Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-07-03
Common Council Proceedings.

CuHiiiioiI CUuiiCii rFUCeeuinyS.
The Council met at the usual hour
yesterday afternoon. Present, a full
Board.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved. The min
utes of the special sessions, held June
Goth and 3Oth, were also approved.
A report from the City Attorney
was presented in reference to the pc
tition of Mr.. +. Carpenter, complain
ing of nuisance caused by the curve of
the Spring and Sixth street railroad,
at the corner of Spring and First
streets. The report stated that the
curve could not be laid in any other
manner than as it now is; that the
manager of the railroad was desirous
of meeting the Mayor and Common
Council, at any time named, to con-
vey them over the entire length of
the road, meeting each of the COM
plainants personally, and he was GER
tain that an amicable adjustment of
difficulties could be made. The report
was placed on file, and upon motion
it was decided that the Council will
accept the invitation to ride over the
line of railroad, running Monday
morning at 10 o'clock as the time.
A report from the City Treasurer,
for the quarter ending June 30th, was
presented, placed on file and ordered
published. The report appears in
another place.
A report from the City Surveyor, of
public work done during the week,
was presented and placed on file.
The Committee on Ianjas then pre-
sented the following report:
To the Hon. the Mayor and Common
Council of the city Of Los angeles:
GENTLEMEN:--YourC Committee on
Zanjas, with the City Attorney, City
Surveyor and Zanjero, according to
instructions received from your hon
orable body, visited the Los Feliz
Rancho yesterday and found over two
thirds of the water taken out of the
canal and reservoir ditch on Los Feliz
Rancho, and that the lessees of the
rancho irrigate Herewith. The lessee
informed us that he had the authority
of the proprietor of the rancho to use
as much water as he desired in culti-
waiting his crops. The canal and res
ervoir ditch, above where it is tapped
on the Los Feliz Rancho is full to its
utmost capacity.
All of which is respectfully sub
mitted.
w. HI. WORKMAN, !
EULoGIO f. DE CELLS, Com.
JULIAN A. CHAvIs,
WIN. MOORE, City Surveyor.
The report was placed on file.
The committee to whom was re-
ferred the petition of the Library AS
sociation, reported against accepting
the donation of books and fixtures as
rendered, and stated as reason there
for that matter according to previous
decision will be submitted to the peo-
pie at the next municipal election,
and it was not thought advisable to
thus forestall the public action.
A petition from Mrs. e. Wisbecker
was presented, representing that she
is the owner of house on the west
side of Alameda street, and has built
frame kitchen with a brick chimney,
which is all completed except doors
and windows. She has been notified
to discont inue work on the building,
as the house is within the established
fire limits. The petitioner prays for
permission to complete her building,
as it is so far removed from any other
house that there is no danger of fire.
Referred to the Committee on Fire
and Water by the following vote:
Ayes, DeCelis, Valdez, Huber, Work
man, Chavis, Sabichi. Noes-Dock
weller, Gerkins, Mascarel and Beau
dry.
A petition was presented from Car
men Barreras praying for aquit-claim
deed from the city for property now in
her possession. Referred to the Com
mittee on Lands.
A petition was presented from e. e.
Hewitt, Superintendent of the Los
Angeles Division of the Southern Pa
cific Railroad, praying that Mr.. John
Wilson be appointed special police
man to do duty at the railroad depot
in the city, the said special police
mans wages to be paid by the railroad
company. Praying, further in the
interest of the travelling public that
an ordinance be passed making it un-
lawful for any hackman, hotel-runner,
or other person to interfere with the
free movements of passengers by ply
ing their occupation on the cars; and,
further, that it be made unlawful for
any person to Obstruct sidewalks or
gangways leading to cars with hacks,
Omnibuses, stages, or other vehicles
Referred to the Committee on Police,
with instructions TO act in conjunction
with the City Attorney and draw up
an ordinance in accordance with the
requests of petitioner.
By permission, General Baldwin
addressed the Council on the subject
of the water privileges now in dispute
on the Feliz ranch, north of the city.
He wished to avoid any litigation in
the matter; thought that the right to
the use of water on the rancho was in
disputably established by reason of
long continued privilege. BY an out
lay of fifteen or twenty thousand dol
lars the ditch and reservoir could be
increased so as to accommodate fully
not only the people in the city, but
those living south beyond the city
limits.
Mr.. sabichi, from the Committee