated that tbe following charges, which the clerk read, had been placed upon his desk: Tbe undersigned desires to call your atten tion to the actions and conduct of the Chief Engineer of the fire department. On last Wednesday, the 12th instant, at about 5 o'clock in the after noon, box No. 12, corner Grand avenue and Pine street, was turned in for a fire in the neighborhood. After a abort time the Chief Engineer was seen driving out Main street, towards the Washington garden, at a furious rate of speed, whipping the horse and howling at the top of his voice. It was seen by all that he was drunk and unfit to handle his horse, let alone attend to his duties as fireman, when property and mebbe life was jeopardized. In at tempting to turn tbe corner of Main and Washington streets, four blocks below the fire, the wagon was upset, and the drunken Chief was spilled out, and lay sprawling on the ground until assisted to his feet. Tbe wagon was righted by the lookers on, the Chief assisted in the wagon, and off he drove, narrowly mim ing the telephone poles and another upset. It is in my opinion that his conduct and ability should be investigated and bis unfitness demonstrated. Our lives are at stake and we should be protected. W. E. Stoermer. Major Bonsall wanted to know whether the party who preferred these charges was cot the one who was discharged for drunkenness a short time since. Mr. Frankenfield said that he was not discharged for drunkenness, but for al leged neglect of duty. He said that he had heard that there was considerable drunkenness in the department which had not been noticed by the commission. Mr. Stoermer said that he had been discharged because he was a friend of a man named Moore. He said that he had not been drunk, and he did not intend to be sat down upon. The charges were referred to the Fire Commission. An ordinance regulating the distribu tion of handbills was read and adopted. The new license ordinance regulating the payment of licenses was read. The provisions were similar to those pub lished in the Herald at the time it was first presented in January. Messrs. Rose and Redick appeared on behalf of the wholesale liquor dealers, and objected to the placing of $20 on the wholesaler. They also objected to the THft LPS ANGELES DAILY HERALD: TUESDAY MORNING; FEBRUARY 18. 1890. I dividing line between wholesale and re tail, which waa fixed at one gallon. They claimed that the line should be fixed at one quart. Major Bonsall moved to amend to make the dividing line one-fifth of a gal lon, not to be drnnk on the premises. Carried. Mr. Shafer said that he did not see that the ordinance increased or diminished the revenue of the city, and it would not make much difference whether the Mayor approved it or not. The ordinance was amended so as to allow insurance agents to pay $1 per month for each company represented. Expressmen were allowed to pay quarterly in advance. The ordinance as amended was adopted. Captain Barrett appeared and invited the Council to attend a banquet, at the Nadeau, in honor of the visiting grocery men, which invitation was accepted. Major Bonsall stated that the commit tee of conference between the Council and the Mayor h id received two ordi nances from the Mayor, one creating a current expense fund and the other au thorizing an officer of the city to contract a debt under $300, when so ordered by the Council. The Major asked for one week's further time, which was granted. The contract for the collection of the garbage of the city, by D. F. Donegan, was read, and, after a short discussion, was adopted. The bridge committee recommended that a flooring be laid ou the Aliso-street bridge. Adopted, and the Street Super intendent was requested to furnish an es timate as to the cost of the work. The same committee recommended that the bid of the Los Angeles Construc tion Company, for building a culvert over an arroyo at Boyle Heights be accepted. Ex-Mayor Workman urged the Council to have the work done. The motion to adopt the recommendation was lost by a vote of 4 to 4. Ex-Mayor Workman said that he and Mrs. Hollenbeck would subscribe $749 if the city would pay the other $2,000. The whole subject was referred to the Board of Public Works. An ordinance fixing the lines of a por tion of Ninth street was read and adopted, and the map declared official. A nuuiDer of contracts with those who bid for furnishing supplies to the city were approved. Mr, Summerland gave notice that the committee to fix the water rates will meet tomorrow at 2 o'clock. Mr. McLain suggested that the Buena Vista-street bridge be temporarily re paired, so that it would last until cum mer. The committee was instructed to have the bridge