Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-01-04
Council Proceedings.

Council met in regular session
yesterday afternoon.
Present-Messrs Mutually, Lips,
Thompson, Hollenbeck, Kercheval,
Jones, Potts, Cohn and Green.
On motion of Mr.. Thompson, Mr..
Cohu took the Chair.
Minutes of the last regular meet
ing were read and approved. Also,
the minutes of the special session
of Dec. Slst.
The Zanjero reported $169 25 COL
lected. Received and filed.
The City Judge reported the COL
lection of $50 fines. Received and
filed.
The report of the Chief of Police
relative to furniture in his office
was received and filed.
The report of the Health Officer
on the sanitary condition OF the
city was received and referred to
the Board of Health.
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC
WORKS.
The Board of Public Works beg
leave to make the following report:
First, that the Clerk BIZ instruct
ed to notify each of the railroad
companies that, unless their tracks
are put in good order, flush with
the streets, between the rails and
Tor two feet Oh each side, the Chief
OF Police will be instructed to re-
move the rails wherever they OBJ
slruct travel.
Second, that the Chief of Police
be instructed to remove the OBJ.
structions from the sidewalk atthe
corner of First and Spring streets.
Third, that the telegraph COIN
pany be- notified to remove the tel
egraph pole from the sidewalk at
the corner of Spring and First
streets.
Fourth, that the gas company be
notified to remove the lamp post
now on the Plaza to the corner of
Bath and Marchessault streets.
Fifth, that the Los Angeles City
Water Company be instructed to
remove the hydrant from the
plaza to the corner of Bath aud
Marchessault streets.
Sixth, that the Chief of Police be
Instructed to remove the 0bstruc-
lions from Main street fronting the
property of J. J. Warner, and that
the city will sustain him III such
action.
Seventh, that the assess ments for
the Western extension of Macy
street be as follows:
One hundred feet on Upper Main,
80 feet on Macy from Main to Ala
media; 200 feet on Alameda; 395 Oh
Macy from Alameda to Date. On
tile South side of Macv-l00 feet on
Upper Main; ITO on Macy between
Upper Main aud Bath; 200 gu Bath;
lU7 on Macy between Bsth ana
Oivera; 200 on Olvera 7 on Macy
between Olvera and Alameda; 200
ou Alameda; 395 on Macy between
Alameda and Date streets.
Eighth We recommend that
the Clerk be instructed To adver-
Use for bids for grading Pearl
street between Seventh AMI PIco.
Ninth. We recomm5ud that the
City Surveyor oe Instructed to
furnish piaus and specifications Tor
constructing u covered Hume lor
conveying the wafer from the q
and II ditch INTO Reservoir No. 4.
Report received, and OH motion
of Mr.. Lips, the Items were taken
up seriatlin, and adopte with the
exception of that part of the report
referring to the removal Of the oU-
struciions on Main street, i'll front
of }. }. Warmers, which Was laid
over for the present.
On motion it was ordered that
the City Surveyor be Instructed to
make the assessments necessary
for the extension of Macy street.
REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE E.
Your Finance Committee have
examined the petition of H. X. 3.
O'Melveny, and would recommend
that the CITY Tax Collector be au
thorized to receive from petitioner
the tax on the real estate assessed
to Is. simon, without the addition
al tax OH the personal property.
We have audited several bills
that are properly demands on the
General Irrigation Fund, aud AS
there Is no money in that fluid, we
recommend that the Clerk be- au
thorized to sell bond of $1,000
from the SIS, 200 Reserved for the
lower service, and place the pro-
ceeds to the credit of the Irrigation
Fund.
Recommend that the Clerk be
instructed to present the bill for
rent of City water works, $4UU,
to the Los Angeles City Water
Company, and place the amount,
When collected, III the New Water
fund. Report adopted.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON GAS.
Your Committee on Gas would
submit to the Council what action
they will take in the matter of
/ Lighting the streets Tor the coming
I ear. The contract with the Ga.
company, executed January 22d,
s76, was for two years, with the
/ ,ity's option of continuing it for
.hree more. The last Council hav-
ing failed to levy sufficient
mount to light the city up to the
PRESENT time, and with no provis-
on for the coming year, it now
,ests with the Council to decide if
hey will continue the lighting of
lie streets or notify the Gas Com.
Dany of the termination of the
contract; and if they decide to con-
linue the lighting, then to provide
FOR the payment OF the same.
Received and filed.
r., xt.>n Mr. Tins Tho n n