Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-07-23
COMMON COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.


Beaudry in the Chair.
Present, Councilmen Leahy, Huber,
Workmen, Lichtenberger, Teed, Mas
carel, Mullally, Carmona and Robin
son.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
The Mayors weekly report was
read; fines, $1O4 Is; sales of city lots,
$517 so; fees deducted, $57. Placed on
file.
The City Surveyor was instructed to
survey and map the Gaboline land,
and report to the Council.
The Mayors report on Spring and
Sixth street railroad extension, ask
ing a reconsideration of the vote, was
read and placed on file.
The Committee on Lands reported
in favor of a quit-claim deed to Ylario
Ybarra. Deed ordered.
The Zanjero reported the cleaning
of zanjas concluded, and balance of
S14 IS in his hands. Referred to Zan-
ia Committee.
An ordinance granting water fran
chise to J. w. Potts, on the Mott tract
and Canal and Reservoir lands, for 25
years, was read.
Mayor Beaudry received permission
~ =. .yJrocc fI,o Co,,no;l on1 oallad Mr.
Robinson to the chair. He opposed
the granting of the franchise on the
Mott tract, which he had supplied
with water, increasing the value of
lands from $24 to $1,000 per acre. The
Mayor hoped the Council would not
do this injustice to him, who had the
enterprise to lay pipes at an enormous
expense, and in opposition to the
water works. He hoped he would be
protected.
Mr.. Teed thought that if Mr.. Potts
failed to get this franchise, there must
be something wrong. He was opposed
to exclusive franchises such as existed
now, where men had to pay bonus
of SlOO for water.
Mr.. Workman moved that the Coun-
Gil resolve itself into committee and
visit the proposed site next Monday at
P. M. and ascertain the status OF the
question, and report at next meeting.
Carried.
"A resolution for the opening of
Short street, from Eternity street to
Canal and Reservoir street, was read
and adopted.
A resolution to provide for the exc
cution of deeds of conveyance from
the city requiring deposit of $50 from
applicants, was read and adopted.
An agreement of the city with Rob-
ert Hughes for grading Temple street,
from Main to Fort street, to be COM
pleted in thirty days, was read and
confirmed. The bond was fixed at
5000.
An agreement of the city with S. L.
Dewey for four side-lamps on the new
engine was confirmed.
The petition of Isaac w. Lord for
establishment of old grade Of Fort
street, between Temple and Sand
streets, and protest against the pro-
posed new grade was read.
Mr.. Strelitz addressed the Council
against Mr.. Lords petition.
Mr.. Lord addressed the Council
against the present grade.
Mr.. Wilson addressed the Council
against the present grade.
The petition was referred to Messrs.
Workman, Mascarel and Mutually,
with the City Surveyor.
The acceptance by the City Surveyor
of J. F. Devine's grading of Alameda
street between Macy and Also streets
was filed and warrant ordered.
A statement of cost of the grad
ing of the northeast quarter of the
crossing of Main and Arcadia was
| filed and certificate ordered.
The petition of d. G. Stephens for
permission to grade his property on
New High and. Temple streets was
read and referred to Committee on
Public Works.
The petition of H. J. Stevenson for
an extension of thirty days on his
time to complete the city map was
read and time granted.
The petition Of Abraham Thompson,
asking that sand bank be removed
by the city teams, was read and the
foreman of the chain gang ordered to
remove it, commencing Monday.
The petition of Horace Bell and
w. II. Lucky for bridge at intersec-
ton of Charles pstreet and the Zanja,
was read and bridge ordered.
The petition of Olive. Lodge, No.
20, for burial lots was referred to the
Committee on Lands.
| Tho patition of Eldred and Lord or