repaired. A man named Adams appeared and asked that bis bid be either rejected or approved, He said he had waited seven weeks for his money. City Treasurer Johnson asked that an examination be made of the work in his office, to ascertain the amount of work necessary to be done. Referred to the finance committee. A number of proposals to furnish hay were referred to the finance committee. The following petitions were referred to the proper committees: From C. J. Kubach, contractor on the Alpine and Collado-street school build ings, asking for extension of one hour extra each day until the buildings are roughly cased in and roofs completed. From W. T. Lhmbie, asking an exten sion of fifteen days on contract for grad ing Alta street, between Downey avenue and Hawkins street. From Capital Milling Company, ask ing to have the present end of the Elysian Hills storm-water drain extended a short distance to where it will not dis charge its contents into their basement. From Alex. Dallas, asking an extension of time on contract for grading First street, between Lottie street and Ever green avenue. From W. H Roper, asking an exten sion of sixty days on his Mission street contract. From the Temple-street Cable Rail way Company, stating it would be uc jast to them to leave the intersection of Edge ware road and Bellevue avenue in j the shape it now is, and requesting that the defects be remedied. From George H. Smith and others, asking that a street be laid out through block 23 of Hancock's donation lots, also known as canal and reservoir lots. From Charles Bauer presenting claim for $1,000 damages in the event of tbe regrading of Temple street. From M. M. Morrison protesting against the opening and widening of Fort street between Tenth and Eleventh streets. From Alfred James protesting against the regrading of Temple street. From B. W. Barlets in favor of regrad ing Tern nle street. From F. C. Wolf and others, asking that the sidewalks be cleared on San Pedro street between Fifth and Ninth streets. From James P. Rogers and others, calling attention to the condition of the Arroyo de los Reyes, caused by the pipe being broken in three differ ent places. Jlr. Edwirdci'i Insanity. A sad case of dementia was before a commission in lunacy in Judge Clarke's court yesterday. The patient was J. Edwardes, E?q., an English gentleman of remarkable attainments. Mr. Ed wardes is a graduate of Oxford with very high honors. He is s classical scholar of the highest order. He speaks several modern languages, and is an artist cf no mean merit, the products of his brush and pencil being very fine. After leaving the university he came into a large fortune, which he soon lost in some business operations. He then went resolutely to work to earn a living, and as a member of the Middle and Inner Temple in London acquired a large practice. At this point he lost his health, his votes giving way entirely from bronchitis. Then he became despondent to such a degree a? to lose his mind by melancholia. Friends nursed him back to health, when he came to Los Angeles, where he has been doing a law practice about the land office for four years past. Last week his old malady, iv a more aggravated shape, came back, and he had to be put under restraint. His friends have been noti fied ia England, and no doubt they wilt come for him. He will, in the mean time, be sent to the asylum. He lec tured to the law students last week, and «a - engaged for sometime past in trans lating the Pandects and Institutes of Justinian. ncorporatea. The Imperial Savings and Loan Com pany has filed articles of incorporation. The directors are 8. M. Perry, D. W. Field, John L. Davis, W. H. Thomas and Elmer Snowton. The capital stock is $100,000, divided into shares of $100 each. There are $40,000 subscribed. _ , The Delinquent Tax List. Copies of the County Delinquent Tax List can be obtained at the Herald oosiness office. ] EATING UP AN ESTATE. Lawyers- I'cpi That make a Bis- Sole in Funds. An old man named D. Newman farmed near the Monte for years, and died there some time ago. Before his death he adopted a boy named George Maldo nado as his heir. The boy's mother got letters of administration on the estate and employed Damron & Shaw to attend to her business as they had done for Newman before. Then came a bnnch of claimants for the property, relations of Newman. Them were half a dozen suits brought about it. At the death of New man his estate waa valued at $100,000. Mrs. Maldonado signed a contract with Damron & Shaw to pay them $15,000 to conduct all the suits for her. Later Mrs. Maldonado married a man at Pasadena named Hentig. All went well with the attorneys for Mrs. Hentig until Judge Shaw went on