Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-05-07
COMMON COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.


Mayor Beaudry in the Chair.
Present, Councilmen Huber, Leahy,
Workman, Lichtenberger, Teed, Mas
carel, Wolfskill, Robinson and Car
mona.
The minutes of previous meeting
were read and approved.
The Mayor reported the collection of
fines, S57 so; cemetery lots, S35; total,
$92 so.
The Zanjero reports issuing permits
to April Goth, $l,175; credit, $25; re-
ceipts, 1929 so; balance in permits re-
turned, S12O 25.
Marshals report for April: Licenses,
$1,957 so, less fees, $55 81; receipts re-
turned, 500 so; total Treasurer's re-
ceipt, Sl,sO4 66. Communication re-
ceived.
Finance Committee reported, in the
matter of the city printing, in favor of
new bids being received, it being diff
cult to decide who was the lowest
bidder. All bids rejected, and clerk
instructed to advertise for new bids.
Board of Public Works, Oh. petition
OF Beaudry ct al. on alteration of
Temple street, recommend that grade
of Temple street, from the centre line
of Bunker Hill Avenue to Twelfth
street be changed and City Attorney
instructed to draw resolution accord
ingly.
Same Board recommend that grade
of Snort, Canal and Reservoir streets
be made according to profile presented
at last meeting, and City Attorney in
structed to draw proper resolutions.
Petition of Mr.. Green, owner of the
triangular piece of ground at Main,
Virgin and Alameda streets, asking a
postp0nement of suit against him till
he can consult his attorney, Mr.. Bron-
son, was read and granted.
Committee Oh Sewers recommend
that Mr.. Nordholdt have $50 damages
if he give right of way for Main sewer.
Adopted.
The City Surveyor submitted heights
of points on Main street, from Com
mercial to Sixth street, above the
datum plane. Ordered filed and City
Attorney instructed to draft resolution
altering grade of Main street to Sixth
street.
The City Marshal reported collection
for April, $l,S6l. Filed.
Communication of Spring and Sixth
street railway, asking modification
of the location of their track to a
point opposite the upper depot build
ing, and pledging its completion
within three months of the modifica-
ton. Referred to Board of Public
Works.
Petition of Longstreet and others
was read on zanja No. 8, the wonlen
mill ditch, that it has not sufficient ca
pacity for two heads, but breaks, and
at Washington street crossing is very
bad, there being no bridge, and ask
ing it's deepening and the building of
q bridge. Referred to the Zanja com.
mlttee.
Petition for the erection of water
plug on Main street, between CONNER
cial and First streets was read and re-
ferred to the Committee on Fire and
Water.
Communication of owners of proper
ty on Fort street between Temple and
First, and Franklin street at junction
Of E'o.U v.I 0i.v- e.a',v ue .i.o oorno1 uf
Fort, and Franklin was received and
referred to City Surveyor.
The petition of Malcolm on cost of
fume on main zanjo near Sisters
Hospital and asking additional pay for
the same was read and the contract
price, $50, allowed.
Petition Of certain Taxpayers for re-
instatemeut of Emil Harris as detec-
tive, was read. Councilman Leahy
moved to lay it on the table. Carried.
Councilman Huber said that it was
not right for these men to dictate to
this Council, for then they would
laugh ut US for undoing our labor.
Petition of taxpayers requesting re-
instatement of officer Benitos was read
and laid on the table.
Mr.. Leahy said if these foolish gen.
tlemen laugh ut us and get discharged,
let us show them that we mean busl-
ness.
Mr.. Huber said that no man had a
right to live off the city. Let him go
to work and give Others a chance.
Bid for constructing the sewer Oh
New High, Turner and Short streets.
Stevenson d Co., main sewer, 81 cents
per foot; branch sewer, 49.
Bid of w. Borrowe-Main sewer, 7S
cts. per foot; branch, 81.
Bid of Tom. b. Wade-Main sewer,
50 cts. per foot; branch, 66.
Bid of b. A. Burns-Main sewer, 70
cts. per foot; branch, 65.
Bid of J. +. Devin-64 cts. per foot.
Contract awarded to Stevenson &
Co., requiring them to give bonds by
Saturday morning, or contract to be
awarded to the next lowest bidder by
the Committee on Public Works.
Sewer to be completed in two weeks
after contract is signed.
The Finance Committe reported fa-
vorably on the following bills, pre-
sented at last meeting, as follows: J.
M. Baldwin, $232; S. Hellman, SIG IS;
S. Hellman, $3l 3S; w. U. T. Co.,
$5 IS; Morsch & Manning, $4 so; Il.
Leahy, So 25; Griffith, Lynch d Co.,
$56 81; same $3l AZ; Wexel & Burns,
SIS; Louis Levin, SIS 25; M. John
son, $50; b. Green, $50; r. Matthews,
$50; f. Joel, SIS; Thomas F. Man.
ming, 81 IS; w. Borrowe, $50 35; l.. A.
Gas Co., $19; HERALD Printing Co.,
$14 80; Swigart & Huber, SAT 40; W.
r. Rowland, $171 20; Fisher & Thatch-
er, $37 so; K. F. Teodoli, $3S SIS; Geo.
McSwain, $40; VIM. Abbott, So; M.
Dullahan, ST so; Page Il Gravel, S5 80.
Mr.. Huber stated that the Commit
tee Oh Fire and Water had no report,
because Mr.. Newmark had expressed
willingness to build a magazine, if
the city would enforce the ordinance
against keeping large quantities of
powder in store.
The Committee on Fire and Water,