Lawyer for California Glass Insulator Co. wants correction to prevent flooding

MARKET ORDINANCE

MAKES SOME CHANGES

Places enterprise in hands of Commission

- - Traffic Protection-Routine Business

By a vote of five to two the coun­cil last night passed the market regulation ordinance asked for and sup­ported by Mrs. D. M. Shreve and the united market commission.

This ordinance, amendment by sub­stitution for the ordinance asked for by the mayor, places the market to a great extent out of politics and out of the province of the political powers that be.

The ordinance as passed champion­ed by Humphries provides for a market commission of five members including the mayor which will appoint the market master, a ten cent fee system, the abolition of licenses at the market during market hours, a $50 a month salary for the market master, and three day a week market, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

Clapp and Bonar voted in the nega­tive.

The Auditorium election ordinances netting the dates for the battle of bal­lots for September 16 and 17 respectively were passed. This leaves the following bond projects still in a resolution stage and with their dates tentative as follows: City Hall, Sept. 16, picnic pavilion, Sept 19 and horse shoe pier. Sept. 20.

Protection for Dangerous Crossings

Protection of traffic at two danger­ous crossings on Ocean avenue was taken by the council following a dis­cussion of the causes of the accident of last week at Cedar Way in which six persons were injured.

Councilman Rucker, three of whose relatives were in the accident and whose niece remains in a critical condition as a result of injuries re­ceived, led the fight for ample protec­tion to vehicles and pedestrians.

On his motion the city attorney was instructed to draw up an ordinance closing Cedar Way to all traffic ex­cept delivery, garbage and fire wag­ons.

The mayor and Rucker then sought for the guarding of another dangerous crossing that at Ocean and Pine.

On Clapp’s motion the council re­quested the Pacific Electric to place watchmen on duty at this point.

The speed of cars on Ocean avenue then came up for discussion but here caution was displayed for fear of cut­ting off running time between this city and Los Angeles.

Rucker gave the results of time tests made by him following the accident to his family. He stated the cars run on this much traveled street at a rate of from 18 to 20 miles an hour.

E. C. Denio for the P. E. asked for leniency in regard to speed to make schedules but asserted auto drivers were partially at fault.

No action, however, was taken in the speed question.

New Site for Incinerator

That the difference in cost of haul­ing garbage would within one year pay for the purchase of a desirable plat of land in the industrial district for the incinerator demonstrating ground was the assertion of F. S. Craig, president of the works board.

From figures reached today by his office, the works board executive proves that a more desirably located lot than that first selected for the purpose of an incinerator site would reduce the expense 20 per cent, or lower by $1400 than the present cost.

Though the board had had referred to it the matter of selection of a prop­er site the body made an oral recom­mendation that a lease be obtaind [sic] obtained on some industrial property with an option for purchase by the time of expiration of the lease.

On motion of Clapp the recommen­dation was accepted and the board in­structed to get an option or lease on a site for this purpose.

A lease will be obtained covering the preliminary demonstrative period for incinerator manufacturers who de­sire to demonstrate their plants for a final purchase by the city.

Want a Remedy

Asking an investigation and correc­tion of conditions in the flats near the plant of the California Glass Insulat­or company, Roland G. Swaffield, ap­pearing as attorney for the corpora­tion, held up a possibility that this city may lose the manufactory.

Swaffield asserts that the floods of water during the rainy seasons backs up to the property resulting in mone­tary loss and inconvenience.

He asked that an opening in a near­by fill be made in order to allow freedom of flowing of the water.

Last year he stated the directors of the company considered removing their plant to Torrance on this ac­count but the action was not taken.

The entire matter was referred to the works board for recommenda­tion.

Reynold’s Offer

Alva L. Reynolds, through a com­munication, made a proposition to the council to furnish free power for the searchlight which it is proposed to have installed on the roof of the sun parlor.

This proposal was made on the con­dition that the city allow him the privilege of constructing a power house 8 feet wide and 20 feet long on a projection from the upper decks of the pier and the installation of a few other mechanical appliances.

The proposition was referred to the works board.

Want Hospital Removed

Asserting that the institution is damaging adjoining property by pre­venting both sales and rentals, J. W. Tincher and three dozen other resi­dents of the vicinity petitioned for the immediate removal of the Bethlehem Inn.

The petition recites that besides monetary damage the Inn disturbs the peaceful enjoyment of the neigh­borhood.

The petitioners ask that the home be declared a nuisance and be re­moved immediately to a more suitable location.

Clapp and Humphreys both express­ed opinions that there was merit to the protest but McNie rushed to the institution's defense.

Both opposition councilmen admit­ted that the establishment was worthy of support but held that it should not be countenanced in a residence dis­trict.

To avoid a possible flood of oratory and to get to an early solution of the vexatious problem, the mat­ter was referred to a special com­mittee composed of Humphreys and McNie for a report in a week.

Nineteen names appear on a petition asking that a barnyard "nuis­ance" be eliminated.

The petition says in part: "whereas our block, between Cherry and St. Louis avenues and Fourth and Sev­enth streets, is but 250 feet from street to street with no alley intervening, and whereas it makes the situation remarkably congested, and we feel that there is no room for a dairy and stock yard. One of our neighbors has two cows, a goat, rab­bits and chickens and a barnyard that is most unsanitary; those living near are annoyed and believe that the whole contributes to ill health and a depreciation of the value of our property.

The matter was referred to the health board for a report.