Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-05-12
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

The Council met in regular session,
with Mayor Beaudry in the chair.
Present-Councilmen Leahy, Lich-
tenberger, Teed, Sotelo, Gerkins, HUI
Der and Waldron.
Minutes of previous meeting read
and approved.
The Mayor reported the collection
of $2,342,50 for licenses by the City
Marshal. Filed.
The Committee on Finance reported
favorably on the petition of l.. Laske
for return of double tax. Report was
adopted.
The Committee on Finance reported
favorably on the petition OF +. Gallar-
do for 1915, amount claimed under ad-
ministration of Water Commissioners
recommending that the amount be
paid in monthly instalments of SIS.
Adopted.
The Marshal reported the collection
of licenses in the same amount as
stated by the Mayor
The Zanjero reported the expenses
of repairing Woolen Mill ditch as
$224,S7; amount lost by inability to
sell water, $61,25. Filed.
A resolution providing for the con-
struction of the Franklin street sewer
was submitted and approved.
A resolution providing for the ex-
tension of Sand street was submitted
and approved.
Petition from J. w. Potts and others
asking for privilege of purchasing wa
ter from the Wooden Mill ditch. Re-
ferred to Committee on Zanjas.
Petition of. l.. Cruz for fluming of
zanja referred to same committee with
executive power
Petition of VIM. P Smith for remu-
neration for tluming zanja through
Pryor tract referred to same commit
tee.
Petition of VIM. Gerkhardt for deed
to certain property referred to Com
mittee on Lands.
A communication was received from
Jas. A. Evans notifying the Council
that he is now the legally appointed,
qualified and acting City Engineer
and demanding that all books, papers
and notes belonging to the office be
turned over to him.
A communication of the same tenor
was submitted by the City Survey
or. Also one by Capt. Kelleher and
one by the Mayor.
Mr.. Huber moved that the commu-
nications be referred to the Board of
Public Works and City Attorney.
After passing this motion, the matter
was reconsidered and the clerk in
OF ta1 RI tn >f l,r@
new Board of Public Works and the
new Surveyor that tn Mayor and
Council do not intend to turn over any
papers or documents unless compelled
to do so by law.
Proposals for keeping city moneys
were laid on the table one week.
The report of Committee on Lands
relative to petition of Severiano Ybar-
ra was brought up and the Mayor in
structed to issue deed.
An ordinance granting franchise to
J. f. Ward and others for street rail.
road was laid on the table for one
week.
Mr.. Huber called the attention of
the Council to the excavation Of grav-
ell from the extension of Rock street
without authority. He moved that
no more earth be removed except
with the consent of the Conucil. Mr..
Huber had understood that Captain
Barrowe, who was removing the
ground, had been guilty of presenting
a petition to the new Board of Public
Works, by that means utterly ignor-
ing the present Council. Captain
Barrowe had made good deal of
money from this city and he wanted
the thing stopped. The motion was
carried.
On motion, the Captain of the
Chain Gang was instructed t. fill up
an old cess-pool on Wilmington street
if practicable.
An appropriation of 500 was made
for repairs on the Woolen Mill Ditch.
Adjourned.