Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-04-02
COMMON COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.


The Mayor reported the collection Of
$40 for fines during the week; also,
the approval of bonds of three saloon
keepers.
The Committee on Fire and Water
reported adversely to the petition of
VIM. Wilson. Report approved.
The Committee on Zanjas reporte d
on the petition of l.. Luck, recon-
mending that the sum of $25 be paid
petitioner for part of fiume construct
ed in zanja across his premises; also,
that Mr.. A. Byles be given permission
to flume zanja No. 4, on his premises.
Report approved.
The Committee on Finance reported
in favor of a!lotting contract to H. J.
Stevenson for furnishing skeleton
maps of the city for 1910, that
being the correct bid. Recommends
tion adopted and Messrs. Huber, Teed
and Robinson appointed a committee
in connection with the City Attorney,
to draft contract. The bond for proper
performance of contract was fixed at
$4,000.
The Committee on Police reported
that the charges preferred against Of
ficer Harris were groundless, and had
been dismissed; they also recommend
ed that the mounted police, discharged
on March 18th, be reinstated. The
communication was received and placed
on file. Messrs. John Frink, Ramon
Benefits and j. Bilderrain were placed
in nomination for the positions made
vacant. Messrs. Benefits and Bilder-
rain were elected.
The following bills were then re-
ported with the approval of the FL
nance Committee:
b. Brean, $4S; Griffith, Lynch g.
Co., So so; f. Pepper $40; w. r.
Rowland, $l3O 35; Geo, Hansen, $40;
J. G. Brush, $50; Geo. B. McLain, $40;
Samuel Meyer, 81; Herald Printing
Company, S21 80; Caswell & Ellis,
S25; w. NJ. Osborne, SAG 81; w. b.
Murdoch, $3.50; Richard Matthews, $6;
J. Mutually, $27 so; J. M. Baldwin,
So 50; J. q. Jackson, $3S IS; Thomas
I Leahy, 81 so; W. Browne, $3l 20; l..
Lehman, $50; Lewis Levin, Sl3; Geo.
Hansen. $96; Workman Bros, $29 63.
The question of paying the bill of
w. Il. Murdoch for $3.50 for the Bah.
cock truck was brought up for discus
sion and ordered paid upon acceptance
of truck by Committee on Fire and
Water. The other bills were ordered
paid.
Mr. Workman moved that Mr.. VIM.
Wilson be allowed to complete a frame
house, now nearly constructed within
the fire limits. A lively discussion
ensued, and the following vote was
taken.
Workman, Leahy, Teed, Car
mona and Wolfskill. es
Noes-Huber, Lichtenberger, Mas
carel and Mullally. Carried.
The City Surveyor reported the nec-
essary lands to be condemned for the
Strengthening of zanja on Alameda
street and the City Attorney was in
structed to institute proper proceed
ings for condemnation.
The City Treasurer submitted re-
port for the quarter ending March 3lst.
Placed on file.
The City Attorney reported adverse
ly to refunding taxes to Mrs. McCarty
paid on mortgage, stating legal
grounds for the same. Report ap-
proved.
The City Attorney reported that the
oupTen0 OOuIb, VI buc IoCatC Hoet uC-
cided in favor of the city in the case
of Duborbieu VS.. Butler. Placed on
file. ..s
The City Marshal presented his
weekly report, which was placed on
file. ~
The City Marshal was instructed to
enforce the hack and truck ordinance.
An ordinance was submitted pro-
viding for the preservation of the
morals of children Los Angeles.
Adopted.
Messrs. Huber, Mascarel and Work
man were appointed a committee to
provide room for the incarceration of
boys, arrested under the provisions of
this ordinance.
On motion, Messrs. Huber, Teed and
Mullally were appointed a committee
to act in conjunction with the City
Marshal in enforcing the vagrant law.
A resolution providing for the inn
provement of Olive street, from Sec
ond to Third, was submitted,
A protest OF prOperty-owners was
also presented against the resolution.
On motion, the resolution was amend
ed so as to provide for gravel side
walk instead of plank, and then
adopted.
The following bids were then SUBJ
mitted for printing the codified city
ordinances: Evening Express, 1924;
HERALD Publishing Company, 81 32
per page or $3.50 for edition, providing
$50 pages. Referred to the Committee
on Finance, in conjunction with City
Surveyor. s.sn relae q w
7 oS.x, ,,,,,, ;oo ;o,, frov,, wy porroxua
was presented, asking that Spring
street, as graded between First and
Third, be accepted. The communities
ton was received and bill for work
ordered paid,
| A protest against the grading of
Rock street was submitted and refer
red to the Committee on Land.
| A communication was presented ad-
| vising the Council that the material
| for the construction of the Main street
and Agricultural Park Railroad has
arrived and asking that the official
| grade of the streets be given to the
company, before grading for track.
! Placed on file.
| The Surveyor was instructed to re-
port the alignments of Main street
from First street Southerly to the city
limits.
On motion, the City Surveyor was
allowed to employ an assistant while
making surveys for the city. e
A petition Of property owners was
presented praying that Third street,
between Olive and Bunker Hill Av-
enue, be graded. Referred to the
| Board of Public Works. y
A protest of property owners was
presented against the laying of plank
sidewalks on Temple street. Referred