Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-01-22

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within the fire limits, be denied, for the
reason that such permission would be
contrary to ordinance and dangerous
to the thickly settled parts of the
city. The petition was refused. M
THE WIDENING OF ALAMEDA STREET.
The special committee, appointed to
ascertain of property.owners on the
line of Alameda street, whether an
agreement can be made with them
with regard to the widening of said
street, without resorting to condemna-
ton, reported that they conferred with
nearly all on the line of said street,
and that while some are willing to
give their part of the land, others OBJ
ject. The committee, therefore, rec
commended that the City Attorney be
instructed to have the land condemned
for the widening of said street. So or
dered.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The City Surveyor was instructed to
build bridge on Hope street, between
Sixth and Seventh.
The Captain of the chain-gang was
instructed to fill up an old culvert on
Ninth street.
An official map of Kohler street was
declared by ordinance.
The Committee on Land was in
structed to come to some arrangement
with the Water Company, relative to
an exchange for lot A, in block G, Fort
HILL
The Finance Committee reported
favorably on the following bills:
HERALD Printing Company, $40 40;
La Cronicd, $110 10. Ordered that
warrants issue for the amounts.
A committee recommended that
Mcdonald, the butcher, be paid $40,
for damage to his well by an over
flowed zanja. The CLAW y was read
by the Mayor, showing that damages
could only be claimed from the city in
case of malfeasance, misfeasance or
nonfeasance OH the part OF city ofii--
Gals. e.
Attention was called to the grade of
Commercial street, and Mr.. Workman
moved that the matter be referred to
the Board of Public Works for modifi-
cation. Objections were made and the
motion was withdrawn.
1t was ordered that two lots belong
ing to the city, near the French Hos
pital, be sold, as petitioned for by Gen.
Bouton and Others.
An ordinance was passed concerning
the licensing of saloons. The amount
of bond to be given by each saloon
was fixed at $1,000.
A petition of Mr.. Schreuer, to be
paid for land appropriated for depot
rnfa n.
mittee on Finance.
A petition from a. Labory, asking
for correction of errors in his ASSESS
ment, was referred to the City Attor-
ney. rgB a9g1eFa i8T
Also, like petition from Mary
Bryson.
* petition from property holders on
street leading from Alameda to Cit
ron, was referred to the Board of
Public Works.
The Council was notified that the
City Marshal had been restrained, by
the Farmers and Merchants Bank,
and |. w. Hellman, from selling prop
erty assessed for taxes on mortgages.
Referred to the City Attorney for his
immediate action.
A petition from r. N.White, ask
ing that the corporate seal be affixed
to a quit-claim deed made to petition
er, was referred to the Committee on
Lands.
Mr.. Northop again requested that
his claim for damages to orange trees
be allowed; read and laid on the table.
Luce Brothers made a,pr0position TO
erect, at selected point, q gas ma
chine, to make $4,000 feet of gas per
day, to cost not to exceed ST. so per
1000 feet, to be paid for the same
$4,000, when the same is found to
work all right. Referred to the Com
mittee on Gas and the City Attorney.
Chas. Ducommun was granted per-
mission to put up two gas-lamps in
front of his building on Main street.
Williams e. Smith were granted per-
mission to put up u temporary frame
photograph gallery within the fire
limit.
j. M. Griffith asked permission to
grade in front of his property on Main
street, near Also. Placed on file.
The City Clerk was instructed to
keep the bids received for the grading
of Alameda street, until new bids are
received.
The question of huming zanja No. 5,
was referred to the City Surveyor.
The City Attorney was instructed to
draft an ordinance, in conjunction
with Messrs. Huber, Wolfskill and
Leahy, in regard to the cutting into
streets by private parties.
The City Marshal was instructed to
notify Mr.. Allen to bring down his
sidewalk to the proper grade. a
On motion, adjourned to Thursday
next. Hs