Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-09-25
Common Council Proceedings.
THURSDAY. Sent. q

The Council met at the usual hour
with the following members present:
Beaudry, Mascarel, Valdez, Work
man, Huber, Gerkins, Chavis and
Sabichi. Absent, Dockweiler and De-
Cells.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
The Marshal reported the collection
of $445 for city license tax. Report
placed on file.
The Board of Public Works present
ed q report with recommendations
which were acted upon separately.
lst. That Third street, between Fort
and Main be graded and improved in
accordance with petition of property
owners. Adopted.
I'd. That obstrustions on Turner
street be removed by the party who
plased them there. Adopted
The City Surveyor submitted speci-
fications for the building of culvert
on Zanja No. 8, across Spring street as
ordered at last meeting. Approved
and specifications ordered published.
A petition from Pedro Billiard was
presented praying for q quit-claim
deed from the city for q certain piece
of land now in his possession. Protests
against granting of said deed were
also submitted. Referred to the Com
mittee on Lands in conjunction with
the City Attorney. An amendment
by Mr.. Beaudry to refer the matter to
the City Attorney alone was lost for
want of a second.
A petition was presented asking that
the city purchase a Babcock fire ex-
tinguisher, and representing the ad-
vantages such machine would have
over any other in the city by reason
of it's lightness and quick presence at
fires as we'll as obviating the necessity
of water. Moved that the petition be
referred to the Finance Committee.
Amended by Mr.. Beaudry that it be
referred to the Committee on Fire and
Water. Amendment carried.
A recommendation was presented by
the Health Officer that the sidewalk
be graded and walk built in front
of the property of Mrs. M. Valdez
Dassean, No. II Spring street. The
communication represented that this
portion of the sidewalk is a considera-
BILE impediment to pedestrians, endan-
gering their life and limb, especially
after dark, and it's correction was rec
ON mended not only as a sanitary
measure but that the law regulating
sidewalks be inforced. On motion of
Mr.. Beaudry referred to the Board of
Public Works.
The Health Officer reported that
certain nuisances exist on New High
street above Turney in Beaudry Ter
race and recommended that box
drain be constructed to remedy the
difficulty. Referred to the Board of
Public Works.
1t was reported that none of the as
sessments for Main street sewer had
been paid by property-owners. Mr..
Beaudry moved that resolution be
drafted providing for the collection of
assessments by the City Marshal, CIV
ing him therefor commission OF one
per cent. Carried.
BY permission Mr.. Riley addressed
the Council representing the great
necessity for the immediate building
of that section of sewer between Ar
cadia and Commercial street, asking
if that portion could be built, provid-
ed the assessments therefor be paid at
once. A lengthy debate ensued, in
which Mr.. Mascarel stated that an
error had been made in making plans
for sewer, and portion of the proper
ty lying on the east side of Main below
Commercial cannot be drained by it.
Mr.. Beaudry thought that the neces-
sary steps had been taken for the
building of sewer, and all that re-
m aims to be done is to collect assess
ments at once and proceed to built it.
On motion the City Clerk was au-
thoriZed to issue warrants for the
amounts issued against property
owners for Main street sewer. Mr..
Beaudry moved that separate fund
be created to be known as the Main
Street Sewer Fund and the City Treas
urer be instructed to keep a special ac-
count with the same. Carried.
The following bills were then pre-
sented, and referred to the Finance
Committee: DR.. Mckee, $4; Geo. P.
McLain, $40; p. Goodwin & Co., SO;
Yarnell Caystile & Brown, $40; Grif-
fifth, Lynch & Co., $27 SO; same, $36 81;
same, SD "a; VIM. Rowland, Sheriff
fees, $12; same, for same, $25 IS; Mir
ror printing office, $22 so; e. F. Todoli,
$5S 10; b. Billiard, $40; N. Kiolo, SO;
r. Bills, $40; HERALD, $40 40; Caswell
Il Ellis, $S Is; w. M. Osborn, $2S Sc.
An ordinance was submitted and
adopted granting a franchire to John
&. Downey and others to build a rail-
road track along Main street from the
intersection of Spring to Washington
Gardens and thence to the Fair
Grounds. Also, from the junction of
Main and Spring streets, north to Ar
cadia and further to the Plaza, pro-
vided the Spring and Sixth Street
Railroad Company will grant the priv
ilege of running over their track for
the distance exceeding one block. The
limit Of time was made as follows:
Work to be commenced within three
months; the first mile of road to be
finished in six months, and the entire
road completed in sixteen months.
Mr.. Potts, by permission, stated
case to the Council wherein certain
property had been sold to pay delin-
quent taxes on which the assessments
had been paid by the owner and re-
ceipts taken therefor.
On motion, Messrs. Workman, HUI
ber and Mascarel were appointed a
committee to investigate the matter
and suggest way to rectify the error.
Mr.. Workman called the attention
of the Council to a defective bridge in
Lovers Lane between the property of
the Sisters of Charity and that OF Mrs.
Prudhomme. Referred to the Board
of Public Works.
Other bridges out of repair on Chap
parel street, PicO street and others