the bench, and thereby became disquali fied to attend to the case, and Damron went to the Legislature, and then East and conld not attend to it. In the ab sence of Damron Mrs. Hentig employed O'Melveney & Henning to fight one or two of her cases, and when Damron re turned he too entered the cases as coun sel. Here came a rupture, for last week O'Melveney A Henning brought an action to have Mrs. Hentig romf ved as guar dian of tbe estate of George Maldonado, on the ground that she is now married and thereby disqualified to tot, and on the further ground that she is squander ing the estate. There are a number of affidavits filed with tho application, going to establish the charge of mismanaging the estate. The princi pal one sets forth that J. M. Damron is getting away with the greater part of the proceeds of all transactions iv con nection with the estate. It sets forth that he has been paid $3,500, and that he claims $3,400 and $1,500 more, or a total of $5,400. It is asserted in the pro ceedings that the services of Damron are rated at an exorbitant figure, and that $1,000 would be amply sufficient pay for all he has done. A Herald reporter saw Mr. Damron, who stated tbat he had not received from the estate in all to exceed $4 500, and that be had agreed with Mrs. Hentig to let her off for $6,000 in all, instead of $15,000, due him under tbe original cou tract. Mr. Damron told a long story of all his services as attorney in many cases for the estate, and seemed to think he hal earned much more than he had received. One case he had to take through the Supreme Court. In the course of this conversation it appeared that the ranch at the Monte had been lost to the boy in litigation, a relative of old Newman winning it be fore the courts. The Public Adminis trator, J. H. Book.paid the estate $6,474, the sale of a piece of land at Park Station brought $10,000, and the sale of a piece at Pasadena recently brought $4,900. In all the estate has received about $20,000, and when Mr. Damron makes his show ing before the court next Thursday it is extremely probable that there will not be enough left to pay tbe fee of O'Mel veney & denning,which Mr.Damron says is set by these gentlemen at $1,000. Ail the real property there is now left the boy is about twenty acres of land near Park Station, and that is in litigation. An Enterprising lnstitutlan. Whatever other people may think of the future of Los Angeles, and however much the croakers may predict its future financial embarrassment and ultimate bankruptcy, it is very evident that there is one financial institution here that has perfect confidence in its future prosper ity, and its ability to meet all its obliga tions. As evidence of this fact the insti tution alluded to does not hesitate to back its judgment with considerable amounts of its gold coin. In October last, when the issue of the five per cent, school bonds was advertised for sale, it was thought by many of the moneyed men that by reason of thr> extreme low interest, and the time of payment, they could not be sold at par. However, the Southern California Nation.'l Bank, of this city, came forward with a bid of six-tenths of one per cent, premium and was awarded the bonds. A short time ago another issue of one hundred thousand dollars of the same bonds, drawing tbe same interest and payable in the same manner, were advertised for sale, and again the Southern California National Bank came to the front with a bid of 176 per cent, premium, (three fourths of one per cent, higher than any other bid,) and yesterday was awarded tbe bonds. Thus the city realizes $1,760 premium on its one hundred thou sand dollars 5 per cent, bonds. Al thongh the Southern California National Bank is not yet four years old, it has made it=elf felt in financial circles, and today occupies a position in the front ranks of the banking institutions of the Pacific Coast. All of tho officers and nearly all of tho directors are men who commenced life poor, and what they have today they owe to strict economy and close attention to business. Such men know the value of money too well to take any chances outside of a legiti mate banking business. Ihe Southern California National Bank is destined to grow and prosper. This Is the best time of the whole year to purify your blood, because now you are more susceptible to beueflt fr m medicine than at auy other season. Hood's Sarsaparilla is the best medicine to take, and it is the most economical—loo Dotes One Dollar, Infernal Ingenuity Could scarcely devise more excruciating tor tures tliau those oi which you see tbe evi dences in the face of a rheumatic or neuralgic sufferer. 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